JUNE 7, 2021 The Golden Globes are toast, at least for the 2022 ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s vague talk of inclusiveness, spotlighted by the lack of a…
JANUARY 20, 2021 When “The Prom” first opened on Broadway in 2018 with little advance ticket sales and stars who were hardly household names, the show was referred to…
MARCH 30, 2020 Every year, there seems to be one or two out-of-left-field nominations for a show that, while highly regarded critically, is not on my people’s Emmy radar. …
DECEMBER 31, 2019 If ever there was a film that did not need a sequel, it was “Frozen.” The unexpected 2013 box-office phenomenon had a beautifully self-contained story to…
DECEMBER 30, 2019 We’re not disputing the fact that “Cats” is a film atrocity. That’s a given. But let’s just take a moment to look back, though, as to…
MAY 30, 2019 “Rocketman” is a breath of fresh air in the musical biography genre. But, more importantly, it breathes fresh air in this whole movie year so far.…
JANUARY 4, 2019 When I first heard that Disney was producing a new Mary Poppins film, my heart sank. I’ve gotten used to periodic Disney cash grabs, remaking their animated…
JULY 26, 2018 “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is magnificently ridiculous or ridiculously magnificent. I’m not quite sure which. When I first saw the trailer for the sequel…
JANUARY 3, 2018 In 2004, I had the enormous pleasure of seeing Hugh Jackman live on stage, giving it his all on Broadway in the musical “The Boy from…
OCTOBER 23, 2017 Photo: The New York Times When I saw “Dear Evan Hansen” a week or so ago at New York’s Music Box Theater, I did something I’ve…
