Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...
When it comes to musical theater classics, I get nostalgic about great shows like “Guys and Dolls,” “The Music Man,” “Oklahoma!” and “Gypsy,” which have stood the test of time. But I don’t feel the ...
“Gutenberg! The Musical!”, a bare-bones comedy musical is Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, is a no-frills musical about a no-chance musical. Two giddy, goofy friends have taken all the money they ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was originally posted in spring 2025, when the show stopped at Miami’s Arsht Center and Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center. Now, the national tour is bringing the same lead ...
GUTENBERG: THE MUSICAL at TheatreZone tells the story of two friends, Doug Simon and Bud Davenport, and their quest to create a new hit Broadway musical about Johannes Gutenberg, who created the ...
It’s understandable why many local theaters over past decade have taken spirited tries at recreating the 2007 independent surprise hit film “Once.” On Broadway, the musical adaptation ran for three ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- During a protest scene in “Suffs,” a character unfurls a banner that says, “We Must Fight For Democracy.” The innocuous moment was met with spontaneous, mid-number applause from the ...
The ebullient jukebox musical celebrating Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine burst with life Wednesday night at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, a fabulous locally produced ...
National treasure Dick Van Dyke—now 100—played the titular character at age 55, and Marvel Wolverine Hugh Jackman took his turn at 54. Since its Broadway debut in 1957, “The Music Man” has become a ...
In a 2024 season when Broadway musicals opened and closed with dizzying rapidity, “The Outsiders” was almost the sole profitable survivor. How did it avoid the carnage? Reason No. 1: It was an ...
Mrs. Doubtfire brings the beloved 1993 film to the stage in a zany, farcical romp that leans hard into nostalgia. The musical sticks close to the source material, recreating the film’s most memorable ...
It’s flashy, sassy, and splashy over at The Woodland Opera House with the opening of their Disney musical, “The Little Mermaid.” Most of us have seen the 1989 animated film, but Director Ania ...