Browsing: musical

During the 2021 Oscars ceremony, the first look at Steven Spielberg’s take on a piece of classic musical film. A…

We still can’t get over how amazing Renee Zellweger looks as Judy Garland in the upcoming biopic about the actress. Following the final year of Garland’s life, Judy looks to be another lushly produced film about a larger than life personality. “It was such a joy learning about the magnificence of this person,” Zellweger told […]

Fox just discovered another of the challenges in producing live versions of famous musicals. One of the stars of this evening’s broadcast of Rent Live, Brennin Hunt, seriously injured his ankle during a dress rehearsal on Saturday. Unfortunately, Hunt isn’t a minor role, as he’s been slated to play Roger Davis (whose character was played in […]

Yes, we know, the movie adaptation of the Monty Python musical Spamalot  is *actually* Monty Python And The Holy Grail but, this is about a film version of the Broadway musical. Perhaps you’ll recall the CLASSIC (FIGHT ME) 1975 film from the British comedy troupe about the trials and tribulations of Arthur King of the Britons (Graham Chapman) […]

Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 technicolor musical feature film Moulin Rouge has been turned into a live stage musical, and we’re pretty damn excited, to be honest. The film featured several non-period popular songs like David Bowie’s “Diamond Dogs”, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Queen’s “The Show Must Go On”, and several medleys. Stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor delighted audiences with their […]

After the terrible personal disappointment that La La Land was, I was REALLY hoping the state of modern musicals was going to get better with The Greatest Showman.  We all know Hugh Jackman can sing, right?  Because he can, and he’s amazing.  The problem with him in this particular film is the post processing on his singing. Simply […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] With all the happenings in the world, sometimes what’s needed is some light diversion to entertain and put a smile on people’s faces. To that end, Something Rotten! does deliver. Coming off of a 742-performance run on Broadway, the national tour has landed in San Francisco for a three and a half week […]