ASPEN When Aspen’s Bob Klineman says that Swing Time is the best of the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers films, you might wonder if its just the nostalgic memory of an 81-year-old whose heart remains with ...

Fred Astaire would've celebrated his 120th birthday on May 10, 2019. The Oscar-nominated song and dance man is best remembered for a series of musicals he made alongside Ginger Rogers (who, as she ...

I’ve often wondered why the musical is no longer in style, especially considering how popular music and dance continue to be. Is it the format that no longer interests audiences, or is much of today’s ...

"Sure he was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did. . . backwards and in high heels." This quote from a 1982 Frank and Ernest cartoon sums up one of the greatest dance duos ...

WHEN there’s a new film involving Fred Astaire, Brunswick seems to assemble Mr. Astaire, Johnny Green, a piano, an orchestra, and then turns out a resume of the score. Comes “Swing Time, ” comes a set ...