La La Land In Concert At Venice For 10th Anniversary
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- La La Land will mark its 10th anniversary with "La La Land In Concert" at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, part of the Cartier Cinema Club programming at Teatro La Fenice
- Justin Hurwitz, the film's Oscar-winning composer, will conduct the Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta alongside pianist Randy Kerber, with director Damien Chazelle in attendance
- Lionsgate is co-presenting the Venice event with Hurwitz Concerts (tickets free, on sale Aug. 4), re-releasing the film theatrically on Aug. 16, and developing a La La Land Broadway stage play with Wicked producer Marc Platt
- The original film earned 14 Oscar nominations, won 6 Oscars, and grossed over $500 million worldwide, having made its world premiere in Venice ten years ago
- Hurwitz called conducting in Venice "an absolute dream come true"; his tour's final stop at Los Angeles's Greek Theatre on Aug. 1 is already sold out
Why it matters: Lionsgate is monetizing La La Land's anniversary across four simultaneous tracks — Venice prestige screening, Aug. 16 theatrical re-release, a sold-out Hurwitz concert tour, and a Marc Platt Broadway adaptation — while Cartier subsidizes the marquee night to anchor La Fenice's cultural-season calendar.
