Pantages Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
The Actors' Fund of America presents the 3rd annual Screenplays On Stage, a one-night-only reading of the legendary Warner Bros screenplay Casablanca. An all-star cast, including Christian Slater, Anne Heche, Thora Birch, Dan Castellaneta and more, recreate the ultimate love story in which Humphrey Bogart made famous the line, "Here's looking at you kid."
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My seat and the view of the stage was perfect...it was better than seats I have paid full-price for in the past. The production and cast were wonderful and I was pleasantly surprised by the costumes and set design for a reading. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I can't wait for next year's show! Thank you, Gold Star, for making it possible for me to go to such an enjoyable event!
In the heart of Hollywood, on Hollywood Boulevard, right down the block from Vine Street, stands the Pantages Theatre. It's a fitting location: The Pantages has become one of the greatest landmarks of Hollywood, signifying both the glorious past and adventuresome future of the world's entertainment capital.
The Pantages has a history as grand and diverse as the stage and screen far... More
The Actors' Fund of America proudly presents the 3rd Annual "Screenplays on Stage." The public's reception was extraordinary to the 2003 reading of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's "All About Eve," with Stockard Channing, Kirk Douglas, Calista Flockhart and Tim Curry and was only equaled by last year's all-star reading featuring Anjelica Huston, Patrick Wilson and Sir Ben Kingsley in "Sunset Boulevard."
The questions on everyone's lips are ... Who will utter the famous words "Here's looking at you kid," originated by Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine? And who will tackle the role made famous by ultimate femme fatale, Ingrid Bergman, as Ilsa Lund, who put the line "Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By" on the lips of moviegoers everywhere.
CASABLANCA is the ultimate love story. Set in the gateway city of Casablanca during the Second World War, when Morocco was part of the Vichy government, the script masterfully evokes the intertwining acts of bravery, betrayal, intrigue and courage which go hand-in-hand with the personal cost of occupation and war. Ultimately, CASABLANCA is about the transformative power of love.
Original Warner Bros Screenplay by: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch
Adapted for the staged reading by: David Rambo
Directed by: Peter Hunt
Cast:
Ian Abercrombie as Carl
Thora Birch as Anina Brandel
Dan Castellaneta as UGarte
Bruce Davison as Emil
Andre De Shields as Sam
Henry Gibson as Berger
Suzanna Guzman as Yvonne
Anne Heche as Ilsa
Edward Herrmann as Louis Renault
Ken Howard as Ferrari
Tom McGowan as Heinze
John Rubinstein as Victor
Christian Slater as Rick
Hal Sparks as Jan Brandel
Michael York as Strasser
and many more!
Note: Cast is subject to change
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