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Castaways Circa 2001

After a long time, we return to the CobyCobs Millenium Makeovers! (Series inspired by @simstralia 2KL8) Today we will travel to 2001, the year in which some things happened like: Britney Spears' iconic performance at the VMAS '01; P!nk's Lady Marmalade, Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil Kim; Shakira releases "Laundry Service"; The first Shrek movie came out and above all, Linkin Park released their iconic song "In the End".

David Bennett wears an outfit inspired by Kevin of the Backstreet Boys in "The Call" MV.

Jessica Knight has an outfit with pants inspired by ones that Xtina Aguilera wore in 2001.

Emma Langsford has a very basic outfit from 2001.

and Robby Smith has a tropical and surfer-inspired outfit (Because he wanted to keep the essence of "Castaways Stories" a little)

Dani’s Review/Synopsis of ‘Moulin Rouge’

Moulin Rouge on Broadway - May 21, 2022

I had opportunity to go to see Derek as Christian and Ashley Loren as Satine on Saturday night. As the audience was settling their velvet seats, all around the stage - we see elegant of tying into the French culture and the rich and vibrant colors of red and blue, not only that they had big pieces on each side such as the elephant and the iconic windmill. Across the stage, the outlines of the letters of "Moulin Rouge" is being displayed so brightly. Before the show starts, we see the ensembles walking around the stage in their respective costumes; men wearing suit/skirts with black top hat and women in their corsets, long skirts that had bustle and stockings. They were interacting with several audience members, it's like we are inside of their club. Then the lights dim into this blue hue and from stage right, we see Derek as Christian strolling along the walkway in between the can-can seating area and the orchestra seats, on his face - we see this expression of wonder and nostalgic of him coming back to 'Moulin Rouge'. As he reaches to stage left, he turns slightly to the audience and on the beat; he raises his arms up in sort of motion to raise the "Moulin Rouge" lights up to begin the show.

From there, we were greeted with several ensembles with an iconic medley of "Lady Marmalade" (remember that MTV music video with Pink, Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil' Kim back in the early 2000s??) and "So Fresh, So Clean/ Money (That's What I Want)/Let's Dance/Burning Down The House/Because We Can"). It was raunchy, sexy, playful, fun. It truly felt like we as audience were brought back much more into 1890s era and being in the women's entertainment club.

Then we see how Christian becomes involved with working at 'Moulin Rouge', he meets two men Toulouse and Santiago (who needed help with its writing and songs for the play). There were really cute moments of Christian impressing them by his musical and songwriting talents by singing various songs from "Hills are Alive With The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammerstein, "I Don't Want To Wait" by Paula Cole, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, and "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley). From this sequence to where they go to Moulin Rouge; you see Toulouse, Santiago and the men bonding with Christian and taking him in with their wings. You see the fun and brotherly chemistry in between Derek, Sahr and Julius! They are loud, boastful, encouraging.  

Ashley's entrance to the stage was absolutely magical, and definitely an ode to the original movie where she descended from the ceiling, sitting on a swing. She was adorned in a black shiny/sparkly skirt, top hat and in several amounts of jewelry. She sings a medley of "Diamonds Are Forever'/'Girl's Best Friend'/Single Ladies" . She completely wows the audience by her performance, especially having such a quick amount of time with costume changes onstage! Her voice is absolutely stunning and powerful. Throughout this particular scene, both the Duke and Christian are entranced by Satine.

The scene where Satine brings Christian forward, mistaking him as the Duke while Toulouse and Santiago distract Harold Zidler, (Shut Up And Dance/Raise Your Glass/I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)). I could definitely see that Derek and Ashley along with the cast are just having a blast on stage! Just letting go of the reins and being themselves!

When Ashley sings Katy Perry’s "Firework", it comes off as a heartfelt ballad but it's so powerful at the same time because she reflecting on her life and trials. She tries to stay strong for her fellow performers, but also knows she will struggle more with each day with her declining health with consumption or tuberculosis (coughing up blood from the lungs - which we do see through the show).

Derek and Ashley's chemistry on stage was absolutely lovely to see! Derek brought the idea of Christian being so incredibly smitten with Satine, especially the very first glance he sees her arriving to the stage and had really cute moments of him trying to make her laugh and smile in a couple scenes. Ashley's Satine was more endearing and protective towards Christian than the movie's version with Nicole Kidman. "Your Song" was absolutely STUNNING. I have heard Derek sing this part of the song several times at his previous solo concerts. And seeing him sing this song on Broadway was heartwarming because he had some ties with this song with his personal life and career life as well.

When the Duke suddenly interrupts them; Christian and Satine claim they were practicing lines for a new show, "Bohemian Rhapsody". With Zidler's help, Christian, Satine, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Santiago pitch the show to the Duke ("So Exciting! (The Pitch Song)"), which is very similar to the original movie with a slight change with the lyrics but we wind up with a comedic moment at the end of the song!

When Satine and Duke got together after that scene, I just had the feeling that this relationship in between them isn't going to end up well especially Christian is going to be added in the mix, and even falling hard for Satine within first glance which leads me to this scene where Toulouse and Christian talks about Satine and how they both feel about her. Sahr Ngaujah's "Nature Boy" is absolutely gorgeous, which evidently describes the show perfectly and paralleling with Christian’s character. Toulouse’s recent history with her, he encourages Christian to fight for Satine.

That's where the iconic "Elephant Medley" comes in, Christian sneaks back to Satine to convince her that they should be together despite the difference of classes/work as the "Sparkling Diamond" and the "writer". Derek and Ashley's chemistry becomes way, way more vibrant and undeniable in this scene. It makes us audience to root them on.

Beginning of Act Two - we see Christian coming back onto the stage, walking down the pathway in between the can-can seats and the orchestra seats. He narrates what happened in the past two months since Christian and Satine got together.

Throughout the "rehearsal process" of the show 'Bohemian Rhapsody' we see moments of Satine and Christian's relationship evolving more than we see in the first act. We definitely see several highs and lows moments of being in Moulin Rouge. Especially Satine struggling to keep her secret about her illness from anyone she knows, the Duke's infatuation with her and keeping 'Moulin Rouge' cabaret club thriving.

I really loved the scene of "Come What May"! Oh my goodness, the scene transition from Christian's apartment to the dreamy atmosphere of Paris/Moulin Rouge was just stunningly gorgeous and how it really paid an another nod to the original film with so many sparkles coming down from the ceiling, Christian holding the pink umbrella and waltzing with Satine. (And I wonder if the mini eiffel tower prop set piece came from 'Anastasia' when they were doing out of town run before coming to Broadway?) I couldn't believe how magical this scene was! Not only this scene, but almost every scene in the show, there was a set change, like there were multiple facades coming in and out from each side of the stage, several beautifully painted backdrops coming down from top or pulled up to the ceiling. It was like I was going through such an amazing pop-up book.

Jessica Lee Goldyn is absolutely incredible as Nini! Wow! She's so fierce! She shares her fiery moment with Santiago ("Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga) as they fall in love as well. I love how she is protective of Satine and warns her about the Duke.

**I want to note on here that they had several replacements; like Julius Anthony Rubio as Santiago and Bobby Daye as Harold Zidler that were placed in at the last minute in the middle of the show due to illnesses such as laryngitis and covid related. I wouldn't never known that swings and understudies joined in, because the show was running so smoothly!**

The Green Fairy scene (”Chandelier”) was so mystifying and interesting! Especially there were so many different lights (strobe lights and green spotlights - I loved how they did the light-up bottle!) to showcase the weird effects of drinking absinthe. Throughout the scene, there were more of ballet-sque movement across the stage from Christian and the ensembles as Christian hallucinates Satine as the Green Fairy. It was really cool to see more of that dance technique come out of Derek. He does it so incredibly beautifully and gracefully even though it was a weird scene.

Declan Bennett played the Duke. He was absolutely amazing! He definitely reminded me of Cal from 'Titanic'. He is a very possessive, ruthless, cunning, and dangerous man. He truly wants everything like in his specific way with money, clothing or just interjecting orders out of nowhere. Also, he acts like he owns Satine as a prized possession and wants to keep her in the high society with him (living in a lavish castle). Especially there was a "lovers" triangle moment in the show, where the Duke, Christian and Satine are in one room together. It was a very heartbreaking to see how this scene went.

When Derek sang "Roxanne", my mind was literally blown and with no complete words could come out of my mouth, well I should say that my jaw was dropped to the floor - unable to be picked up until the following scene with Satine at her vanity which led me into tears. But seriously, Derek had shown how Christian felt. He was so angry, sad, and so desperate to fight for love towards Satine in all one facial movement throughout the song. It was so incredible that I wanted to give him a standing ovation or even throw all the awards at him right at the end of the song!

I absolutely loved the little moment in between Satine and Toulouse towards the end of the show, despite the difference of how their relationship went and the history in between them in the show but they remain close like a supportive brother and sister. Throughout the scene, the more conflicts with Satine's health and strains of Christian and Satine's relationship.

The final scene was slightly different from the film, they sing their song "Your Song" (Reprise) together (whereas in the film we see McGregor and Kidman sing "Come What May (Reprise) on stage together. But there's this moment in between Christian and Satine that was so beautiful, haunting, heartbreaking. And I really loved how they staged this scene; the big light only on Christian and Satine on the floor and we see only the silhouettes of the ensembles behind them. Christian finished the show by singing "Come What May" (Reprise).

Then for the encore/curtain call, the show brings back this feeling of vibrancy. The ensembles came back out onstage, reprising their dances - entertaining the audience once more as if the club was back and thriving. Derek and Ashley returns to the stage again, the crowd becomes like a huge concert with its loud cheering and screaming as we rise to our feet to give them a standing ovation. They take their respective bows and the cast comes together to do the can-can dance. The ensemble men shoots the colorful confetti up the air from their cane, letting it snow on us audience. What a way to end the show! Wow!

For me to see Moulin Rouge for the first time, was absolutely amazing. It's slightly different from the movie for sure. I loved the way the ensembles and each of the characters in the show; it's like they swooped you with their arms and jumped into each page of the story from start to finish. Especially when Christian narrates in the beginning, the middle and the end of the show. It's so incredibly breathtaking! I'm so incredibly that Derek had an opportunity to step in as Christian, right after Aaron Tveit left (he was the original principal of the show). 

Around the announcement when he was going to be in the show, I saw few tweets like saying "Oh Derek will be Dmitry all over again with the red cravat and going back to Paris again". I have to say no to this. Derek was absolutely NOTHING like Dmitry's character. He brings the idea of Christian's character more of a smitten, endearing, charming, and witty while being around with Satine whereas in 'Anastasia', Dmitry was sort of butting heads with Anya upon meeting her then throughout the show, he lets his guard down a tiny bit and falls in love with her, (like friends to lovers for example). Derek really steps up to the next level of his acting, singing and dancing especially only being in the show for two weeks. I truly believe this is role is the one of the best and top roles that he has ever done than the previous roles that he has done in the past. His voice has grown so much more mature over the past two years and his dancing skills in the show are off the charts. I'm so glad that he gets to let out more of his dancing in the show than the previous shows in the past and we know how much he loves to dance off stage. He's just so damn good! I cannot wait how much he will grow and evolve with the character of Christian as his run goes on! And his chemistry with Ashley.. *inserts chef's kiss*  They are truly superstars! To the rest of the cast, I can’t say enough words on how amazing they were especially holding up the show despite the challenging times of COVID. I completely urge everyone to go see Derek, Ashley and the cast in 'Moulin Rouge'! You will leave the show, wanting to see it more and more.

Pooh AND Paddington

They are both beloved icons. Also I really hope you people are talking about books and not movies: Pooh is for getting my dad to read to me, especially the one where Tigger comes to the Forest, and doing all the voices. Alternatively it is sitting in front of the (mono, not stereo!) speaker listening to Maurice Evans read it aloud and do all the voices, while I valiantly attempt to teach myself to read by decoding the text in real time (sadly, this does not work for me. I really really wanted it to work for me). Paddington is for reading to myself, once I can read to myself, and being so amused by Paddington's exploits that I fall off a chair laughing. Paddington is independent, cheerful, means well and keeps moving forward. He has allies, low key nemeses, many adventures and always ends with a marmalade sandwich from his disreputable hat. They are two entirely different niches of (dog), and should not be set against each other. One is composed entirely of nostalgia, the other opens doors to independent adventure.

ALSO, I am stupidly fond of Paddington’s boots and coat and weird slouchy disreputable hat. They provide instant pleasure, just to see them recreated in knitting on a (different) bear, or in pictures. Also also, I took such delight in the (doomed) marrows, even though I thought Mr Brown was growing the insides of bones for the longest time. Because I was an unnatural child and knew about marrow bones, but did not know that the English had strange words for fuckign zuchini. I did know they spelt some words weird though, with an excess of u's and some deeply perplexing pronunciation.

And finally: Read the BOOKS, and ADMIRE THE ILLUSTRATIONS because the movies do not do any of them justice.

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Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (Steven Spielberg, 2015)

Cast: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Dominick Lombardozzi, Victor Verhaege, Scott Shepherd, Sebastian Koch, Austin Stowell, Will Rogers, Mark Fichera, Brian Hutchison, Joshua Harto, Henny Russell, Rebekah Brockman. Screenplay: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski. Production design: Adam Stockhausen. Film editing: Michael Kahn. Music: Thomas Newman.

Steven Spielberg is unquestionably a great director, with a seldom-equaled skill at visual storytelling and at building tension and suspense. But he tries too hard to make a statement in Bridge of Spies -- something about defending the Constitution -- when it could have been simply an engaging film about Cold War tensions. It also suffers from the wrong kind of star power: Tom Hanks has devolved from a terrific actor, skilled at both comedy and drama, into the movies' iconic Good Guy. Casting him as the lawyer James Donovan, forced to defend a Soviet spy, deprives the film of any ambiguity about Donovan's defense of Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Hanks's Donovan can simply wrap himself in the Constitution and we're with him all the way, even as public opinion of the time turns against him. As a film actor Hanks has lost his dark side, so we know that whoever he plays will triumph. Imagine Bridge of Spies with Donovan played by George Clooney or Bradley Cooper, stars with just a touch of shadow in their personae, and you can see what I mean. Fortunately, the film is otherwise well-cast, including Rylance's Oscar-winning turn as Abel, as well as Scott Shepherd's impatient CIA man and Sebastian Koch's duplicitous East German lawyer, and the screenplay by Matt Charman and Joel and Ethan Coen manages a good deal of suspense. (Sometimes at the expense of historical accuracy: Donovan was never shot at in his home, as the film has it.) The Coen brothers were brought in to work on the first draft of Charman's screenplay, specifically on the section in which Donovan finds himself negotiating separately with the Soviets and the East Germans to engineer an exchange of Abel for imprisoned U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell) and an American student, Frederic Pryor (Will Rogers), who has been accidentally arrested in East Berlin. It's the best part of the movie, as Donovan wrangles not only with the conflicting egos and bureaucracies of the Soviet and East German officials but also with the CIA's insistence that only Powers need be included in the deal. Unfortunately, Spielberg doesn't know when his movie is over. Bridge of Spies should end with the exchange of spies at the bridge, but Spielberg keeps it running as Donovan boards the plane for home, returns to the arms of his family just as the news of his successful negotiation is breaking, gives his wife (Amy Ryan) the jar of marmalade he promised to bring her from London, witnesses her realization that he wasn't in London after all, and soon afterward rides to work on the bus where a woman who had previously frowned at him as a traitor now smiles at him as a hero after seeing his picture in the newspaper. All the while, Thomas Newman's score is telling us what we're supposed to feel. It's  sentimental anticlimax, of the sort that many critics decry in what are usually regarded as among Spielberg's greatest films, Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Schindler's List (1993). Bridge of Spies would have been a lot better if Spielberg hadn't given in to his instinct for overemphasis.

"The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" ❤ I saw a mantinee of @moulinmusicaluk today and omg I loved that musical, honestly I only really know Moulin Rouge the movie and compared to that the musical was actually different, of course plotwise, it was the same but I love that with this stage production, apart from the iconic Lady Marmalade, a lot of the soundtrack was updated with more up to date songs and I loved that especially with it meshed it so nicely into the story! Oh and the way they did a mashup of those songs was spectacular, I was gagging, the amount of sets they had and how they did each set change was so well done, so smooth and the cast were amazing, I loved especially that I got to see @ajgillian for this period he was playing Christian, we love getting the chance to see the understudy perform, I definitely would see it again! ❤ 💃 💃 💃 #moulinrouge #moulinrougemusical #moulinrougethemusical #moulinrougeuk #moulinmusicaluk #moulinrougemovie #christian #satine #piccadillytheatre #musical #musicals #theatrekid #theatrenerd #theatregoer #musicaltheatre #musicaltheatrefan #musicaltheatrenerd #musicaltheater #theatrefan #theatre #westend #westendtheatre #westendlondon (at Piccadilly Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChfqoPDDC4E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

LIST OF ICONIC MUSIC:

LADY MARMALADE BY CHRISTINA AGUILERA, LIL' KIM, MYA, PINK FT. MISSY ELLIOT (2001)

"The hit song "Lady Marmalade" appeared as part of a medley in the film Moulin Rouge!. For its soundtrack album, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, and Pink recorded a cover version; it was then released as the soundtrack's first single in April 2001. Produced by Missy Elliott and writing partner Rockwilder, it includes an intro and outro from Elliott. The lyrics were changed from the original version, transferring the song's setting from New Orleans to the Paris nightclub Moulin Rouge."

"According to Kelley Dunlap of BuzzFeed, "Lady Marmalade" influenced Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's song "Bang Bang". It was featured in the music montage at the 92nd Academy Awards, which covered iconic movie soundtrack songs. It was also featured in the episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race."

(ref.)

♫ Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da (Da-da-da) / Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, here, ooh, yeah, yeah / Mocha Chocolata, ya-ya (Yeah, yeah) / Creole Lady Marmalade ♪

Name: Paddington Bear

Debut: A Bear Called Paddington

Hello everyone! I am sure you may have seen the title and image of this post and thought, “oh, what sillies will that sillyblog get into this time?” while rolling your eyes and clicking your tongue sarcastically, and I am sorry to disappoint you, but this post was only partially motivated by silliness, and partially motivated by the fact that I Simply Like Paddington! I picked this image for the header because I thought he looked very polite in it. He is just sitting down! 

You might be wondering what is so great about Paddington. I think that is a silly question to ask because it should be immediately obvious just looking at him but I will answer it in good faith anyway! Paddington is a little bear with a red hat and a duffel coat, who comes from deepest, darkest Peru. He is very polite and loves marmalade sandwiches, and he gets into an awful lot of hijinks!

Paddington made his debut all the way back in 1958, with Michael Bond’s A Bear Called Paddington, and needless to say he’s since become an icon of British literature. Even if British patriotism as a whole is Very Bad, to me there is something very lovely about this little bear, a refugee from another country, becoming a national treasure. Maybe I am just a sap. Don’t tease me!

We’re fast forwarding in time here because I don’t have time to cover 56 years of Paddington history. If you’ve thought about Paddington in the past decade or so it’s probably because of this: 2014′s Paddington movie, which was notable for being Very Okay! I mean, I liked it a decent amount I guess? Still, it was a great live action design for him. I don’t usually like realistic versions of cartoon characters, but he just looks so... nice. Gentle. Warm. 

But Paddington 2 is where it’s at! You might also know it as “The Film That Got a 100% Score On Rotten Tomatoes”. Look! It’s still there! 

Based on this information, you might assume that Paddington 2 is the best movie ever made. It is! You’d be correct to assume that. Moving on!

Did you know there’s a 2019 Paddington series airing on Nick Jr.? I didn’t, until I started looking up pictures for this post! Look at it though! What a cute style! This is a very good Paddington really good amazsing.

I would also like to give a shout-out to Paddington’s Aunt Lucy. She is a sweet old lady bear and I love her also to bits. I had a computer game when I was very young where you played as Paddington travelling the world in order to meet up with his aunt, and it was not very good and I always hated the level where you had to douse for coins in Paris. I don’t remember what it was called though. 

Was there a point to this post? A joke perhaps? I guess not. Sometimes you just need to talk about the things that make you happy. Paddington makes me happy! I hope he makes you happy too, even if you don’t particularly care about him. He is always trying his very best! :-)

In the interest of cultural exchange with @milabazal2002 and @everdino, I compiled a Top 40 Playlist of some iconic American songs through the years 1900 to 2010! 

Playlist by decade below the cut! 

The first three songs are orchestral arrangements, based around three songs that have special meaning to many Americans. 

The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone : This film is part of the golden age of American western films, and this soundtrack has been called the “theme song of the West”. It became iconic, and you hear it referenced in a lot of shows or movies about the Western USA! 

William Tell Overture - This is another iconic western theme, for the Lone Ranger, who was a hugely popular character and one of the first American TV stars. My father used to have a white mask to play Lone Ranger when he was a little boy in the 50s! Some people call this the cowboy theme song. 

Battle Hymn of the Republic - One of the national songs of the USA, and is closely tied to our Civil War. It is often played by school bands or at large events, to inspire success or victory. 

The rest are by era: 

1900 

In My Merry Oldsmobile was one of the first ever American pop songs! An Oldsmobile refers to an early type of USA produced car. 

1920s-30s 

Happy Feet was a popular big band song, while Shine on Harvest Moon is more reflective of the socially acceptable music of the time. 

Puttin’ on the Ritz is an iconic song from a scene in one of the first blockbuster type Hollywood movies! “Puttin’ on the Ritz” means dressing up to go somewhere fancy. :) 

1940s 

Glenn Miller used big bands and orchestras to create popular swing music, along with Benny Goodman and others. 

Vocals were very popular during this time, with the Chordettes and the Andrews Sisters being some of the most famous. The Andrews Sisters also performed for soldiers during WW2. 

1950s

Frank Sinatra is the biggest name from this decade, among many. Bobby Darin also did “crooner” style music, influenced by jazz and swing.

This is the time rock and roll was considered acceptable to put on the radio, so you start to see bands that resemble modern bands with guitars and drums. Buddy Holly was the first mainstream rock performer, and Elvis Presley became famous shortly after, along with Little Richard. 

1960s 

Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong continued the big band and jazz influence, with singers like Johnny Burnette being very popular with teenage audiences. The Beach Boys became the first ensemble American boy band, which was sometimes called “bubblegum music”, and they competed in the music charts with the Beatles. 

1970s

Disco, funk, and groove music became mainstream, as well as choral style vocals, with Kool and the Gang as well as Fifth Dimension becoming very big through the late 60s and well into the 80s. 

Dolly Parton became nationally famous for her performance of Jolene. 

1980s 

Aside from heavy metal and hair metal, more electronic music comes into the American music culture at this time. 

Very high tempo, fast pace, energetic music is the focus of the whole decade, with aerobics and different types of dancing becoming popular. Footloose is the most iconic dance track, with Michael Jackson being the most well known performer from this decade. 

Girl bands (to oppose boy bands) begin to become very popular, with The Go-Gos and The Bangles being very popular. 

Films started to emphasise their use of music more and integrate music more creatively into important scenes, often using songs that already existed, instead of making entirely new songs for each movie; The example in the play list is the famous Lady Liberty Walks scene from Ghostbusters 2, featuring the song Higher and Higher. Another good example is The Breakfast Club soundtrack. 

(And if you’ve never seen The Blues Brothers, it’s one of the best American movies ever made. Enjoy!) 

1990s 

Boy bands made a big push, with Backstreet Boys and NSYNC competing with one another for most of the decade. 

Britney Spears and Ricky Martin were some of the successful solo artists of the decade, both with number one hits.

2000s

Hilary Duff was popular with the younger audiences, while Outcast was popular with wider audiences. 

There began to be more movie tie-in songs released, the most notable being Lady Marmalade for the Moulin Rouge film. You Can’t Stop The Beat from Hairspray is one example of the musical theatre movies which were popular at this time; There is also RENT and many other examples. 

2010s

To bring us up to modern day pop music, is Lady Gaga’s Just Dance! :)