La La Land Concert With Live Orchestra Set For Venice Fest
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- La La Land in Concert will screen at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival as part of the Cartier Cinema Club programming, marking the film's 10th anniversary since its world premiere at Venice in 2016.
- Justin Hurwitz, the Oscar-winning composer, will conduct the Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta at the iconic Teatro La Fenice, joined by pianist Randy Kerber who performed on the original soundtrack recording.
- Damien Chazelle, who won the Oscar for directing the film, will attend the live concert-screening event, which is presented in collaboration with Lionsgate and Hurwitz Concerts.
- The concert is free of charge, with tickets going on sale Aug. 4 through the Teatro La Fenice website, and continues Maison Cartier's support for the Fondazione Teatro la Fenice.
- Lionsgate is re-releasing the film theatrically on Aug. 16 and has a La La Land stage play in development for Broadway from Wicked producer Marc Platt.
- The final stop of Hurwitz's sold-out concert tour before Venice is the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Aug. 1.
Why it matters: The anniversary is anchoring a coordinated commercial push: Lionsgate re-releases the film theatrically Aug. 16, Marc Platt (Wicked producer) is developing a Broadway stage play, and Hurwitz's sold-out concert tour caps at Venice. One nostalgia moment is generating multiple new revenue pipelines — re-release, live concert, and stage — for a 10-year-old property.
