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Smash ‘The Fallout’ Review & Recap

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘Priscilla’ Ends Broadway Run, Tour Coming in 2013

“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