So Oscar has moved their ceremony pretty much right on the anniversary that I have rolled out the Marco Awards since their inception, which takes a little of the steam out of my Movie Awards. Thanks Oscar. So I pushed the Movies, which used to be the lead-off of the three, to after TV, and … Read more
What a difference a year makes. Holiday Season 2024 brought us the movie musical that Broadway fans have been clamoring for with 20 years of anticipation and drool. Well, at least half of it, as my review of Wicked, Part 1 elaborated on. Stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera (who used her full name because … Read more
From the moment the giant dragon clock that ominously overhangs the proscenium at the Hippodrome Theatre comes to life at the top of the show, it is quite apparent that we’re not in Kansas anymore. Actually, it’s more like we’re not in Kanses yet. For anyone that’s been under a theatrical rock for the last … Read more
In one week it’s broken box office records for movie musicals. It’s the entertainment news of the week, the theatrical event of the season, and for the first time ever, it’s not just musical theatre fanatics losing their minds over the decades-long anticipated release of the movie. It’s fans of the MGM classic The Wizard … Read more