Some are born to be famous, others have fame thrust upon them – and while many of us find the idea of being world-renowned and benefitting from living a life filled with wealth and luxury, there are more than enough cautionary tales about the perils and pratfalls of fame to dissuade anyone with these ambitions…
Category: Musical
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
While they have come to be seen as somewhat passé (despite frequent efforts to revive the genre), the big-budget musical adaptation is a remnant of the past – there was a period where it was at its peak and a few brief moments in which it seemed to be making a return, but it has…
The End (2024)
The consequence of life is death, which is a price we all inevitably have to pay. For about as long as we have been conscious beings, there has been discussion around what precisely the meaning of life is, a debate that has been raging for millennia. Yet, despite some of the most intelligent and insightful…
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982)
Music plays a vital role in our lives – I have grown to be inherently suspicious of anyone who claims that they have never been moved by music or find it to be nothing more than trivial background noise. Each one of us has developed a specific taste, and much of that is formed during…
Wicked (2024)
The world of L. Frank Baum has been a part of our lives for over a century – and whether we were raised with the iconic 1939 adaptation of The Wizard of Oz or any of its other versions or works inspired by his magical writings, it has infiltrated the culture in many ways. One…
Emilia Pérez (2024)
When given the opportunity to change your life, every one of us would take it, whether it means small alterations or an entire reinvention of our existence. However, those who make such a decision to completely abandon their identity and take on a new life tend to find that it is impossible to run away…
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The greatest works of art normally come from the most unexpected of sources, as evident by the fact that a small-scale horror comedy produced on a shoestring budget by Roger Corman and a few of his friends has become the foundation for perhaps the most offbeat and brilliant musical in the history of the medium….
We Are from Jazz (1983)
While he may have been known for being the foundational pioneer of nihilism, one of Friedrich Nietzsche’s most astute and meaningful observations was found when he stated that “without music, life would be a mistake”, which is not only a beautiful idea, but one that resonates with every one of us. There is something very…
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Throughout its long and storied history, Hollywood has made countless remarkable films that tell important and impactful stories, provoking thought and stirring conversation with discourse around a range of deep themes. Romance on the High Seas is not one of these films – instead, it is an outrageous, vaguely absurd musical comedy that is about…
The Color Purple (2023)
There are a few novels that have wholeheartedly earned the title of being a contender for the greatest work of American fiction, and one of the leading candidates is Alice Walker’s astonishing The Color Purple, a sprawling epic set in the first half of the 20th century, which follows the life of a young woman…
The Postmodern Pelican 