‘New York, New York’ the film is not good. The new Broadway musical is worse

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Will ‘Wicked’ box-office success rejuvenate the tricky business of Broadway adaptations?

LA Times

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba stands in front of a shattered window in the film “Wicked.” It’s not easy to defy gravity as a musical movie, particularly one that’s been adapted from a Broadway play. The Jon M. Chu-directed adaptation topped the box office with a worldwide gross of $164.2 million, marking the biggest opening weekend for a movie based on …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

New York’s Public Theater to celebrate reopening of Central Park stage with all-star cast

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A starry group of veteran Public Theater actors — including Lupita Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sandra Oh — will help reopen the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park in a free production of “Twelfth Night.” “To say that we are reopening this next phase of the Public and we’re doing it with these …

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5 months ago

Spanish director's nostalgic portrayal of NYC in the 1980s

China Daily

A bird gives the robot, who has been stranded on the shore for a long time, a warm hug. Describing the film as perhaps the most personal of his works, Berger expresses his hope that the story, characterized as a fable and tragic comedy, will resonate with Chinese audiences, inspiring them to reflect on the characters they identify with or …

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8 months ago

Theater Review: Not everyone will be ‘Fallin’ over Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

Associated Press

If you were to close Alicia Keys ’ big semi-autobiographical musical on Broadway with any of her hit songs, which would it be? “Hell’s Kitchen,” the coming-of-age musical about a 17-year-old piano prodigy named Ali, has wonderful new and old tunes by the 16-time Grammy Award winner and a talented cast, but only a sliver of a very safe story …

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8 months ago

Theater Review: ‘Stereophonic’ is a brilliant ‘Behind the Music’ play on Broadway

Associated Press

It’s July 1976 in a Northern California recording studio and the rock ‘n’ roll band cutting their latest album is exhausted and wary. David Zinn’s marvelous set, with the engineers manipulating dials and faders in the office-hangout spot, in front of a glassed-off recording space, allows for multiple conversations at once, including one intense argument completely offstage that the engineers …

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8 months ago

Theater Review: 'Stereophonic' is a brilliant 'Behind the Music' play on Broadway

The Independent

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1 year ago

The Best Broadway Shows Of 2023

Huff Post

Highlights from The Great White Way in 2023 included something for everyone. John Zdrojeski and Sean Hayes in "Good Night, Oscar" Joan Marcus “Good Night, Oscar” Director Lisa Peterson’s single-night saga based on the sour humor of superstar pianist Oscar Levant isn’t an upper. Justin Guarini and the ensemble of "Once Upon a One More Time" Matthew Murphy “Once Upon …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Martin Scorsese is still curious — and still awed by the possibilities of cinema

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A moment from years ago keeps replaying in Martin Scorsese ’s mind. How much further can you explore who you are?” Scorsese at the Los Angeles premiere of “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Scorsese’s lifelong exploration has seemingly only grown deeper and more self-examining with time. His latest, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” about the systematic killing …

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1 year, 2 months ago

At the New York Film Festival, a sluggish fall movie season seeks a higher gear

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Momentum has lately been hard to come by at the movies. Under heavy rains, the New York Film Festival was to kick off Friday with Todd Haynes’ “May December,” a playful, tonally shape-shifting comedy starring Natalie Portman as an actress preparing for a docudrama by spending time with a couple whose relationship years earlier caused a tabloid …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Ali Fazal set to make history as the first Indian actor to star in an Off-Broadway production in New York City

Firstpost

Speaking about his upcoming Off-Broadway venture, Fazal expressed his excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to share his craft with the discerning theater audience in New York City Actor Ali Fazal is set to create history by becoming the first Indian actor to grace the Off-Broadway stage in the world capital for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, New York City. Ali …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How New York’s jazz scene is getting more accessible

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Items currently on display include Armstrong’s FBI file, the passport used for his first UK tour, a brick from the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

How New York defined rap's attitude

NPR

How New York defined rap's attitude Enlarge this image toggle caption Frazer Harrison / Paras Griffin / Scott Gries / Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images Frazer Harrison / Paras Griffin / Scott Gries / Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Our 5 favorite exhibits from 'This Is New York' — a gritty, stylish city celebration

NPR

Our 5 favorite exhibits from 'This Is New York' — a gritty, stylish city celebration Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael "Tony" Vaccaro/Museum of the City of New York Michael "Tony" Vaccaro/Museum of the City of New York Visiting New York City this summer? And though many, many songs have been written about Manhattan, you may be lucky enough to …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Colman Domingo wants theater like 'Fat Ham' to happen more

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Gentrification can suck the ‘vitality’ out of a city. This new film captures how

LA Times

New York City, once heralded as the “city of dreams,” where grit alone was enough to make it, is now a place like any other major American city, increasingly made from steel and glass — and also prohibitively expensive. “Seeing firsthand the impact of gentrification on the Black communities of New York, it felt like we were getting erased and …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Commentary: What a difference a revival makes: Two famously tricky Sondheim musicals shine in new outings

LA Times

At lunch recently in New York with a retired theater critic, I asked if he’d care to join me later in the week for a matinee of the touted Broadway revival of “Into the Woods.” No, he demurred. He longed to be my plus-one for “Merrily We Roll Along,” a Sondheim musical with a notorious track record in the theater, …

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2 years ago

Paul Bettany explores being art star Andy Warhol on Broadway

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Paul Bettany has long been an admirer of art superstar Andy Warhol, from a distance, like an art lover wandering a favorite gallery. “I think there might be a reason that Andy is always a cameo in films.” Persistence on the part of a producer and reading Warhol’s diaries convinced Bettany that he might at least try. …

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2 years ago

Gangs of New York, Martin Scorsese and Harvey Weinstein at war: The tortured making of a modern classic at 20

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In those days nobody wanted to cross Harvey – or his …

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2 years, 3 months ago

From the Archives: Wow of a sound film on screen: ‘Broadway Melody’ sets new pace for talkies

LA Times

Say it with singing, dancing and harmony. “The Broadway Melody”’ gives you not only songs but play — plenty of plot, or so it seems, at least. “Broadway Melody” like “The Singing Fool” is, of course, a glimpse behind the scenes in a theater. The introduction of the song “Broadway Melody” with Charles King warbling it pepfully and energetically, putting …

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2 years, 8 months ago

What’s next for ‘CODA’? What we know about the stage musical in the works

LA Times

Emilia Jones and Eugenio Derbez in “CODA,” which is being developed into a musical by Deaf West Theatre. Can Deaf West Theatre’s artistic director, DJ Kurs, imagine Troy Kotsur reprising his Academy Award-winning role in the film “CODA” on Broadway? Kurs says Deaf West had its eyes on the “CODA” material long before the film’s massive success. “The significance of …

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3 years, 3 months ago

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ filmmakers refine a hit Broadway musical

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Millions of people will get a chance to get to know the shy, teenager Evan Hansen this month, but Ben Platt is waving farewell. The actor and singer is intimately intertwined with Evan, originating the role in 2015 and eventually leading the stage musical “Dear Evan Hansen” to its world debut in Washington, D.C. And I think …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Theater royalty — in the form of Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda — welcomed back boisterous audiences to “Wicked,” “The Lion King” and “Hamilton” for the first time since the start of the pandemic, marking Tuesday as the unofficial return of Broadway. The trio of shows were beaten by Bruce Springsteen’s concert show in June …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Tears triggered at filming of stage musical ‘Come From Away’

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Many months into the global pandemic, a Broadway musical about another horrific event that shook the world brought people together. “It was their first time back seeing a Broadway show,” said Christopher Ashley, the director who won a Tony Award helming the stage show and directs the film. “People will absolutely be thinking about the pandemic and …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Live theater is an obstacle course, but ‘Hamilton’ at the Pantages is worth it

LA Times

Jamael Westman and company in a scene from “Hamilton,” which is back at the Hollywood Pantages. Nicholas Christopher’s Aaron Burr delivers the stomping heat in “The Room Where It Happens,” the song in which this careful political operator gives us a glimpse of his murderous ambition. Carvens Lissaint finds the gospel glory in “One Last Time,” George Washington’s principled political …

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3 years, 3 months ago

New York theater leaders agree on a New Deal for Broadway

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors have hammered out a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. The changes range from the abstract — “to push for more diversity” — to the specific, like that artists with visual disabilities be …

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3 years, 4 months ago

In The Heights movie review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical soars when it sings, dips when it dances

Firstpost

Language: English Everyone’s a dreamer in In The Heights. Quiara Alegría Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway love letter to Manhattan’s Washington Heights, Latinidad and all the dreamers is now a movie. The film’s director Jon M Chu has mastered the art of what Frank Bergon described as “sincere inauthenticity.” He did it with Crazy Rich Asians, presenting a sanitised version …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Old Broadway pizazz collides with 2021 in ‘Schmigadoon!’

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A pair of modern-day hikers step out of the woods and into a town where they are greeted by something strange: Suspiciously friendly residents who burst into a high-kicking, knee-slapping group welcome song. “It’s like if ‘The Walking Dead’ was also ‘Glee.’” So starts the charming, genre-bending Apple TV+ comedy “Schmigadoon!,” which combines Cecily Strong with Keegan-Michael …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights leaps from stage to screen with help from director's love of dance

ABC

From the first strikes of the clave rhythm in the opening number, In The Heights takes audiences on a personal journey through a close-knit community in Washington Heights, New York. The film is an adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes's Tony Award-winning 2008 Broadway musical, and at the centre of the story is bodega shop owner Usnavi de …

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3 years, 6 months ago

In the Heights review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical is brought to dizzyingly soulful life

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Miranda’s musical is set in New York’s Washington Heights, a largely …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Coming to an L.A. stage: Proof we’re in a golden age of American playwriting

LA Times

The first show I’ll be attending in person since March 8, 2020, is the Fountain Theatre’s outdoor production of “An Octoroon,” and I can’t think of a better way to resume my old theatergoing habit than with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ 2014 play. This postmodern riff on “The Octoroon,” Dion Boucicault’s 1859 melodrama of racial secrets and antebellum suspense, is an emblematic …

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3 years, 6 months ago

These ‘In the Heights’ reviews will make you want to return to theaters

LA Times

Lights up on Washington Heights. “At nearly two-and-a-half hours and with a terrific ensemble of actors singing, rapping, dancing and practically bursting out of the frame, ‘In the Heights’ is a brash and invigorating entertainment, a movie of tender, delicate moments that nonetheless revels unabashedly in its own size and scale.” Directed by Jon M. Chu, “In the Heights” centers …

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3 years, 6 months ago

How ‘In the Heights’ pulled off subway song 'Pacienda y Fe'

LA Times

Chu: Originally, I wanted it to be like an old Hollywood musical where she may be in a subway at first, but then it opens up to a soundstage, like with Gene Kelly in “Singing in the Rain.” Very clean and modern, with projections all around her. Jon kept saying, “I want it to be this light show where you …

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3 years, 6 months ago

‘In the Heights’ is the rare Latino blockbuster. Three Times writers on what that means

LA Times

In New York’s Washington Heights, a young Dominican man is shutting down the corner store where he has labored for years to return to the island of his birth. Black films and filmmakers were pushed to the fore and scored box office and critical success with films like “Get Out” and “Black Panther.” Asian and Asian American filmmakers also bounded …

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3 years, 6 months ago

‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Color. “I think that ‘In the Heights’ is gonna be THE project that changes the whole thing finally,” says the Colombian-American actor and playwright, who started his career on film and television but, like Miranda, found a place to tell his stories — and validation of this work — on and off Broadway. Puerto Rican Rita Moreno …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Review: ‘In the Heights’ is the infusion of joy we needed

Associated Press

“I am Usnavi and you prob’ly never heard my name,” declares bodega owner Usnavi at the start of “In the Heights,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s contagiously joyous ode to his beloved Washington Heights neighborhood. “In the Heights,” directed with unabashed exuberance by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Quiara Alegria Hudes, doesn’t seek to reframe American history; it uses Miranda’s rapid-fire …

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3 years, 6 months ago

‘In the Heights’ director Jon M. Chu is disrupting musicals

LA Times

There’s a quieter moment in the opening of “In the Heights” when Usnavi, played by Anthony Ramos, shares his secret dream: He feels stuck to the bodega his parents left him, and longs to return to the Dominican Republic. “In the Heights” is Chu’s first feature-length movie-musical — a four-quadrant live-action genre that, with rare exceptions, has been directed by …

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3 years, 9 months ago

As New York cinemas reopen, producers feel hopeful theatrical world will breathe life into itself

Firstpost

Cinemas in New York are currently operating at only 25% capacity, with a maximum of 50 per each auditorium After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theatres in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.” Shortly …

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4 years ago

‘First Cow,’ ‘Nomadland’ top AP’s best films of 2020

Associated Press

Good movies kept coming in 2020, even when everything else stopped. “Minari”: Lee Isaac Chung’s richly detailed, autobiographical film is a classic immigrant tale and a compassionate family drama about his Korean immigrant parents after they moved to rural Arkansas. “David Byrne’s American Utopia”: Spike Lee’s fiction films make more noise but he’s quietly one of the best documentary filmmakers …

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4 years, 4 months ago

A largely virtual New York Film Festival unveils lineup

Associated Press

NEW YORK — This year’s New York Film Festival will be held largely virtually and in outdoor screenings, organizers said Thursday while unveiling a lineup featuring new films from Chloe Zhao, Steve McQueen and Azazel Jacobs. Many of the films selected by Film at Lincoln Center, which presents the New York Film Festival, will also play at the Venice and …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Broadway musical ‘Diana’ to bypass closed stage for Netflix

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Broadway musical “Diana” isn’t waiting for theaters to reopen in New York to offer its show to a live audience — it’s going to Netflix. Netflix has several live-capture Broadway shows in its library — like Bruce Springsteen’s one-man musical and Kerry Washington’s “American Son” — but the cameras usually came in to film at the …

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‘New York, New York’ the film is not good. The new Broadway musical is worse

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