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…
For Your Consideration: James Corden’s ‘Crosswalk the Musical’
This week’s edition of “For Your Consideration” features the hilarious British late (late) night show host James Corden. When you hear James’ name, people immediately think of Carpool Karaoke and its extensive list of famous singers from Justin Bieber to…
From the Record Crate: ‘Rent’ Original Broadway Cast Recording (1996)
Twenty years before Hamilton swept the Tony Awards, another groundbreaking sensation took the Broadway stage for the first time. Written by the late Jonathan Larson and based on Puccini’s La Boheme, the rock opera Rent told the story of a group…
The Film Canon: The Producers (1968)
Genre of the Day: Black Comedy “Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder have a scene in “The Producers” where they roll on the floor so ferociously we expect them to chew on one another. Mostel is so manic and barbarian, Wilder so panicked…
‘Jersey Boys’, Behind the Scenes
The hit Broadway sensation, Jersey Boys, has burst its way onto the big screen. Led by Oscar Winning Director, Clint Eastwood, Jersey Boys is not your ordinary musical. A story about love, loss, debt, and loyalty, there is really no…
Audiobook Review: ‘Five, Six, Seven, Nate!’ by Tim Federle
I’m so happy that Tim Federle wrote a sequel to the wonderful Better Nate than Ever because I definitely needed a little more Nate Foster in my life. If you haven’t read Better Nate than Ever, let me redirect you…