For the month of March, it's all musicals! From "Swing Time" to "Hello, Dolly!"-- but only my favorites are included, of course.
We've got Fred annoying and wooing Ginger; Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra on 24 hours leave in New York; Donald O'Connor makes 'em laugh, Gene sings in the rain; Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell hop a ship to Europe; Julie Andrews undertakes a captain with 7 children; Rex Harrison teaches Audrey Hepburn how to speak; Howard Keel and his 6 [handsome] backwoodsmen brothers find themselves 7 brides; Deborah Kerr finds romance with a King in Siam; Salvation Army Seargent Jean Simmons finds she has chemistry with gambler Marlon Brando; Judy Garland and Gene Kelly put on a play in her family's barn; the neighbors think Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are in love; and oh, so much more!
I've included in their information the name of the choreographer or stager. As I was researching the musicals to put them in order of year, I noticed I actually do have a favorite choreographer: Michael Kidd. Closely followed by Gene Kelly.
Don't musicals just make you happy? Well, they make ME happy, anyway.
Get ready to have a lot of songs stuck in your head!!
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend....." (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
"Bless your beautiful hide, wherever you may be....." (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers")
"Wouldn't it be loverly?" (My Fair Lady)
hooray for musical March! I mean come on, who doesn't love a good musical? ... probably pseudo cranky people like Luke. ; )
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