Posted
12:37 AM
by Gene
I don't have to compile
a list of a hundred sequels, remakes and adaptations to find
budding originality in today's movee biz:
"Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane has joined "Burlesque," Screen Gems' musical drama which stars Christina Aguilera and Cher.
"Burlesque" centers on the journey of an ambitious small-town girl (Aguilera) with a big-town voice who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club, reminiscent of the nightclub in Bob Fosse's "Cabaret."But definitely not reminiscent of a 1929 film called
The Dance of Life -- based on a hit 1927 Broadway melodrama called
Burlesque.
The more things stay the same....
Dane is playing the role of a charming, highly successful businessman who offers to buy out of the burlesque club from Cher and vies for Aguilera's heart.OLDER.
Note: That play was Barbara Stanwyck's first starring role. Cherilyn Sarkasian is
62. NUF SAID.