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Good Night, and Good Luck, is a film made by George Clooney in 2005. In response to the Iraq war. It follows the story of Sig Mickelson played by Jeff Daniels. A newscaster who is set in his values, exposing corruption, and keeping the government in line. In a time when America was having a communist red scare.

Christ Lemire describes the old Footloose as a “flood of fond memories” for anyone who grew up in the 1980s. This movie was a true symbol of the growth of pop culture during this time. The main character, played by Kevin Bacon, was a bad boy

This extraordinary musical is based on the book written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirpatrick. Karey and Wayne Kirpatrick created the music and lyrics for this new engaging musical. Something Rotten! was choreographed and directed by Casey Nicholaw. This outrageous new musical resonates with every musical theatre enthusiast.

To find a true sense of belonging within a set world, one must have the courage to stay true to themselves. The protagonists in this film Scott and Fran gradually challenge and redefine the order of this community. Scott “the up and coming star” of the ballroom world becomes frustrated with only dancing the old traditional steps and wants permission to introduce his own kind of steps.

When people danced or even just watched dance it provided them with a physical and psychological energy that impassioned people and gave them optimism. Fred Astaire conveyed this inspiration and hope during the Great Depression through his film and his dancing. Morris Dickstein, in his article Facing the Music, states, “they gradually promoted dance into a plot device, enabling a bickering couple to achieve not only perfect harmony but a rarefied ease and elegance, something missing from the audience’s encumbered lives”. Astaire had a style that displayed elegance and class and therefore reassured and inspired people. His films with Ginger Rogers especially helped to provide a distinctly up-lifting spirit and harmony that was hard to convey during a time of great struggle.

The movie explores the movie making industry’s transition from silent films to “talkies,” while the main character, Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) pursues love interest, Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) and pushes away love dis-interest Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). Sprinkled throughout are many intricate music numbers featuring impressive tap dancing sequences.

First of all the movie won 5 Tony awards and it was number one on the Billboard charts for 12 weeks, and it was on the charts for 245 weeks. Even more, this shows that the movie was a very stupendous one if it was number one for a long time, and on the charts for a lot longer. In addition, the story that the musical has is an excellent one, and here it is. When a man named Harold Hill, who is a traveling con man comes to River City he wants to convince the people of River City to start a band, and he succeeds. He announces to them they need to purchase uniforms and instruments for the band from him, because right away after he got the money he was going to leave. When a woman named Marian starts to realize that he is a fraud, though she doesn’t want to say anything because her brother is thrilled about the new band. In the end of the movie Harold doesn’t leave town after developing feelings for Marian, and he creates the band and makes the town proud, which is where the story ends. Plus, the set of the movie was made to create a town set in the time of 1912, and it came out in 1962. The movie took 18 or more sets to make the movie that it was. For example, The set wasn’t the only thing that took a while, the scenes did too. Also, one of the scenes took eight hours of straight filming for two days, to film it. Lastly

In a furious hurry after my ride dropped me off at the front of Irondequoit High School with minutes to spare, I sped walked through the doors, into the commons, and straight towards the PAC. I planned to meet two close friends, Claire and Emily. Relieved to arrive with a seat already reserved, I sat down and settled in for a great performance of Christmas Belles. With my expectations set high from the spring comedy I saw earlier this year, I waited anxiously and passed the time by chatting with my friends. People, old and young, packed the seats, which surprised me. I guess I never realized how popular the comedies at IHS were. The lights dimmed. A smooth wave of silence came over the audience. Suddenly, Texas bluegrass Christmas music, or

Featuring music by Fats Waller, Ain’t Misbehavin’ made its Broadway debut in 1978 and quickly became popular. Although there is no main plot, each song tells its own story. Songs of big feet, cheating husbands, and greasy men leave you chuckling to yourself as you enjoy the interactive and upbeat energy of the show. It is obvious that the actors had a lot of fun

Musical of Musicals: The Musical was a performance of multiple musicals within one another. As the audience was filling up the seats, the Assisstant Director did a great job of having trivia of the musicals that were going to be perfomed on the backdrop projection screen. I easily picked up on the musical scene Sound of Music. My personal overall experience with attending the musical was a very entertaining and upbeat atmosphere. When the musical was about to begin, Brittany Hines told us, “You better do what I say to do, and when I say it.” I wasn’t expecting such fierceness and sexuality with the whip, I felt that having the whip was a bit much. However; Brittany Hines did get her point across and I definitely listend more than what I would’ve if she hadn’t told us what to do.

Laugh and sing along with a boy band parody of biblical proportions in a performance full of foot-stomping music and high-energy dance. This award-winning original musical boasts a lighthearted soundtrack worthy of today’s Top 40 charts and humor that is perfect for the whole family. Grab your tickets now for a show that’s as heavenly as it is

The quality film I have selected is “Goodfellas”. I believe this is truly one of the best films created during its time period. A little information about this movie before going into more detail involves the starring of popular actors, along with the movie focusing on many characters but specifically Henry Hill. Throughout this paper I will discuss such elements as: the plot; acting; directing; originality of story; soundtrack; and other important aspects in the production of the film. This film was a huge box office success and I will explore how its production made this possible.

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly are a movie that shows a complicated friendship in the storyline. Directed by Sergio Leone, this movie was pioneer of spaghetti’s western movie during 1960’s. Starring Clint Eastwood (Blondie), Eli Wallach (Tuco) and Lee Van clef (Sentenza/Angel Eyes), this movie is one of the best and listed on the top ten ranks in IMDB.

The stage adaptation of the renowned motion picture, Singin’ In The Rain, is currently featuring out of the Zach Theatre in Austin, TX. Based on the 1952 film starring Gene Kelly and Debby Reynolds, it is regarded as one of the greatest musicals in history. The screenplay seemed to be based verbatim on that of the original picture’s. Prior to my investment of the act, it was evident that this production had great expectations to meet, and it would be a challenge to align with these standards and capture the essence and imagery of the original. Zach Theatre’s production exceeds this quality, and delivers righteously, tastefully recreating the legendary picture. The direction, choreography, and acting did not spare difficulties, and there was enough invention to bring this old-time production into the modern age to intrigue and entertain those of all ages. The actors impeccably resembled the original ensemble and characters, which immortalized each song and dance, as most would have remembered it. Luke Hawkins, who portrayed Don Lockwood, carried the cast with his perfected impersonation and tactical movements, combining elements of tap and swing. Supporting Hawkins, portraying Cosmo Brown and Kathy Selden, were Sasha Hutchings and Blake Spellacy. All were a joy to watch and indefinitely provided the audience with the required ambience, aura, and appeal that would be a cultivation of that glamorous appeal. The modern Don, Kathy, and

This film, co-directed by the leading male, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, follows the beloved and famous silent actors and on-screen couple, Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). Don has worked exceptionally hard to become as successful as he is today with the help of his lifetime friend and partner, Cosmo (Donald O’ Connor). When Don and Lina’s latest film is transformed into a musical in order to be saved, Don has the voice for it, however, his on-screen love interest, Lina does not. This gives Don the opportunity to bring in Kathy Seldon (Debbie Reynolds), his off-screen love interest and aspiring actress with a beautiful voice to replace Lina’s horrid croaking. The only problem is Lina, will she continue to climb her way up to the talking pictures while taking everyone else down with her lack of talent, or will she step aside for the good of all and let Kathy take her place both on the silver screen and in the heart of Don Lockwood? Now, because this film is a musical, it is filled with an abundance of dance sequences which also means it is