Mamma Mia! keeps its beat and leaves you feeling like a dancing queen. The ABBA jukebox musical has hit the road once again, 25 years after its premiere. This remount of the original production proves how the show found massive success. Mamma Mia! uses the timeless music of ABBA to tell the story of Donna … Continue reading On Tour: Mamma Mia!
On Tour: The Cher Show
The Cher Show falters as the bio-jukebox musical attempts to tackle Cher's life and career. Dressed in Bob Mackie costumes and laced with big hits like "I Got You Babe," "Believe," "If I Could Turn Back Time," and "Woman's World," The Cher Show creates a caricature of its namesake. The musical covers Cher's early career … Continue reading On Tour: The Cher Show
On Tour: Disney’s Frozen
Temperatures dropped in Boston as the North American Tour of Disney's Frozen took the stage at the Citizens Bank Opera House. Based on the 2013 Disney film of the same name, Frozen is Disney's retelling of the beloved Hans Christian Anderson tale The Snow Queen. In this adaptation, royal sisters Anna and Elsa endure years … Continue reading On Tour: Disney’s Frozen
On Tour: Jagged Little Pill
You oughta know I caught Jagged Little Pill on tour. I was lucky enough to catch a preview performance of the musical on Broadway in 2019, before the Broadway shutdown. I have previously written about the show during the pandemic and how deeply the performance affected me. Now, in about its fourth iteration of the … Continue reading On Tour: Jagged Little Pill
On Tour: Beetlejuice
Last weekend I took a trip to the Netherworld with Beetlejuice, the musical, the musical, the musical. Beetlejuice is a new musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name. Beetlejuice premiered on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre. Previews began on March 28, 2019, with an official opening night … Continue reading On Tour: Beetlejuice
On Tour: Waitress
Everyone wants to know what's inside — at the Fox Performing Arts Center. Last week, I caught the second national tour of Waitress at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, California. I have loved the music of Waitress for a long time and pre-pandemic the stars had never quite aligned for me to see … Continue reading On Tour: Waitress
Hamilton in Los Angeles
For the first time in nearly two years, I got to sit in the room where it happens—in Hollywood. On August 17, Hamilton made its highly-anticipated return to Los Angeles as a mounted production at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through January 2022. Hamilton came into my life around December of 2015, about six months after … Continue reading Hamilton in Los Angeles
The Broadway Edit 