Watching a movie gives audiences a chance to capture that moment’s resonant je ne sais quoi, which is French for “popcorn smell.” Rejoice in artful concessions with today's Groupon: for $7, you get two admission tickets to Casablanca and one large popcorn at Venetian Theatre & Bistro in Hillsboro (a $15.75 value). Choose from the following show dates:
- Thursday, November 3, at 7 p.m.
- Friday, November 4, at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, November 5, at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, November 10, at 7 p.m.
- Friday, November 11, at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, November 12, at 7 p.m.
Movie-goers should arrive no later than 6:30 p.m.
Inside Venetian Theatre & Bistro, a renovated, historical film house with sweeping red and black curtains and plush gold carpeting, a classic black-and-white talkie filled with Hollywood's pioneering actors transports moviegoers into the dramatic past. Nominated for eight Academy Awards and the winner of three, including Best Picture, Casablanca illustrates the life of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a brooding club owner in unoccupied Africa during World War II, as he runs from a painful past, a love he can never forget, and the occasional lion. Rick's isolated world is thrown into disarray when the woman from his memories appears before him, leading to a set of events that could be the start of something beautiful or the end of all that he's worked for. Film patrons witness the wartime events unfold as they nibble on a large container overflowing with buttery popcorn. Because alcoholic beverages can be taken into the auditorium, guests must leave their children at home or on the sidewalk, as no one younger than 21 years old is allowed.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Modern Musicals
Thanks to recent revivals and show-stopping adaptations, Broadway musicals are back and bigger than ever. What are some tips you'll need to know in order to mount a spectacular show?
Great Artists Steal: Though early Broadway musicals were usually original works, Shakespeare plays with songs added, or adapted from stories overheard on the West Side, modern musicals all borrow their plots from hit Hollywood films such as The Producers, So I Married an Axe Murderer, and So I Married an Axe Murderer … Again?!
Star Power: Like the plots and titles, the sure-fire way to put Broadway bottoms into seats is with good old-fashioned Hollywood star power. A charisma volcano such as Mousehunt's Nathan Lane is sure to pack the house, but for Broadway on a budget, try inspirational up-and-comer Huck Bennefree, the current world-record holder for most consecutive nights literally singing his lungs out.
Try Writing Some Songs About Love: People seem to like those.
Showtime: The most important part of opening a Broadway musical is reading the reviews. Go across the street from the theater to a fancy restaurant with a neon sign of a smoking catfish and wait for the waiter to bring you a silver platter—it will contain the evening edition of The Broadway Times. If you do not like what you read, it is considered socially acceptable to break the waiter's leg—hence the old acting expression "I hate you, waiter!" You are now a Broadway success.
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