Musical Hell SPECIAL EDITION: Jem and the Holograms w/ That Long-Haired Creepy Guy!

Hey everyone, remember when there was a Jem and the Holograms movie for about two minutes a few years back? Well, there was, and I'm taking it to task with the creator of the Jem Retrospective (and many other wonderful things,) That Long-Haired Creepy Guy! Check out more of his work here!




And don't forget the usual schedule is interrupted until May, so that I might do real-world thingies and also bring you a special riffing event next month!

Know the Score--Musicals 101: Hadestown

Heya folks, it's taken me a while to get on the Hadestown bandwagon, but since it's coming to Broadway soon I figured now was time to jump on. And you get a video out of the results!





Expect the schedule for the next month or two to be a bit discombobulated, as I deal with real life commitments and extra-special projects. But I have some really cool things in the works for you, so it will (hopefully) be worth the wait!

Musical Hell Review: The Pebble and the Penguin

It's February, which means love and romance and really, really bad attempts to capture the feeling of love and romance--like Don Bluth Studio's last (and almost least) film, The Pebble and the Penguin!

At the Source: Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs

This month's At the Source is going all the way back to the play that inspired Oklahoma!, and asking, "Did this material always have issues?"

Musical Hell: The (Other) Phantom of the Opera

What happens when a rich American dude tries to sponge some money off a phenomenon started by a rich British dude?  This is what: it's The Phantom of the Opera as done by a circa-1990 regional company in Florida. Enjoy!

Know the Score: Mary Poppins Returns

Hope everyone had/is having a great holiday!  While you're cleaning up the wrapping paper and polishing off the leftovers, here's what I thought of Mary Poppins Returns!

Portal 2: The Unauthorized Musical--now with COMMENTARY!

Hey everyone, Know the Score will be a little late this month due to Mary Poppins Returns not opening till Wednesday.  But until then, here's a little holiday treat for you: an inside look on the Portal 2 review!