You love musicals because you know that you have a set of rebuttals against folks who hate musicals. Taking the momentum from our previous article (that you can read here for good measure, in case you haven’t), there are reasons worth exploring in case you can justify your love for musicals. If there are methods…
You hate musicals because you let yourself be affected by people around you. But it’s too simplistic a reason sometimes. There are some instances where you love musicals and you are surrounded with people who are not as much into them as you do. And no, being “manly” doesn’t always have something to do with…
Based on a true story, “Kinky Boots The Musical” is about an heir to an ailing shoe factory and the cabaret performer that helped him turn the business around. As they say in marketing, it’s about meeting the market’s need as a business person since they create the demand. Hard work reciprocated, demand met and…
Ever wondered why “Gigi” on Broadway sparked so much interest online? One of the characters that Audrey Hepburn made her own, casual musical fans will now understand what made “Gigi” herself such a pop culture icon – because several fun-loving girls can relate to her. Ever felt that emptiness inside despite being surrounded with, to…
When nudity in musicals is presented with an honest title such as “Nude Musical”, the next thing you have to guess is the storyline. And when some folks don’t have any issues with nudity, the sensible topic to discuss then would be sex. Well, it’s a clip I saw on DailyMotion with no credits and…
“Newsies” served proof that given amazing music and moving lyrics, themes involving the fight for fair wages becomes a Broadway hit and it’s coming to Boston Opera. And all along you thought fantasy elements are needed to make a memorable kid-friendly musical for everyone to enjoy. Inspired by the Newsboy Strike of 1899, Walt Disney…
When it comes to the local theater scene, nudity in musicals don’t exist that much until the musical “Penis Talks” came along. There are musical numbers in between mostly composed by Vincent de Jesus, the same genius behind “Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal”. On why I didn’t see it then, I was in college and…
Ballet Philippines presents on its 45th Anniversary Season “Manhid: The Pinoy Superhero Musical”. Just in time for the EDSA People Power Anniversary which usually falls on the last week of February, the story is based on the premise of “What if the People Power failed?” Sounds like a dystopian musical to me. Written and composed…
Frozen in Broadway! Um, no, I’m not referring to the blizzards. You can tell your kids to resume singing “Let It Go” now that a live musical version of the Academy Award-winning animated musical “Frozen” is in the works. TheaterMania reports that Frozen producer, Peter Del Vecho, has confirmed said news. Unfortunately, no timeline is…
Fox TV has finally found 2 major stars to play 2 of the iconic characters for their upcoming remake of the hit musical “Grease”. Julianne Hough, better known as one of the judges from the reality show “Dancing with the Stars” bagged the role for summer-lovin’ Australian exchange student Sandy Olsson. She didn’t hide the…