Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel mill welder Alex ...

While some may say the narrative of Flashdance is a bit silly, the power of its soundtrack, which topped the Billboard charts in 1983 and went Platinum six times over, cannot be overstated.

“Flashdance” was one of those movies that critics loved to hate. When it came out in the spring of 1983, the poison-pen reviews seemed to compete with each other in their vindictiveness. “(‘Flashdance ...

This just in, from the stage of “Flashdance: The Musical” at the Academy of Music: The three majestic rivers that define the spines of Pittsburgh do not swiftly flow from any force of nature. They ...

The producers of “Flashdance the Musical” have “postponed” their plans to bring the show to Broadway this summer. The new tuner, based on the Adrian Lyne-helmed pic, opened in January in Pittsburgh, ...

The musical adaptation of the 1983 film “Flashdance” gets two things right: The flash and the dance. The show that’s supposedly bound for Broadway opened for a week-long run Tuesday, April 2, at ...

Think back to the famous 1983 movie "Flashdance" and answer the question, "What was it about?' You will probably respond that it's about a young girl named Alex, a steelworker who dances in an almost ...

This review has been corrected. See below for details. “Flashdance the Musical” has its way over “Flashdance” the movie in at least one critical regard: The show’s plucky heroine — as you’ll recall: ...

Only a complete overhaul with new creatives could turn this into a Stateside hit. Recognizing that the original’s 95 minutes of close-up, softcore body worship dressed as female empowerment might not ...

The Kennedy Center has needed an injection of musical theater energy this holiday season, especially in the wake of the pallid national tour of Elf the Musical, currently playing in the Opera House.