Ep. 21: "The Broadway Melody of 1929" (Movie Musicals of the Decades)

Aug 22, 2018

Hello Listeners! It’s time to start a new school year AND a new season of Broadway Babies! We hope you’re as excited as we are to take a deep dive into the Movie Musicals of the Decades! We will be looking at movie musicals from the 1920s to today, and basing an episode on the musical that we think captures the spirit and the aesthetic of that decade. This episode is on the Academy Award winning classic, The Broadway Melody! We will be discussing the quality of the movie as well as the music, the story, the choreography, and other elements of musicals that apply. Join us in the discussion during the season about the evolution of the movie musical! 

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Music:

• "The Broadway Melody," performed by Charles King
• "My Boyfriend," by Bessie Love and Anita Page
• "You Were Meant for Me," by Charles King
• "The Broadway Melody (reprise)," by Charles King

Music and lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Show Notes:

• The New York Times’ review from 1929.
• Turner Classic Movies
• Comet over Hollywood
•  Tap dancing scene!!
• You Were Meant for Me from “Singin’ in the Rain,” this time sung by Gene Kelly
• An interesting...and disappointing story about Arthur Freed in his later years.