Musical Film: A History

Leading film historian and author of The Movie Musical! Jeanine Basinger presents a lively and witty descriptive history of the American movie musical.

From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land, which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine or relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen—and heard—on film.

A book signing follows the event.