The Great American Songbook Foundation and Heartland Film are partnering for a third season of the Great American Songbook Film Series. The lineup will bring classic Truly Moving Picture Award-winning movies to the big screen on the stage of the Palladium concert hall. The partnership kicked off with a screening of “Fiddler on the Roof” on Nov. 14.
In addition to movies, select screenings will include 7 p.m. movie chats immediately before the movies start. Guests will have opportunities to explore music and memorabilia from the Songbook Foundation’s archives and upcoming gallery exhibits. The pre-movie events will demonstrate ties between classic movies and the American songbook. This is the third season for the classic movie series.
“We are thrilled to once again partner with Heartland Film to present the third annual Great American Songbook Film Series,” said Chris Lewis, director of programs for the Great American Songbook Foundation. “It is truly a magical experience to watch these wonderful movie musicals on a big screen in the Palladium concert hall. This year’s lineup includes films the whole family will enjoy. Because of the overwhelming success of our annual holiday screening of ‘White Christmas,’ we have added a second showing of the film. This has become a holiday tradition at the Palladium.”
Single tickets for The Great American Songbook Movie Series are $10 and are available for purchase online at www.TheCenterPresents.org, in person at the Palladium box office or by calling the Center’s box office at 843-3800. All seats are general admission.
White Christmas (1954) | Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
When Bob Wallace, an entertainer on a tour of duty during World War II, is saved by aspiring songwriter Phil Davis, he feels beholden to give the rookie a shot. The two embark on a wildly successful tour and are eventually asked by an old army buddy to check out his sisters’ act. Following the sisters to Vermont, Wallace and Davis find themselves staying at an inn now run by their former general, a man lost without a unit to command.
The screening of this film has become a Palladium tradition. Because of the overwhelming response, we have added a second screening of the film.
Annie (1982) | Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Starring: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett
Set during the Great Depression, the film tells the story of Annie, an orphan from New York City who is taken in by America’s richest billionaire, Oliver Warbucks.
The King and I (1956) | Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Starring: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno |
This Rodgers and Hammerstein musical relates the experiences of Anna, a British schoolteacher hired as part of the King’s drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the piece, as well as by a love that neither can admit. The film won five Academy Awards.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) | March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Starring: Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton
Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. The film won two Academy Awards. Families are invited to dress in costume and sing along!
