The Stranger Things stage play that is currently being performed in London appears headed to Broadway. (If that show is called The First Shadow, maybe this is The Second Shadow?) The play officially premiered on the West End in December of last year. And now, according to Broadway World, the producers are looking at moving the production to New … Read more
After years and years of stops and starts, Wicked is finally a movie. Technically it’s finally two movies — they split the story in half and are releasing it in two parts this fall and next fall — but whatever. Wicked is now coming to the big screen later this year. Cynthia Erivo plays Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the … Read more
Musical professionals often speak of the rare “triple threat,” the performers who are supremely talented as singers, dancers, and actors. But there are just a handful who are genuine quadruple threats, who make the singing, dancing, and acting organic, each element perfectly integrated to tell the story. Listen to her on the original Broadway cast recording … Read more
Jaws runs 124 minutes. Its title character does not appear onscreen until minute 82. This was less of a bold artistic choice on the part of director Steven Spielberg than a matter of necessity; the production’s mechanical shark, affectionately nicknamed “Bruce,” never worked. Each evening, Spielberg would assemble his cast and creative team at his bungalow on … Read more
Hamilton fans who have been patiently waiting for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s next Broadway musical may finally get … The Warriors. Miranda is reportedly working on a musical version of the classic ’70s New York action film by Walter Hill, which was in turn based on a novel by Sol Yurick. The movie version follows a Coney Island gang named the … Read more
The Broadway play listings increasingly look like the library of a streaming service. There are currently Broadway shows inspired by Aladdin, Back to the Future, The Lion King, Red Mill!, New York, New Yorkand Some Like It Hot, with loads more in various stages of development. (The Devil Wears Prada? National Lampoon’s Vacation? High Noon? … Read more