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!

Musical Hell: A Christmas Carol The Musical

It's December, and we all know what that means--roughly fifty gazillion versions of A Christmas Carol to choose from!  So here's one with pole dancing spirits, bad ghost puns, and Jesse L. Martin.  It's A Christmas Carol: The Musical!