“Broadway purists may deplore the influx of movie-spinoff musicals in recent years, wishing someone would turn off the popcorn machine and let more imaginative brainstorms blow through.” YearsMayTurnsWishMachinesBlowBroadwayImaginativeTurn OffPopcorn Author:James Wolcott
“'Hairspray' was a movie turned Broadway musical turned Hollywood remake, and that is the 'Lion King' circle of life as we know it in Times Square, the creative loop that swings for the stars and sometimes crashes into the upper deck.” KnowsSometimesStarsCreativeKingsHollywoodMusicalCirclesLionsSquaresSwingsCrashBroadwayDeckRemakesLoopsCircle Of LifeTimes SquareBroadway MusicalHairsprayLion King Author:James Wolcott
“What a turnaround in sentiment 'Glee' exemplifies. It was only a few years ago that pursuing the dream of a Broadway career or cabaret stardom relegated some poor yearning dope to a lavender ghetto of losers, self-deluders, and social rejects.” YearsSelfDreamSocialPoorCareersYears AgoRejectsSentimentsLoserYearningBroadwayGhettoDopeGleeStardomLavenderCabaretTurnaround Author:James Wolcott
