Escape to Margaritaville is my platonic ideal of a single-artist, non-biographical jukebox musical.
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Leave the Language, Take the Production
Financial precarity, thy name is theater funding.
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Yes. And?
Here are three observations provoked by the new movie The Pod Generation, all revolving around the concept of “and”:
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A Little Legacy
Ivo van Hove’s A Little Life and the new movie Cobweb share an ending.
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The Packetwoman
If you see blood on stage, then chances are, it got there courtesy of a burst blood packet.
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On the Mountain
Though the West End’s Brokeback Mountain is billed as an adaptation of Annie Proulx’s original short story, most audiences will compare it to the movie.
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Overture as Remix(es)
Here Lies Love’s pre-show is electronic music’s version of an overture.
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Pause
Have you ever heard the theory that home-viewing curbs audience engagement, because we’re in control of the remote?
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Broadway 2022-2023
While I’m in a ranking mood, here’s my complete recap of the 2022-2023 Broadway season, in order of personal preference.
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The Motive and the Wireless
Speaking of London theatre double–features and The National’s The Motive and the Cue:
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