How’s this for a headline for Donny and Marie: Christmas at the National? “Singing siblings prove mythical fountain of youth is real?” Sure, that opening might be more at home in a supermarket tabloid, but it’s the truth. Donny and Marie Osmond, the all grown up boy and girl next door performers, have either found […]
Archives for December 4, 2014
Newsies kicks off national tour in Baltimore: review
Kids, gather ‘round the glow of your smartphone screens and listen to a story. Once upon a time, there was a thing called newspapers—thick stacks of paper with words printed on them, words that formed news stories that were reported, well-written and fact-checked. Most of the stories were accompanied by photos—no, not selfies—or illustrations that […]
Peter Pan Live! tonight on NBC – first look at Christopher Walken’s Hook
Last year, beyond anyone’s wildest expectations, NBC’s broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, starring Carrie Underwood, managed to shatter ratings records and break the Internet in ways Kim Kardashian could only dream. (For my complete thoughts on both the broadcast and the social media firestorm, click here.)