‘LA LA LAND,’ ‘BEAUTY’ HERALD MORE DAYS OF SUN FOR MUSICALS

So, perhaps you’ve heard: “La La Land” didn’t win best picture at the Oscars.

But if every cloud has a silver lining, this one might be called golden: The Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling musical, which did win six Oscars, has been racking up box office numbers remarkable for a musical - nearly $417 million globally so far, according to comScore - and even more for an original one with no previously known songs or story. Damien Chazelle’s eye-popping, toe-tapping creation ranks third in all