It dawned upon me that as much as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of Gaston Leroux’s novel, “The Phantom of the Opera”, not everyone liked it and ended up favoring other versions. One version focused on the romantic man behind the mask. Another version focused on the horror without the music. Yeah, you knew that no…
Years and years after “The X-Files” turned everyone else into skeptics, Fox TV’s top honcho Gary Newman has officially confirmed the deal to reboot the series. And David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reprise their respective roles s Agent Fox Mulder and Agent Dana Scully. The moment Fox TV’s fellow top honcho Dana Walden confirmed…
As of this writing, the movie adaptation of the hit musical “Wicked” is already being conceptualized. This is according to Mark Platt when he was interviewed by the entertainment website Film Divider. What exactly did he say if the interview is to be relied upon? Yes. But it’s not set in stone. The process of…
We return to Utrecht after discussing it here in this website. I previously wrote about it that you can read again by clicking here. Because obviously, Beatrix Theater is not the only theater in Utrecht as you will see in some of the musicals. Boy7 Miriam Mouse’s best-selling novel is now a musical. It tells…
You may have read about my assessment regarding the musical theater scenes in Hamburg, Bremen and Utrecht. Feel free to click them in case you haven’t because going comparative now when it comes to the city we are exploring now will be inevitable. Going comparative in a positive sense, you would realize the level with…
While some theater companies in Europe revive classic musicals by staging them in their home countries and sung in their native languages, some theater productions make an effort to present musicals that has served a niche in their home base. I am referring to theaters like this one in Utrecht, Netherlands – the Beatrix Theater….
Hello and we’re back to Germany analyzing the musical theater scene. It’s been an open secret how Germany is into musicals and opera so it’s not surprising that this will not be the first time we’d be exploring which productions are worth buying into. I already wrote about Hamburg than you can read here. And…
Wherever you may be in the world, your favorite musicals are still available for you to enjoy. It’s just a matter of knowing where to find them for the sake of buying tickets to see the show. This is where websites like Stage Entertainment is helpful. Based on a true story of how West Germany…
CELEBRANTS No one mourns the Wicked Now at last she’s dead and gone Now at last there’s joy throughout the land ALL Good news! Good news! GLINDA Who can say if I’ve been Changed for the better But ELPHABA AND GLINDA Because I knew you CROWD No one mourns the Wicked GLINDA Because I knew…
ELPHABA I’m limited Just look at me – I’m limited And just look at you – You can do all I couldn’t do, Glinda So now it’s up to you (spoken) For both of us (sung) Now it’s up to you: GLINDA I’ve heard it said That people come into our lives for a reason…
