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Cruise: I'd Do a Musical

Actor does a mean Elvis impersonation

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 12, 2008 9:44 AM CST

(Newser) – Tom Cruise in a musical? After prodding from Jay Leno last night, the star says he wouldn't mind following wife Katie onto the stage, Broadway World reports. "Yes, I do movies and everything, but I wouldn't say no to Broadway," said Cruise. Turns out, he got his start in showbiz by starring in his school’s production of Guys and Dolls. Later, Cruise broke out into “Blue Suede Shoes” to remind us that he can, in fact, sing.

The actor got more detailed on Entertainment Tonight Canada, reports People: “I always wanted to do a musical, and I'm glad musicals are now back in vogue. I gotta sing, I gotta dance and I'm going to figure all that out.”

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Tom Cruise appears on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' at the NBC Studios on August 9, 2004 in Burbank, California. (Getty Images)

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise arrive on the red carpet of the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Tropic Thunder' at the Mann's Village Theater on August 11, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

In this May 5, 2008, file photo, Tom Cruise arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala, in New York. (AP Photo)

Tom Cruise appears on CTV's "Much on Demand" show on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in Toronto. (AP Photo)

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Lest you forget, Tom Cruise gave the public a taste of his musical stylings in "Top Gun." (jagoh87)

In case "Top Gun" wasn't enough to convince you, Tom Cruise also sang in "Magnolia." (fraggleclaudi)

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