Event Program
THALIA BOOK CLUB (2/1/22)
MICHELLE BUTEAU, SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST
TUE, FEBRUARY 01
READING
MICHELLE BUTEAU
DISCUSSION
MICHELLE BUTEAU AND ILANA GLAZER
A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDIENCE
Join the conversation! Text your questions for Michelle Buteau to (304) 715-2537.
The Artists
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau is an award-winning comedian, actress, and host known for her roles in The Circle, Always Be My Maybe, First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City, as well as her stand-up specials, including Welcome to Buteaupia, on Netflix and Comedy Central. She has been named one of the ten comedians to watch by Esquire, and her podcast, Late Night Whenever, was listed among the best of the year by Time. She and her husband also run Van der Most Modern, a vintage furniture store in Brooklyn.
Michelle Buteau is an award-winning comedian, actress, and host known for her roles in The Circle, Always Be My Maybe, First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City, as well as her stand-up specials, including Welcome to Buteaupia, on Netflix and Comedy Central. She has been named one of the ten comedians to watch by Esquire, and her podcast, Late Night Whenever, was listed among the best of the year by Time. She and her husband also run Van der Most Modern, a vintage furniture store in Brooklyn.
Ilana Glazer
Ilana Glazer is the co-creator and co-star of the critically acclaimed web series and Comedy Central series Broad City. Her debut stand-up comedy special, The Planet Is Burning, was released on Amazon Prime in January 2020. Glazer starred in the A24 horror film False Positive on Hulu, which she also co-wrote and executive produced. With her development and production company, Starrpix, she launched the digital stand-up series Tight Five and the original one-hour comedy special Comedy on Earth. Glazer is also the co-founder of the non-profit Generator Collective, which was founded in 2016. Generator Collective aims to humanize policy through people-powered stories on social media and defines minimal civic engagement.
Ilana Glazer is the co-creator and co-star of the critically acclaimed web series and Comedy Central series Broad City. Her debut stand-up comedy special, The Planet Is Burning, was released on Amazon Prime in January 2020. Glazer starred in the A24 horror film False Positive on Hulu, which she also co-wrote and executive produced. With her development and production company, Starrpix, she launched the digital stand-up series Tight Five and the original one-hour comedy special Comedy on Earth. Glazer is also the co-founder of the non-profit Generator Collective, which was founded in 2016. Generator Collective aims to humanize policy through people-powered stories on social media and defines minimal civic engagement.
More Information
The Thalia Book Club is made possible thanks to the generous support of Susan Bay Nimoy, the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund in The New York Community Trust, the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the Charina Endowment Fund, the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, The Achelis and Bodman Foundation, the Michael Tuch Foundation, the Vidda Foundation, the Lemberg Foundation, and The Grodzins Fund. This program is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. nSymphony Space thanks our generous supporters, including our Board of Directors, Producers Circle, and members, who make our programs possible with their annual support.
It’s a truly extraordinary moment to be here for the 21/22 Symphony Space season! We are so grateful to the independent venue operators who banded together to initiate the Save Our Stages campaign, which became the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. Through the leadership of Senator Chuck Schumer, and with bipartisan support from many Senators and Representatives, the creative community was bolstered by this special funding. All of us at Symphony Space extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every individual who recognized the unmistakable power and importance of the arts in this most critical moment.
Kathy Landau Executive Director
Peg Wreen Managing Director
Isaiah Sheffer*
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Artistic Director (1988-2010)
Founding Artistic Director (2010-2012)
Allan Miller
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Jennifer Brennan Director of Literary Programs
Drew Richardson Lead Producer of Literary Programs
Vivienne Woodward Producer of Literary Programs
Mary Shimkin Director of Broadcast & Literary Initiatives
Matthew Love Consultant for Literary Programs
Magdalene Wrobleski Literary Assistant
Antonio Brown Intern
Mollie Gordon Intern
*in memoriam
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