Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
#1Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 7:08pm
She's dead with heart attack on monday.
It was a legend for me... 
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#2re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 7:16pm
Oh, how sad.
Methinks I should watch Singin' in the Rain tonight.
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TheaterAddict7652
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#3re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 7:28pmThat's so sad. What an incredible dancer. Her duet with Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain is my favorite duet of all time.
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#5re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 7:38pm
RIP
She was so incredible.
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#6re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 7:43pm
Cyd Charisse may be gone but will NEVER be forgotten.
R.I.P.
#8re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 7:48pmPaul would be very sad. That was his idol as a child.
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morosco
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Posted: 6/17/08 at 7:55pmSo Cyd Charisse was a woman? I never knew that...it gives me a new look on Paul from ACL. So thanks for the pics!
BrodyFosse123
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#12re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 8:01pm
MTVMANN -- how upsetting to hear what you just wrote. I'd expect anyone who loves Broadway would have seen her work in countless MGM movie musicals. She's in every single classic one from SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE BAND WAGON, SILK STOCKINGS to even BRIGADOON.
I was enamored with those legs since I was like 4 years old and will remain so until I leave this earth as well.
Please make the effort to expand your horizons and seek out those films. Not everything is post 1980.
As per your A CHORUS LINE reference... I guess you also don't know what THE RED SHOES is.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/08
#13re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 8:05pm
Awe.
She was a favorite American dancer for me.
She was also in The Harvey Girls in a minor part, but still she carried herself well, but only a hint of what was yet to come.
I'm going to pull out some of her films and do a marathon.
Greatness passes.
Updated On: 6/17/08 at 08:05 PM
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Posted: 6/17/08 at 8:24pmI do know of The Red Shoes, I've just never seen it. And I've seen Singin' in the Rain a couple of times too. I guess I never totally got to know who she was because I was always distracted by Jean Hagan (was that her name?)
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Posted: 6/17/08 at 8:24pmI grew up watching MGM musicals and feel as if a friend of the family died.
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#16re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 8:42pm
This is sad. I had the pleasure (as a teenager) of seeing her dance, many times in the Melbourne production of NO, NO, NANETTE. R.I.P Cyd.
<< Cyd Charisse "Take a Little One Step" NO, NO, NANETTE, Melbourne AUSTRALIA 1972.
Updated On: 6/18/08 at 08:42 PM
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#17re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 8:47pmVery sad to hear that. As a kid, I absolutely loved her in Silk Stockings and still watch it from time to time. IMO, one of the more underrated movies. She was a great dancer and I adored her. RIP, Cyd. And condolences to Tony Martin.
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#18re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 8:54pmHeartbreaking news. Such a talent!
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#19re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:04pmThis is sad news, indeed. She had a long and wonderful life, bringing joy and inspiration to lovers of dance and musical theatre. She will truly be missed.
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#20re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:13pm
I happened to watch That's Entertainment II last night, and even though I've seen it billions of times, I still found my self awed by her duet with Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain. Then I woke up to hear that she had passed. She was a true legend, and will be missed, but never forgotten.
Was she really only 5'6? I always assumed she was at least 5'9. Those infamous legs...
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#21re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:24pm
For her generation she was a giant at 5'6"! In general, dancers are quite short.
I remember when I first met Ann Reinking at a dinner party, I was expecting a 6'0" tower of legs. She was wearing flats and stood about 5'4". I'm 5'9" and I felt like a giant looking down at those blue eyes.
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#22re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 10:08pm
I was lucky enough to see her in a summer tour of ILLYA DARLING and on Broadway in GRAND HOTEL.
She will be missed.
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#24re: Cyd Charisse dies at 87 : (
Posted: 6/17/08 at 11:30pm
Cyd Charisse & Fred Astaire in THE BAND WAGON: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yuJxYmJlEHY
Cyd Charisse & Gene Kelly in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7YWBOfsXsDA&feature=related
Cyd Charisse & Gene Kelly & That Sheet in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rc16m2B2K1g&feature=related
Cyd Charisse in PARTY GIRL: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-EL05alymtI&feature=related
Cyd Charisse & Fred Astaire's "Dancing in the Dark" from THE BAND WAGON: http://youtube.com/watch?v=duLFwcsc6Nc&feature=related
Cyd Charisse & Fred Astaire in SILK STOCKINGS: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UHvu6g1bmOo
Cyd Charisse in SILK STOCKINGS: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DUY9FAqRg4I
