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Archive: January 2015 (2 Posts)

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An Act of Congress: 90th Anniversary Kick-Off

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

On this day in 1925 President Calvin Coolidge signed into law a Joint Resolution from the 68th Congress of the United States of America “To accept the gift of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for the construction of an auditorium in connection with the Library of Congress, and to provide for the erection thereof…” This unique moment …

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The 80s: The Decade that Musicals Forgot

Posted by: Pat Padua

In the Muse is excited to announce our January film series, The 80s: The Decade that Musicals Forgot. The movie musical was in its death throes in the 1980s, with many of the era’s contributions to the genre considered gaudy jokes. But these films have a vibrant, colorful energy and a core optimism that contemporary musicals …

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