BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Screening
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Press Release:
Neil Simon, the four-time Academy Award® nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, will be the special guest at the "Monday Nights with Oscar" screening of Barefoot in the Park (1967) on Monday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City.
Directed by Gene Saks and adapted by Simon from his 1963 Broadway play of the same name, Barefoot in the Park was filmed in New York City, at such locales as Washington Square, Greenwich Village and the now-closed Plaza Hotel on Central Park.
Starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford as newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter, the comedy focuses in and around their fifth floor Greenwich Village walk-up where they cope with an out-of-order radiator, a broken skylight, an eccentric neighbor, Victor (Charles Boyer), and Corie’s mother, Ethel, portrayed by Mildred Natwick, who earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance.
"Monday Nights with Oscar" is a monthly series showcasing high-quality prints of films that have been nominated for or won Academy Awards.
The Academy Theater at Lighthouse International is located at 111 East 59th Street in New York City. Tickets for the screening are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid I.D. Tickets may be reserved by calling 888-778-7575. Depending on availability, tickets may be purchased in person the night of the screening. Doors open at 7 p.m.
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