"If you could, which one of these men would you dance with: Fred Astaire, Danny Kaye, Robert Preston or Gene Kelly?"
We'll ignore for a moment the fact that this is entirely hypothetical. We'll ignore the fact that all of them are dead.
I have been going over pros and cons ever since. Just when I thought I'd made my choice, something else would jump out at me. Fred Astaire owned a Thoroughbred breeding farm, so the big fat chunk of my heart that's horse obsessed is screaming "PICK HIM!" But Danny Kaye owned a professional baseball team, so there's another piece of my soul. Robert Preston is just, well, brilliant, especially taking into account the fact that before he was cast in "The Music Man" on Broadway he had never so much as sung a note before. And then there's Gene Kelly, who embodies everything I want to be in theatre. He directs, acts, sings, dances, choreographs, produces, and does all his own stunts.
Honestly, I haven't made my decision yet. In the meantime, I have provided samplings of these Classic Men for your consideration.
And, because of course Gene Kelly videos are far too important to allow embedding, a link to Singing in the Rain : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7QL46cK7B8&feature=related
