'La La Land' is the new 'Gigi,' the musical that swept the Oscars in 1958
Movie musicals, a one-time staple of Hollywood, were all but extinct until "Chicago" won the Best Picture Oscar in 2002. Since then, a film adaptation of a Broadway musical has been released almost every year. These have a built-in audience with fans  of both the original rialto run and the touring productions giving studios a better chance of recouping […]