It's probably needless to say, but Steven Spielberg's breakout, 1975 movie Jaws became the template of the modern movie blockbuster. Adapted from Peter Benchley's novel about a massive Great ...
Plenty of people travel to visit family and friends during this festive time of year. While I don't anticipate getting on a plane, I've recently been able to travel around the world thanks to ...
The LGBTQ+ mecca that is Fire Island, located off the coast of New York's Long Island, has served as the setting of numerous movies (Longtime Companion, the aptly-titled Fire Island), plays (Lips ...
Good for you if you've seen the award-winning musical Six, either on Broadway or on tour. But that show proves to be soooo 2021 when compared to three bold, female-centric new musicals currently ...
I went into the May 4th performances of new Broadway musicals The Outsiders and Water for Elephants knowing they bore a few similarities to one another. Both are drawn from beloved literary ...
Maya Rudolph may have recently been declared as the mother of Mother's Day 2024 and late-night TV in a must-watch, Gaga-esque opening sketch courtesy of SNL. However, and with apologies to Maya, ...
Midsummer has brought an abundance of cinematic and theatrical thrills. From new twists on serial killer and alien invasion tropes, to a fantastic revival of a classic musical plus a new ...
Several new musicals, now having their world premieres in various Northeast locations, draw their inspiration from movies to greater or lesser degree. The most direct adaptation is The Queen of ...
Film, literary, TV and/or theatre critics such as yours truly have long been the butt of jokes aimed at us and our profession. These haven't necessarily been undeserved, but I've never seen a ...
With our US presidential election looming, this is a good time to recall the life of who is generally considered the greatest president to date: Abraham Lincoln. The fact that the progressive, ...
It has become a delightful, annual tradition for Reverend to spend a weekend in New York City with local friends before Christmas. The Big Apple is transformed each year into an extravagantly ...