Sporting a premise kooky enough to be downright ridiculous campy theatre, Encores! Urinetown returns to the stage after its original Broadway run over two decades ago. What once felt prescient in 2001 has now evolved into relevancy once more. While the entire show is fiercely satirical in nature, the deeper messages about respecting the homeless community, … Continue reading Theater Review: Urinetown
Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Operatic and bizarre, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is already a bonafide classic on the stage and on film. With its legendary status firmly established, Broadway’s 2023 revival still managed a whopping eight Tony nominations. How would any show measure up to these lofty expectations, or manage to pull off the epic … Continue reading Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Film Review: Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between
★★★★ Rom-com Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between has an absolute mouthful of a title. Yet, it is one of my favorite films of the genre that Netflix has released as of late. Based on the book by Jennifer E. Smith, Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between is set in Chicago, as an adorable young … Continue reading Film Review: Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between