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Celebrate Valentine's Day at El Capitan with "Lady and the Tramp"

January 25, 2015

Hollywood’s legendary El Capitan Theatre is thrilled to present Disney’s animated classic “Lady and the Tramp” February 13-19 2015, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Special Events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. This special engagement is exclusively at the El Capitan Theatre.

 

In honor of Valentine’s Day, El Capitan Guests can “Celebrate your Valentine” February 13-15 with a candlelit dinner before the movie, catered by Miceli’s at the El Capitan Theatre. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. Dinner will include your choice of Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce or Spaghetti with Meatballs, a garden salad, Miceli’s famous dinner rolls and mini cannoli.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Lylle Breier, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Special Events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, said, “‘It’s hard to think of a more romantic spaghetti dinner than the one in “Lady and the Tramp.’ We are so excited to make the El Capitan the ultimate Valentine’s Day destination by not only showing this Disney classic, but offering our guests the opportunity to experience this magical dinner themselves.”

 

The El Capitan Theatre will host Tiny Tot Tuesday on February 17th at 10:00 am. During this special screening of the film, parents and small children can enjoy the movie in a Tiny Tot-friendly way – complete with lights dimmed rather than out and reduced sound levels.

 

Daily showtimes are 10:00am, 1:00pm, 4:00pm and 7:00pm. Tickets are on sale now, and available at the El Capitan Theatre box office (6838 Hollywood Blvd.), online at www.elcapitantickets.com , or by calling 1-800-DISNEY6.  Special group rates for parties of 20 or more are available by calling 1-818-845-3110.  Showtimes subject to change.

 

ABOUT “LADY AND THE TRAMP”

“Lady and the Tramp,” originally released in June 1955, was the first Disney animated feature to be filmed in CinemaScope.  Directed by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, and Wilfred Jackson, the film follows the adventures of a young cocker spaniel from a respectable house, and her romantic escapades with Tramp, a devil-may-care mutt from the wrong side of the railroad tracks.  Lady’s comfortable life with her human family undergoes some dramatic changes with the arrival of newborn baby, and she turns to Tramp for support.  Together they have several memorable outings, including a romantic moonlit spaghetti dinner at Tony’s, but things go seriously awry when Lady ends up being thrown in the dog pound. 

 

Tramp ultimately redeems himself by saving the baby from a rat and thereby wins Lady’s love and the affection of her human family.  The film features several enchanting songs by Peggy Lee (who voices the conniving Siamese cats, Si and Am, as well as the characters Darling and Peg) and Sonny Burke – including “Bella Notte,” “He’s a Tramp” and “The Siamese Cat Song.”