For Scott Avett, the bad news arrived with dinner. In early December, the co-founder of the Avett Brothers and his wife were in their favorite restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina. Just a few weeks earlier, Swept Away — a musical based on an early Avett Brothers album that included all …
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TikTok star Charli D’Amelio is taking her famous dance moves from the app to the Broadway stage. D’Amelio will make her Broadway debut in & Juliet, the irreverent jukebox musical version of Shakespeare’s classic tale, producers announced Monday. D’Amelio is best known for her rapid rise as a dancer on …
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Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is set to produce an upcoming jukebox movie musical revolving around the music of Prince. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the long-in-the-works project — the film was initially announced back in 2018 — has taken a step forward with Coogler on board, with his Proximity …
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The musical impact of The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell’s 1972 film about an aspiring reggae singer who becomes an outlaw and anti-hero, can’t be understated. At the time, few outside of Jamaica had ever heard of the likes of Bob Marley, but The Harder They Come —starring Jimmy Cliff …
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Diane Paulus, director of the new rock musical based on Alanis Morissette‘s Jagged Little Pill, always knew “You Oughta Know” would be an elephant in the room. The fiery breakup anthem was the biggest hit from Alanis Morissette’s diamond-certified 1995 album. And it’s been embedded in our brains ever since, …
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The incoming Broadway musical about the enduring music and volatile career of the Temptations features many elements associated with a prestige show. There’s a name director, an award-winning book writer, a cast whose collective resume includes stints in shows like Hamilton and Chicago, and a score overflowing with pop songs …
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