Theatre Review: Stages St. Louis’ Beautiful and Engaging AIDA
Loosely based on Giuseppe Verdi’s opera of the same name, Aida follows the story of a Nubian Princess captured and enslaved during war by an Egypt general. As they learn more about each other, the two fall in love – to perilous consequences. Tim Rice (lyrics) and Elton John (music) joined with book writers Linda […]
Movie Review: ‘Rocketman’ Starring Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard
By now most moviegoers have probably seen Bohemian Rhapsody. While they are aware that it was nominated for quite a few Oscars, the film has been criticized for sugarcoating Freddie Mercury’s promiscuity and rampant drug use. The film also failed to stick to the facts on many things in the film, including how the band […]
Concert Preview: Elton John to Play Scottrade Center
Elton John will bring his farewell tour, the “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour to Scottrade Center on October 30. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on February 2. More ticket information is fourthcoming. Visit Ticketmaster.com for more information.
Movie Review: Gnomeo and Juliet
Let’s start this review by saying that collectively, this cast has a total of four Oscars, one Golden Globe, four separate Oscar nominations and three other Golden Globe nominations. Now let’s continue this review by saying that not even the likes of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine and Julie Walters can save a crap […]
American Idol Judges News: Kara Dioguardi, Ellen Degeneres and Simon Cowell Out; Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez In
There has been a lot of discussion over the past year as to who would be replacing long time American Idol judge Simon Cowell. Rumors flew around last week that Justin Timberlake and Elton John were both offered the spot, but both musicians promptly turned the offer down. Then recently more rumors surfaced that Jessica […]
Wayback Wednesday – “The Lion King”
Wayback might be a bit of a misnomer in this case. I mean only to refer to films that I loved when I was child, which to be honest wasn’t all that long ago. I watch certain films these days, and wonder how kids could like them. Then I look back on my past, and […]
