Tag: Musicals
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‘In the Heights’ Sings of COVID-Era America
A sudden crisis with an unknown duration. Increased outdoor interaction with neighbors and friends. Personal and political discontentment spilling out into the public square. Sound familiar?
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‘It’s a Sports Movie’ and Other Takeaways from ‘Theater Camp’
First impressions of Theater Camp, a musical mockumentary out in theaters July 14!
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How ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Once’ Made Me Love Musicals
I used to think musicals were frivolous, unserious entertainment. Then one fateful summer, two diametrically different movies accidentally teamed up to convince me otherwise.
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Anne Chmelewsky on the Lush and Innovative ‘My Fair Lady’ Score
The multi-instrumentalist and composer of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (2022), Where Hands Touch (2018), and Derek (2012) writes about her favorite movie musical soundtrack.
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Catching Up with ‘Chicago’ and Other Movie Musicals
We watch a lot of movies, but we haven’t seen everything. This month we’re tackling our personal movie musical blindspots!
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The Melody Lingers On: A Century of Fred and Ginger
When you watch a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical, you are getting a piece of the movie musical Rosetta Stone.
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold: On Breaking Up with ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’
I was raised on classic cinema and musicals. But while I was always taught to appreciate the art, I was not taught to think critically about it.
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Camp, Punk, and Goth-Rock Galore in ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’
Despite a wild storyline and all-star lineup, Repo! has not one trace of sarcasm, self-consciousness, or so much as the smallest amount of external context.
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To Live and Die in ‘La La Land’
If you’re a hopeless romantic like Seb and me, iron your suit and whistle along as we take a stroll through the sights, sounds, and bittersweet feels of Damien Chazelle’s modern American masterpiece.
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Top 10 Movie Musicals
Ensemble in place, orchestra ready, spotlight on… it’s showtime for our Top 10 Movie Musicals!