movies
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I walked out of MJ the Musical asking myself a question that I don’t think the show necessarily wants you to ask: If you removed the music and the dancing, would the story still hold you? That’s not a knock against the production. It’s a question about theatre itself. Because from the moment the lights come up, MJ does…
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There is a particular kind of theatrical magic that does not announce itself with spectacle, but instead sneaks up on you, disarming, intimate, and ultimately overwhelming. Every Brilliant Thing is precisely that kind of experience. In its current New York run, it finds a near perfect steward in Daniel Radcliffe, whose performance is as unguarded as it…
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There are two kinds of leaders in the world:those who float around in a bubble and those who get shoved out a tower window, discover gravity is optional, and decide to rewrite the laws of physics on the way down. If you’ve seen the new Wicked movie, you know exactly which is which. Glinda is the sparkle-tinged…
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The night I attended The Book of Mormon was not just another show on Broadway. It was a milestone, a celebration, and a farewell. This particular performance marked the final bows for Cody Jamison Strand, Keziah John-Paul, PJ Adzima, and Lewis Cleale – with Cleale closing an incredible fourteen-year chapter as an original cast member in the role of Joseph Smith…
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The Broadway production of The Great Gatsby is a dazzling and heartfelt reimagining of Fitzgerald’s classic, blending roaring-twenties glamour with timeless emotional truth. I saw the show on October 19, 2025, and it was a night of remarkable performances, lush design, and surprising intimacy. While audiences eagerly anticipate Jeremy Jordan’s return to the role of Jay Gatsby, Ryan…
Brian Brijbag 