Don Lockwood Singing In The Rain Analysis

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The musical ‘Singing in the Rain’ is about Don Lockwood, an actor trying to make one of the first talking films with his co-worker and friend Cosmo Brown and Kathy Seldom. In the scene ‘Make ‘em Laugh’ Don Lockwood is depressed over his film and Cosmo tries to cheer him up. This scene demonstrates the three musical theatre elements of acting, singing and dancing. They are used well to tell this story. They effectively demonstrate how Cosmo is a happy, fun person who likes to cheer people up.
During this scene Cosmo is trying to cheer up Don by acting silly and energetic this is shown through his up lifting gestures. This evident

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