Know the Score: Belle et la Bete

Disney's Beauty and the Beast celebrates it 25th anniversary this month (in other news, I am so, so old), so Know the Score is going even farther back to look at Jean Cocteau's classic take on the fairytale, and both (yes both) of the musical scores attached to it.

Musical Hell Review: Descendants

Happy Labor Day, everybody!  Which means that (at least in the United States) it's back-to-school time, or has been for the past several weeks.  So we're taking a look at Disney's severely irritating contribution to the "teenage children of famous characters" trend, Descendants!

Know the Score: From Doctor Horrible to She Loves Me-A Brief History of Musicals on the Web

So yeah, this Internet thing is really hip with the kids, isn't it?  This month's Know the Score is an overview of how musicals have made the leap into the digital age.

Musical Hell Review: Thumbelina

Hey, can you believe I've been doing this web video review thing for fifty episodes?  Neither can I, which is probably why I didn't plan anything special for this one. (Sorry.)  Still, I hope you enjoy my look at a sample from the Don Bluth dark age, Thumbelina!

Know the Score: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Musicals 101)

New Know the Score a little early, because I'm about to leave on vacation. (The next Musical Hell review may be late, because I'm about to leave on vacation.)  So here it is, an examination of how Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame went from surprisingly good to even better.

Musical Hell Review: Glitter

Happy Fourth of July, you proud 'Muricans!  And what better way to celebrate than with a huge bomb?  Here it is, the infamous Mariah Carey vehicle Glitter!

Know the Score: World of Warcraft-Evolution of a Theme

So, World of Warcraft has a new expansion this summer, the Warcraft movie is...not as bad as the critics would have you believe, and this month's Know the Score looks inside the music of Azeroth.  Enjoy!