Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s story by Bernard Waber. Directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Office Christmas Party) and written by William Davies (Puss in Boots). It would be an insanely difficult task…
‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’ review: Not as uplifting a tune as you may think
Maybe it’s an unpopular opinion, but Tick Tick…Boom! isn’t a blast. From the official trailer, the filmed musical adaptation of the late Jonathan Larson’s most personal story gives the impression that it will be a grand, theatrical masterpiece. One that…
Forbidden love story emerges in ‘West Side Story (2021)’ teaser
20th Century Studio released Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story trailer on Sept. 15, and the adaptation spawns from the original 1957 Broadway production. The 2021 musical remake (not to be confused with the 1961 West Side Story) focuses on María…
Watch the latest trailer for ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
20th Century Studios may have released the Everybody’s Talking About Jamie official trailer 10 months ago portraying Jamie (Max Harwood), an out sixteen-year-old, as an outsider from the rest of his peers. But on Aug. 10, Amazon Prime Video released…
‘Vivo’ Q&A with Lin-Manuel Miranda
The new Netflix animated musical, Vivo, was recently screened by the Hispanic Federation and Netflix in New York with Lin-Manuel Miranda, voice of Vivo himself, in attendance. Set to stream on Netflix starting August 6, the film is about love…
‘Schmigadoon!’ 1×01 & 1×02 Review: Apple TV+’s musical parody sings (if you’re in on the joke)
The key to AppleTV+’s Schmigadoon! lies in the exclamation point: a reference to Oklahoma!, the 1942 work by Rodgers and Hammerstein considered the first “true” American musical. The exclamation point is as much a reference as it is an indication…
Moulin Rouge! Turns 20: Ranking the Iconic Musical Numbers
Twenty years ago, Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! brought life back to movie musicals. While they had been a staple of the 1950s and ’60s, they lost popularity over the decades. Then in 2001, Luhrmann wowed the world with this original…