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from: John W. Kennedy
date: 2010-05-02 11:48:50
subject: Re: Space is just fun: NASA Musical

On Apr 30, 11:08 pm, Duggy  wrote:
> On May 1, 2:32 am, "John W. Kennedy"
 wrote:
>
> > It's a curious fact that, from the very dawn of talkies, Hollywood has
> > made musicals of its own, but has invariably confused stage musicals
> > with revues. Even "High School Musical" does this -- it
is a musical
> > in its own right (one may think it a singularly uninspired example,
> > but that is not the same thing as not being a musical at all), while
> > the musical-within-a-musical isn't.
>
> Not having seen it, what I think you're saying is that High School
> Musical is a musical that should be called High School Revue?
Yes -- but all those Ruby Keeler movies were just the same.
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