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PRETTY WOMAN MUSICAL vs. PRETTY WOMAN MOVIE
Tinsel & Tine’s Quick Look at PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor In March 2014, it was announced that a musical adaption of the 1990 movie which made Julia Roberts a household name, was being developed for the stage, with original screenwriter J.F. Lawton and director Garry Marshall attached to write the book. Marshall worked on the musical adaptation up until his death, July of 2016. Pretty Woman The Musical had its off Broadway premiere at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago in March 2018 and opened on Broadway August 16, 2018 – I got to see a Broadway matinee on Saturday August 18th – thanks to my…
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Philly Spotlight: Theatre Exile’s Who’s Afraif of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Theatre Exile Review By Tinsel & Tine Editor – Le Anne Lindsay lf to right: Henrik Eger, PhD, Catharine Slusar, Pearce Bunting, Jake Blouch, Emilie Krause I was invited to the opening night of Theatre Exile’s production of the classic Edward Albee play WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? directed by the theater’s Founding Artistic Director Joe Canuso. After the performance, I spoke briefly with Theatre Exile’s Producing Artistic Director, Deborah Block who told me that playwright Edward Albee rarely allows the play to be remounted, that they were probably going to have to accept a no go, when Rick Gross, a loyal patron of the…
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Candi’s Corner Review – Evil Dead: The Musical
by Blog Contributor Candace Cordelia There Will Be Some Blood….Evil Dead: The Musical On the fifth day since its opening, a healthy dose of people came out to see Evil Dead: The Musical, on a Sunday, which did not surprise me as Philly is a city filled with zealous horror lovers such as me, and from the looks of the crowd, I was surrounded by avid Evil Dead fans as well. I didn’t know what to expect with this musical, except a lot of singing, dancing, and blood. I was right! Well, except for the lots of blood part. I should have known better than to think that this musical…
