Review: BBC MUSICALS NIGHT, BBC Four and iPlayer
Some diamonds in the rough, but why can't we choose for ourselves from the BBC archive?
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Review: WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL, National Theatre At Home
Sara Bareilles writes the songs and sings them in a production brought to the screen for the first time
Review: MARIA, in Cinemas and Streaming
Angelina Jolie is compelling in a movie that concentrates on the misery to the exclusion of almost everything else in the diva's life
Review: THE GRAPES OF WRATH, National Theatre at Home
The National Theatre's Summer 2024 hit is now available on its streaming platform, National Theatre at Home
Review: PRESENT LAUGHTER, National Theatre At Home
A festive treat lands just in time for Christmas
Review: MAESTRO, in cinemas and streaming on Netflix
Carey Mulligan impresses in a movie not so much ill-focused as misfocused
Streaming Review: All The Cool Kids Are Watching GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES On Paramount+
This show has kicked off with a bang in Bobby’s books and we can’t recommend it highly enough to everyone GREASE fan or newbie alike
Streaming Review: SCHMIGADOON/SCHMICAGO Schmamelessly Delicious Theivery On Apple TV+
Daurio & Paul have delivered some of the finest parody comedy television has seen since THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW and all those hilarious dream sequences from THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.
Review: Erik Turns 35 & He Never Looked Better! Celebrate with THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL On BroadwayHD
When you pop your popcorn and pour your champagne in celebration of 35 years of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, just press play, and let it open up before you.
Streaming Review: From Broadway & Into The Online Stream ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL Is Delicious Darkness On Netflix
Warchus' work to date has given him the visual storytelling senses needed to auteur his way through a children's story with a kind of abandoned maturity that teaches the audience that it's no good to be a grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes.
Streaming Review: Disney Princesses And Villains Abound & It's Almost Magical In DISENCHANTED On Disney+
Suffice it to say that DISENCHANTED has something for fans and something for kids, but not much for those in-betweeners.
Review: AURORA'S SUNRISE Animated Movie: Presenting Her Story to the World
'Aurora's Sunrise' turns a family story into history: 15 years old Arshaluys (her name was changed to Aurora in the US when she entered this country through Ellis Island) - an Armenian genocide survivor who miraculously escaped from death in the Ottoman harem, first fleeing to Saint-Petersburg, then
Review: After 60 Years, These SPACE DOGS Finally Landed Off-Broadway, and Now They're Being Transmitted on BroadwayHD
In all, what you have with SPACE DOGS on BroadwayHD is an unparalleled video presentation of cute boys singing, playing their own instruments, dancing to fab music with great choreo, all with a constantly moving set & lighting design
BWW Review: LIFE AFTER YOU-An Excellent and Moving Film Experience
The storyline for the poignant new movie, Life After You, is a distinctive one.
'Expanded' WEST SIDE STORY in Philippine Cinemas, Feb. 16
On Valentine’s week, Steven Spielberg’s first full-length musical film, 'West Side Story,' which recently been nominated for seven Oscar Awards, including this year’s 'Best Picture,' finally screens in Philippine cinemas starting February 16.
BWW Review: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY'S BIG NIGHT OF MUSICALS, BBC1
Finally – a major theatrical event in a prime-time slot on a Saturday night.
BWW Album Review: Jennifer Hudson's RESPECT Soundtrack Exquisitely Honors the 'Queen of Soul' and Celebrates Strength in Sisterhood
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but truly getting to know the heart, soul, and essence of a music legend is the ultimate honor.
BWW Reviews: DEAR EVAN HANSEN is Okay, And Here's Why…
Seeing the film with other critics and fans, every one seemed to be searching for an answer to the same question: Is the film really as bad as the first wave of reviews indicated? The silver lining: it’s not the worst stage to screen film adaptation I’ve sat through.
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY on Apple TV+ is a Celebration of Humanity and Broadway
On September 10, 2021, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Apple TV+ is debuting a stunning stage capture of Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY.
BWW Review: THE GOD COMMITTEE-An Outstanding and Insightful Drama
The God Committee, written and directed by Austin Stark, is now showing in select theatres and streaming.
BWW Review: Susan Morgan Cooper's Riveting Expose On Hot Car Deaths: FATAL DISTRACTION
FATAL DISTRACTION, Susan Morgan Cooper’s gripping documentary on a national crisis ~ hot car deaths ~ that begs for resolution.
BWW Review: WILD MOUNTAIN THYME is Enchanting Escapism
WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, a film you’ve likely not heard of, is truly one of 2020’s most beautifully lyrical and heartwarming romances.
BWW Review: THE PROM is an Uplifting, Feel-Good Musical Comedy
I approached Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of THE PROM, expertly crafted for the stage by writers Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin and composer Matthew Sklar, with a lot of trepidation.
BWW Review: THE 30 YEAR OLD VIRGIN by Kevin James Doyle is Delightfully Inappropriate
The 30 Year Old Virgin by Kevin James Doyle is Delightfully Inappropriate.
BWW Review: RUSALKA at Des Moines Metro Opera and Iowa PBS: A Journey to the Depths of the Sea and Back.
Last week Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) and Iowa Public Broadcasting Service started the 2020 Virtual Opera season with a stunning airing of 'Manon.
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