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: Take Me
A kidnapping goes very wrong in the absurd and entertaining comedy Take Me. Ray Moody (Pat Healy, also directing the film) has a very unique and bizarre small business: Kidnap
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To See or Not to See: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will not disappoint fans of the first installment. This sequel is just as funny, full of nostalgic pop culture references, and made up of
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New Music Friday: SydneyRay
SydneyRay’s debut single, “Big,” premieres today, and it’s a catchy, heartfelt pop song that will have you singing along in no time. A native of Long Island, New York, SydneyRay
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Anastasia Journeys to Broadway
The 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
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Tribeca Film Festival 2017: Favorite Short Films
To general audiences, short films tend to get unfairly overlooked in favor of feature films. During the Tribeca Film Festival, though, there are so many great short films screening that
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To See or Not to See: Bandstand
Bandstand is a terrific throwback to the big music, big dance numbers, and heartstring-tugging storylines of classic musicals. It’s 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio, and young men are coming home from World
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To See or Not to See: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“Who can take tomorrow Dip it in a dream Separate the sorrow And collect up all the cream The candyman can” Roald Dahl’s classic book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Rebecca Naomi Jones
Rebecca Naomi Jones is wonderful. She’s an accomplished stage actress; she’s performed brilliantly on Broadway in American Idiot and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (not to mention the numerous off-Broadway productions
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