Film: “The Green Hornet” and “Inside Job”
Seth Rogen drops the pounds and puts on the mask in “The Green Hornet,” the big-budget superhero movie he wrote and stars in as a millionaire playboy who decides to rid Los Angeles of crime after the death of his father. Hornet also stars Oscar-winner Christophe Waltz of “Inglourious Basterds” fame as the city’s criminal overlord. On a more serious note, “Inside Job” is an Oscar-winning documentary that chronicles the 2008 financial crisis and points the finger at who is to blame. Charles Ferguson, the man behind the poignant Iraq War documentary “No End in Sight,” wrote, directed and produced this timely and riveting movie.
Thursday through Saturday
”Inside Job” plays at 11:30 p.m.; “The Green Hornet” plays at midnight.
Princeton Garden Theatre
Party: International Festival Opening Gala
April is International Month on campus, and the festivities to celebrate global cultures kicks off this Friday. The opening event offers students the chance to appreciate global diversity and will have free food and drinks. The International Festival Opening Gala will feature performances from the belly-dancing troupe Raks Odalisque, the African a capella group Umqombothi, and the Brazilian capoeria group Princeton Capoeria.
Friday, 8 p.m.
Campus Club
Performance: Lord of (Juggling) Rings
Gandalf: You shall not juggle! Or shall you? Find out Thursday, March 31 at Frist Campus Center from 9–11 p.m. with the Princeton Juggling Club as they juggle their way through Middle Earth. Great fun — and evil battling — for all ages.
Thursday, 9 p.m.
Frist Campus Center
Theater: Brighton Beach Memoirs
Directed by Emma Watt ’13, this Neil Simon classic tells the heartwarming and hilarious story of a young boy’s coming of age. Eugene Jerome is a 15-year-old boy growing up in 1930s Brooklyn, experiencing puberty and family troubles with plenty of awkwardness and laughter.
Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m.
Theatre Intime
Concert: The Nash Ensemble of London Concert
Hailing from London, England, the Nash Ensemble is one of Britain’s premier chamber music groups. The Grammy-nominated group is renowned for its talented musicians and for its emphasis on playing contemporary as well as classical composers.
Thursday, 8 p.m.
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Theater: Strange Faces
This weekend, come experience the senior thesis musical, “Strange Faces,” written and directed by Andrea Grody ’11 and presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater and the Department of Music. Grody’s production tells the poignant story of three children who grow up with Asperger’s syndrome and of the families who must battle the disorder alongside them. As a student of music, theater and psychology, Grody’s production is also inspired by her personal encounters with an Asperger’s patient.
Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.
Matthews Acting Studio at 185 Nassau Street
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