This month the theater looks at films that went–perhaps not directly–from the Broadway stage to the stage. Come and enjoy the drama and the music!
Friday, March 3 @ 7:30pm
“A Streetcar Named Desire” (Warner Bros., 1951)
Tennessee Williams’ play about Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle, debuted on Broadway in 1947. In 1951, Elia Kazan directed the film version starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando. (Black and white; 125 minutes; National Film Registry, 1999.)
Saturday, March 4 @ 2pm
“Annie” (Columbia, 1982)
After the comics and the radio, Little Orphan Annie jumped onto the Broadway stage in 1977. John Huston directed the film version that featured Albert Finney, Carol Burnett and, one of the best of Broadway, Bernadette Peters. (Color, 128 minutes.)
Saturday, March 4 @ 7:30pm
“Chicago” (Miramax, 2002)
Roxie Hart, the center of this crime drama, first appeared on Broadway in 1926. The play, “Chicago,” would be filmed first in 1927, then again in 1942 (as “Roxie Hart”) and then in 2002 as a musical with Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere. (Color, 113 minutes.)
More Info: //www.loc.gov/programs/audio-visual-conservation/events-and-screenings/screenings/