Tag: The Music Man
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The Music Man Review: Figuring Out The Territory Of This Defanged Revival
As someone who has never seen or heard anything related to “The Music Man” other than its parodic influences, I am surprised that a word like “defanged” is my descriptor for the 2022 Broadway revival of the beloved 1957 “The Music Man” musical, with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson and story by Willson…
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Scott Rudin Fallout Intensifies With Sutton Foster Statement, Emotional Video From Late Assistant’s Twin
The outrage surrounding producer Scott Rudin intensified over the weekend, with Broadway star Sutton Foster speaking out while the twin brother of a late former Rudin assistant posted an emotional video message alleging that his brother was traumatized by his experience with the producer.Both statements follow Rudin’s announcement on Saturday that he is “stepping back”…
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FilmStruck Embraces Golden Age of Hollywood, Adds Classics From Orson Welles and More to Streaming Library
Streaming outfit FilmStruck is embracing classic Hollywood with its latest addition to its vast library, joining up with Warner Bros. Digital Networks (Wbdn) to add Golden Age of Hollywood titles like “Casablanca,” “Rebel Without a Cause,” “Citizen Kane,” and many more to its already robust lineup. Starting today, FilmStruck subscribers in the U.S. will now…
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Turner’s FilmStruck Adds Warner Bros. Classic Films, As Warner Archive Service Winds Down
Time Warner’s Turner and Warner Bros. are focusing their movie-streaming firepower on one service for film buffs: FilmStruck.The corporate cousins reached a deal to stock Turner’s FilmStruck with more than 600 classic Hollywood films each month from the Warner Bros. library. At the same time, WB’s Warner Archive subscription-streaming service — launched in 2013 —…