musical
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Meryl Streep Sings Very Badly for maybe another Oscar
We hope that for her performance in the title role of her latest movie Florence Foster Jenkins that Meryl Streep will for once sing really badly. Directed by Stephen Frears (‘The Queen’) from a script by Nicholas Martin(‘Big Bad World’) its the very true story of a tone deaf opera diva who was probably the worst…
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Two Broadway Divas on One Stage
Next summer Chicago’s Goodman Theatre will see two Broadway iconic Tony Winning Divas on the stage in a brand new show. Patti Lupone joins Christine Ebersole in a new musical called War Paint. It’s all about the ascent and rivalry of two cosmetic legends Helena Rubenstein and Elizabeth Arden. Inspired by author Lindy Woodhead’s book…
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hopefulROMANTIC
It’s probably a sure gone conclusion that if you are watching this soul-seeking musical drama from singer/songwriter Matt Zarley that you probably qualify as a romantic yourself. Hopeful or hopeless. Which is a very good thing as this 17 minutes of sheer delight will be entirely wasted on you if you’ve not been in and…
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Before The Last Curtain Falls
The German/Canadian documentarian Thomas Wallner’s record of the closing night of the ‘Gardenia’ the famous Belgian Cabaret that had been touring Europe for the past years pries far too closely for comfort into the melancholy filled lives of the performers. They are a group of elderly, mainly overweight, transsexuals and gay men who are drag…
