Hudson County Actress Tammy Blanchard and Mira Sorvino Star in “Union Square” Now Playing at Angelika Film Center NYC
Emmy winner (“Life With Judy Garland” ) and double Tony nominee (“Gypsy, How to Succeed,” Actress Tammy Blanchard co -stars with Academy Award Winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite )in a new film by acclaimed writer/ director Nancy Savoca (True Love, Dogfights, Household Saints). In “Union Square Blanchard plays Jenny, Sorvino’s reserved, estranged, young sister who has spent the last three years trying to distance her self from her tumultouous upbringing which includes her sister Lucy. Arriving from the Bronx on the verge of a nervous breakdown Lucy’s unexpected visit to Jenny’s Union
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Square apartment in New York City forces Jenny to face her past and reveal some secrets of her own. Union Square Stars: Mira Sorvino (Lucy), Tammy Blanchard (Jenny), Mike Doyle (Bill), Michael Rispoli (Nick), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Sara) and Patti LuPone (Lucia). For more information on Union Square or to find a theater near you, visit www.theunionsquaremovie.com Angelika Film Center, Mercer and Houston Streets, Greenwich Village. Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes Showtimes 11:00am - 1:00pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm...
Sorvino, Blanchard and Savoca on the set of “Union Square”
Tammy Blanchard and Mike Doyle in a scene from “Union Square.”
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