Movie Musicals

Review: tick, tick…BOOM!

Release Date: 11/19/21Where to Watch: Netflix (and some limited movie theaters)Starring: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin De JesúsDirector: Lin-Manuel MirandaSummary: On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.Rating: ★★★★★ I first read the script of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick…BOOM! in…

Review: Diana on Netflix

Release Date: 10/1/21Where to Watch: NetflixStarring: Jeanna De Waal, Roe Hartrampf, Erin Davie, Judy Kaye Summary: The dazzling and devastating life of Princess Diana takes center stage in this original musical, filmed in advance of its official Broadway opening.Rating: ★★★ I have long been fascinated by the British Royal family. There was a giant British family tree on the…

September Movie Musicals

I love movie musicals. I grew up obsessed with The Wizard of Oz and Singin’ in the Rain, loving to get that taste of musical theater right in my own home. I am thrilled that September 2021 has brought so many new movie musicals to the big (and small) screen. Cinderella Release Date: 9/3/21Where to…

Review: In the Heights

Before Hamilton, there was In the Heights. The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’s 2008 musical opened in movie theaters and HBO Max on June 10, and I have already watched it more than once. In the Heights tells the story of the community on a changing block in Washington Heights. I…

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