Theatre Review: WICKED Casts Charming Spell on The Fabulous Fox
One of the most “Popular” shows on Broadway has flown into The Fabulous Fox just in time for the holidays, plaything now through December 29. We all know the story of Dorothy and her trip to OZ, chronicled in L. Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the 1939 classic film starring Judy […]
Muny Review: Ease on Down the Road to Fun at ‘The Wiz’
For the first time in 36 years, The Wiz has returned to The Muny! Based on L. Frank Baum’s most cherished book – “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” – The Wiz is a wildly fun and imaginative update to the classic story. The show opened on Broadway in 1975, winning seven Tony Awards – including best […]
Movies You Probably Didn’t Know Were Remakes, in Honor of ‘Evil Dead’
This week in theaters we have Evil Dead. The film is remake (reboot? Sequel? Re-imagining? I don’t know what we’re calling these things anymore) of the 1981 cult classic. The film’s description is made all the more confusing given that the original film had sequel (Evil Dead II) that might have actually been a remake. […]
Movie Review: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ (James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff)
If you were to name 10 of the most popular films of all time, The Wizard of Oz would likely be on that list. Why wouldn’t it be? Despite being almost 75 years old, the film still remains hugely popular. Multiple generations have grown up loving the film, and many elements of it have become […]
Brett Ratner and Crew Working on “Brothers Grimm: Snow White”
With the success of Alice in Wonderland, Hollywood is gearing up for a full scale assault on fairy tales. Recently re-imaginings of both Cinderella and the Wizard of Oz have been started, and are starting to draw some big name directing and writing talent. Now Relativity Media plans to get in on the growing trend, […]
