Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years of Musicals is to be a list of the top musicals in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute at the Hollywood Bowl on September 3, 2006. Unlike most of the prevous lists, it only composed of 25 winners and was not presented in a televised program. The American Film Institute, celebrating the 100th anniversary of film, created several top 100 lists covering movies in American cinema. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Categories: American cinema | Cinema by country ... The American Film Institute (AFI) is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. ... Hollywood Bowl opening night 2005. ...

AFI's List of 25 Greatest Movie Musicals of All Time:

1. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
2. West Side Story (1961)
3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
4. The Sound of Music (1965)
5. Cabaret (1972)
6. Mary Poppins (1964)
7. A Star Is Born (1954)
8. My Fair Lady (1964)
9. An American in Paris (1951)
10. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
11. The King and I (1956)
12. Chicago (2002)
13. 42nd Street (1933)
14. All That Jazz (1979)
15. Top Hat (1935)
16. Funny Girl (1968)
17. The Band Wagon (1953)
18. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
19. On the Town (1949)
20. Grease (1978)
21. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
22. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
23. Guys and Dolls (1955)
24. Show Boat (1936)
25. Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Singin in the Rain is a 1952 musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald OConnor, and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also handling the choreography. ... West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. ... For the novel, see The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; For comparison of book and film, see The Wizard of Oz book to film comparison; For the history of The Wizard of Oz on television, see The Wizard of Oz on television; For other senses of this title, see The Wizard... Rodgers and Hammersteins The Sound of Music is a 1965 film directed by Robert Wise and starred Julie Andrews in the lead role. ... Cabaret is a 1972 film. ... For the 2004 stage musical, see Mary Poppins (musical). ... A Star Is Born is a 1954 musical remake of the original 1937 film, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. ... My Fair Lady is a 1964 film directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. ... An American in Paris is a 1951 musical film based on the classical composition by George Gershwin. ... This article is about the 1944 film. ... For other uses see The King and I The King and I is a 1956 musical film starring Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr. ... Chicago is a movie adaptation, released in 2002, of the musical Chicago, about celebrity and scandal in Jazz age Chicago. ... 42nd Street is a 1933 musical movie, set on the famous Manhattan street of that name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... All That Jazz is a 1979 musical film and semi-autobiographical fantasy by and about Bob Fosse. ... Duke Ellington wearing a top hat. ... Original cast album Funny Girl is a semi-biographical musical based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. ... The Band Wagon is a musical comedy film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1953, which tells the story of an aging musical star who wants to star in a Broadway play that will restart his career. ... Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. ... On the Town is a musical that opened on Broadway at the Adelphi Theatre on December 28, 1944, with music by Leonard Bernstein, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, direction by George Abbott, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. ... Grease (1978) is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs and Warren Caseys musical, Grease. ... Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical film released in 1954. ... Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated film, the thirtieth animated feature to be produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. ... Guys and Dolls is a 1955 musical film made by the Samuel Goldwyn Company and released by MGM. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. ... Show Boat is the name of a musical film based on the stage musical of the same name by Oscar Hammerstein II, which was adapted from the novel by Edna Ferber. ... Moulin Rouge! (or simply Moulin Rouge) is a 2001 Academy Award winning musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ...

See also

List of notable musical theatre productions This is a List of notable musical theatre productions that have been performed on Broadway. ...

External links

• American Film Institute