The Colonial Theatre » Young Audiences

Silent Comedy Classics

Kirsten — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:02:37 +0000

The Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley presents a collection of classic silent shorts including such silent greats as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. Organist Wayne Zimmerman will accompany on our newly restored Wurlitzer! This show will run approximately 2 hrs.

Tickets:

Tickets are $10 for adults, seniors (62+), students and members of the Colonial; and $5 for children 12 years-old and under. This screening benefits the TOSDV Theatre Pipe Organ Restoration Fund.

The Goonies

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:34 +0000

�A bunch of kids, led by a diminutive Sean Astin (Sam the Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings) let their overactive imaginations run riot when they find an antique treasure map. Suggesting that a mythical pirate�s booty stash might be located just around the next cliff the Goonies follow the map in order that they might be able to save their hard-up coastal community from being turned into a golf course. Of course the map leads them through all sorts of perilous near misses including underground caves, booby-trapped mineshafts and into the hands of a family of Italian mobsters led by vicious matriarch Mama Fratelli. Looking at the film now, it works beautifully as pure family entertainment, heavy on the sarcastic wit and full of unadulterated corn, cheese and hokum, especially in the final family group-hug scene.� (Nik Huggins, Futuremovies.co.uk)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:27 +0000

�This justly celebrated and ever-faithful kids movie works so well because it possesses a good deal of everything: light, catchy musical numbers; madcap technology; fairy-tale kingdoms; cheeky, adult-mocking comedy; and genuine scariness. It�s an object lesson for purveyors of young cinema � be silly, be clever, but always, no matter how much nonsense is on show, be real. A vivid, splendid ride, director Ken Hughes washes the tale in primary colors, delicious scenery and an easy eccentricity. The names alone � Caractacus Potts, Truly Scrumptious, Baron Bomburst � carry the kind of rich, onomatopoeic tickle of Roald Dahl, who not coincidentally lent a hand with the screenplay.� (Neil Jeffries, empireonline.com)

Annual Kiwanis Halloween Party

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:39 +0000

[ Sat, Oct 30, 2:00 pm; ] Costumes are welcome and encouraged at this annual Halloween party hosted by the Phoenixville Kiwanis Club. Program details TBA.

Laurel & Hardy Shorts

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:28 +0000

[ Sat, Nov 6, 2:00 pm; ] Program TBA.

A Night at the Opera

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:36 +0000

�A Night at the Opera contains some of the most unforgettably classic Marx Brothers scenes ever: the `Party Of the First Part’ contract scene, the backstage bed-switching, the opera house chase scene, the stateroom scene, Harpo’s Tarzan impression and Chico in a virtuoso turn proving once and for all that in his hands the piano is a very, very funny instrument. Add to this the tried-and-tested chemistry between the leeringly flirtatious Groucho and the divine Margaret Dumont and you have one of the funniest films ever made. A treat for fans and the best possible introduction for the uninitiated.� (Ben Stephens, eufs.org)

Bringing Up Baby

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:09 +0000

�The definitive screwball comedy and one of the funniest films ever made. Cary Grant gives his best comic performance as a befuddled, bespectacled anthropologist who becomes mixed up with daffy, but determined heiress Katharine Hepburn. Together, they tear apart the Connecticut countryside searching for leopards, pet terriers, and an intercostal clavicle, all the while being mistaken for the notorious �Leopard Gang,� big game hunters from Brazil. Grant and Hepburn�s flawless comic timing and Hawks� inspired direction combine to make this a timeless and much adored classic. �(TLA Film & Video Guide)

This film will be shown on DVD.

Billy Kelly and the Blah Blah Blahs

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:48 +0000

Billy Kelly is a guy with a guitar and shoes and a nose and a new CD called “Thank You for Joining the Happy Club” and a�couch and other stuff. His songs are humorous as well as funny. Speaking of his songs, his song “People Really Like Milk” went to #1 on the SIRIUS/XM Satellite Radio channel “Kids Place Live”! (Please don’t mention this to his other songs.) National Public Radio said that Billy has “an endearingly oddball since of humor,” but sadly they did not say an ything about his sense of smell, which is pretty good too.�Billy Kelly’s�live performances feature sing-alongs, dance-alongs, yell-alongs, and snowman-alongs, among other types of ‘alongs’ too numerous to enumerate here. This will be Billy�s second performance at the Colonial and we�re thrilled to have him back, along with his full band!

Tickets:

Advance tickets are $7 (including a $2 per ticket restoration fee) Tickets purchased at the box office are $8 (including a $1 per ticket service fee).
Online is the fastest, least expensive way to buy tickets. Click the �Buy Tickets” button at the top of any page on our website.
If purchased online, you will be prompted to print out your tickets as a pdf at the end of the purchase process. You will also receive an email with a link to reprint your tickets.

A Christmas Story

Kirsten — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:01 +0000

�A Christmas Story grasps the full scope of childhood injustice and obsession. Amid the comically cranky Santa Clauses and tree-lighting mishaps, the movie’s key moment is a Billingsley crying jag, prompted by a fight with the neighborhood bully and the fear that his dad will clobber him. The affection audiences feel for A Christmas Story is related to the holiday spirit, yes, but specifically to director Bob Clark and writer Jean Shepherd’s awareness of how the true meaning of Christmas manifests in the real world, where a warm meal on a cold, dark day�and a surprising moment of parental grace�can ease a troubled mind.� (Noel Murray, The Onion A.V. Club)