We asked Film Center patrons to nominate Big Screen Musicals they’d love to see on our big screen and then had the public vote!

The winner is…

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

A spoof of the turmoil that afflicted the movie industry in the late 1920s when movies went from silent to sound. When two silent movie stars’, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont, latest movie is made into a musical a chorus girl is brought in to dub Lina’s speaking and singing. Don is on top of the world until Lina finds out.

“To put it bluntly, this is one of the funniest films ever made.” – MovieFreak.com

“Is Singin’ in the Rain the finest movie musical of them all? There are none better in my book.” – Times (UK)

“Singin in the Rain makes you feel transported to Hollywood of the 1920s through beautiful production design highlighting the beauty of an era of black and white film with vibrant colors that feel fitting of that period.” – Film Joy