Some top classics on telly.

A lot of blood, sweat and tears goes into staging a musical like Singin’ In The Rain, as Jo Kerrigan found when she went backstage at Cork Opera House

A production of Singin’ in the Rain drops 12 tonnes of water on the stage each night, writes Tina Darb O’Sullivan.

ENTERTAINER Donald O’Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping Make ’Em Laugh number in the classic movie Singin’ in the Rain, died on Saturday, his daughter said. He was 78.

Donald O’Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping Make ’Em Laugh number in the classic movie Singin’ In The Rain, has died at 78.