musical Archives

Disenchanted Gets a Release Date and Production Photo

virginiakublawi | May 17, 2022 | 1

Since today seems to be some kind of unofficial Disney+ announcement day, we now have a photo from the upcoming Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted. It’s also confirmed that Disenchanted will release on Thanksgiving on the Disney+ app. The photo shows Giselle and a new character played by Maya Rudolph....

Encanto Is a Franchise, Says Disney CEO Bob Chapek

virginiakublawi | Feb 14, 2022 | 0

On a company earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Chapek referred to Encanto as the start of a franchise. Despite underperforming at the box office, the animated film has become a juggernaut for Disney+. Meanwhile, every song in the film has landed on the hot 100. The lively salsa number “We Don’t Ta...

Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Success of Encanto

virginiakublawi | Jan 23, 2022 | 1

In an exclusive interview with People magazine, Lin-Manuel Miranda discussed the success Encanto has found streaming. Despite a lukewarm box office performance, the film has gained new life on Disney+ and surpassed “Let it Go” to become the highest-charting Disney song in over a qua...

REVIEW: West Side Story (2021)

virginiakublawi | Jan 10, 2022 | 0

I wasn’t planning on seeing West Side Story. I’ve never seen the 1961 original all the way through, and the subject of racial tensions in 20th century America is well-worn at this point. It takes a lot to make a story like this interesting to me these days, and usually, they don’t...

REVIEW: tick, tick…BOOM! (2021)

virginiakublawi | Nov 29, 2021 | 0

Based on the stage play of the same name, tick, tick…BOOM! tells the story of Jonathan Larson’s quest to create a successful musical. The Netflix movie musical is directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and came out on November 19th. The source material started as an off-Broadway one-man show, with L...

REVIEW: Encanto (2021)

virginiakublawi | Nov 28, 2021 | 0

I haven’t been dreading Disney’s Encanto, but I wasn’t excited for it either. It’s an original story directed by Byron Howard (Tangled) and Jared Bush (Zootopia) that features new music by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Sounds great, right? I try not to put too much stock in trailers, but the marketing...