Tag: Stephen Sondheim

Film, Movie Review

Tick, Tick…BOOM! (2021)

Tick, Tick…BOOM! is Lin Manuel-Miranda’s directorial debut. It’s also Andrew Garfield’s singing debut. And, honestly, both of them have done phenomenal.  Miranda, being both a lover of film and theater, was able to help translate Tick, Tick…BOOM! from stage to screen, with Steven Levenson’s screenplay adapted from Jonathan Larson’s stage musical of the same name. For those unfamiliar with the musical, Tick, Tick…Boom! was written and performed by … Continue reading Tick, Tick…BOOM! (2021)

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AFI 100 Greatest, Film

51. West Side Story (1961)

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Ok, I’m going to be completely honest: I do not like West Side Story. It is my least favorite movie musical, possibly of all time (right up there with Annie). But, seeing as the film comes in at number 51 on this list, I had … Continue reading 51. West Side Story (1961)

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Film, Movie Musical Monday, Movie Review

Movie Musical Mondays: Into the Woods (2014)

When it was announced that Disney would be producing the screen adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods, fans of the stage musical were nervous as hell. They were excited. Well, excited and scared. You see, Into the Woods is a musical that is easily made for the screen. That was not the problem. The problem was how Disney, a company known for … Continue reading Movie Musical Mondays: Into the Woods (2014)

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Movie Musical Mondays: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

“Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd. He served a dark and a vengeful god. What happened then, well, that’s the play And he wouldn’t want us to give it away. Not Sweeney. Not Sweeney Todd. The demon barber of Fleet Street” These, my friends, are lyrics that you will not hear in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award winning musical of the same … Continue reading Movie Musical Mondays: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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