When you step through the entrance to the Imperial Theater to see Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, you aren’t just entering a theater; you’re entering a new world. Set designer Mimi Lien has transformed every nook and cranny. The lobby boasts cement walls covered in Russian advertisements, posters, and spray paint. The theater itself is bursting with red velvet wall hangings, painted portraits in gilded frames, and gorgeous star-burst-like chandeliers. Walkways of stage snake through the middle of the orchestra and staircases lead from the mezzanine down
Mike Bartlett’s Love, Love, Love is a darkly comedic play that focuses on selfishness and its repercussions. It is a story of an insular couple whose own happiness matters more than anyone else’s around them—including their own children. Love, Love, Love is told over the course of three different decades, in three different acts. We first meet two young men—Kenneth (Richard Armitage) and Henry (Alex Hurt)—in the mid-1960s. Henry is working in London, and his younger brother, Kenneth, has come to live with him during his summer off from school. Henry’s
Madison Smith is quickly making a name for himself. The talented Canadian has graced our screens in shows including Legends of Tomorrow, When Calls the Heart, Supernatural, and most recently, Aftermath. He’ll next star in the Lifetime Original, He Loves You Not. And, Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat with this leading man. Aftermath Questions PC: What drew you to the project? And, what was the audition process like? Madison: When it came to Aftermath, I actually auditioned for the role of Matt Copeland—who is played fantastically by Levi
As much as we’d love to forget those awkward teenage years, enough time has passed where we’re comfortable laughing about them now. But, boy, were those times painful. Everything seemed like the end of the world and everyone was against us. It’d probably be a great plot for a film, amirite? Oh wait, that’s the premise of the new raunchy dramedy, The Edge of Seventeen. And, Pop Culturalist is excited to team up with STX Entertainment to give away tickets to an advance screening! The film stars a kick-ass ensemble