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Next Stop: River City

May 18, 2022

I'm still pinching myself, but I'm really trying to accept the fact that my husband and I actually bought tickets to see our first-ever Broadway show this fall. As soon as we heard about Hugh Jackman and the revival of The Music Man, we knew we wanted to see it. And in a few months, we actually will. The Music Man holds such a special place in my heart, as it does for so many people, for so many reasons. For me, it was the first show I ever performed in. It was at the Engle Lane Theatre in … [Read more...] about Next Stop: River City

Filed Under: Blog, Life Tagged With: broadway, community theater, hugh jackman, the music man

The Cinematic Wonder that is Les Misérables

January 5, 2013

My first big-screen film viewing for 2013 was Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Misérables. No, I did not go see this on Christmas Day, much to the chagrin of my husband. As much as I love movies, Christmas with the family is much more important. So, after a couple of weeks of relaxed schedules and quality hibernating, it was off to the movies! [probably spoilers in here somewhere, for those of you who don't know the story of Les Mis -- but why don't you??] I'd like to preface my review by … [Read more...] about The Cinematic Wonder that is Les Misérables

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: adaptation, anne hathaway, christmas, company, helena bonham-carter, hugh jackman, les miserables, musical, neil patrick harris, patti lupone, russell crowe, stage, theater, tim burton, tom hooper

My Review of The Prestige

February 22, 2010

[originally published on an old blog, April 27, 2007] Spoilers abound! There, you've been warned. I finally got to see a movie I've wanted to see for months now - The Prestige. It took me a couple of days to watch the entire thing; now I need to rewatch it all at once, to get the full effect. The entire movie was just filled with tension, not unlike the tension I feel watching a good illusionist. You spend the entire movie not really knowing what to expect, what will happen next. Rather than … [Read more...] about My Review of The Prestige

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: christian bale, christopher nolan, hugh jackman, magic, mystery, spoilers, suspense, twist ending

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