Why Do I Care About These Grease: Live! Pics?
This afternoon, Bobby Finger said, “Oh, Grease pics,” prompting a flurry of quiet conversation about who was starring in Fox’s January attempt at a live musical event. I don’t like these musical events; I’ve never watched one in its entirety. So why did I feel the blood drain from my face and an acute pang in my…
Katy Perry Is Amy Heckerling's Dream Pick to Play Cher in the Clueless Musical
Earlier this year, director Amy Heckerling revealed plans to write a musical based on her 1995 film, Clueless. The stage version of the iconic teenage comedy is on its way to reality, but Heckerling is still looking for the ultimate Cher Horowitz.
David Hasselhoff's Ibiza DJ Musical Is All of My Wildest Dreams Realized
To what magical twist of fate do we owe this beautiful occurrence? David Hasselhoff has been starring as a CLUB DJ in a STAGE MUSICAL about IBIZA, called Last Night a DJ Saved My Life after the seminal Indeep song and subsequent historical text by Bill Brewster. People whose spiritual Venn Diagram intersects at club…
Laverne Cox Will Step into Frank-N-Furter's Fishnets for Fox's The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Michael Rennie was ill the day the earth stood still, but he told us where we stand. And Flash Gordon was there in silver underwear, Claude Rains was the invisible man. Then something went wrong for Fay Wray and King Kong. They got caught in a celluloid jam. Then at a deadly pace it came from outer space and this is…
I'd Never Go To Burning Man, But I'd Probably See This Burning Man Musical
The risk of bug bites, death, and Julia Allison weddings is far too high for me to feel remotely comfortable spending a week on the playa as a Burning Man attendee. I am, however, more than happy to make fun of the whole thing from afar. Fortunately, so are plenty of other people, and some of them write musicals.
A 'Clueless' Musical Is Confirmed
Amy Heckerling, director of Clueless, has confirmed that the film is on its way to being adapted into a Broadway musical. In an interview with ET, Heckerling said, “I’ve written the, what they call the book and it’s a jukebox musical.” Kristin Hanggi, who directed the Rock of Ages musical, is at the helm, and it will…
Tituss Burgess Breaks Our Hearts Singing Into The Woods' "Stay With Me"
Before Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess was singing "Pinot Noir," he starred as the Witch from Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. Burgess reprised his role (briefly) for Sondheim's birthday celebration. Just try and watch this clip without weeping.
John Hughes Is Getting a Musical and It's Starring Evan Rachel Wood
Mark your calendars for a fun night out, good people of Southern California: For the Record is returning to DBA in West Hollywood from February 6 through April 4 with Dear John Hughes, an original cabaret musical inspired by director John Hughes' iconic work.
Today: The Musical Is A Pinot-Fueled Train Wreck
Kathie Lee Gifford's original musical comedy Today: The Musical premiered today on NBC, and holy god am I glad my job doesn't require me to literally dance to the whims of a drunk talking head.
The Highs and Lows of the Into the Woods Soundtrack
For months, musical theater dorks have been eagerly awaiting the release of Disney's Into the Woods soundtrack. Thanks to rumors about cut songs and lyric changes, along with some highly questionable casting choices (hello, little Depp), the outlook hasn't been good. Now, the full album has arrived and there's no…

