Album Review: Richard Rodgers Reimagined
Once upon a time, Broadway music was popular music. Classic American songs that have since been dismissed as mere “show tunes” were once kings of the airwaves, entire cast albums were
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5 Fall Broadway Shows We’re Excited For
After a summer lull, fall on Broadway is always something to look forward to. A plethora of new plays and musicals begin popping up, and we’ve combed through them and
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Why You Need to Catch the Great Comet Before It’s Too Late
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 has been Broadway’s most immersive, thrilling experience ever since it opened at the Imperial Theater in the fall of 2016. This 12-time
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Nicholas Belton
Nicholas Belton is on double-duty in this season’s smash Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. Belton plays two characters: Prince Bolkonsky, an antique noble who casually hurls emotional
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Paloma Young
As the saying goes, “Clothes make the man.” Indeed, the clothes worn by an actor or actress onstage are a key part of bringing a character—and their story—to life. That’s
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Derek Klena
For a certain age group, Anastasia is a beloved animated film whose romantic lead elicits swoons and the plucky heroine is admired. So when it was announced that Anastasia would
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Joe Carroll
Bandstand, Broadway’s first 6 Certified production about the veteran experience, has been a labor of love over the past few years for everyone involved. For the actors cast as members of
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To See or Not to See: The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong, a transfer from London to Broadway, is a slapstick comedy that makes for a lighthearted theater outing. Written by Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis,
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To See or Not to See: Amélie
I want to preface this review by saying a few things. Number 1: I am a huge fan of the movie Amélie. I saw it in high school and it
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To See or Not to See: Speech & Debate
Stephen Karam‘s Speech & Debate is getting a winning U.K. premiere from the Defibrillator company at London’s Trafalgar Studios. Karam – whose play The Humans won a slew of Tony Awards in
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