'Universe' Screening & Taymor Discussion to Benefit BC/EFA

On Monday evening Labor Day, September 3, 2007 an exclusive screening of the upcoming film Across the Universe will take place at The Sony Building Screening Room followed by a rare conversation with the film's director Julie Taymor.  Proceeds from this event will go to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios' Across the Universe is a groundbreaking movie musical, springing from the imagination of renowned director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus, and the Broadway smash hit musical The Lion King) and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais (The Commitments), that brings together an original story and 30 revolutionary songs including: 'Hey Jude,' 'I Am the Walrus,' and 'All You Need is Love,' that defined a generation," state press notes.

"A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with 'Dr. Robert' (Bono) and 'Mr. Kite' (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy against all odds to find their own way back to each other."

Tickets are: $100.00 for the screening, Talk Back with Julie Taymor and Cocktail Reception, and  $250.00 for the Film, Talk Back with Julie Taymor, Cocktail Reception and personalized signed book Julie Taymor: Playing with Fire (new, updated 3rd edition published by Abrams) at the event.

To buy tickets, call 212 840-0770 ext. 268 or visit www.broadwaycares.org for additional information.