Spacey Presents Darin: Television Appearances of Bobby Darin Selected by Kevin Spacey
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA—The Museum of Television & Radio will screen Spacey Presents Darin: Television Appearances of Bobby Darin Selected by Kevin Spacey, featuring performances by Bobby Darin personally chosen by Kevin Spacey, director and star of the new feature film on Darin, Beyond the Sea. The screening will run from December 3, 2004, through January 13, 2005, at both the New York and Los Angeles Museum locations.
Bobby Darin, a multifaceted singer whose recordings ranged from rock to show music, was also a songwriter, Oscar-nominated actor, and popular nightclub entertainer. Darin's versatility is highlighted in this package of some of his best television appearances between 1959 and 1973, the year of his untimely death. Darin shares the bill with performers like George Burns, Judy Garland, and Stevie Wonder while singing such tunes as "Beyond the Sea," "Clementine," "I Wish I Were in Love Again," and his signature number, "Mack the Knife."
Spacey Presents Darin will screen in New York Tuesdays through Sundays at 2:00 p.m., and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., and in Los Angeles Wednesdays through Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Screenings are included with the Museum's suggested contribution: Members free; $10.00 for adults; $8.00 for senior citizens and students; and $5.00 for children under fourteen. Admission is free in Los Angeles.
The Museum of Television & Radio, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, is a nonprofit organization founded by William S. Paley to collect and preserve television and radio programs and advertisements and to make them available to the public. Since opening in 1976, the Museum has organized exhibitions, screening and listening series, seminars, and education classes to showcase its collection of over 100,000 television and radio programs and advertisements. In 2001 the Museum initiated a process to acquire Internet programming for the collection. Programs in the Museum's permanent collection are selected for their artistic, cultural, and historic significance.
The Museum of Television & Radio in New York, located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The Museum of Television & Radio in California, located at 465 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m. Both Museums are closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Suggested contribution: Members free; $10.00 for adults; $8.00 for senior citizens and students; and $5.00 for children under fourteen. Admission is free in Los Angeles. The public areas in both Museums are accessible to wheelchairs, and assisted listening devices are available. Programs are subject to change. You may call the Museum in New York at (212) 621-6800, or in Los Angeles at (310) 786-1000. Visit the Museum's website at www.mtr.org.