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Smash ‘The Fallout’ Review & Recap
February 6, 2013
For those of you who missed our hour one coverage of the “Smash’s” season 2 premiere yesterday, check it out first then come back … we’ll wait. For the rest of you, breaking news: Bombshell’s death has been greatly exaggerated. In hour one, those crafty “Smash” writers were thumping nails in the musical’s proverbial coffin
Smash Season 2 Premiere Review & Recap
February 5, 2013
When we last left our “Smash” crew last summer, the Marilyn Monroe-inspired musical Bombshell was making its Pre-Broadway run in Boston. Rebecca Duvall (Uma Thurman) realized her acting talents were confined to the silver screen, creating a vacuum that sucks in our to Marilyn wannabes — Ivy (Megan Hilty) and Karen (Katherine McPhee). Karen ultimately
Review: Blue Man Group at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
January 17, 2013
Earlier in the week, a friend asked me what was the premise of the Blue Man Group. Truthfully, I didn’t exactly know what to tell him. The trio of gentlemen are of course blue as a Smurf’s behind. I knew they had a thing for percussive instruments and for some reason they didn’t speak. As
Film Review: Les Miserables
December 26, 2012
This is the second year in a row that Broadway has taken over Hollywood’s Christmas Day offerings. Last year, Stephen Spielberg transformed the minimalist War Horse into a lush, big screen spectacular. This year, Cameron Mackintosh brings one of theatre’s most beloved musicals, Les Miserables, to the Cineplex. If this incarnation of Victor Hugo’s classic
Review: West Side Story at Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta
December 15, 2012
West Side Story is a classic in every sense of the word. The musical that debuted on Broadway in 1957, marked the lyrical beginning of Stephen Sondheim on the Great White Way. The acclaimed musical, loosely based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, collected five Tony nominations including the win for Jerome Robbins’ choreography. Back in
Review: Beauty and the Beast at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
December 1, 2012
The movie studio run by the mouse has always been known for dressing the silver screen with its animated classics. Disney has broadened their reach over the years to encompass everything from ABC and Pixar to Marvel Comics and the Muppets. Starting in 1994 with the musical Beauty and the Beast, Disney planted its flag
Review: Chicago The Musical at Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta
October 5, 2012
Last night, Chicago overtook Atlanta. This isn’t some North-South battle you missed when you cut CNN short. Chicago the Musical descended on Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Centre for the first of a long weekend of performances. It brought with it short hemlines, free flowing alcohol in a time of Prohibition and a media sensationalism, feeding off
Review: Addams Family at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
August 19, 2012
This week, the Addams Family crawled from its crypts and found their way to the stage at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. The Broadway play, that is based on the characters from the 1960s television show (or the 1990s film trilogy for the youngsters), debuted at New York’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 8, 2010. It has recently
‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ Hits Theatres Nationwide August 2013
May 19, 2012
Earlier this week, producers of “Peter and the Starcatcher” announced that the play will take to the road beginning in August of next year for a national tour. The move marks the relatively rare occasion in the current economic climate that a non-musical Broadway production has decided to take its chances on a national tour.
‘Priscilla’ Ends Broadway Run, Tour Coming in 2013
May 17, 2012
“Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” will end its Broadway run, but will then continue on in the form of a national tour. Producers announced yesterday that the show will close on June 24. At that time, it will have had a total of 526 performances along with 23 previews. The show opened on Broadway in