THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: Live in HD June 26, 2011

Can’t get to New York? L.A. Theatre Works presents a high-definition screening of the Tony-nominated Broadway production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Tony-nominee Brian Bedford at UCLA this June. Best Actor Tony nominee Brian Bedford’s hilarious turn as Lady Bracknell is “brilliant in this funny and effervescent production,” says The New York Times. Angelenos will have the chance to see the original company in a first-class Broadway production while it’s still running – without having to buy a plane ticket or wait years for the national tour. The state-of-the-art James Bridges Theater is the main screening venue of the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, an elegant, comfortable setting that enhances media presentations in a wide variety of film and video formats. Four screenings of The Importance of Being Earnest: Live in HD will take place on Thursday, June 02 @ 7 pm; Sunday, June 05 @ 4 pm; Thursday, June 23 @ 8 pm; and Sunday, June 26 @ 4pm; James Bridges Theatre, UCLA School of Theatre, Film, Television, 235 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095; $20; 323-827-0889; www.latw.org