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Filmnotes: Hamlisch at fundraiser
Monday, June 29, 2009

Marvin Hamlisch will be at a special advance showing of a documentary about "A Chorus Line" as part of a fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and St. Edmund's Academy.

"Every Little Step" documents the origins of Broadway's singular sensation and the lengthy casting process for a 2006 revival. Hamlisch, who won a Tony Award for the music, is interviewed in the movie and will be at a special private screening at 6 p.m. July 9 at the Manor Theater in Squirrel Hill.

A VIP package of $250 will provide a movie ticket, gourmet treat bag and reception afterward at the nearby Silk Elephant restaurant. For $75, you get the movie and treat bag.

For tickets, go to www.pittsburghsymphony.org/movie or call 412-392-6070.

'Script to Screen' on TV

A new TV show called "Script to Screen," available on the city's PCTV-21 and eventually to Web users everywhere, will debut at 8 p.m. next Monday.

Bob Scott will host and co-produce, along with the Carnegie Screenwriters. The first episode will feature writer Robert Skwaryk and independent producer Bud Adams.

Skwaryk's script, "Last Call," won a fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and he used the money to have Adams produce a trailer from the screenplay.

The second episode, July 21, will feature Faith Dickinson from Women in Film and Media of Pittsburgh with independent producer-director Anita Harnish, who documents local physicians performing life-changing surgeries in Third World countries.

Jeff Monahan, writer, actor, filmmaker and head of 72nd St. Films who is working on "George A. Romero Presents ... Deadtime Stories," will be the Aug. 3 guest. Other episodes will spotlight other filmmakers, actors and key figures, such as Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office, and Jodi Klebick and Stephanie Dangel from the Steeltown Entertainment Project.

For more information, see www.carnegiescreenwriters.com or http://web.me.com/script2screen/www.scripttoscreentv.com/Welcome.html, although the sites may be undergoing construction.

Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri can be reached at bvancheri@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1632.
First published on June 29, 2009 at 12:00 am