Tag: musical

Movie Review: HADESTOWN THE MUSICAL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 31, 2026

HADESTOWN THE MUSICAL Director: Brett Sullivan and Rachel ChavkinStarring: Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Andre DeShields, Patrick Page, Amber Gray, Bella Brown, Madeline Charlemagne, Allie Daniel This smash hit Broadway musical Hadestown won 8 Tonys after premiering on Broadway in 2018. It’s still going strong and five of the original cast members returned to the show…
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Movie Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 5, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Director: Maria FriedmanStarring: Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Menzdez, Katie Rose Clarke, Krystal Joy Brown, Corey Mach, Coby Getzug, Talia Robinson Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along premiered on Broadway in 1981 and was a big flop. It was revived on Broadway in 2023 and was a huge success winning…
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WICKED Interview with Michelle Yeoh

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 15, 2024

WICKED Interview with Michelle Yeoh The Broadway musical Wicked has been enchanting audiences for twenty-one years now. Actresses like Carole Shelley, Carol Kane, Rue McClanahan, and Sheryl Lee Ralph have all starred as Shiz Universiy head mistress, Madame Morrible. Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) is inspiring a whole new generation playing…
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Movie Review: LA LA LAND

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 15, 2016

LA LA LAND Writer/Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Josh Pence, Finn Wittrock Sometimes we look to the movies to provide escapism. We want to get away from our everyday life for whatever reason it may be. We can disappear into another world with relatable characters to…
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Movie Review: PITCH PERFECT 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 14, 2015

PITCH PERFECT 2 Director: Elizabeth Banks Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Ester Dean, Adam DeVine, Skylar Astin, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks Back in the summer of 2012, Pitch Perfect came out and became a sleeper hit. It continued to do gang buster sales once the DVD/Blu-Ray was released and Anna…
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Movie Trailer: INTO THE WOODS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 31, 2014

INTO THE WOODS Director: Rob Marshall Starring: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Penn, Johnny Depp, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, Billy Magnussen, Frances de la Tour We have seen some production stills recently and now the first trailer is here for the highly anticipated new movie, Into the Woods, based on the…
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Movie Review: BEGIN AGAIN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 12, 2014

BEGIN AGAIN Director: John Carney Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, James Corden, Mos Def, Cee Lo Green I always enjoy a good movie inspired by music or when the music ends up being a driving factor of the story. It adds another dimension to the emotional arch I go…
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Movie Review: JERSEY BOYS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 24, 2014

JERSEY BOYS Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Michael Lomenda, Erich Bergen, Johnny Cannizzaro, Christopher Walken, Joseph Russo Every year we get a new movie musical adapted from a hit Broadway show. As a music theater lover, it can be great seeing an exciting Broadway musical brought to life in a different…
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