• By Mabel Pais

Comedy superstar Stephen Colbert, once again, brings his incisive intellect and whip-smart humor to observations and conversations about current events. He sits down with Paul Giamatti celebrating his award-winning career as one of our most beloved on-screen performers. This unforgettable evening of conversation takes place on stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in downtown Newark, NJ on Friday, July 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM.

This is part of the second annual ‘North To Shore’ Festival that took place in June and is presented by ‘Montclair Film’, New Jersey’s leading film non-profit.

PAUL GIAMATTI

Paul Giamatti is fresh off his last Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination for ‘The Holdovers’. One of the most versatile and beloved actors of his generation, Paul Giamatti currently stars in Focus Features’ heartwarming period drama, ‘The Holdovers’, which released in theaters on October 27th, 2023. His moving performance has been met with praise from critics and audiences alike, receiving the Golden Globe® Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, the Critics Choice Award and the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, The Palm Springs International Film Festival ‘Icon Award’. Giamatti was recently nominated for the SAG, BAFTA and Academy Award ® for Best Actor.

Giamatti currently stars in the second season of HBO Europe’s hit Spanish-horror series, ‘30 Coins’, as well as in the final season of the Showtime hit, ‘Billions’, for which he has been nominated for a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and a Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series over the course of the series.

Outside of acting, Giamatti co-hosts the podcast ‘Chinwag’ with author and philosopher Stephen Asma from Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films. Featuring prominent guests from diverse fields, ‘Chinwag’ is a series of conversations that delve deep into the wilderness of the mind, covering topics spanning from science and philosophy to the occult and literature.

Previous television credits include HBO’s ‘Too Big to Fail’, which earned Giamatti his third SAG Award as well as an Emmy® and a Golden Globe® nomination in 2011. In 2008, Giamatti won Emmy®, SAG, and Golden Globe® awards for Best Actor in a Miniseries for his portrayal of the title character in HBO’s seven-part, Emmy Award ®-winning miniseries, ‘John Adams’.

Giamatti’s selected film credits include the five-time Oscar®-winner ‘Saving Private Ryan’, Alexander Payne’s Academy Award®-winning dramedy ‘Sideways’, which earned Giamatti Golden Globe® and SAG Award nominations, and the Academy Award®-nominated ‘Barney’s Version’ in 2011, which earned him the Golden Globe® for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. In 2006, his performance in Ron Howard’s ‘Cinderella Man’ earned him his first SAG Award and a Broadcast Film Critics’ Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominations in the same category.

STEPHEN COLBERT

Stephen Colbert, from Emmy-winning shows to sold-out tours and NY Times bestsellers, it seems like he’s done it all and done it well.

Colbert hosts the Emmy and Peabody Award winning, #1 show in late night

‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’ He is also the Executive Producer and Writer of the show. From 2005 to 2014, he hosted ‘The Colbert Report’ on Comedy Central, following his seven years as a correspondent on ‘The Daily Show.’

In 2021, Colbert’s Spartina Industries banner set a three-year first-look deal to develop television and streaming content for CBS Studios. Spartina’s most recent project is CBS’s newest late-night show, ‘After Midnight,’ starring Taylor Tomlinson, which premiered in January of 2024. Spartina’s first project was the sports-comedy special ‘Pickled,’ a celebrity pickleball tournament benefiting Comic Relief for CBS Primetime.

Colbert previously served as Executive Producer on the Comedy Central series, ‘Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News,’ ‘Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God,’ and SHOWTIME’s ‘Our Cartoon President.’ He is also an Executive Producer of ‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself,’ streaming on Hulu.

Colbert has also authored five books, the most recent of which, ‘Whose Boat Is This Boat?’, reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. All proceeds from the book benefited the victims of Hurricane Florence and Michael, and most recently, COVID-19 relief.

Raised in South Carolina, he currently resides in New Jersey with his wife, Evie. His birthday is May 13. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @StephenAtHome.

TICKETS

Tickets for Paul Giamatti with Stephen Colbert are available at njpac.org and ticketmaster.com or at the NJPAC Box Office at One Center Street in downtown Newark or by calling 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-466-5722). 

More information is available at montclairfilm.org.

If you have purchased tickets to the June 29th conversation, those tickets are still valid for the new date on July 26, 2024. For questions, call 1-888-MY-NJPAC.

North to Shore Festival

This special evening is presented as part of the 2024 ‘North To Shore’ Festival held in June 2024, featuring all the talent, diversity and creativity that New Jersey has to offer, packed into three extraordinary weekends of performances, screenings, parties and conversations in three of the state’s most iconic cities. Hosted by Asbury Park, Atlantic City and Newark, the ‘North to Shore’ Festival brings together events at more than 100 venues for an over-the- top showcase of Jersey excellence, aligned with Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy’s vision of a celebration worthy of the Garden State’s long legacy of innovation in the arts, film and technology.

Montclair Film

For more information about Montclair Film, visit MontclairFilm.org. 

Join Montclair Film Online:

Websites: montclairfilm.org and theclairidge.org

Twitter: @MontclairFilm @TheClairidge

Facebook: facebook.com/MontclairFilm and /TheClairidge

Instagram: instagram.com /MontclairFilm and /TheClairidge

YouTube: youtube.com/montclairfilmfest 

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

NJPAC, located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey — where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey’s Town Square, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the State’s and the world’s best artists, while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts.

NJPAC has attracted more than 10.5 million visitors since opening its doors in 1997, reached almost two million children and families through its education and community programs, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit njpac.org for more information.

(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Spirituality, Cuisine, Health & Wellness, Business, and Education)