Pop Culturalist Chats with Once on This Island Set Designer Dane Laffrey
Dane Laffrey took a Broadway stage and turned it into an island. There is sand. There are live animals. There is a small body of water. There is a truck.
Continue ReadingDane Laffrey took a Broadway stage and turned it into an island. There is sand. There are live animals. There is a small body of water. There is a truck.
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time, a scrappy, little musical with a big heart, big themes, and big talent opened on the island of Manhattan. It had a respectable, spirited run on
Continue ReadingFor 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
Continue ReadingThe story of the long-lost Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov has tickled minds for decades. Indeed, the bloody Russian Revolution, the elimination of Tsar Nicholas and his entire family, and the
Continue ReadingFans of the animated film Anastasia have something to rejoice: a Broadway-bound musical adaptation of the film just opened at the Hartford Stage in Connecticut. Helmed by the film’s original songwriters
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