Paul Giamatti, left, and Stephen Colbert.
As part of this year’s North to Shore Festival, actor Paul Giamatti will appear “in conversation” with Stephen Colbert at Prudential Hall at NJPAC in Newark, June 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale via Ticketmaster; visit ticketmaster.com.
(June 3 Update: The date for this event has been moved to July 26.)
Giamatti was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar this year, for “The Holdovers.” He was previously nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for “Cinderella Man.” He has won an Emmy (for “John Adams”) and three Golden Globes (for “John Adams,” “Barney’s Version” and “The Holdovers”).
Proceeds from the event will benefit Montclair Film, which produces the Montclair Film Festival; owns and operates The Clairidge movie theater in Montclair; and offers film-related educational programs year-round. Colbert is a member of the festival’s advisory board and his wife, Evelyn, is the president of its board of trustees. (The Colberts live in Montclair.)
In the past, Colbert has interviewed people such as Meryl Streep, Daniel Craig, Jimmy Fallon, Martin Scorsese and Jon Stewart as benefits for the fest.
For more on the North to Shore festival (which will take place in Asbury Park, June 10-16; Atlantic City, June 17-23; and Newark, June 23-30), visit northtoshore.com.
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