Viva Las Vegas March 27, 2008

Starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margaret

The Big E plays race-car driver Lucky Jackson, who arrives in Las Vegas for an upcoming Grand Prix race. Lucky's car needs a new engine, so he gets a waiter job at a casino and starts working his crooning charms on Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret). It's their on-screen chemistry that makes this flick a lot of fun; Presley never had a better costar than Ann-Margret, and their race-car romance is quintessential 1960s fluff. Then there are the songs, of course, including the snappy title tune, a rockin' rendition of Ray Charles's "What'd I Say?," and "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Viva Las Vegas is one of the Elvis movies that stands the test of time, when the legend was still at his peak.

Broadway on a Budget was created in response to a strong audience request for more “Broadway shows” at the Grand. Of course, touring Broadway theatre is both too expensive and too elaborated to be successfully presented in our intimate theater. Our solution? A series of Broadway movie-musicals shown on the Grand’s big screen… in short “Broadway on a Budget.” Just like “Screen Scene” audience members are invited to stay after the movie for a brief afterglow featuring snacks and beverages.

Tickets $4, includes afterglow. Not rated

Official Website: http://www.grandoperahouse.org/events/special/broadway/broadway.html