Category Archives: Shows

The Theatre Channel

Posted on December 17, 2020 by boz

The Theatre Channel, a new web series launched in the UK on Oct. 2, will launch in the US on Dec. 23. It showcases award-winning West End musical stars, including the program’s Café Four singers (Alyn Hawk, Emily Langham, Sadie-Jean … Continue reading →

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Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

Posted on December 11, 2020 by boz

At 7 p.m. (ET) on New Year’s Day, the curtain will rise on Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, as the viral sensation comes to Broadway. Seaview Productions will offer a filmed concert of the crowd-sourced show for streaming on TodayTix, as … Continue reading →

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The Grinch Review Roundup

Posted on December 10, 2020 by boz

The NBC adaptation of the Grinch stage musical, based on the children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, has received mostly negative reviews from critics. The 1957 story was first adapted for TV in 1966 with Boris Karloff … Continue reading →

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2020: The Musical

Posted on December 8, 2020 by boz

Last night, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon premiered the musical parody 2020: The Musical, co-starring Tony nominee Andrew Rannells. The score reworks some dozen Broadway hits in a recap of the past year. The pandemic features prominently in “Suddenly … Continue reading →

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Musicals and the Movies Preview

Posted on December 4, 2020 by boz

Due to the pandemic, the Hollywood Bowl canceled its 2020 season, a first in the venue’s 98-year history. To continue the music though, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will offer In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, a weekly music series … Continue reading →

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2020 Tappy Christmas Special

Posted on December 3, 2020 by boz

Inspired by the classic holiday TV specials of the 1960s, Christopher Rice has released the 2020 edition of his Tappy Christmas Special, a collection of five holiday songs with a healthy accompaniment of tap dancing. Rice is joined by fellow … Continue reading →

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Yellen: The Musical

Posted on December 3, 2020 by boz

When President-elect Joe Biden announced Janet Yellen as his choice for Treasury Secretary, he suggested that her historic nomination deserved the Hamilton treatment. “You might have to ask Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the musical about the first Secretary of the … Continue reading →

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Homeschool Musical Preview

Posted on December 3, 2020 by boz

Earlier this year, Laura Benanti created the social media hashtag #SunshineSongs to invite students across the country to share videos of the musical performances they weren’t able to give because of the pandemic. When the campaign went viral, Benanti and … Continue reading →

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The Prom Review Roundup

Posted on December 2, 2020 by boz

The screen adaptation of the Broadway musical The Prom has received widely mixed reviews from film critics. The stage musical premiered at Alliance Theatre in Atlanta on Aug. 18, 2016, and opened at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre on Nov. 15, 2018, … Continue reading →

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In Strange Woods Preview

Posted on December 1, 2020 by boz

The new musical podcast In Strange Woods will premiere Dec. 14, 2020, and continue every Monday until Jan. 11, 2021. The serialized mockumentary tells the story of 18-year-old Peregrine Wells, who visits Whitetail National Forest to learn survivalist skills from … Continue reading →

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