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Previews108C JUNE – SEPTEMBER 2019 Gordon MacRae and in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! & Hammerstein’s in Rodgers Jones Gordon MacRae and Shirley

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Main Attractions What main films will play at the County? This section lists the Main At- tractions that we intend to play in the coming weeks. This list is only an edu- cated guess, though, since film release plans often change. (Additional unlisted films will also become available.) Scheduling our Main Attractions is week- to-week. On Monday, we decide what main films will play starting that Friday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we set the showtimes for the upcoming week and then update our website and telephone hotline. We also send out a weekly email (which you can receive by signing up at our website). Sometimes, we book a main film a few weeks in advance, which we post on our website’s “Coming Attrac- tions” section. For our latest Main Attractions plans, visit: CountyTheater.org (Or call our hotline at 215 345 6789.) Late Night

Late Night Blinded by the Light The Tomorrow Man USA - Nisha Ganatra UK - Gurinder Chadha USA – Noble Jones – 1 hr 34 min 1 hr 42 min 1 hr 54 min and play Emma Thompson stars as a beloved A definite crowd-pleaser from Sundance, two small-town hoarders who are late night host who has lost her edge BLINDED BY THE LIGHT is a jubilant completely bogged down by all the stuff while trying to compete with new talent. coming-of-age story set in 1987 England. they own. Ronnie is compulsive shopper In order to shake things up, she hires A British-Pakistani teen discovers the who meets Ed, a doomsday-prepper who her first female staff writer, an untested music of Bruce Springsteen and his life is spends his whole life worrying. Despite factory employee with no writing changed forever. Crafted with the energy the clutter in their lives, a romance background, played by Mindy Kaling. of a Bollywood musical, this loveable film forms between these two eccentrics Thompson and Kaling are a fantastic will undoubtedly charm. as they struggle to make room for one comedic pairing in what is sure to another and live in the present. Danner be one of the year’s most celebrated and Lithgow have undeniable chemistry comedies. in this touching drama. MAIN ATTRACTIONS

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The Dead Don’t Die Luce Pavarotti USA - Jim Jarmusch - 1 hr 43 min USA - Julius Onah - 1 hr 49 min USA - The highly anticipated new film from Julius Onah’s debut film takes on Ron Howard directs this illuminating indie icon Jim Jarmusch is a wry, complex ethical, racial, and moral issues documentary about the life of the comedic take on the zombie film. Adam with the stakes of a thriller. A married legendary tenor, Luciano Pavarotti. Driver, Chloe Sévigny, and couple is forced to re-evaluate their Through archival footage and interviews star as three small-town police officers idealized image of their son, adopted with friends and family, this story of in Centerville who are forced into battle from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming the larger-than-life icon details his rise with a horde of undead. Featuring a star- discovery by a devoted high school to fame and how his charm and talent packed cast including , Iggy teacher threatens his status as an all- brought opera to the masses. Featuring Pop, Gomez, Steve Buscemi, Tom star student. This riveting psychological breathtaking performances from Waits, Carol Kane, and Rosie Perez. drama features Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Pavarotti’s 50-year career. , and newcomer Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

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Official Secrets UK - Gavin Hood - 1 hr 52 min Based on a fascinating true story, Keira Knightley stars in this thrilling drama about government secrets. Knightley plays British Intelligence officer Katharine Gun who exposed an NSA plot to spy on members of the UN Security Council in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. A 21st-century morality tale about espionage, legal battles, and journalistic integrity. Also starring Ralph Fiennes and Matthew Goode. The Dead Don’t Die

The Last Black Man in The Farewell Yesterday San Francisco USA - Lulu Wang - 1 hr 38 min UK - Danny Boyle - 1 hr 52 min USA - Joe Talbot - 2 hr After her breakout role in last year’s From the Academy Award-winning Joe Talbot’s directorial debut is a poetic Crazy Rich Asians, comedian director Danny Boyle comes this love letter to the changing culture of returns in this bittersweet indie about musical tale of magical realism. After San Francisco. Starring newcomers culture clash. Based on director Lulu a bike accident leaves him in a coma, Jimmie Fails and Jonathan Majors, LAST Wang’s real experiences, THE FAREWELL a struggling musician wakes up to find BLACK MAN follows one man’s attempt follows a Chinese-American family who the entire world has never heard of to reclaim the house his grandfather discovers their matriarch has a terminal and uses their songs to built decades before. The film is being illness and makes the decision not to skyrocket to fame. This fun, creative film praised for its wildly original visual style tell her. This humorous but melancholy is filled with exciting new versions of and bittersweet, emotional screenplay. film is a fascinating reflection on family, tunes from The Beatles’ catalog. Also starring Danny Glover. culture, and happiness.

C OUNTYT HEATER.ORG 215 345 6789 SUMMER2019 NIGHTS NEW FRONTIERS NEW RESTORATION Hollywood Classics County: Jun 5 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Jun 5 Wed 7:30 The stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age return Ambler: Jun 6 Thurs 7:30 County: Jun 6 Thurs 7:30 to the silver screen every week this summer. We’ve got a little bit of everything: comedy, romance, action, suspense, and family friendly favorites. Whether you are enjoying these classics for the first or thirtieth time, seeing them on the big screen with an engaged audience is the perfect way to spend a summer evening.

Reduced admission for young patrons. Many of these Hollywood Classics are good for any age audience - and each film of the entire Paper Moon Rebecca Classics series is only $3 for patrons 18 1973 - 1 hr 42 min - USA - b/w - DCP 1940 - 2 hr 10 min - USA - b/w - 4K DCP years old or younger. Also, if you dress “in the d: Peter Bogdanovich - w/ Ryan O’Neal, Tatum UA - d: Alfred Hitchcock - w/ Joan Fontaine, theme” of the movie - you get a free popcorn. O’Neal , Judith Anderson Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film is an elegant Not all of the films in this series are classics O’Neal team up for this delightful road movie adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gripping from the Golden Age. Some are edgier. They set in rural Kansas during the Great Depres- psychological thriller. Joan Fontaine stars were not made for the entire family. But they sion. A con man finds himself saddled with a as the new bride of an aristocratic widower, definitely were made to be seen on the big young girl who may or may not be his daugh- played by screen legend Laurence Olivier. screen. Are they new classics in the making? ter. The two set off on a journey and forge a Upon moving into her new estate, she finds You be the judge. (We have included ratings partnership in the art of tricking unsuspecting herself haunted by the memories of her for any PG-13 or R-rated films in the credits.) people out of their money. Tatum O’Neal steals husband’s first wife and tormented by her the show and became the youngest person to housekeeper. This brilliant, new restoration ever win an Academy Award at age 10. showcases Hitchcock’s masterful filmmaking and cinematography.

Muppets from Space Sat Jun 8

The Right Stuff Thurs Jun 13

Apollo 13 Thurs Jul 11

It Came From Outer Space Thurs Jul 18

The Day the Earth Stood Still Thurs Aug 8

Alien Thurs Aug 29

NEW FRONTIERS is a year-long series to celebrate the Part 2: To Boldly Go (Summer) celebrates the moon landing 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It features anniversary with sci-fi and space-themed films. films that examine this remarkable achievement in three different ways: as a journey of discovery; as a voyage Part 3: Pioneers (Fall) focuses on innovators and leaders into outer space; and in recognition of the innovators and who push the limits of science, film, and society. visionaries who made it happen. HOLLYWOOD SUMMER2019 NIGHTS NEW FRONTIERS NEW FRONTIERS Local Filmakers Ambler: Jun 12 Wed 7:30 County: Jun 19 Wed 7:30 County: Jun 12 Wed 7:30 County: Jun 13 Thurs 7:00 Ambler: Jun 13 Thurs 7:30 Ambler: Jul 3 Wed 7:00

The Life Aquatic with White Heat Steve Zissou The Right Stuff 1949 - 1 hr 54 min - USA - b/w - DCP 2004 - 1 hr 59 min - USA - color - DCP - R 1983 - 3 hr 13 min - USA - color - DCP Warner - d: Raoul Walsh - w/ , d: Wes Anderson - w/Bill Murray, Owen d: Philip Kaufman - w/ Sam Shepard, Scott , Edmond O’Brien Wilson, , Glenn, , Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward Cagney made his brazen return to the Regular Wes Anderson collaborator Bill Murray Based on the book by Tom Wolfe, this epic gangster film in Raoul Walsh’s WHITE HEAT. A plays a sad ocean explorer determined to film explores fifteen years of the U.S. Space ruthless gang leader stages a death-defying track down the shark that killed his partner. program. By focusing on the lives of the jailbreak and sets into motion the plans He assembles a team of misfits including his Mercury astronauts, including John Glenn for a major heist. This gritty, explosive film estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who and Alan Shepard, the film recounts NASA’s is a classic of the gangster genre and is may be his son. THE LIFE AQUATIC features earliest experiments as well as the family lives considered one of Cagney’s most memorable an amazing soundtrack and an all-star cast and the personal crises of those involved. THE roles. including Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, RIGHT STUFF is still a thrilling and inspiring Anjelica Huston, , Jeff Goldblum, film about exploration and American grit. and Michael Gambon.

Wild Nights with Emily Thurs, June 20 at 7:30 In this humorous part-fiction look at the private life of Emily Dickinson, Molly Shannon plays the writer during one of her most prolific periods, while carrying on an affair with her sister-in-law. A silly but deceptively smart look at the legacy of one of America’s finest poets.

To The Stars Sat, June 22 at 1:00 Doylestown welcomes its first-ever Pride Under small town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer’s Festival June 20-23, 2019. With the goal of daughter forges an intimate friendship with a celebrating diverse sexual orientations and worldly but reckless new girl in Oklahoma. gender identities in the Doylestown commu- nity, a collection of local organizations and Stonewall Uprising followed by panel discussion businesses came together to create this local Sun, June 23 at 1:00 tradition. The three-day event will feature a Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall series of films at the County Theater, panel Riots with a special documentary screening discussions, a block party on State Street, detailing the riots and their impact. Join us afterwards for a panel discussion as we discuss and various pop-up events and celebrations the gay rights movement in the throughout the community. and around the world.

Visit dtownpride.com for more information. COUNTY THEATER EXPANSION PROJECT

The road so far. 2016 Purchased adjacent building. 2017 Hired architect. First of 20 public meetings for member and community feedback & input. 2018 Raised initial $2.3M of $4.5M project cost. 2019 Received zoning and borough approvals. Finishing construction plans. Finishing construction financing. Still to come. 2019 Break ground on construction in late summer/early fall. Begin final fundraising for additional $700,000 to be completed by end of 2020 for $3M grand total. Late Summer, 2020 Open completed addition for business. Close historic theater for renovations. Late Fall, 2020 Reopen historic theater with connection to new addition. Features of the completed project: · 3rd screen · 1st floor bathrooms · Expanded lobby · More films · Renovated 1938 theater Stay tuned for expansion updates! HOLLYWOOD SUMMER2019 NIGHTS Ambler: Jun 19 Wed 7:30 County: Jun 27 Thurs 7:30 County: Jul 2 Tues 7:30 County: Jun 26 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Jul 10 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Aug 22 Thurs 7:30

Laura Butch Cassidy and the Detour 1944 - 1 hr 28 min - USA - b/w - DCP - Fox Sundance Kid d: - w/ Gene Tierney, Dana 1945 - 1 hr 8 min - USA - b/w - DCP 1969 - 1 hr 50 min - USA - color - DCP - Fox d: Edgar G. Ulmer - w/ Tom Neal, Ann Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price d: George Roy Hill - w/ , Paul Beautiful and successful Laura Hunt has been Savage, Claudia Drake Newman Made on a shoestring budget for one of murdered. As a police detective investigates, Based on the real-life outlaws, the first he finds that everyone seems to be in love Hollywood’s “Poverty Row” studios, and shot pairing of cinema icons Robert Redford and in only six days, DETOUR is an overlooked with her and he, too, soon falls under her has become one of the most spell. But things aren’t always as they seem. classic noir. While hitchhiking across the enduring Westerns in film history. Butch country, a piano player assumes the identity Featuring marvelous lead performances by and Sundance find themselves on the run Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, LAURA of a motorist who dies during their trip. after a train robbery goes wrong. The film Director Edgar G. Ulmer managed to capture is a classic noir with a great supporting won 4 including Best performances and a legendary score by David the nightmarish, cynical world of the noir with Cinematography and Best Original Screenplay a singular, artful flair. Raksin. for .

Ambler: Jul 2 Tue 7:30 County: Jul 10 Wed 7:30 County: Jul 3 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Aug 28 Wed 7:30

Jaws 1975 - 2 hr 4 in - USA - color - DCP Universal - d: Steven Spielberg - w/ Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Join us for our annual celebration of this landmark summer blockbuster. When a great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, a grizzled shark Rear Window hunter, and an oceanographer must set out to 1954 - 1 hr 52 min - USA - color - DCP - Paramount - d: Alfred Hitchcock - w/ , Grace kill it. Director Steven Spielberg invented the Kelly summer blockbuster with this thriller adapted This supremely stylish Hitchcock thriller is about a photographer, played by Jimmy Stewart, who from Peter Benchley’s novel. is confined to his apartment with a broken leg. He proceeds to spy on his neighbors and soon suspects that he’s uncovered a murder. The script is superb and a young is impossibly glorious—Hitchcock at the peak of his powers. HOLLYWOOD SUMMER2019 NIGHTS NEW FRONTIERS Local Filmakers County: Jul 17 Wed 7:30 County: Jul 11 Thurs 7:30 Ambler: Aug 8 Thurs 7:30

CountyTheater.org In addition to up-to-date movie listings and information about upcoming films and The Treasure of the programs, the CountyTheater website also Sierra Madre Apollo 13 offers a quick and easy way to become a 1948 - 2 hr 6 min - USA - b/w - DCP 1995 - 2 hr 20 min - USA - color - DCP member. Warner - d: - w/ Humphrey d: Ron Howard - w/ , Bill Paxton, Our weekly email update. Bogart, , Tim Holt Kevin Bacon Sign up at our website and we’ll send you A classic tale of adventure helmed by John Based on true events, this enduring survival our weekly email. Huston, TREASURE follows a trio of gold film has become a major modern classic. prospectors who strike it rich in and After a technological failure during the Apollo agree to split the take. Then paranoia and 13 mission to the Moon, NASA must devise greed, as well as bandits, descend on them a strategy to safely return the astronauts and their plans begin to come undone. to Earth. A superb cinematic achievement is superb. from director Ron Howard, APOLLO 13 was Join in the conversation. nominated for 9 Academy Awards and stars Become a fan of the County Theater on Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon. Facebook, , and Instagram or check out our blog at RenewTheaters.org/blog

NEWLocal FRONTIERS Filmakers 10TH ANNUAL County: Jul 24 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Jun 26 Wed 7:30 The County Theater’s 10th Annual Monty Python County: Jul 18 Thurs 7:30 Fest will include trivia, prizes, and other special MONTY events. The evening will feature some classic sketches from their TV show and their feature, PYTHON THE HOLY GRAIL. FEST

It Came from Outer Space 1953 - 1 hr 21 min - USA - b/w - NR - DCP Universal - d: Jack Arnold - w/ Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush The saw an explosion of sci-fi amidst the country’s growing nuclear paranoia. Based Monty Python and the Holy Grail on a short story by Ray Bradbury, IT CAME 1975 - 1 hr 31 min - color - PG - UK - DCP FROM OUTER SPACE is a standout of the d: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones era. After a mysterious crash in the Arizonian King Arthur and his knights embark on a low- desert, the townsfolk start to act strangely. A budget search for the Grail, encountering many school teacher is the only one who suspects very silly obstacles. an alien invasion. This campy “Red Scare” allegory still packs a punch and is a must-see for science fiction fans. HOLLYWOOD SUMMER2019 NIGHTS NEW FRONTIERS Ambler: Jul 24 Wed 7:30 Local Filmakers County: Jul 31 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Jul 25 Thurs 7:30 County: Aug 1 Thurs 7:30 Casablanca 1942 - 1 hr 42 min - b/w - USA DCP - Warner Bros - d: Michael Curtiz - w/ Humphrey Bogart, , Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet The Bogart film of all Bogart films, with nightclub owner Rick fighting his cynicism to choose between II: The Wrath of Khan love and duty. Set in Morocco 1982 - 1 hr 53 min - USA - color - DCP during WWII, this treasure contains d: Nicholas Meyer - w/ , one memorable scene after Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalbán another, only to be topped by one Following a chance encounter in a seemingly of the greatest endings ever. Co-star uninhabited region of space, Admiral Kirk and Ingrid Bergman simply glows on the crew of the starship Enterprise are drawn the screen. Don’t miss our annual into an intergalactic showdown against an screening with an appreciative old nemesis out for revenge. Featuring the packed house. cast of the original series and groundbreaking special effects, THE WRATH OF KHAN is widely considered among fans to be the high watermark for the series.

NEWLocal FRONTIERS Filmakers Ambler: Jun 27 Thurs 7:30 County: Aug 7 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Jul 17 Wed 7:30 County: Aug 8 Thurs 7:30

Nashville 1975 - 2 hr 40 min - USA - color R - DCP - d: - The Day the Earth Stood Still w/ Keith Carradine, Ned Beatty, 1951 - 1 hr 32 min - USA - b/w - DCP Affiliated Membership Benefits Altman’s sprawling epic satire about the d: - w/ Michael Rennie, Patricia Nashville country music scene remains a Neal, Hugh Marlowe All members of our theater are entitled to Considered one of the most influential members tickets at all “Renew Theaters” delightful, toe-tapping masterpiece. Set during the presidential campaign of a mysterious science fiction films of all time, THE DAY THE (Ambler, County, Garden, and Hiway), as EARTH STOOD STILL is a timeless story about well as at participating “Art House Theaters” populist candidate, the musicians, promoters, and locals navigate the quirky cultural first contact. A mysterious humanoid alien nationwide. For more information, visit our lands in Washington, D.C. with a warning to website. landscape in this love letter to Music City. With a massive cast of 24 characters, multiple Earth’s people to cease their violent behavior. storylines, and over an hour of musical Panic erupts when a nervous soldier shoots performances, Altman’s NASHVILLE is a one- the messenger, and his robot companion of-a-kind cinematic experience. responds. A sci-fi hallmark that offers wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s. COUNTY THEATER EXPANSION PROJECT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who has contributed to the Expansion Project!

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Roman Holiday 1953 - 1 hr 58 min - b/w - USA - DCP Paramount - d: William Wyler - w/ , In this delightful , Audrey Hepburn makes her memorable movie debut. Playing a princess who is trying to escape the rules of royal life, she falls for a reporter, wonderfully played by Gregory Peck. As the two explore Rome, she must make a choice between two possible lives.

NEW FRONTIERS Ambler: Aug 14 Wed 7:30 County: Aug 28 Wed 7:30 County: Aug 21 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Aug 7 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Aug 29 Thurs 7:30 County: Aug 22 Thurs 7:30

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 - 2 hr 9 min - USA - b/w - DCP - 1969 - 1 hr 35 min - USA - color - DCP - R 1955 - 1 hr 45 min - USA - color - DCP - Fox Columbia - d: Frank Capra - w/ James Stewart, d: - w/Peter Fonda, Jack d: - w/ Monroe, , Jean Arthur, Claude Rains Nicholson, Dennis Hopper Capra’s stirring crowd-pleaser about American In 1969, EASY RIDER, directed by and starring Billy Wilder’s marital comedy follows the mild- democracy and ideals, featuring one of Jimmy Dennis Hopper, exploded on the scene as mannered office worker Richard Sherman in a Stewart’s best roles ever. He plays Jefferson a seminal film of the emerging baby boom moment of crisis. While his wife and kids are Smith, the naive head of the Boy Rangers, who generation. Two counterculture bikers travel away on summer vacation, Richard is tempted gets appointed to the US Senate because the from L.A. to New Orleans on a personal by the new neighbor, a flirtatious young political bosses think he’ll be easy to control. odyssey. A harbinger of the woman charmingly played by Marilyn Monroe. When he finally comes face-to-face with Cinema, this landmark film is celebrating its Monroe steals the show in this comedy co- political corruption, he must decide whether or 50th anniversary. With Peter Fonda and Jack written by playwright , which not to fight. A true American classic. Nicholson in a breakout Oscar-nominated includes one of the most notable film images performance. of the . Explore new worlds. Be a member. And don’t miss our special “New Frontiers: To Boldly Go” screenings this summer that celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first Moon Landing.

CountyTheater.org/membership HOLLYWOOD SUMMER2019 NIGHTS Doylestown Food MarketNEW FRONTIERS County: Sept 4 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Sept 11 Wed 7:30

Gilda 1946 - 1 hr 50 min - USA - b/w - DCP Columbia - d: Charles Vidor - w/ , , George Macready A sinister boss of a South American casino finds out that his right-hand man Johnny and his sensuous new wife Gilda already know County: Aug 29 Thurs 7:30 each other, and their steamy love triangle Alien threatens to wreck all of their lives. Rita 1979 - 1 hr 56 min - USA - color - R - DCP - d: Ridley Scott - w/ Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt Hayworth stars in an iconic role along with Ridley Scott’s masterpiece ALIEN is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. This thrilling classic is Glenn Ford and George Macready. about the crew of the commercial spacecraft Nostromo traveling to a distant planet in response to a distress call. Sigourney Weaver stars as the unbreakable Ripley, one of the great female heroes in film history. Also starring John Hurt and Harry Dean Stanton.

County: Sept 5 Thurs 7:30 Ambler: Sept 4 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Sept 5 Thurs 7:30 Ambler: Sept 12 Thurs 7:30 County: Sept 11 Wed 7:30 County: Sept 12 Thurs 7:30

Oklahoma! Cabaret Mikey and Nicky 1955 - 2 hr 25 min - USA 1972 - 2 hr 4 min - USA - color - DCP - d: Bob 1976 - 1 hr 59 min - USA - color color - DCP - RKO - d: Fred Fosse - w/ , Michael York R - DCP - d: Elaine May - w/ John Zinnemann w/ Gordon MacRae, Shirley Stage choreographer Bob Fosse worked Cassavetes, Peter Falk, Ned Beatty Jones, on some of the most memorable stage Longtime collaborators John Cassavetes and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration productions of the 20th century, and in the Peter Falk star in this dark crime drama from is set in the early 20th century in the began directing film. His most notable writer and director Elaine May, which was shot unsettled land of Oklahoma. Cowboys, ranch work is 1972’s CABARET about a young on location in Philadelphia. Cassavetes plays hands, and traveling businessmen compete American dancer, played by Liza Minnelli, a small-time bookie whose life is threatened for the affection of local ladies. The film performing in Germany during the last days after stealing mob money, so he calls on his won an Academy Award for the wonderful of the Weimar Republic. The film took home 8 childhood friend to help him during these original score featuring the classic songs “Oh, Academy Awards, including Best Direction and desperate times. The fast-moving, impeccably What A Beautiful Mornin’” and “Oklahoma.” Best Actress, and is considered to be one of acted character study is a deeply rich entry in (Hammerstein penned the iconic lyrics from the best stage-to-film adaptations of all time. the canon of 70s cinema. his home and farm in Doylestown.) * Lively Arts Series * Art on Screen Theatre Royale County: Jun 2 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Jun 23 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Jun 9 Sun 12:30 County: Jul 7 Sun 12:30

Water Lilies of Monet: The Magic of Water and Light 1 hr 20 min A voyage through the masterpieces of Impressionist Claude Monet. An in-depth, exclusive tour led by Monet scholars 2 hr 35 min w/ 1 intermission of the prolific artist’s paintings of lilies, The hit musical is coming to theaters. Adapted including those at the Musée Marmottan from the 1933 film, this song-and-dance Monet, the Musée d’Orsay, and the fable tells the story of a world-famous panels at L’Orangerie. The young girl, fresh off the bus from small-town film also tours Monet’s own house and America who becomes just another face in the gardens at Giverny, the site where his of Broadway’s newest show. But fascination with water lilies was born. when the leading lady gets injured, there might Tickets: $14 General; $12 Members just be a shot at stardom. Starring Bonnie Langford, Tom Lister, and Clare Halse. Cap- tured live from the stage of London’s famed Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and directed by Mark Bramble. Tickets: $18 General; $16 Members

National Theatre Live Art on Screen National Theatre Live Encore County: Jul 21 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Jul 7 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Aug 11 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Jul 28 Sun 12:30 County: Aug 4 Sun 12:30 County: Aug 18 Sun 12:30

Small Island 2 hrs 50 min Van Gogh & Japan Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel 1 hr 25 min The Audience SMALL ISLAND comes to life in an epic new This new documentary takes you behind-the- 2 hr 35 min w/ 1 intermission adaptation. The play follows three intricately scenes of the VAN GOGH & JAPAN exhibition An encore presentation for National Theatre connected stories: Hortense yearns for a new at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. One Live’s 10th Anniversary features ’s life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams cannot understand Van Gogh without under- celebrated performance as Queen Elizabeth II of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs standing how Japanese art arrived in Paris in in this highly-acclaimed West End production. to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and the middle of the 19th century and the pro- The play imagines a series of pivotal meetings humanity meet stubborn reality as the play found impact it had. The film travels not only to between the queen and her prime ministers— traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the France and the Netherlands, but also to Japan from Churchill to Cameron—sometimes UK. A company of 40 actors take to the stage to further explore the remarkable heritage that intimate, sometimes explosive. Directed by of the National Theatre in this timely and mov- so affected Van Gogh and made him the artist Stephen Daldry. Captured live on June 13, ing story. we know today. 2013 at London’s Gielgud Theatre. Tickets: $18 General; $16 Members Tickets: $14 General; $12 Members Tickets: $18 General; $16 Members * Lively Arts Series * Adelphi Theatre County: Sept 10 Tues 7:30 Ambler: Aug 18 Sun 12:30 County: Sept 15 Sun 12:30

Kinky Boots 2 hr 13 min w/ 1 intermission Margaret Atwood: This big-hearted and high-spirited musical is based on the true Live in Cinemas story of a son who reluctantly 1 hr 50 min inherits a shoe factory. Trying to On Tuesday, September 10, award-winning live up to his father’s legacy and and bestselling author Margaret Atwood will save the family business from publish her highly anticipated new novel, bankruptcy, he finds inspiration The Testaments—a sequel to her most in an entertainer in need of some celebrated work, The Handmaid’s Tale. In a sturdy stilettos. The unlikely pair unique live event, cinema audiences will be finds that they have more in treated to an evening in conversation with common than they ever dreamed Atwood about the release of the new book, possible. Written by Harvey her long and distinguished career, and why Fierstein with music and lyrics by she has returned to her seminal story of The pop icon Cyndi Lauper. Captured Handmaid’s Tale. This exclusive cinema event live at London’s Adelphi Theatre. will include readings from the new book by several high-profile actors as well as filmed Tickets: $18 General; $16 documentary content from throughout Members Atwood’s life. Tickets: $14 General; $12 Members

National Theatre Live National Theatre Live Encore National Theatre Live Encore Ambler: Sept 15 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Sept 22 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Oct 6 Sun 12:30 County: Sept 29 Sun 12:30 County: Oct 6 Sun 12:30 County: Oct 13 Sun 12:30

The Lehman Trilogy Runtime TBA Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes directs Hamlet One Man, Two Guvnors Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, and Ben 3 hr 30 min w/ 1 intermission 2 hr 40 min w/ 1 intermission Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their To celebrate National Theatre Live’s 10th An- An encore presentation for National Theatre sons, and grandsons. On a cold September niversary, the company is presenting an encore Live’s 10th Anniversary brings this enjoyable morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria of their 2015 production of Shakespeare’s performance back to our screen. James stands on a New York dockside dreaming of a great tragedy, featuring Benedict Cumber- Corden stars in this witty comedy about a new life in the new world. He is joined by his batch in the titular role. Compelled to avenge desperately hungry man who works for two two brothers and an American epic begins. his father’s death but paralyzed by the task masters and has trouble keeping things 163 years later, the firm they establish— ahead, Hamlet rages against his predicament, together. Richard Bean’s modernization of Lehman Brothers—spectacularly collapses into threatening both his sanity and the security of Goldoni’s farce is wonderfully inventive and bankruptcy and triggers the largest financial the state. This critically-acclaimed production funny. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Captured crisis in history. Staged at London’s Piccadilly was directed by Lyndsey Turner. Live in 2011. Theatre. Tickets: $18 General; $16 Members Tickets: $18 General; $16 Members Tickets: $18 General; $16 Members Come early at 10am for fun kids activities before the show at 10:30am. Tickets are only $5, $3 for kids 15 and under, and admission is free for members and their children.

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