Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

The movie musical’s popularity peaked during the 1950s. MGM led the industry and other studios followed with dozens of memorable films. As the end of the “Hollywood Musical” era gave way to widescreen, color and shooting on location, Hollywood successfully transitioned many Broadway shows from musical geniuses like Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Lorenz Hart, Frank Loesser, Lerner and Lowe, Leonard Bernstein and others into popular movies. Includes wonderful singing and dancing clips from: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and others.