TMTP runs a watch party series highlighting not-to-be-missed movie musicals! Subscribers to our mailing list will receive an email on the appropriate Thursday with a brief video introduction from TMTP Founder and Artistic Director Bill Rudman for an inside look at what to expect before they view the film. Then participants can stream the film at home at their convenience. The following Thursday, Rudman will host a live discussion via Zoom to discuss the film in real time! Both the introductions and discussion recordings are posted right here so you can come back and watch anytime.
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Planning Ahead
Special note for the summer & Let's Go to the Movies... at Home
After My Fair Lady, we’re going to take a hiatus while we all enjoy the summer evenings.
We’ll be back soon after Labor Day, though... don't you worry!
In the meantime, let’s all go to a real movie theater!
Special note for the summer & Let's Go to the Movies... at Home
After My Fair Lady, we’re going to take a hiatus while we all enjoy the summer evenings.
We’ll be back soon after Labor Day, though... don't you worry!
In the meantime, let’s all go to a real movie theater!
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July 8, 2021:
My Fair Lady Warner Bros., 1964 'MY FAIR LADY’ ON THE SCREEN Witty, Stunning and ‘Loverly’ By Bill Rudman In making the movie version of a Broadway hit, Hollywood tends to tamper with the material far too often. Not so with Lerner & Loewe’s 1956 masterpiece, My Fair Lady. What you’ll see — and I’m betting you haven’t seen the film in a long time — is impressively loyal to the original. Alan Jay Lerner was allowed to write the screenplay, and no songs from the stage were cut. So what you'll hear includes “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face." Even the “look” of the film respects Lerner & Loewe, with Cecil Beaton’s production design recreating his eye-popping costumes. Remember the all black-and-white apparel for the “Ascot Gavotte” scene? Of course you do! Producer Jack Warner did, however, tamper notoriously with the casting, passing over Julie Andrews in favor of a movie box-office name, Audrey Hepburn. And not many people know that Rex Harrison would not have had the chance to reprise his immortal Henry Higgins if Cary Grant had accepted Warner’s offer. But Stanley Holloway remains the one-and-only Alfred P. Doolittle, Harrison is once again magnificent, and Hepburn is aglow as Eliza, directed by George Cukor, known for his stellar and sensitive work with women. When we get to the discussion, though, we’ll want to talk about how this story plays in our own Me Too era, since Prof. Higgins remains a misogynist, albeit a brilliant one. What do we make of this kinda/sorta romance today? As always, our “Let’s Go to the Movies” audience will share their strong opinions. We’ve come to depend on them... Released July 1, 2021 | Pre-Film Talk
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How to Participate Watch TMTP Artistic Director Bill Rudman's introduction with insight and things to look for in the film. The intro will be posted here and emailed about a week before the discussion date.
Filmed Live July 8, 2021 | Post-Film Discussion
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