Musical
‘Hadestown: The Musical’ Review: New Life Found on the Big Screen
Filmed live on the West Ends, Hadestown is a musical juxtaposition of the Orpheus/Eurydice and Hades/Persephone myths that examines the way real life can impact our quest for a perfect world.
Theater Review: A Dazzling Cast Shines Through a Frayed “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Go Go Go JOE! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a dazzling celebration of hope, resilience, and the power of dreams. Based on the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers, and his m...
‘Moana’ Review: We Know The Film
Prompted by a summons from the ocean, Moana departs her home island of Motunui for the first time and travels past its barrier reef. Accompanied by the demigod Maui, she undertakes a voyage to restore...
Theater Review: A Star Is Born in “Hell’s Kitchen,” As Maya Drake Blazes in Alicia Keys’ Hit Musical
Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire–searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you've never felt before–HELL’S KITCHEN, a n...
Theater Review: Tradition Meets Reinvention in East West Players’ “Flower Drum Song”
FLOWER DRUM SONG pulls back the curtain on themes of assimilation and tradition in 1960’s San Francisco Chinatown as Mei-li, a young Chinese opera artist fleeing communism, arrives in America, where s...
SXSW 2026 Review: John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’ Is The Feel-Good Film of 2026
A review of John Carney’s Power Ballad, which stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas. The film made its North American premiere at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival.
Theater Review: Disco, Dictatorship, and Dissonance: “Here Lies Love” Lands in L.A.
Here Lies Love is a groundbreaking musical about former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos and her family’s rise to power and subsequent fall at the hands of the Philippine People Power Revol...
‘Wicked: For Good’ Review: Delivers In its Bubble
Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry...
Theater Review: Pop, Passion, and Parisian Fire: “Moulin Rouge!” Returns in Red-Hot Form
Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment.