Tag: musical
Nov. 3, 2023
Behind the Scenes Look at “The Lighting Thief”
The Mandell Theater has hosted many productions over the years, and this November Drexel University’s theater department is putting on “The Lighting Thief,” marking the…
Jan. 10, 2020
‘The Band’s Visit’ is a beautiful antithesis to musical theatre
The 2017 Broadway hit musical “The Band’s Visit” has finally reached the stage of the Academy of Music with the Philadelphia stop in its 2019…
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Jan. 10, 2020
‘Cats’ is a chaotic fever dream you can’t look away from
By all accounts, “Cats” is a critical and commercial flop with a Rotten Tomatoes score hovering around 20 percent and a devastating opening weekend, bringing…
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Jun. 7, 2019
Academy of Music stages ‘The Book of Mormon’
If you have seen some of the previews, you may think that this show is your classical musical comedy — not too unconventional — but…
Jun. 7, 2019
‘Rocketman’ soars and sings its way to greatness
I would be lying if I called myself a “fan” of Elton John. I have nothing against the man. I know a few songs here…
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May. 10, 2019
Drexel Co-op Theatre stages cult hit ‘Be More Chill’
When it comes to navigating the dangerous halls of high school, most kids have it rough. There’s your classic tropes of popular kids, jocks, outcasts…
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May. 3, 2019
New musical at Walnut Street Theater impresses
I was not sure what to expect from “Civil War Voices” — an innovative new musical that promised to bring to life the true stories…
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Apr. 19, 2019
New Broadway musical ‘Hadestown’ is brilliant
The 2019 Broadway season is still in the process of kicking off and with it comes a slew of new musicals to hit and dazzle…
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Apr. 12, 2019
‘Anastasia’ isn’t Disney, but it gets pretty close
Growing up, I always just assumed Fox’s 1997 animated musical “Anastasia” was a Disney movie. The art style, the music, the “princess” narrative: it all…
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Feb. 22, 2019
New musical ‘Be More Chill’ to be performed at Drexel
It’s not very often that local Philadelphia theatre companies have the opportunity to produce Broadway shows while they are currently running on Broadway. However, the…
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