Welcome back to round two of the 6th Annual Marco Awards. I time the awards to go off around the anniversary of the event which inspired them—March 13th when covid shut the world down and we were all confined to our TVs and I fielded a myriad of “what are you watching” queries. I have … Read more
This past Sunday evening, excellence and art took center stage as the cultural heartbeat of the nation welcomed the brightest stars of a generation for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors. It’s a night dedicated to artistry, impact, and legacy, and it all began on the red carpet. The parade of cultural icons, in comparatively conservative … Read more
Welcome back to the 5th Annual Marco Awards. Another round of writers’ strikes have made this year an odd one, which is more the norm than not after covid. Many new series, missing old series, and some that have come back after a long absence as they finally have been able to complet their work. … Read more
The Kennedy Center continues their 2024-2025 season of their incomparable Broadway Center Stage series with a production that takes the prestigious company to a new level. Not only have taken what started as a glorified “concert” series and built it into the most impressive regional repertory company on the east coast, they have transferred one … Read more
Welcome back to round two of the 4th Annual Marco Awards. If you read last week’s blog, you’ve seen the big winners in the Movies category. (If not, go check them out here.) Sincere thanks to those of you who already let me know my recommendations have intrigued you enough to watch and enjoy some … Read more
Welcome back to round two of the 3rd Annual Marco Awards. If you read last week’s blog, you’ve seen the big winners in the Movies category. (If not, go check them out here.) Sincere thanks to those of you who already let me know my recommendations have intrigued you enough to watch and enjoy some … Read more
Welcome back to round two of the 2nd Annual Marco Awards. If you read last week’s blog, you’ve seen the big winners in the Movies category. (If not, go check them out here.) Sincere thanks to those of you who already let me know my recommendations have intrigued you enough to watch and enjoy some … Read more
Its been three and a half long years since NBC has aired a live musical in their annual series. Partly due to Covid, partly due to regrouping and attempting to learn from their past mistakes. And since Jennifer Lopez backed out of their previously-announced next production of Bye, Bye, Birdie, NBC decided to replace it … Read more
If you had seen the show, in addition to the amazing talent, great unsung production values, and all-around nostalgic good time you would have experienced, you also would have learned some surprising facts about Sonny & Cher. Among the more interesting…. 1) Pre-duo success, Sonny & Cher worked for Phil Spector who in the early … Read more
Welcome back to round two of the covid era Marco Awards. If you read last week’s blog, you’ve seen the big winners in the Movies category. (If not, go check them out here.) Sincere thanks to those of you who have already let me know my recommendations have intrigued you enough to watch and enjoy … Read more