"The Outrageous Sophie Tucker" - National Center for Jewish Film's Jewishfilm.2015
West Newton Cinema West Newton, MA
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"The Outrageous Sophie Tucker" - National Center for Jewish Film's Jewishfilm.2015
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
DAY OF SHOW TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT NCJF TABLE IN LOBBY OF WEST NEWTON CINEMA, BEGINNING AT 11 AM SUNDAY, MAY 10.
Sun, May 10, 2:30 pm at West Newton Cinema
BOSTON PREMIERE - Event with Filmmakers: May 10, Producers Susan & Lloyd Ecker
Before Madonna, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe or Mae West, there was Sophie Tucker! Nicknamed "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas," Tucker ruled vaudeville, Broadway, radio, and TV in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Russia in 1887 into a poor Orthodox Jewish family, Tucker (nee Sonya Kalish) fought her way to stardom with an infectious mix of blues-inflected songs, irreverent humor, business acumen, and bawdy showmanship. Enjoy interviews with Tony Bennett, Barbara Walters, and others, along with wonderful archival materials drawn from Tucker's 400 (!) scrapbooks100 of which are archived at Brandeis University. "Hugely enjoyable. Will prompt an outburst of sophiemania." Toronto Star
Dir: William Gazecki | USA | 2014 | 96m | English
Screening as part of: The National Center for Jewish Film's JEWISHFILM.2015 18th Annual Film Festival April 30-May 15
Full festival program: www.jewishfilm.org
Location
West Newton Cinema (View)
1296 Washington Street
West Newton, MA 02465
United States
