Growing up, I managed to destroy TWO beta tapes of Annie by watching them over, and over, and over again. I eventually moved onto The Wizard of Oz and the likes of My Fair Lady (although, at the age of 8, I could barely understand what Audrey was saying). Musicals via film or stage have [...]

One of my all-time favorite old flicks is “A Song is Born” (1948) starring Danny Kaye. A Song is Born staffs jazz greats like Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, the Golden Gate Quartet, Tommy Dorsey, Mel Powell, Louis Bellson, and Charlie Barnett and lets the viewer tune in to watch them tear away at [...]