Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Ginger Rogers film series at Ringling

As the Asolo Repertory Theatre prepares its stage for "Backwards in High Heels: The Ginger Musical," which is based on Ginger Rogers, the Ringling Museum is gearing up for a special film series on the dancer/actress. Here are details below:

In celebration of the May 7th opening of the Asolo Rep production of "BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS the Ginger musical," The Ringling Museum of Art is hosting a Ginger Rogers Film Festival from May 4–7.

The films are showing at the Historic Asolo Theater in the Ringling Museum, and the live musical production, BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS: THE GINGER MUSICAL, is playing on the Asolo Rep mainstage in the performing arts center.

Film tickets are $6; call 941-360-7399.

See the movie, and then take your ticket stub to the Asolo Rep box office for $6 off the price of "Backwards in High Heels: the Ginger musical." Call 941-351-8000 for more information.

TOP HAT – 7 p.m. MAY 4
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball
RKO, directed by Mark Sandrich
B&W, not rated, 94 mins. 1935
Classic Fred & Ginger movie has it all: love at first sight, mistaken identity, dancing ‘cheek to cheek’ and boy wins girl’s heart in the end!

LADY IN THE DARK – 7 p.m. MAY 5
Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland
Universal, directed by Mitchell Leisen
B&W not rated, 100 mins. 1944
One of the most elaborate musicals ever made. A successful fashion editor has a puzzling subconscious block toward men.

THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR – 7 p.m. MAY 6
Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland
Universal, directed by Billy Wilder
B&W, not rated, 100 mins. 1942
Billy Wilder’s first film. A career woman poses as a12-year-old girl to save on train fare, then must continue the masquerade at a boys’ military academy.

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