“Nine” movie adaptation is jaw-droppingly awful (Review)

First, for the record, NINE is one of my favorite 3 Broadway musicals. I saw the original 1982 production 3 times in NYC, and the revival as well (which was already watered-down…pun intended).  But what Rob Marshall has done with the movie version of NINE is jaw-droppingly awful. First, Daniel Day-Lewis is woefully miscast. HeContinue reading ““Nine” movie adaptation is jaw-droppingly awful (Review)”

CITY OF ANGELS at Croswell is jazzy and “reel” fun…

Croswell Opera House has a doozy of a show in the Tony-winning CITY OF ANGELS currently playing in Adrian. Considered by many to be Cy Coleman’s best score, from the rhythmic driving beat with scat vocal quartet accompaniment to the patter of “Everybody’s gotta be somewhere” and the lush jazzy “It needs work” the scoreContinue reading “CITY OF ANGELS at Croswell is jazzy and “reel” fun…”