It’s crazy to think five years ago, the boys of One Direction were complete strangers. Having auditioned for the X Factor U.K. as solo artists—Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn were cut prior to judges’ houses. However, far too talented, the judges threw the boys a lifeline and offered them a spot in the Groups category. If you’re looking to feel a bit nostalgic, here’s their very first performance as a group. Five years later, with over 61 million records sold worldwide and countless #1 hit singles, One Direction is
Last night, Daddy Long Legs, an off-Broadway musical, made theater history by live streaming its entire performance. The musical itself is a very sweet little show based on a novel from 1912. Like the book, the musical is told in letters that Jerusha (the main character) writes to a man she calls “Daddy Long Legs”. Daddy Long Legs is a trustee of the orphanage in which Jerusha has grown up. He decided to pay for her way through college after seeing her academic work and speaking with her teachers. His
Based on the book Thérèse Raquin by Emile Zola, Roundabout Theater’s stage production, starring Kiera Knightly, is not quite as good as it could have been. The basic plot line of Thérèse Raquin is enthralling. Therese Raquin is a young woman born to a seafaring father and Algerian chieftain’s daughter, but raised by her father’s prim sister alongside a sickly boy cousin. She is made to marry him when she turns 21, and it is a loveless, stifling marriage. Thérèse yearns to be free. Thérèse, her husband-cousin, Camille, and her aunt, move from their small French
Friends, advertising really does work. After seeing an ad that was full of gushing reviews for Fool for Love, I quickly bought my ticket. It was, much to my disappointment, a bit overrated. Note: Spoilers ahead! If you are not familiar with this revival of Fool for Love (written in 1983) and don’t want the plot ruined, don’t read the next paragraph and skip to the very end. Eddie and May have had an on-again, off-again relationship for fifteen years. They met in high school and are now in their 30s. Eddie,