Posts Tagged "2012"

Gene Kelly Items at Sotheby’s

Posted by on Jun 5, 2012 in musicals | 0 comments

Gene Kelly Items at Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s is auctioning several of Gene Kelly’s items in their Fine Books and Manuscripts auction on June 15. There are apparently three lots in all, one of which includes money clip (details below). Gold  and  enamel  money  clip  (2  3/8  x  1  1/4  in.;  62  x  33  mm),  depicting  a  man  in  a  green  suit  holding  a  black  umbrella  and  a  briefcase  standing  amidst  falling  blue  raindrops,  the  briefcase  engraved  with  the ...

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Gene Kelly Awards 2012 and Broadway or Bust

Posted by on May 27, 2012 in musicals, news | 0 comments

Gene Kelly Awards 2012 and Broadway or Bust

The 2012 Gene Kelly Awards were held last night in Kelly’s hometown of Pittsburgh. The event, which you can read more about here, celebrates and honors outstanding performances and productions of high-school musical theatre. Think Glee, but arguably better and with fewer melodramatic plots revolving around student-teacher hookups, texting while driving, and teen marriage. (Er, we hope that’s the case anyway.) The winner this year is Avonworth High School who staged a production of...

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