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Vincente Minnelli
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George Gershwin
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Busby Berkeley
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Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse
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Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain
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Rouben Mamoulian.
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Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor
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Judy Garland, 1945.
Judy Garland
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Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
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Noble Sissle
Noble Sissle
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Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
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Steve Martin
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Bette Midler
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Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
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Nathan Lane
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