Gene Kelly Old Pro Is Still Dancing - Pittsburgh Press

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN is not a trained dancer, but he says she did very well in 'Xanadu. I liked her very much. She knocked herself out to do what we accomplished. I was very pleased.

The future of movie musicals may rest with such performers.

I think with the emergence of a new group of singers who can finance the pictures because of record sales you might see a resurgence of musicals. Kelly says. At least a lot of good thinking out here is going that way. I know that because they're coming to me for advice.

I'd like to see some new young dancers in America who can act. There are more in America now than there ever were, but you have to find the ones who can act a role and transfer dance to a characterization. Thus far that has been a tough thing to find.

Since the financial risk for movie making is so high, the albums have gotten more important because they make more money now. Before 15 years ago, that was not the case.

He asks at the last moment. If you could give all my dear friends in Pittsburgh my love and constant affec tion. They've all been wonderful to me. I still have many friends there. I have a very special feeling for Pittsburgh.