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Jacqueline Jonée Presents: A Date with Liberace (Lecture/Film), at Bruno Walter Auditorium (Site)

Monday June 12, 2017, 2:30 pm

Free

Jacqueline Jonée, the world’s première concert pianist drag diva, presents an up close and personal screening of her 2009 HD video biography that brings to the concert stage Liberace’s life, from his humble beginnings in smalltown Wisconsin, to his rise as TV’s first matinée idol, to his conquest of the recording industry and to the stages of Carnegie Hall, Las Vegas, and Radio City Music Hall, and his comeback after being denied work due to accusations of homosexuality during the McCarthy era. The screening will be followed by a live encore presentation by Ms. Jonée and a question and answer session.

Details

Date:
Monday June 12, 2017
Time:
2:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2017/06/12/jacqueline-jonee-presents-date-liberace

Venue

Bruno Walter Auditorium
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023 United States
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Phone:
917.275.6975
Website:
https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa