Actress Cyd Charisse passes away Jun 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES: Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86. (India Times, India)
Cyd Charisse, 86; her dancing and glamour lit up movie screens Jun 18, 2008
Ms. Charisse captured moviegoers' attention in a quick succession of films, starting with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1952 in which she partnered with dancer and actor Gene Kelly in a steamy ballet. She was strong, lithe, and "drop-dead gorgeous to look at," said Larry Billman, a dance/film historian and author of her breakthrough performance. (Boston Globe)
Cyd Charisse dead at 86 Jun 18, 2008
She became a staple in movie musicals throughout the 1940s and 1950s, appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in films like Ziegfeld Follies, The Band Wagon, Silk Stockings and Brigadoon. She retired from dancing in the late 1950s to become a straight actress. (WOKR13 Rochester)
'Million Dollar Legs' Actress Cyd Charisse Dies Jun 18, 2008
Charisse, 86, was a regular partner of legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. She suffered a heart attack at her Los Angeles home and "never recovered.". (Sky News)
Dancer Cyd Charisse, 86, danced her way into film history Jun 18, 2008
Her steamy turn in Singin' in the Rain elevated her to co-star status opposite Gene Kelly in 1954's Brigadoon and Fred Astaire in The Band Wagon and 1957's Silk Stockings. She brought sex appeal and even eroticism to the screen at a time when censors were watching actors' every move. (USA Today -- Life)
Obituary: Cyd Charisse Jun 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse danced with Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain. Cyd Charisse danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of Hollywood's finest musicals - The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings with Astaire, and Singin' in the Rain and Brigadoon with Gene Kelly ... Cyd Charisse dancing with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cyd Charisse, 86, silken dancer of the movies, dies Jun 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse, the leggy beauty whose balletic grace made her a memorable partner for Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in classic MGM musicals like "Singin' in the Rain," "The Band Wagon" and "Brigadoon," died on Tuesday in Los Angeles ... Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, the film established her as one of Hollywood's most glamorous and seductive talents. (International Herald Tribune)
"Survivor" All-Stars Ready for Battle Jun 18, 2008
The leggy on-screen partner of Hollywood legends Astaire and Gene Kelly died early today at her Los Angeles home of a heart attack. Her rep said Charis 000005A8 se was 86. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)
Greg Baum Why I think Don Bradman is a greater sportsman than Tiger Woods. Read more Jun 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died at 86. Video A plane that made an emergency landing on a Florida highway stops traffic to take off again. (The Age, Australia)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jun 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse, the actress and dancer who shot to Hollywood stardom as the partner of dance greats Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died of heart failure last night in Los Angeles. She was 87. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Actress, dancer Cyd Charisse dies of heart attck at 86 Jun 18, 2008
Charisse, who paired with Hollywood dance greats Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died early on Tuesady morning of a heart attack at a Los Angeles-area hospital, said her agent Scott Stander. "What was special about Cyd was that she was always stylish and graceful, and when I saw her two weeks ago, she was still dressed beautifully and her hair was done properly," her publicist Gene Schwam told the media. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Middleman' suits all; 'Weeds' returns Jun 16, 2008
Q: I am looking for a movie where Bob Hope dances with either Gene Kelly or James Cagney. Do you know the name of the movie. (Detroit Free Press)
Tonys get spiced up by two singular sensations Jun 16, 2008
Xanadu, directed by La Jolla Playhouse artistic director Christopher Ashley, is a spoof of the 1980 roller-disco movie starring Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John. Cry-baby, which also has ties to the Playhouse (it premiered there last fall), remakes Hairspray mastermind John Waters' 1990 movie about teen romance with snarky lyrics and a vividly satirical vision of the 1950s. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Summer film series May 27, 2008
Other films will be 1959's "Some Like It Hot" (9:30 p.m. June 17) with Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis; and 1980's disco-laden "Xanadu" (9:30 p.m. July 22) with Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. All shows are $8 and will be hosted by emcee Ruby Redd. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Seven high school productions honored with Gene Kelly awards May 26, 2008
Those two were representative of the varied humor, emotion, grace and self-possession of the students accepting the 15 Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, presented for the 18th year by Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh. Matt Polk, Pittsburgh CLO Cody Hoellerman, Pine-Richland's Cat in the Hat, accepting the best actor Gene Kelly Award; he's in costume because he had just performed with the other five nominees in that category ... Distributing the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
2008 Gene Kelly Awards announced May 25, 2008
The Benedum Center was packed Saturday night as Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh honored Allegheny County high schools with the 18th annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater ... Special guest presenters included local television personalities and Gene Kelly's widow, Patricia Ward Kelly ... Gene Kelly Scholarships totaling $11,500 were presented to three high school seniors who have been accepted to a school for the performing or technical arts: Jaron... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
DVDs: Great Debaters, Indiana Jones May 23, 2008
The Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly Collection features On the Town, Take Me Out to the Ballgame and Anchors Aweigh ... 92 each; Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly set, $24. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Warren Cowan, at 87; wrote the book on promoting stars May 18, 2008
It includes Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Jennifer Jones, Steve McQueen, Jack Lemmon, Danny Kaye, Natalie Wood, Merv Griffin, Clint Eastwood, Audrey Hepburn, Danielle Steele, Peter Ustinov, Michael Jackson, and the Doors. Mr. Cowan was well aware of the peculiar nature of the fame business and relished his role in it. (Boston Globe)
Warren Cowan, 87, a star at promoting stars May 17, 2008
It includes Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Jennifer Jones, Steve McQueen, Jack Lemmon, Danny Kaye, Natalie Wood, Merv Griffin, Clint Eastwood, Audrey Hepburn, Danielle Steele, Peter Ustinov, Michael Jackson and the Doors. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Gilbert Cowan; two stepdaughters, the actresses Melissa and Sara Gilbert, both of Los Angeles; a stepson, Jonathan Gilbert; two daughters from previous marriages, Claudia,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Star publicist Warren Cowan dies in L.A. May 16, 2008
Among their clients: Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Clint Eastwood, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, John Wayne, Cary Grant, Danny Kaye and Arnold Schwarzenegger. When asked who his favorite client was, he always answered, The next one. (MSNBC -- News)
We celebrate Sinatra for great movie roles May 15, 2008
Three sailors, played by Gene Kelly, Jules Munshin and Sinatra, hit the Big Apple looking for laughs and love. What makes the movie so important is that it was the first big Hollywood musical to take the action off the soundstage and put it onto the street; in this case, New York. (The Augusta Chronicle)
'Xanadu' Among Top Tony Nominees May 14, 2008
Despite a paltry box office take, the movie version of "Xanadu," starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, yielded major hit singles for Newton John with "Magic" and "Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard), and "Xanadu" for Newton John and the Electric Light Orchestra. "In the Heights" was the top Tony nominee overall with 13 nominations. (NBC 11, CA)
Celebrating Sinatra May 13, 2008
In between, there were musicals with Gene Kelly, romps with The Rat Pack and Hollywood classics such as The Man With the Golden Arm (1955). "You celebrate a life after death, because there is no point in celebrating death," Tina Sinatra says by telephone from her home in Los Angeles, just as she prepares to fly to Vegas for her part in the public events. (Edmonton Sun)
Sinatra at the movies May 12, 2008
The deluxe sets cover his early career, his musicals with Gene Kelly, some of his '50s and '60s hits and the ring-a-ding-ding Rat Pack free-for-alls ... It took a trio of films with Gene Kelly -- "Anchors Aweigh," "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and the brilliant "On the Town" -- to prove that there was something more to the kid from Jersey -- a young actor with a natural ease, a comedian with timing that couldn't be taught. (NJ.com)
FRANK SINATRAS FILM CLASSICS ON DVD May 11, 2008
Other sets are devoted to Sinatra's earliest years in 1940s Hollywood, including "The Singing Bandit" (a notorious flop he joked about for years) and his three lavish MGM musicals with Gene Kelly (most notably "On the Town"). Finally, there's a new collectors' edition of four "Rat Pack" comedies with Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop - including the debut of "Sergeants 3," a mock Western long unavailable because it plagiarized "Gunga Din" without permission. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
His show unfolds like no other May 9, 2008
Other celebrity sendups range from Eminem and Gene Kelly to Britney Spears and Donna Summer. In addition to his quick changes, Marchetto choreographs elaborate moves for each song. (Boston Globe)
Gene Kelly nominees May 8, 2008
Gene Kelly Award nominations announced ... Gene Kelly Award nominations announced Thursday, May 08, 2008 By Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Pine-Richland, Central Catholic and Woodland Hills high schools lead in the 18th Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater with 11 nominations each, as announced yesterday by the sponsors, Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Former understudy sees role more fully in 'Rabbit Hole' Apr 23, 2008
She remembers when her grandfather showed her "Singin' in the Rain" and she fell in love with Gene Kelly, so she wrote him and he replied with a signed picture. "I nearly wet my pants.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Taylor struggles on Dancing Apr 22, 2008
That was the kind of performance I expected to see from Jason the first week when I didn't know he was the second coming of Gene Kelly in cleats. Since Jason's been cutting a pretty mean rug every week, he has set the bar pretty high for himself. (The Palm Beach Post)
The kick of 'Kingdom' is in its stars Apr 18, 2008
Li's mercurial grace and Chan's comic daredevilry, the ways in which each man defies gravity in his own carefree fashion - it's like Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly having a smackdown. What could be a breakthrough collaboration, though, ends up tasting like warmed-over fusion cuisine. (Boston Globe)
New on DVD: A pregnant teen and a blow-up doll Apr 18, 2008
This probably wasn't too forward-thinking the year before Chuck Berry waxed Maybelline, but some specialty numbers shine, including Ann Miller's It and Gene Kelly dancing with brother Fred to I Love To Go Swimmin' With Wimmen. Box sets. (USA Today -- Life)
Here come the brides Apr 8, 2008
No word yet on casting or which theater will host the musical that is probably better known to most audiences through Vincente Minnelli's 1954 movie, starring Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. The "Brigadoon" announcement comes just a couple of weeks after news leaked from New York that a revival of the 1926 Gershwin musical "Oh, Kay!" starring Harry Connick Jr. also will open in Boston this fall before opening on Broadway. (Boston Globe)
'Simply Ballroom' dance Apr 4, 2008
It was that role that led to her being cast in the musical Singin' in the Rain alongside Gene Kelly, which led to dozens of movies and television appearances (among them most recently, as Grace Adler's mom in the television show Will and Grace and in such children's programs as Halloweentown High and Kim Possible). Reynolds' next project has her opening a museum in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (Florida Times-Union)
'Singin in the Rain' reigns Apr 1, 2008
Kelsey Theatre's opening night audience for Maurer Productions' "Singin' in the Rain" demonstrated one thing for sure: The 1952 film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Con nor, Jean Hagen and the teenage Debbie Reynolds is firmly em bedded in the American cultural genome, and people simply love it. The adoration was rewarded with a sterling production, witty direction, outstanding performers with charm as well as talent, and a stage set that left nothing to the imagination. (NJ.com -- Times)
An In-Their-Face View Mar 30, 2008
Gene Kelly did it with Vincente Minnelli in 'An American In Paris. They stopped the movie for 20 minutes at the end. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Making a big splash Mar 28, 2008
The sight of Gene Kelly twirling an umbrella and splashing around in puddles arguably is the most famous movie musical moment of all time. Advertisement. (The News-Herald)
Pick the best sports movies ever Mar 28, 2008
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949, Warner, $20) is the only period baseball movie whose male leads (Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Jules Munshin) extol their double play finesse by singing Ryan to O'Brien to Goldberg, a tune that did not exactly knock Mule Train off the '49 pop charts. It also is the only baseball movie in which the team's owner/manager performs a water ballet. (USA Today)
On Your Mind Mar 24, 2008
The dollar s crumbling, the recession s thundering, the Dow s bungee-jumping and the world s disapproving, yet George Bush has turned into Gene Kelly, tap dancing and singing in a one-man review called The Most Happy Fella. The more terrified Americans get, the more bizarrely carefree he seems. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
School's super cool Mar 23, 2008
"The director, Kenny Ortega, who worked with (legendary film dancer) Gene Kelly and keeps referring to the master, has a definite vision for the High School Musical, but at the same time is always looking for something new," says Klapow. "People say High School Musical is Grease for the 21st century but you have to remember Grease II, unlike HSM2, wasn't considered as good as the first film. The reason? It didn't have the same cast and crew. The High School team has stayed together.". (Courier Mail)
Talk of the Town: I’ve got the Easter bonnet blues Mar 21, 2008
(Although Munshin was in successful MGM musicals such as Easter Parade and Take Me Out to the Ball Game, audiences would always remember him as one of the trio of sailors including Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra singing New York, New York, it s a Wonderful Town in the hit On the Town ... The first was Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942) ... Gene Kelly was originally scheduled to play Don, but he broke his ankle when he stamped his foot in anger after losing a volleyball game. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Jumping on 'The Band Wagon' Mar 10, 2008
He adapted it from the 1980 film of the same name, a mess of a movie that was steeped in roller disco and gave Gene Kelly his last film role. Now, for the Old Globe, Beane has adapted another movie musical, Vincente Minnelli's 1953 The Band Wagon. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Doherty wins primary-- Obama takes county, Clinton takes state Mar 6, 2008
U.S. Senate Gene Kelly, 862; Richard Noriega, 738. Railroad commissioner Mark Thompson, 1,255; Dale Henry, 491. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Profile: David Stratton Mar 5, 2008
Gene Kelly was one of the great entertainers from the golden era of Hollywood. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Central Texans To Decide State, Local Races As Well Mar 4, 2008
Perennial candidates Gene Kelly and Rhett Smith also are on the ballot. . (KWTX.com, TX)
Time to vote in primary Feb 28, 2008
Interest and enthusiasm are building for next Tuesday's Democratic and Republican primary elections. And using the foot traffic at the Brewster County elections office as a gauge, early voting has been steady and strong. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Travel: Burt Reynolds museum is kitschy fun Feb 24, 2008
He has autographs from Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra (who writes: "Why don't you cheer up and have a good time?"), Bette Davis, Gene Kelly and "Missy" Stanwyck, among others. 2. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Lights, cameras and action as Hollywood prepares for Oscars Feb 24, 2008
We just took a camera down there and the red carpet was there, Army Archerd was in the stands calling out the names of the stars and one by one they came: Richard Burton, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly. It was the thrill of my life. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
And the Oscar goes to. . . . Feb 22, 2008
Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly in a classic film that taught me the importance of independent thinking. To Kill a Mockingbird. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Pictures at a Revolution Feb 19, 2008
Lucky attendees might have glimpsed Sidney Poitier and Gene Kelly instructing Vadim's little girl in tap-dancing, or Darryl Zanuck and George Cukor staring dumbstruck at a barefoot hippie nursing her baby. " /> Dustin Hoffman looking at Anne Bancroft's leg in "The Graduate," one of the films that vied for the Academy Award for best picture of 1967. (The Associated Press) 1967: The year the movies came of age Published: February 15, 2008 Text Size Pictures at a Revolution Five Movies and the... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Happy Burt-days! Feb 18, 2008
"), Bette Davis, Gene Kelly and "Missy" Stanwyck, among others. 2. The personalized notes. Cary Grant calls him "my, and the world's, favorite light comedian. " Elizabeth Taylor playfully writes: "Darling Burt, you need a more experienced woman (like me. (The Palm Beach Post)
Sorry You Missed My Book Signing Feb 15, 2008
While searching for something or other on the internet, shed come across an article Id written in which I mentioned that in spite of having interviewed the likes of Gerald Ford, Billy Wilder, Jerry Herman, Steve Allen, George Carlin, Art Linkletter, Henry Mancini, Judith Krantz and Sid Caesar, and having probably been the last person to have interviewed Gene Kelly, Sammy Cahn, G. David Schine and Ginger Rogers, the book had been spurned by any number of publishers who hadnt even wanted... (Townhall.com)
Movies with heart Feb 14, 2008
When best friends Tommy Albright (Gene Kelly) and Jeff Douglas (Van Johnson) get lost on a hunting trip in Scotland, they discover a mysterious and seemingly timeless village called Brigadoon, where Tommy falls for the wistful Fiona Campbell (Cyd Charisse). The catch: for its own protection, the village exists only one day out of every one hundred years. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Year of the Rat promises economic prosperity Feb 6, 2008
However, there will be more pressure and problems in the second half of the year," she said. People born in the Year of the Rat are said to be compatible with those born under the ox, dragon and monkey, and are not compatible with those born in a horse year. The western counterpart of the Rat horoscope is Sagittarius. Famous Rats include William Shakespeare, Prince Charles, Al Gore, George Washington, T.S. Eliot, Mozart, Claude Monet, the Queen Mother, Marlon Brando, George Bush, Jimmy Carter,... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Movie musicals rule again Jan 24, 2008
Other movie musicals (although not necessarily based on or adapted from stage musicals) had also left legacies Gene Kelly splashing in the rain; Fred whirling Ginger around a silvery ballroom; the Jets and the Sharks coolly making menace through a mambo routine; and Catherine Deneuves whispery crooning at a little umbrella shop in Cherbourg. Unfortunately, audiences eventually became jaded of the ever present sing-and-dance routines, and the movie musical lost its appeal. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'American Idol' Executive Producer's Secret Flop: 'The Apple' Jan 17, 2008
"Can't Stop the Music" featured Steve Guttenberg in short shorts and the Village People, and "Xanadu" shoved cinema legend Gene Kelly into a pair of roller skates, but many critics agree that "The Apple" takes the cake when it comes to pure schlocky incoherence. The sci-fi allegory which essentially boils down to a music competition not unlike "American Idol" (except that it involves God and the devil) confounded audiences when it hit theaters in November 1980. (VHI.com -- Music News)
La Jolla Playhouse unveils two more shows for '08 season Jan 17, 2008
The film starred Olivia Newton-John as a mystical roller-mama and Gene Kelly (in his final film role) as mentor to a young skating enthusiast. Ashley's version preserves much of the Electric Light Orchestra's score, by far the best part of the movie. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Musical star Depp makes the cut Jan 15, 2008
But she had done little dancing and was intimidated at the prospect of partnering Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor in dance routines. Under Kelly's demanding tutelage, she found a way to channel her natural agility and buoyancy into stylish dance steps. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Chris Brown heats up arena Jan 8, 2008
He danced with an umbrella in a way that has not been done since Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain. During a costume change, and presumably a breather, his two child backup dancers, one 9, one 11, came out and soloed. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Michael Kidd; won 5 Tonys for choreography Dec 25, 2007
Mr. Kidd also choreographed and directed "Merry Andrew," starring Kaye, and appeared on-screen dancing with Gene Kelly and Dan Dailey in "It's Always Fair Weather.". The great New York City Ballet dancer Jacques d'Amboise, who was in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," said at the time that Mr. Kidd was "willing to do anything himself that he expects of his dancers. And he's a great dancer himself - we respect that.". (Boston Globe)
Michael Kidd, 92; inventive choreographer for Broadway, Hollywood Dec 25, 2007
In 1955, Kidd made his screen debut in Donen's "It's Always Fair Weather," which starred Charisse, Gene Kelly and Dan Dailey. His performance pleased critics, including the New York Times' Bosley Crowther, who described Kidd's acting as "somewhat in the style of Frank Sinatra.". (Los Angeles Times)
10 hottest aprs ski bars Dec 8, 2007
Clink whisky sours and hope that the resident pianist will dance on the grand piano, as Gene Kelly did one night long ago. Stein Ericksen LodgeDon your Dale of Norway sweater and settle into a cozy chair near the fireplace at Deer Valley, Utah's Troll Hallen Lounge, the bastion of all things Nordic. (MSNBC -- Travel)
12/7: Usher salutes movie classics Dec 7, 2007
Yes, it's imposing to do a number that Gene Kelly mastered 55 years ago. "All of the greats get copied," Usher says. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
EMI Music Publishing Signs Usher's Brother, Hitmaking Producer JLack, to a Worldwide Publishing Deal Dec 7, 2007
Recently, JLack produced a remake of the Gene Kelly classic "Singin' In The Rain" for Usher's performance on MOVIES ROCK, the two-hour CBS special celebrating the role that music has played in films, airing on December 7th at 9 pm et/pt. "JLack is an incredibly talented songwriter and producer. He has a true musical sensitivity and this, coupled with his incredible drive, is the combination for a bright future. He has emerged gracefully as a true songwriter," says Big Jon Platt, Executive Vice... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Movies Rock' brings major star power as celebs from music and film mix it up Dec 4, 2007
LL Cool J complimented Usher on his modern Gene Kelly moves, telling him, "I loved it." Legend, who sang "As Time Goes By" with Mary J. Blige, was glued to a screen in the green room while Fergie performed. Other highlights included Jennifer Hudson singing "Somewhere" from "West Side Story," Queen Latifah's performance of "Big Spender" and Carrie Underwood's rendition of "The Sound of Music.". (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Indy champ finishes first in 'Dancing With the Stars' Nov 29, 2007
It was a charming moment - Gene Kelly couldn't have pulled it off better - and it encapsulates what audiences want from their 8 p.m.-hour TV. In an era of snark and cynicism, this show has met an untapped need. No wonder movie musicals have made a comeback, too. (Boston Globe)
