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1992-08-28
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GRAPEVINE, Page 19THEY'RE DANCING AS FAST AS THEY CAN
By DAVID ELLIS/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
The DISNEY kingdom has lost some of its luster lately,
with theme-park attendance down and movies like The Marrying
Man striking out at the box office. But the Mickey Mouse
organization aims to help restore the magic by reviving an old
formula: the movie musical. The studio is now filming Newsies,
a song-and-dance act based on a 1899 New York City newsboys'
strike. The film is being directed by choreographer Kenny
Ortega, a music-video veteran. Disney moguls believe the MTV
generation will readily take to long-form musicals, which don't
require Schwarzenegger-size budgets. The studio is getting two
other musicals ready for release: the animated Beauty and the
Beast and Straight Talk, starring Dolly Parton.