Fans 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 Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, original screenwriter Terrence McNally, and Tony-winning director Darko Tresnjak (whose A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder was the essential Broadway ticket of 2013-2014), Anastasia the musical seeks to expand upon the story in new and interesting ways. Don Bluth’s Anastasia follows two Russian con men– Dmitry and Vlad– in their quest to prove that an amnesiac young woman is actually a
Since 2011, Wizard World has been producing pop culture conventions across the United States. Every year, their lineup keeps getting better. But, it’ll be hard to top the guests at Wizard World Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love was host to the cast of Captain America: Civil War and Thor. Yup, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston! If you’re sad you missed your opportunity to meet them, don’t worry! Chris Hemsworth is scheduled to attend the Wizard World cruise. We’ve also compiled our favorite moments from the Thor panel below! Panel
With every graduation, there are a few songs that go along with it. On this #TBT, we take a look at some of our all-time favorite graduation songs that can transport us immediately back to that moment when we were saying goodbye to formative times in our lives! Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen, Baz Luhrman A phenom when it was released, this song full of life lessons quickly made it’s way onto everyone’s mix CDs (yes, mix CDs). Graduation, Vitamin C This song captured everything you felt about
Since her film debut in the box office smash, As Good As It Gets, actress Missi Pyle has consistently shown how incredibly versatile she is. With her role in the brand new Youtube Red spoof singing competition series, Sing It!, Pyle is ready to once again bring the genius that she has become known for. Pop Culturalist had the joy of chatting with Missi about everything. Sing It! Questions PC: What drew you to this role? How did you initially get involved? Missi: Well, my agent mentioned to me that