Elsie Fest celebrated its second year last night at the Ford Amphitheater on Coney Island and it was pure magic, to say the least. Co-creator and producer Darren Criss brought audiences to their feet with his unexpected choice for last song – Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. A rock song at a musical theatre festival wasn’t the only highlight of the night. Here are our top 6 favorite moments of the night! Darren Criss sings a duet with Liz Callaway. During his set, Criss began to sing “Journey to the Past” from
It’s said that the past always catches up with you. And, that’s certainly true in the Cummings brothers’ Blood in the Water. The film is a sleek crime thriller with a twist that you won’t see coming. Percy (Alex Russell, Believe Me) and Veronica (Willa Holland, Arrow) are enjoying their time in Hollywood, California while house-sitting a mansion they could never afford. But, when a friend with questionable motives reconnects, they’ll find themselves in a deadly love triangle. Freedgood (Miguel Gomez, Southpaw), a classmate from college, is fresh out of
The love Barack Obama has shown for Hamilton over the last year (well, since Lin-Manuel Miranda debuted his concept at the White House in 2009) reminds us of another presidential love affair with a Broadway musical. Famously, John F. Kennedy adored Camelot, and, thanks to comments from his widow after his death, the association between JFK and the Lerner and Loewe musical gave rise to the Camelot mystique of the Kennedy administration: like Camelot, the Kennedy White House was reputed to be a “fleeting wisp of glory” that lasted for “one
There’s no denying Netflix’s original Stranger Things is a hit. Within 35 days of its July 15th release, the must-watch supernatural drama reeled in an average of 14 million viewers making it the third most watched Netflix original season. Audiences were instantly hooked to the show’s premise and 80’s nostalgia, as well as its enigmatic protagonist Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). Most viewers watched the 8-episode season in a day and were begging creators Matt and Ross Duffer for more after being left speechless by a major cliff-hanger. Our prayers have been answered! Netflix has