Daily-ist: Monday

::MFA Presents Movies Houstonians Love::

"Singin' in the Rain"
Guests Speaker: Lauren Anderson, Houston Ballet

We are big fans of this MFA series, as past participants include Bun B, Barbara Bush, Larry Dierker, and Mayor Bill White.

Tonight's film, "Singin' in the Rain," will be presented by principal ballerina, Lauren Anderson, who danced with Houston Ballet from 1983 to 2006, starring in classical ballets, appeared across the world to critical acclaim.

In January, Anderson assumed her new role of outreach associate in Houston Ballet´s education department, and she currently teaches ballet and gives lectures to students about dance and her historic career.

Created toward the end of the golden age of MGM musicals, Singin´ in the Rain was inspired by a series of songs composed two decades earlier, when Hollywood studios were making the transition from silent films to "talkies."

Debbie Reynolds plays the ingénue hired to dub a shrill-voiced silent star and Gene Kelly (pictured) and Donald O´Connor give indelible performances as former vaudeville partners, insinuating themselves into the action with humor, verve, and lots of dancing!

Directed by Stanley Donin and Gene Kelly
USA, 1952
Color
103 Minutes

Tickets:
$7 General Admission, $6 Matinee Admission
$1 discount MFAH members, senior adults (55+), and students with ID
Free Children 5 and under, Free Film Buffs members
$60 Nonmember Discount Pass (10 admissions), $55 MFAH member Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$3 Family Flicks Admission, $2 Family Flicks Admission for MFAH members and students with ID

Purchase tickets: online, in the museum lobbies, and at the box office.

The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. for weekend evening screenings and at least 30 minutes before show time for most other films.
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tonight, October 29 | 7pm
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Brown Auditorium | 1001 Bissonnet Street