It was only in recent years that got me stumbling across the term “karaoke musical” online. Perhaps because some musicals have decided to use popular music to fit into their scripts. It cannot be helped anyway with the success that Glee had, formats like this are expected to flourish. Do I sound like someone that…
I remember watching the film version of Chicago when I was in college after seeing it. It served as one of those rude awakenings that I encountered regarding musicals because of how I viewed them in the past. What am I referring to here? When a story included song-and-dance numbers, it often leaned towards the…
Some stories get away with murder (or murderous concepts) due to the music and performances that go with the production. In this case though, with a dark comedy written by Mel Brooks (based on the musical of the same name), the performance from Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick ended up with a memorable musical that reminds…
Some fans of the Metro Manila Film Festival (yes, it has fans so suck it up) bewail the deteriorating quality of films participating in the subsequent film fests. And we have to admit that one of the genres not usually submitted as entries are musicals just like ZsaZsa Zaturnnah. Based on the monster hit graphic…
For those looking for new musicals here goes a new adventure! Book, Music, and Lyrics by Susan C. Hunter and Tom Shelton Based on the book by Carol Ryrie Brink “As cream rises to the top, so did Caddie Woodlawn… – Wisconsin News-Leader “Young audiences adore Caddie Woodlawn!” –Springfield News-Leader Carol Ryrie Brink’s Newbery Award-winning…
It seems like yesterday when I watched the premiere of the Filipino-penned musical “Marco Polo: An Untold Love Story”. A family friendly musical that reminded me of the music-laced films I have witnessed as a kid and gave birth to the “Disney-fication” of children’s entertainment. I mean that in a good way. Expectations are high…