Celebrate the 50th anniversary screening of The Ritz at the legendary Castro Theatre! Join us for a special commemorative event celebrating five decades of this hilarious comedy classic. Starring Rita Moreno in her iconic turn as gay bathhouse superstar Googie Gomez, and based on the Broadway play by Terrence MacNally, The Ritz is a masterclass in farce and an often-forgotten landmark of early queer cinema. Whether you have seen The Ritz before, or not, don’t miss this rare opportunity to see it at The Castro Theatre!

When nerdy Cleveland native Gaetano Proclo discovers that his mobster brother-in-law has ordered a hit on him, he desperately begs his cab driver to take him to the last place the mafia would look for him–and finds himself inside The Ritz.The clueless Proclo (Jack Weston) slowly realizes that his hideout is a swinging gay bathhouse. And the patrons never do discover that the chubby Proclo has not come looking for a sexual encounter. Now, Proclo not only ducks assassins, but also a squeaky-voiced private detective (Treat Williams), an amorous chubby chaser and the one-and-only cabaret singer Googie Gomez (Rita Moreno), who mistakes Proclo for a Broadway producer in this hilarious comedy of errors.