RITA HAYWORTH, GENE KELLY AND TOP CINCINNATI TALENT HEADLINE UNIQUE VALENTINES DAY PROGRAM
COVINGTON, KY- A romantic dinner in an art gallery twinkling with guitar music, the timeless chemistry of Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly, and masterful songs by Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin performed by some of Greater Cincinnati’s top theatrical talent. The perfect Valentine’s date?
The Carnegie and Cincinnati World Cinema proudly present a unique screening of the classic movie musical “Cover Girl,” featuring synchronous live performance of the Jerome Kern & Ira Gershwin score. A dinner precedes the film, served by Jeff Thomas Catering in The Carnegie Galleries. 6pm dinner and 7:30pm film on Thursday, February 13 and Friday, February 14, 2013. Tickets are $57 – $60 ($17 – $20 for film only) and are available online at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling The Carnegie Box Office at (859) 957-1940 (open Tu – Fr, noon – 5pm).
“Cover Girl” is presented as part of the 2013-14 Carnegie in Concert series, sponsored by the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.
“Cover Girl” Synopsis
Night club chorus girl Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) gets the chance of a lifetime when a powerful magazine editor offers to catapult her to instant fame as a “cover girl,” to the chagrin of her boyfriend and club owner Danny Maguire (Gene Kelly). Torn between the bright lights and her love for Danny, Rusty leaves the club for a Broadway show and a marriage proposal from its wealthy producer. Will love prevail, or will Rusty embrace the lavish promise of celebrity?
With a lush score by Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin, including the standard “Long Ago (And Far Away),” “Cover Girl” was nominated for five Academy Awards after its 1944 premiere, winning for “Best Musical Scoring.” Directed by Charles Vidor, 107m duration.
Covering “Cover Girl”
As each of the ten vocal numbers come up in the film, the film’s sound goes down and lights will rise on pianist Brian D. Hoffman and an ensemble of Greater Cincinnati’s top musical theatre talent, who will perform the songs live, synchronously with the film. As each song concludes, lights and sound will crossfade back to the film, creating a seamless integration of live singing with classic film acting.
A noted music director and doctoral alumnus of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Hoffman directs and accompanies an ensemble of actors including Greater Cincinnati theatre favorite Brooke Steele, award-winning song and dance man Matt Dentino and Walnut Hills High School drama director Michael Sherman, with Melissa Hall, Noah Berry and Jered Ryan.
Romantic Pre-Film Dinner
Dinner in The Carnegie Galleries precedes the film, complete with a glass of wine and gourmet meal prepared by Jeff Thomas Catering. Patrons will dine amid an evocative art exhibition featuring the mystically geometric work of Ron Thomas, complemented by romantic guitar selections by noted musician Richard Goering.
Ticketing
Tickets to The Carnegie / Cincinnati World Cinema program “Cover Girl” are $57 – $60 ($17 – $20 film only) and may be purchased online at http://www.thecarnegie.com or by calling The Carnegie Box Office at (859) 957-1940 (open Tu – Fr, noon – 5pm).
The program will be offered twice:
- Thursday, February 13, 7:30pm (6pm dinner)
- Friday, February 14, 7:30pm (6pm dinner)
$60 Film and Dinner
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