Newsies, Rent, and Santa Fe
Apparently, all New Yorkers long for adobe.
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Musicals on Overthinking It
Final Destination: “Grease” and the Afterlife
Golden lads and girls all must…
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The “Thriller” Musical: Not As Dumb of an Idea As You Think
“Thriller a Broadway musical?” That’s how the Associated Press derisively reported plans to adapt Michael Jackson’s classic song/music video to a Broadway musical. It goes downhill from there; it seems the haters have written this one off about as fast … Continued
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I always thought she had heavenly legs. (Cyd Charisse, 1921–2008)
Cyd Charisse died today at Cedars-Sinai in LA. Obviously, I’ve been a fan forever because I love the MGM musicals that brought her international fame — entertainments to which our current popular culture can’t hold a candle — but I … Continued
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