Six years before his death in 1996, “Rent” composer Jonathan Larson began performing a solo semi-autobiographical musical “Tick, Tick…Boom!” about a young struggling composer named Jon who fears that ...
Years in the making! The glory of MGM on parade! Enough studio resources to film twenty pictures were expended on this paean to showman Florenz Ziegfeld. It’s really Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s Technicolor ...
Anne Marie is tracking Judy Garland's career through musical numbers... Believe it or not, 1946 actually represented a change of pace in Judy Garland's career. Judy only had three credits to her name ...
Anne Marie is tracking Judy Garland's career through musical numbers... It's difficult to overstate the importance of Meet Me in St. Louis to the myth that is Judy Garland. The Wizard of ...
Some of our favorite films are from another era. These 12 movie musicals are more than 50 years old, but their catchy tunes, star performances, and exciting dance sequences make them films for the ...
Behind Locked Doors Written by Eugene Ling and Malvin Wald Directed by Budd Boetticher U.S.A., 1948 When newspaper reporter Kathy Lawrence (Lucille Bremer) walks into private detective Ross ...
Are you a fan of classic films? Do you wish that more classic films were made available in modern formats? Warner Brothers (and recently, Sony) feel your pain. They've been offering entries from the ...
To honor the passing of the great songwriter Hugh Martin Friday at 96 years of age, a repost of a review of one of my 100 favorite movies, a member of my personal canon. (If you joined us after 2008 ...
I was saddened to learn this morning that Betty Garrett, the great star of stage, screen, and TV, passed away yesterday at the age of 94 after suffering an aortic aneurysm. Garrett was one of those ...
Long Beach, CA—Musical Theatre West opens its 57th season with Meet Me In St. Louis, the stage adaptation of the beloved Judy Garland classic. Previews of this production begin on October 30th and ...