Ep. 24: "An American in Paris," 1951 (Movie Musicals of the Decades)

Sep 12, 2018

Music:

• “I Got Rhythm,” performed by Gene Kelly
• “Tra-La-La (This Time It’s Really Love),” by Gene Kelly and Oscar Levant
• “Love is Here to Stay,” by Gene Kelly
• “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise,” by Georges Guétary
• “An American in Paris,” danced by Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron

Music by Ira Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Show Notes

• How “An American in Paris” changed the Hollywood movie musical for good
• Martin Scorsese’s personal journey through musicals in Hollywood
• The Broadway production of “An American in Paris” performing the title number at the White House
• Julian Ovenden’s (from “Downton Abbey”) rendition of “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise” will just blow you away.
• Get tickets to see the Broadway production in cinemas later this month!