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"Once" is just the most recent successful attempt to re-invent the movie musical. Here are three more that broke the mold and stand the test of time. They're all on Netflix.

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Breaking Into Song, Bursting With Ideas By Ann Hornaday

'Once' Is the Latest Movie to Freshen A Genre Endlessly Seeking Innovation

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The Risque Rites of 'Spring' By Peter Marks

Creators of Hit Musical Embraced a Touchy Subject: Teen Sexuality

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Committed to Memory By Rachel Beckman

Theatre Lab Students Take On Roles of Real Holocaust Victims

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Historic Marker for Birthplace Of Playwright August Wilson By Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press

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Backstage<br> Decamping D.C.: Venus Theatre Moves To a Laurel 'Shack' By Jane Horwitz

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For 'Once,' A Musical Strikes the Right Chords By Ann Hornaday

"Once" may be cinema's first bona fide alt-Celtic indie busker musical.
At a time when the musical genre has been colonized by sub-par schlock like "Dreamgirls" and "Chicago," director John Carney's resuscitation of the form is all the more welcome.

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Fisher Foundation Gives $2.85 Million To Hayes Awards By Jacqueline Trescott

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Backstage: Dramatic Ties That Bind By Jane Horwitz

A Rocky Start Led to Better Days for Actor & Director

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Backstage: Breathing New Life Into Tom Stoppard's 'Dead' By Jane Horwitz

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Backstage: Odyssey Of an African Princess By Jane Horwitz

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Broadway Strikes Up the Brand With Bleached 'Blonde' and 'Deuce' By Peter Marks

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And Here Lies Trust By Peter Marks

Four Plays Betray A Recurring Theme: Leaders Who Mislead

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Backstage: Warehouse May Seek New Arts Space By Jane Horwitz

Owners Weigh Relocating This Summer Because Of Steep Tax Increase

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Author's Encore To 'Schindler' By Ted Merwin

Thomas Keneally Turns To the Stage in 'Either Or' To Revisit the Holocaust

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Interview With The Interviewer By David Segal

'Frost/Nixon' Puts David Frost Back in the Public Eye (and Ear)

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'Tonight Show' Band Member Tommy Newsom Dies at 78 By Adam Bernstein

Mr. Newsom also did musical arranging for such TV broadcasts as "Night of 100 Stars II" (1985) and the "40th Annual Tony Awards" (1986), and he shared Emmy Awards for both productions.

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