Edie Falco will discuss the upcoming season of NURSE JACKIE at the 92nd St. Y on March 29
92nd St. Y, Buttenwieser Hall
1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd St.
Thursday, March 29, $29, 8:15
212-415-5500
www.92y.org
www.sho.com
Ever since Deadwood concluded its run in 2006 and The Sopranos ended the next year, HBO has been locked in a heated battle with Showtime as the pay-cable network with the best original series. For every True Blood and Boardwalk Empire, HBO has also suffered through John from Cincinnati and now Luck, which has been put out of its misery following the death of three horses involved in the production. Meanwhile, Showtime has been raising the bar with its own series, including Dexter, Shameless, Weeds, Californication, and Homeland. This spring the cable network has joined forces with one of New York City’s most enduring cultural institutions for “Showtime at 92Y,” offering an inside look at three returning series, all premiering April 8, with a trio of special programs at the 92nd St. Y. On March 29, Emmy winner Edie Falco, who plays the complicated, drug-addicted title character in the New York-set drama Nurse Jackie, will be joined by fellow cast members Merritt Wever (junior nurse Zoey Barkow) and Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale (as a new hospital administrator), along with creators Liz Brixius and Linda Wallem, to discuss the show and its upcoming fourth season. On April 9, three-time Emmy winner and Oscar and Tony nominee Laura Linney, who stars in The Big C as Cathy Jamison, a teacher, wife, and mother desperate to enjoy life as she battles cancer, will be part of a panel with Oliver Platt (husband Paul Jamison), John Benjamin Hickey (brother Sean Tolke), Gabriel Basso (son Adam Jamison), Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe (live-in student Andrea Jackson), and executive producer Jenny Bicks to talk about the show’s third season. And on April 27, Tony and Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Jeremy Irons, will delve into his scenery-chomping role as Pope Alexander VI in Neil Jordan’s deliciously debauched historical fiction drama The Borgias, which is about to begin season number two. All three discussions at the 92nd St. Y will be moderated by New York Times, IndieWire, and Daily Beast film and television writer Caryn James.