It’s 2023. And while life has pretty much returned to normal as far as our entertainment habits—movies are open and theatres are back in operation—it’s obvious that our viewing habits have changed. Masks and proofs of vaccination seem to be things of the past in most venues. The criteria for going to the movies for … Read more
Previously published on Theatrebloom.com Sixty years ago Harper Lee penned what has become perhaps the quintessential American coming of age novel, the enduring and beloved staple of middle school American Literature curriculums To Kill a Mockingbird, which became in turn one of the most enduring and beloved movies of all time starring Gregory Peck, winner … Read more
It seems like just last week Will Smith was bitchslapping Chris Rock and getting rewarded for it, but it turns out Oscar night 2023 is here. Admittedly I don’t carry the fascination for this night I once did after the Academy has fumbled it repeatedly and worse since the Covid break, but it’s tradition. All … Read more
One of the most pleasant surprises of the 2022-23 Broadway season was the limited run of Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine’s neoclassic Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre, where the original Bernadette Peters production ran almost 40 years ago. Well, that limited run became so successful that it became an extended limited run, … Read more