Who knew Draco Malfoy would turn out to be more noble than Harry Potter and his friends? (I’m getting that right, yes? He’s the bad one, isn’t he? My fuzzy memory recalls Emma Watson punching him in one of those *APPLAUSE* moments.) The big news from the Wizarding World at the moment – aside...
Read MoreWicked may be making a play for the male audience. The adaptation of the popular Broadway play that was an adaptation of the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire will arrive in theaters on November 22, 2024, and it’s been surprisingly mired in contr...
Read MoreIt’s not just Marvel and Star Wars fans who get insulted by Hollywood figures for caring about the things they’re expected to spend money supporting. Wicked, the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway play – which is an adaptation of a book called Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch...
Read MoreJohn Cleese is keeping one of his masterpieces intact. The Daily Mail recently reported that Cleese is bringing Monty Python’s Life of Brian to the stage, but the article has some errors Cleese cleared up on his Twitter account. The first is that the play will not be a musical, as Daily Mail said ...
Read MoreThis Monday, October 4th, Netflix released a new trailer for Tick, Tick… Boom! Based on Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical, Tick, Tick…Boom! is the story of his struggle to write the sensational rock musical Rent. The film is directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, a self-proclaime...
Read MoreLast week, I talked about the recent backlash against Lin Manuel-Miranda. His appearances and creations for Broadway, movies, and television prior to Hamilton spanning nearly two decades seemed to inspire a mixture of admiration and indifference. But after Hamilton hit Broadway, and again once it we...
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