To See or Not to See: Mean Girls
The now cult-classic Tina Fey-written film, Mean Girls, has landed on Broadway…and it’s just as you’d expect a film-to-stage musical to be: funny, a little campy, high energy, and with
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Lauren Zakrin
The 2008 reality show, Legally Blonde: The Musical — The Search for Elle Woods was Lauren Zakrin’s lucky break. She came in fourth place in the competition, but her path to Broadway
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To See or Not to See: Cruel Intentions: The Musical
The deliciously pulpy movie, Cruel Intentions, has made its way to the stage…and it’s so much fun to watch. For those not familiar with the cult classic movie starring Ryan Phillippe,
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To See or Not to See: The Band’s Visit
An Egyptian police band shakes up the dull repetitive lives over the course of one day in a small desert town in Israel in this quietly dazzling musical. The Band’s
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To See or Not to See: A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel, A Clockwork Orange, has been adaptation fodder for quite some time. The most well-known version is the graphic (and for some unpalatable) film by Stanley Kubrick.
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To See or Not to See: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
The newest adaptation of Rick Riordan’s bestselling young adult book, The Lightning Thief, is a charming off-Broadway musical that will appeal to all ages. Percy Jackson is your typical teenager…except for
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To See or Not to See: Fences
August Wilson‘s Fences is one of those stalwart pieces of theater that has made the transition to film effortlessly. After starring in the stage revival in 2010, Denzel Washington reprises
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Mido Hamada
If you caught the premiere of NBC’s new fantasy-drama, Emerald City, last week then you’ll recognize Mido Hamada as Eamonn, the Wizard’s trusted enforcer (by the way, if you haven’t
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To See or Not to See: The Little Prince
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.” ―Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince The Little Prince is an iconic
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AMC’s Preacher at San Diego Comic Con
When Preacher was announced as the newest addition to AMC’s television line-up, there was an immediate hubbub and excitement surrounding it. Based upon a comic book series written by Garth
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