"On the Town" Screening Will Be Followed by Tony Bennett, Lea DeLaria, Savion Glover Performances | 半岛体育

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News "On the Town" Screening Will Be Followed by Tony Bennett, Lea DeLaria, Savion Glover Performances "Sinatra at 100: Film & Music in collaboration with The Lincoln Motor Company," part of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, will feature a screening of the film version of the classic musical "On the Town."

Following the 7:30 PM April 21 screening of Warner Bros.' digital restoration of and 鈥檚 classic movie adaptation at Spring Studios (7 St Johns Lane, in Manhattan), audiences will be treated to performances by 18-time Grammy winner , musician Brandon Flowers (The Killers), comedian, actress and jazz musician ("Orange is the New Black"), dancer and choreographer , singer/songwriter Alice Smith, and bandleader and songwriter JC Hopkins and the 12-piece JC Hopkins Biggish Band.

On April 24 "Some Came Running" and "High Society" will be screened at the Regal Battery Park Stadium as part of the commemorative Sinatra event. The 2015 Festival runs April 15鈥�26.

鈥�'s films and music have filled generations with joy and excitement," said Paula Weinstein, executive vice president, Tribeca Enterprises in a prepared statement. "We are so proud to be able to celebrate his 100th birthday with this group of extraordinary artists led by the one and only Tony Bennett. This multi-generational tribute is a celebration of Sinatra's lasting influence of music and film.鈥�

Bennett added, 鈥淔rank Sinatra and I were best friends and it is an honor to participate in an event that commemorates his centennial.鈥�

Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, the 1949 film "On the Town" featured Kelly, Sinatra and as sailors on 24-hour shore leave with , and Vera-Ellen. A Broadway revival currently plays the Lyric Theatre. Visit for more information.

 
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