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Style Weekly’s Richmond Premiere of “Rock ’N’ Roll Hotel” to Benefit the Byrd Theatre

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 8:00 PM (ET)

Richmond, VA

Style Weekly’s Richmond Premiere of “Rock ’N’ Roll Hotel”...

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Ticket Type Remaining Sales End Price Fee Quantity
VIP Donation   more info Sold Out Ended $40.00 $3.19
General Donation   more info 190 tickets Ended $10.00 $1.54
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It's the best worst movie you've never seen! See Richmond's lost film and help restore The Byrd Theatre -- all in one memorable night!

 

Join us for Style Weekly’s Richmond premiere of “Rock ’N’ Roll Hotel,” a benefit for The Byrd Theatre through The Byrd Theatre Foundation.

 

Shortly after the filming of the classic “My Dinner With Andre” at the Jefferson Hotel, another Hollywood crew took over the closed landmark in 1982 to make a very different movie.

 

What happened next became the stuff of urban legend. And until now — 28 years later — only a handful of people have seen the results of an exuberant yet turbulent production: a music-filled, campy film called “Rock ’N’ Roll Hotel.”

 

The movie, a sort of low-budget, ’80s-style cross between “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Grease,” features Judd Nelson in his big-screen debut, and stars Rachel Sweet, Colin Quinn and a host of Richmond extras and crew members.

 

Style contributor Dale Brumfield spent months researching the story of the film’s production, to be published as a cover story in Style Weekly on Aug. 18. During this process a co-producer unearthed a VHS copy of “Rock ’N’ Roll Hotel,” buried deep in the closet of an architectural firm in Culver City, Calif.

 

Style has partnered with Studio Center Total Production to help enhance movie quality and acquired the rights to premiere the film in a special one-time showing to benefit the Byrd on Monday, Aug. 30, at 8 p.m.

 

Tickets are available for a donation of $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

 

A special VIP package includes a 6:30 p.m. pre-reception at the Jefferson with the movie’s original screenwriter, transportation to The Byrd Theatre by To The Bottom and Back, balcony seating at The Byrd, and VIP entry to an after-party. VIP tickets are available for a donation of $40 in advance, $45 at the door.

 

All tickets are tax deductible minus $1.99 in taxes and processing fees.

 

The Jefferson Hotel and To the Bottom and Back Bus are serving as co-sponsors.

 

The Jefferson Hotel is located at 101 W. Franklin St., and those with VIP access can be returned to this location after the movie or after-party.

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The Byrd Theatre
2908 W. Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23221

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 8:00 PM (ET)


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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Bonvenu Restaurant & Bar is our newest co-sponsor and will be hosting the after-party!  They are located across the street from The Byrd Theatre for easy access!  2BNB will be available for guests who parked at the Jefferson for the reception.