Newport Beach Film Festival 2008

An entertaining look at one of the most successful genres of American film: the musical. Fresh, new interviews with stars like Liza Minnelli, Shirley MacLaine, Mickey Rooney, Rita Moreno, Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Caron, Joel Grey, and directors Bill Condon and Rob Marshall among many, many others give an insider’s insight into the world that helped shape these masterful films. From the dawn of sound on film, through the patriotic feel-good musicals of World War II, the near death of the medium after the collapse of the studio system, to the genre’s recent resurgence, “Hollywood Singing and Dancing” is a comprehensive, engaging take on the magic of Hollywood.