#Michael Jackson Broadway show sanitizes his life

#Michael Jackson Broadway show sanitizes his life

“#Michael Jackson Broadway show sanitizes his life” It’s not a smooth musical. The troubles over at “MJ: The Musical,” the new show about Michael Jackson that opened Tuesday night on Broadway, are much bigger than the controversy surrounding its subject — although the two are closely connected.  While the lifeless script is written by Pulitzer…

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#’West Side Story’ star Ariana DeBose dazzles as Anita

#’West Side Story’ star Ariana DeBose dazzles as Anita

“#’West Side Story’ star Ariana DeBose dazzles as Anita” What makes Anita of “West Side Story” so iconic? “She’s a beacon of self-respect and agency. She speaks her mind. Those kinds of characters were typically described as ‘difficult women,’” says Ariana DeBose. You get the sense that playing the part came somewhat easily for her….

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#Stephen Sondheim was a seismic Broadway force

#Stephen Sondheim was a seismic Broadway force

“#Stephen Sondheim was a seismic Broadway force” As the houselights went down the other week on the first performance of “Company” since the COVID shutdown, an old man, wearing a ratty sweater, slipped into the theater from a side entrance. If he hoped to be unobtrusive, he failed. The audience recognized him immediately – Stephen…

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#’Diana the Musical’ is the legendary flop Broadway deserves

#’Diana the Musical’ is the legendary flop Broadway deserves

“#’Diana the Musical’ is the legendary flop Broadway deserves” Broadway wouldn’t really be back unless there was one show playing that’s so ridiculous, we’re baffled by its very existence. Disgusted. Mesmerized. Offended. Addicted. Nose up. Eyes wide. Stop! Keep going … A proud piece of trash that was somehow developed and tweaked for years with…

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#The wives of Henry VIII are divas on Broadway

#The wives of Henry VIII are divas on Broadway

“#The wives of Henry VIII are divas on Broadway” Theater review 80 minutes, no intermission. At the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 West 47th St. 212-719-4099 Rare is the girl-power show in which the characters died 500 years ago. But that’s “Six,” the new musical about Henry VIII’s sextet of wronged wives that finally opened Sunday…

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