It was three-years-ago today (September 15th, 2019) that Ric Ocasek, the guitarist and leader of the Cars, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment at age 75. Although he suffered from both a hypertensive heart and coronary artery disease, it was reported he officially died from natural causes. Ocasek is survived by six sons, two from each of his three marriages. At the time of his death he was estranged from his third wife, supermodel Paulina Porizkova who has since revealed, unbeknownst to her, that prior to her husband's death, she had been erased from his will. Ric Ocasek, who was born Richard Theodore Otcasek in Cleveland, is responsible for some of the most timeless and important pop/rock/new wave classics recorded between 1978 and 1985; literally writing every hit the Cars scored during their original eight-year run. Ocasek, who played rhythm guitar, shared lead vocal duties with late-bassist Benjamin Orr, and wrote such instant radio staples as "Just What I Needed,
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The Cars Released Final Album “Move Like This” 10 Years Ago
10 years ago, the Cars released final album Move Like This. Take another look. Read our classic Q&A with Ric Ocasek:
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11:15 AM 1/22/2021
by
Naveen Kumar
Netflix s musical comedy about a group of self-centered actors who descend upon small-town Indiana to support a teenager banned from bringing her girlfriend to the dance required its A-list stars to step out of their comfort zones.
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Step One: Teach Nicole Kidman to Move Like a Chorus Girl
Nicole Kidman is no stranger to musicals, having won a Golden Globe for her star-making performance in 2001 s
Moulin Rouge! and later appearing in Rob Marshall s 2009 adaptation of the Broadway musical
Nine. Angie, Kidman s character in
The Prom, is a seasoned Broadway chorus girl, the type whose hope of catching a big break may have dimmed, but who still relishes a career hoofing in the footlights. It s this spirit of perseverance and wonder that drives Kidman s big solo, in which she encourages young Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman) to put some pep in her step and ultimately triumph over the bullies at school (and in the PTA) wit