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The Band Wagon (1953) & Top Hat (1935)

Stanford Theatre

July 19-July 22, 2008

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The Band Wagon (1953)

Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire), a famous singer/dancer movie star, is feeling washed up and old hat (old top hat, tie and tails to be exact). The reporters are out for Ava Gardner, not him. But his old friends Lily and Les Marton (Nannette Fabray and Oscar Levant) have an idea for a funny little Broadway show and he agrees to do it. But things begin to get out of hand, when bigshot "artistic" director/producer/star Jeffrey Cordova (Jack Buchanan) joins the production, proclaims it's a modernistic Faust and insists on hiring a prima ballerina, Gabrielle Gerard (Cyd Charisse), to star opposite Tony, and it's hate at first sight. And her jealous choreographer isn't helping to ease the tension. The show is doomed by pretentiousness. Is there even a chance for romance?

Top Hat (1935)

Showman Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) is working for producer Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton) in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

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  Tickets: $5-$7

  Info Phone: 650-324-3700

• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  July 19-July 22, 2008

  Times:
  The Band Wagon:
  Sat-Sun: 3:35pm & 7:30pm
  Mon-Tue: 7:30pm
  
  Top Hat:
  Sat-Tue: 5:40pm & 9:35pm

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  Stanford Theatre

  221 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301

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