W hether he’s standing under the glare of a spotlight on a Broadway stage, or perched in front of an open window at a bustling Nolita coffeeshop, one fact stays the same: Darren Crisspractically vibrates with energy. And that observation isn’t just because Criss currently stars in the new Broadway …
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Bono and the Edge took a shot at Spider-Man, Barry Manilow followed his muse to write about a singing group in Germany in the Thirties, and Cyndi Lauper rebooted her career by penning Kinky Boots. In the latest instance of a pop star venturing into musical theater, Gloria Estefan and …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Unless a house has suddenly fallen on you in the land of Oz, then you know thatWicked is one of the most talked about films of the past …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Unless a house has suddenly fallen on you in the land of Oz, then you know thatWicked is one of the most talked about films of the past …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Dancing Queens, it’s time to lace up your shoes, throw on your favorite feathery boa, and head downtown because Mamma Mia! is officially returning to Broadway. The award-winning …
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A work of profound optimism, an ambitious mishegas staring into the abyss, an experimental theater piece trapped on film, the most bizarre musical of the year in an annum filled with strong contenders for that title — this is only the beginning of possible descriptions for The End, Joshua Oppenheimer’s …
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Ingrid Michaelson is used to people crying when they talk to her about The Notebook. Earlier this year, she tells me on Zoom, her piano in the background, she did an interview about her work on the Broadway musical adaptation of the beloved 2004 film, based on the novel by …
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After years of anticipation, the first trailer for Wicked starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The film, adapted from the famous Broadway musical which is also based on the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire titled Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked …
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Melissa Barrera seems remarkably composed for someone navigating one of the most trying periods of their personal and professional lives. You’ve probably seen the headlines: The rising star of Vida, In the Heights, and the Scream films was fired from the horror franchise and falsely branded antisemitic for a series …
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You might be familiar with Mean Girls on Broadway, most recently toplined by Sabrina Carpenter and Reneé Rapp, and you’ve almost definitely seen the 2004 movie, packed with more quotable moments than one can count. So, in the new movie musical Mean Girls, directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. …
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