Daily entertainment news covering Gene Kelly en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/23/celebrity_birthdays_august_140 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 131330@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas (1978), LA Laker Kobe Bryant (1978), actor Scott Caan (1976), Crazy Town singer Shifty (1974), "Star Wars Episode I" actor Ray Park (1974),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/02/can_cover_art_affect_music_sales_ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:28:35 EST Entertainment News 99689@http://www.starpulse.com/news Why do record labels and musicians put so much thought into the art work that will grace the covers of new releases to the public? If we were to consider the recent "friendly" album sales feud between

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/30/muppets_forever_the_house_that_henson_bu Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:46:51 EST Entertainment News 99535@http://www.starpulse.com/news For nearly 40 years Jim Henson’s Muppets have captivated audiences young and old, whether down the block on Sesame Street, from backstage on their own syndicated variety show,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/23/celebrity_birthdays_august_85 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 94282@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin (1982), The Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas (1978), LA Laker Kobe Bryant (1978), actor Scott Caan (1976), Crazy Town singer Shifty (1974), "Star Wars Episode I" actor Ray Park (1974),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/18/cyd_charisse_dies_in_los_angeles_at_age_86 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:57 EST Entertainment News 90372@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/23/celebrity_birthdays_august_54 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54439@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin (1982), The Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas (1978), LA Laker Kobe Bryant (1978), actor Scott Caan (1976), Crazy Town singer Shifty (1974), "Star Wars Episode I" actor Ray Park (1974), actor River Phoenix (1970; d. 1993), actor/comedian Jay Mohr (1970), singer/soap star Rick Springfield (1949), "Cheers" actress Shelley Long (1949), British actor David Robb (1947), The Who drummer Keith Moon (1947; d. 1978), novelist Nelson DeMille (1943), "I Dream Of Jeannie" actress Barbara Eden (1934), actress Vera Miles (1929), singer Tex Williams (1917; d. 1985), and "Singin' In The Rain" star Gene Kelly (1912; d. 1996).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/05/straylight_run_s_sophomore_album_the_nee Sat, 05 May 2007 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 40975@http://www.starpulse.com/news Do John and Michelle Nolan think too much? Straylight Run's sibling front-people - both sing, write, and play guitar and piano, ably enabled in their musical ruminations by bassist Shaun Cooper and drummer Will Noon - don't seem like eggheads; but there's no doubting the intelligent design of their gloriously adventurous off-kilter pop and the existential underpinnings of their lyrics.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/20/actor_jean_pierre_cassel_dies Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:45:42 EST Entertainment News 38974@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jean-Pierre Cassel has died following a long illness. He was 74. The star, whose talent was discovered by Gene Kelly, died at his home in Paris yesterday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/06/jane_krakowski_is_unable_to_join_broadwa Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:51:41 EST Entertainment News 28292@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jane Krakowski has been forced to pull out of contention for the Broadway revival of movie musical "Xanadu" because of commitments to her TV show 30 Rock. The actress was the favorite to play roller-skating muse Kira in production - a stage adaptation of Olivia Newton-John's 1980 movie - but she has been forced to gracefully step down.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/05/olivia_newton_john_thrilled_with_xanadu_ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 28250@http://www.starpulse.com/news Olivia Newton-John is celebrating after learning two of her movie musicals will hit Broadway this year. Just months learning about the Grease revival, the singer/actress is thrilled to hear her 1980 roller-skating musical Xanadu is also heading for the stage.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/afi_names_singin_in_the_rain_as_best_mus Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:54:37 EST Entertainment News 15085@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singin' In The Rain has topped the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 25 Greatest Movie Musicals. The feel-good 1952 Gene Kelly classic beat off competition from Natalie Wood weepie West Side Story and Judy Garland favorite The Wizard Of Oz.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/23/celebrity_birthdays_august_23 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:00:15 EST Entertainment News 13305@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin (1982), The Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas (1978), LA Laker Kobe Bryant (1978), actor Scott Caan (1976), Crazy Town singer Shifty (1974), "Star Wars Episode I" actor Ray Park (1974), actor River Phoenix (1970; d. 1993), actor/comedian Jay Mohr (1970), singer/soap star Rick Springfield (1949), "Cheers" actress Shelley Long (1949), British actor David Robb (1947), The Who drummer Keith Moon (1947; d. 1978), novelist Nelson DeMille (1943), "I Dream Of Jeannie" actress Barbara Eden (1934), actress Vera Miles (1929), singer Tex Williams (1917; d. 1985), and "Singin' In The Rain" star Gene Kelly (1912; d. 1996).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/16/hugh_jackman_may_return_to_broadway Tue, 16 May 2006 13:41:37 EST Entertainment News 6995@http://www.starpulse.com/news Australian movie star Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway to star in a revival of musical "Pal Joey" next spring. The star will follow in the footsteps of musical legend Gene Kelly, who played Joey Evans in New York in 1940.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/17/nearly_8_hours_of_music_featured_on_mgm_25 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:20:04 EST Entertainment News 5714@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie music fans rejoiced in 1995 when Turner Classic Movies Music and Rhino Movie Music partnered for an exhaustive five disc collection featuring indelible musical performances from MGM's golden age. A decade and more than 200 classic movie soundtrack releases later, Turner/Rhino revisits the centerpiece of its successful ongoing partnership to create a truly definitive collection of MGM musical magic. "That's Entertainment!" The Ultimate Anthology of MGM Musicals"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/19/marilyn_monroe_gave_sage_advice_to_joan_ Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:18:30 EST Entertainment News 1309@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Dynasty star Joan Collins was warned against the dark side of the show business by the ultimate Hollywood victim - Marilyn Monroe. Collins, 72, was in her 20s when she met the late screen goddess at Gene Kelly's house, and she was struck by how "ordinary" she was.

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