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Eddie Redmayne’s jagged performance embodies the extreme rupture between Weimar and Nazi culture.
There is a stark contrast in box office figures between musical films that market themselves as ‘musicals’ and those that don’t.
Big classic romcoms feature alongside some rather more unexpected entries in our special Valentine’s movie list.
This adaption of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel is an emotional yet joyful exploration of black womanhood in the early 20th century South.
It’s a little too dark for small children and not funny enough.
The musical has become a singalong sensation harking back to a day when cinema was more of a communal experience.
There is a long history of musicals in Australia, popular with audiences since the 1930s.
This new comedic musical is not just a dramatisation of the events of 1975, it is also an attempt to understand our maddening political culture.
Foot stomping songs and charismatic performances make the stage adaptation of the 1970s TV series a hit.
There is a great track record of musical theatre tackling political material. Bloom seems too afraid of its own subject material to truly tackle the issues.
Only in the past few years have the stories and experiences of trans people in Nazi Germany come to light.
Compared to the dopamine-fest of season one, Josh and Melissa’s situation in season two feels bleak.
Pop composer Burt Bacharach died on Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 94. He left a legacy of classic songs beloved by generations.
Yet another adaptation of A Christmas Carol graces our screens, though its concerns are a world away from those of the Dickens original.
I’m happy again: A pandemic-induced move to virtual music theatre presents a paradigm shift for the genre, yet reveals surprising benefits in facilitating new access to music in community.
Today she is most recognised for roles in Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music, but Julie Andrews made her professional West End debut at the age of 12.
Most of Garland’s films are strikingly void of musical numbers that exist purely for their own sake. Her talents as an actor and singer would shape the movie musical for decades.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s famous musical has long inspired controversy for how it depicts the story of Jesus of Nazareth.
The Power of the Dog may have lead the pack when it came to nominations, but the big winner of the night was the understated CODA.
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Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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PhD Candidate, History of Musicals, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Department of Music and Media, University of Surrey
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Musicology, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in American Literature, University of Leeds
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