 an Evening with Charles Busch
Come meet Charles Busch, direct from the stage of the SoHo Playhouse, where his unanimously acclaimed new play, The Divine Sister, is the comic hit of the season. Enjoy a screening of Die Mommie Die followed by a Discussion with Charles Busch. Reception included. Subject of the PBS-aired documentary, The Lady in Question is Charles Busch, this award-winning actor and prolific playwright--including the Tony nominated Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom--will talk about his multifaceted career. Mr. Busch will also tempt us with inside details about his sophisticated new hit, in which he slyly channels every Hollywood nun from Rosalind Russell’s The Trouble With Angels and Ingrid Bergman’s The Bells of St. Mary’s to The Singing Nun herself!
The interview will be conducted by Dr. Jud Newborn, Special Projects Curator, Cinema Arts Centre
DIE MOMMIE DIE is an outrageous post-modern send-up of Douglas Sirk and other plush Hollywood melodramas of the 1950’s, Die Mommie Die won Charles Busch the coveted Sundance Film Festival’s Best Performance Award. Retired hit-parade singer/film star Angela Arden--surviving member of a twin-sister vaudeville act--is married to ailing producer Sol Sussman while pursuing a wild affair with handsome young tennis instructor Tony Parker (Jason Priestly). Impossibly gracious but secretly desperate, Angela plots to poison Sol, who, refusing a divorce, cuts off her allowance instead. Daughter Edith (also Tony’s lover) suspects foul play and wouldn't’ mind if Mom got the Chair--but son Lance (also Tony’s lover) will doing anything to protect the mother he adores. Devotees of byzantine movie plots may think they know the outcome--but the surprise ending will knock your socks off! (USA, 2003, 90 min.) Charles Busch will be interviewed by Dr. Jud Newborn, CAC Special Projects Curator and author, Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
---Special The Divine Sister $49 ticket offer (regular $75) through January 2 for CAC & LI Gay/Lesbian Film Fest Members & Patrons by using the code CINARTS when booking tickets. Super-slashed “Thank You” ticket discounts for event attendees only
A reception sponsored by the law firm of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP will immediately follow the Charles Busch Interview
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 Forever is Going to Start Tonight,
(Director Michelle Lawlor, USA, 2009, 54 min) Chronicling the remarkable experiences of Vicki Marlane, a drag performer still strutting it onstage in her seventies, Vicki takes us on the ride of her life — from rollerskating crossdressed in her youth, to hoochie-coochie girl carnival sideshows and romantic road trips. This film is a loving tribute to a living legend.
With Get Happy (Mark Payne, USA 2009, 25 min) is a coming of age musical extravaganza about a child raised by his mother and grandmother who allowed him to express himself in a most unconventional way.
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