Tag Archives: Lin-Manuel Miranda

2022 Oscar Nominations

Posted on February 8, 2022 by boz

This morning, actors Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominess for all 23 categories of the 2022 Academy Awards. (You can watch the full livestream announcement below.) Topping the roster with 12 nominations was the drama The Power of the … Continue reading →

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Bruno Tops the Charts

Posted on February 3, 2022 by boz

Just five weeks after its debut on Billboard’s Hot 100 at #50, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has reached the top of the pop chart. Performed by Encanto film cast members Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: Tick, Tick … Boom!

Posted on January 31, 2022 by boz

Netflix has released a new half-hour documentary short about the making of the Tick, Tick … Boom! (which you can watch below), featuring interviews with cast and creative team members Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesús, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, and … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s Talking About Bruno

Posted on January 25, 2022 by boz

Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda saw another milestone this past week. His song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from the animated musical Encanto, peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, marking his first Top 10 appearance and only Disney’s fifth in … Continue reading →

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Read the Screenplay

Posted on January 20, 2022 by boz

Deadline has debuted its Read the Screenplay series to celebrate “scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.” Among the first offerings are the screenplays for two musical feature films: the animated Encanto (with songs by … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Times: Best Theater of 2021

Posted on December 21, 2021 by boz

This week, Los Angeles Times critic Charles McNulty offered “ten reasons to be grateful in another sputtering theatrical year.” He noted some “memories that cry out for commemoration,” since “ranking of the best productions of 2021 makes little sense in … Continue reading →

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Bring It On Review Roundup

Posted on December 19, 2021 by boz

Critics have given generally positive reviews to the London revival of the 2012 musical Bring It On, based on the 2000 film, which runs at Southbank Centre through January 22, before embarking on a UK tour. The creative team includes … Continue reading →

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2022 Satellite Nominees

Posted on December 2, 2021 by boz

The International Press Academy has announced the nominees of its 26th annual Satellite Awards for film and television work from 2021, which will be presented during a ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles on Jan. 5, … Continue reading →

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Sondheim: A Personal Remembrance

Posted on December 1, 2021 by boz

The tributes continue apace, as many of us in the theater community turn to the written word (ours and Sondheim’s) to express our feelings of losing an important artist, mentor, and fellow theater lover. As numerous as his artistic accomplishments … Continue reading →

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Encanto Review Roundup

Posted on November 29, 2021 by boz

Film critics have given generally favorable reviews to the Walt Disney Animation Studios musical fantasy Encanto, the story of the Madrigal family who live in a magical house in a Colombian mountain town. The creative team includes Byron Howard (direction), … Continue reading →

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