The grand old staircase is back in action.
Happenings
One week from tonight, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, we will hold the theater’s annual meeting. We hope you’ll join us to celebrate the past year at Lincoln Theater and get a look at the year ahead. Come also join us for the grand re-opening of the old entrance to the theater – the much-beloved staircase! We are excited to be able to use the old entrance for special events – and as an opportunity to bring back many great memories.
‘Maggie’s Plan’ (R; 1 hour, 38 minutes)
Rebecca Miller’s film is a sharp, genial comedy about Maggie, a young New Yorker (Greta Gerwig) who falls in love and starts a family with an older man (Ethan Hawke), after which things get complicated. Miller has a sharp ear for emotional foibles, and the cast is in good form, in particular Julianne Moore as Maggie’s rival, a Danish professor. Final screenings: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 4.
‘Genius’ (PG; 1 hour, 44 minutes)
Colin Firth (left) and Jude Law in a still from “Genius.”
“Genius” is a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe. Starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Laura Linney. Playing at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Friday-Wednesday, Aug. 5-10, and at 3 p.m. only, Thursday, Aug. 11.
Films on the way
Ewan McGregor in “Our Kind of Traitor” (R) opens Friday, Aug. 12
Sam Neill in “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” (PG-13) opens Friday, Aug. 19
Steve Carell in Woody Allen’s “Cafe Society” (PG-13) opens Friday, Aug. 26
Meryl Streep in “Florence Foster Jenkins” (PG-13) is coming soon
Special events
Lincoln Theater’s yearly membership meeting, open to all, will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11. This year’s meeting, with catering by King Eider’s Pub, will include a conversation with acclaimed mezzo-soprano and Lincoln Academy graduate Kate Aldrich. While a free event, in order for our caterer to plan appropriately, we request people let us know they are coming by giving us a call at 563-3424 or emailing info@lcct.org. Hope to see you there.
Finally
For more information, go to lcct.org, call the box office at 563-3424, drop by at 2 Theater St. between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, or email info@atthelincoln.org. Like Lincoln Theater on Facebook.
