Waitress: The Musical movie review (2023)

The show is smoothly staged before an appreciative audience, with well-chosen theatrical touches. The simplified sets – café, Jenna’s modest living room, Jim’s doctor’s office – swing in and out, suggesting the locations without trying to be too detailed. In one particularly effective musical number, the furniture from one location slides away mid-song, leaving Jenna … Read more

A 13 Going on 30 musical adaptation is in the works based on the 2004 comedy starring Jennifer Garner

A 13 Going on 30 musical is in the works based on the 2004 coming-of-age rom-com starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It might be time to brush up on your “Thriller” dance moves because a 13 Going on 30 musical is heading to the stage! That’s right, coming-of-age rom-com fans, a musical adaptation of the 2004 … Read more

The Musical shifts from streaming release to theaters

Mean Girls: The Musical has shifted from streaming to theaters as Paramount announces 2024 release date for the movie. Mean Girls: The Musical was initially developed for a streaming debut on Paramount+, but the studio has now decided to give the movie a theatrical release. Mean Girls: The Musical will hit theaters on January 12, … Read more

The Color Purple Video Teases Musical Reboot’s Modern Twist

Warner Bros. has dropped a brand new The Color Purple video for its upcoming film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical. It is scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 25. The featurette shows the cast and producers including Oprah Winfrey, Halle Bailey, Ciara, Taraji P. Henson, and more as they discuss what the audience … Read more

Wonka Director Teases Timothée Chalamet’s Musical Performances

In a recent interview with Total Film, Wonka director Paul King teased the big musical numbers in Warner Bros.’ upcoming fantasy movie. King revealed he doesn’t really consider it a musical since the project felt “more like a movie with songs than a musical.” He also went on to praise Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet’s performance, … Read more

Dicks: The Musical movie review (2023)

Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp play the title characters, Trevor and Craig, respectively, a pair of royal assholes who have been granted every privilege in life just by being male, straight, white, and rich. They sing about how perfect their lives are but hide their loneliness, hoping to find the families they never had growing … Read more

Teeth gets a musical stage play adaptation in 2024

The 2007 vagina dentata horror comedy Teeth is getting an Off Broadway musical stage play adaptation in 2024 Ranking as one of my favorite genre movies of this century is writer/director Mitchell Lichtenstein’s 2007 vagina dentata horror comedy Teeth (watch it HERE), which I find makes for a good double feature pairing with another one … Read more