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re: Daily Beast: Is so full of errors-musicals from films

Posted by:	JayBee 12:55 pm EDT 03/18/14
In reply to:	re: Daily Beast: Is so full of errors-musicals from films - NewtonUK 09:48 am EDT 03/18/14

The difference, as some else pointed out, was that those older musicals reinvented themselves; they used the plots for inspiration. In fact, they often tried to hide the fact that they were based on an old movie by retitling the show. They wanted to make it new and fresh. Today, it is all dumbed down - they practically slop their B-movie on the stage frame for frame with some songs thrown in but very little, or no, imagination.

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