IBJ Night at the Movies: "Fame"

September 16, 2009
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Care to join IBJ for a sneak preview of the upcoming movie remake "Fame"?

While the performing arts students may be unknown (at least to those of us over 15), the familiar cast of teachers includes Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Megan Mullally, and Charles S. Dutton. Debbie Allen, a teacher last time, is now the Principal.

If you'd like a shot at a pair of tickets, just mention your favorite movie musical in the space below.

You'll also need to send an e-mail to lharry@ibj.com with FAME tickets on the subject line.

I will contact winners by e-mail with information on how to claim your passes. The screening is 7 p.m. at Regal Circle Centre on Sept. 23.

Good luck.

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  • Wendy CarsonSeptember 16, 2009 10:22 AM
    It'd have to be "A Chorus Line". I wore out six VHS copies of it but am still on my first DVD copy. I can quote every line in the movie and stage show.
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    • LisaSeptember 16, 2009 10:41 AM
      I've just got such great memories of watching Judy Garland in Meet Me In St. Louis with my Grandparents...An American In Paris and really any Gene Kelly stand out, too!
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    • RyanSeptember 16, 2009 10:48 AM
      I was six when my parents took me to see Annie in the theatre, and Carol Burnett scared me away from ever trying "cold mush."
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    • Jeremy CalesSeptember 16, 2009 10:57 AM
      Anyone who knows me, knows it's "Jesus Christ Superstar". I would watch it EVERY Easter when I was little. And it is the reason I do theatre today. It was the first show I was in. It was the first show I Stage Managed. It was the first show I Directed. (Yeah I've done it more than once). LOL And I got to meet THE Ted Neeley backstage when it came to the Murat a while back. A night I'll never forget!
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    • AngieSeptember 16, 2009 11:15 AM
      I have to go with RENT. Was it the most well done of all of the musical movies I've seen? No. Were all of the main characters just a little bit too old to play the part on the big screen (with the exception of Rosario Dawson and Tracie Thoms)? Yes. But it was RENT with the majority of the original cast, so it will be my favorite now and forever! :)
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    • AlexisSeptember 16, 2009 11:28 AM
      Gotta' go with my all-time favorite "Grease".
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    • Erica FreemanSeptember 16, 2009 11:32 AM
      I have so many favorites but I have to say my all time favorite is Jesus Christ Superstar. The whole storyline is amazing and who can't love all the fringe used in the showstopping number Jesus Christ Superstar. I also think the star of the show Ted Neeley who has played the part of Jesus longer than Jesus was actually alive and still has the vocal chops embodies the character on stage as well as off stage, as I too had the chance to meet him and there is no Diva attitude at all. I also love that the movie randomly throws in ideas of the current time in which the movie was made. I also like the use of them coming in on a bus as themselves changing into costume and starting the show then leaving on teh bus at the end I think this reminds you that this is a musical being brought into a move so you still have a "stage".
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    • lambSeptember 16, 2009 12:52 PM
      Sound of Music

      dates me, eh?
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    • Rosemarie KellySeptember 16, 2009 12:52 PM
      It has to be Wizard of Oz. A classic movie musical that holds up as well today as it did nearly 70 years ago!
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    • BarbaraSeptember 16, 2009 12:52 PM
      I think my all time favorite is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Although Wicked is coming up fast!
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    • BillSeptember 16, 2009 12:53 PM
      My favorite musical is "Singin' in the Rain". Between Gene Kelly's singing and dancing and Donald O'Connor's gravity-defying performance of "Make 'Em Laugh", this is the yardstick by which all other musicals should be measured.
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    • Andrew B. BurokerSeptember 16, 2009 12:56 PM
      Toss up between Camelot and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Both great in their own right and era.
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    • MarySeptember 16, 2009 12:57 PM
      Little shop. Little Shop of Horrors. You're singing it in your head right now, aren't 'cha?
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    • John ThomasSeptember 16, 2009 1:01 PM
      If animated movies count, I'd have to go with "The Point" (featuring the smash hit "Me and My Arrow"). Otherwise, it's got to be Superstar.
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    • ChristySeptember 16, 2009 1:02 PM
      Mine would have to be "Grease." It's endlessly rewatchable. An honorable mention would be "Moulin Rouge" for making the musical relevant again for a new generation.
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    • AndreaSeptember 16, 2009 1:06 PM
      Gotta be The Sound of Music or The King and I, with Grease rounding out my Top Three!
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    • Jeremy StewartSeptember 16, 2009 1:12 PM
      Little Shop of Horrors! I loved this movie as a kid.
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    • Lauren StanisicSeptember 16, 2009 1:18 PM
      a chorus line. my first love. my forever love. :)
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    • RachelSeptember 16, 2009 1:19 PM
      "Chicago" would have to be my favorite.
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    • Kelli SmithSeptember 16, 2009 1:20 PM
      "Singin in the Rain", "South Pacific" and "The Sound of Music" are my favorites.
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    • BrendanSeptember 16, 2009 1:44 PM
      Rocky Horror Picture Show!
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    • KarenSeptember 16, 2009 1:50 PM
      "The Wizard of Oz" is my favorite!!! "Singin' In The Rain" comes in as a very close 2nd!
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    • Raegan PotterSeptember 16, 2009 1:54 PM
      Moulin Rouge-Love it!
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    • Sue BonneauSeptember 16, 2009 2:20 PM
      It has to be Holiday Inn. Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, some obsurce person who filled the female lead nicely...It has it all, and Christmas to boot!
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    • JacquelineSeptember 16, 2009 2:28 PM
      The Sound of Music...best movie of all time! :)
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    • PamSeptember 16, 2009 2:45 PM
      I have to admit I really love "Enchanted." Strictly speaking, it may not be a musical, but I think it's close enough.
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    • JamesSeptember 16, 2009 2:54 PM
      It has to be 1) Singin' in the Rain, 2) Broadway Melody of 1940, 3) Easter Parade
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    • Rose DurbinSeptember 16, 2009 3:46 PM
      Oklahoma always comes to mind. My father's favorite. Great songs. Memorable characters. Good as a high school performance or on Broadway,
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    • AmySeptember 16, 2009 4:30 PM
      Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella!!
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    • Tracy DamoneSeptember 16, 2009 4:32 PM
      Mine at the moment is Rent with The Sound of Music a very close second!!
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    • Jane JohnsonSeptember 16, 2009 4:58 PM
      Mamma Mia!
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    • Chyrise KingSeptember 16, 2009 8:29 PM
      My favorite movie musical is James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy the George Cohen story. It is an oldie but a goodie
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    • KelseySeptember 16, 2009 11:19 PM
      Has to be "Singin' in the Rain!"
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    • CameronSeptember 16, 2009 11:33 PM
      My wife thinks I'm crazy, but my all-time favorite musical is Music Man.
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    • MelissaSeptember 17, 2009 8:19 AM
      GREASE, OF COURSE!!!
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    • Sheila FischerSeptember 17, 2009 8:52 AM
      Not too many people know of this musical but it has to be "Finnian's Rainbow". (only those born in the 50's would remember it).
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    • VeronicaSeptember 17, 2009 9:09 AM
      There are a LOT of great ones mentioned--my current favorite is SHAMPOO! It was so fun!
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    • LouSeptember 17, 2009 9:20 AM
      Some notes:

      Veronica: Are you confusing it with something else? "Shampoo" wasn't a musical.

      Sheila: Finian's Rainbow is being revived on Broadway this season.

      Cameron: No shame in liking The Music Man. Robert Preston rocks.

      Chyrise: It's been years since I've seen Yankee Doodle Dandy, but I used to love it. Time for a revisit, I think. And I believe the Artcraft Theatre in Franklin had it back on the big screen not too long ago.

      To all the JC Superstar fans: You must check out the Mr. Show parody of the Jesus Christ Superstar film. Jack Black is in it. Very funny.

      Lauren and Wendy: You may be the only two people in the world who liked the film of "A Chorus Line." FYI: The revival tour is part of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.


      Thanks for reading. Winners are being notified.

      --Lou Harry
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      • Khaleel RasheedSeptember 17, 2009 9:22 AM
        I really enjoyed Chicago with Richard Gere and many others
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      • BillieSeptember 17, 2009 12:03 PM
        I seem to recall loving "Oliver", especially little Mark Lester when he sang "Where is Love?". Whatever happened to HIM?
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      • SamanthaSeptember 17, 2009 1:34 PM
        Rent!!!
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      • Gene SalkovskySeptember 17, 2009 4:19 PM
        Tragedy tomorrow, comedy to-night! A wonderful 60's musical with true comedic power in Zero Mostel.
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      • KarenSeptember 17, 2009 4:21 PM
        chicago is my all time favorite movie musical. I was pleasantly suprised with how well hollywood did!
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      • Kiamesha ColomSeptember 18, 2009 11:37 AM
        My favorie movie musical is Sound Of Music.
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      • Andrea BensassiSeptember 18, 2009 1:52 PM
        Mamma Mia!
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      • DonSeptember 19, 2009 6:55 PM
        There are many musical films to choose from. In addition to My Fair Lady there is also South Pacific, Grease, Chorus Line etc
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      • Kris LaEaceSeptember 20, 2009 12:09 PM
        The Sound of Music is my all time favorite.
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      • DawnSeptember 21, 2009 8:00 AM
        OMgosh, how can I name just one. As cheesy as it sounds I really loved the 3rd installment of High School Musical and even more so, The Hannah Montana Movie. But, for a more mature pick I'd have to go with Chicago....or Moulin Rouge...or...who can pick just ONE?!?!
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      • AngieSeptember 21, 2009 1:15 PM
        There are so many from which to select...Singing in the Rain, Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, Wicked, Grease, Mamma Mia, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music. My current favorite is Wicked because I just saw it a few months ago for the first time.
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      • SheilaSeptember 21, 2009 1:58 PM
        Wish I could afford to go see it - thanks for the info.
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      • Martha HennSeptember 21, 2009 5:32 PM
        How about A Prairie Home Companion, or De-Lovely - some uncommon and fairly recent examples of movie musicals.
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      • JonniSeptember 22, 2009 7:42 AM
        Rent is my favorite musical.
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      • ShelleySeptember 22, 2009 1:34 PM
        Either "Mamma Mia" or "Chicago." Or possibly "The Sound of Music." Or... wait... "Phantom of the Opera." Uhmmmm...
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