The iconic actress and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz visited St. Louis City near Richmond Heights for a screening of the classic movie.
*Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the city in which the Hi-Pointe Theatre is located. It is located in St. Louis City. This article has been updated to reflect its correct address. The Hi-Pointe Theatre in St. Louis City* filled to capacity Monday night for a screening of the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds and an appearance by the film's star, actress Tippi Hedren. The event is one of several stops that are part of the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Road to Hollywood Tour. The line to get into the film started at the entrance to the theatre and wrapped all the way down past Del Taco and onto the sidewalk of Ethel Avenue. The theater is located near Richmond Heights. Gary Krekow got in line …
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High school students and their mentors have been putting in long hours in preparation for the play, written by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Clayton High School theater director Kelley Ryan hopes the cast and crew of the upcoming production of Oklahoma will communicate the variety of emotions embedded in the well-known musical. “It’s one of those classic plays, and it’s not as sweet as a lot of people think,” Ryan said. “There’s a lot of drama and romance in it. It’s a really good story with really great characters as well as a lot of danger.” Ryan also said she wants “the ruggedness of the people and time period to come out.” Oklahoma, penned by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein, tells the story of cowboy Curley McLain and his romantic endeavors with farm girl Laurey Williams. The play is set in the Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s. The show …
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Sue
7:50 pm on Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Always loved watching Alfred Hitchcock's movies. I never realized Tippi Hedren was Melanie Griffith's mother until recently. Interesting article. more ›