Here is Part Two of my survey of the current Broadway season in New York: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical – There were surely biographical jukebox musicals before 2005’s Jersey Boys, which celebrated the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. But it was the enormous success of that show that begat Beautiful about Carole King’s life, next season’s Cher musical and this … [Read more...]
‘In the Loop’ a smart, funny satire of war buildup
Is it too soon for an Iraq War comedy? Perhaps, but someone forgot to tell director/co-writer Armando Iannucci who made In the Loop, a giddy feature debut with a comic take on the bureaucratic skirmishes in the run-up to the war in the Middle East. Actually, neither Iraq nor Afghanistan get mentioned by name, but you would have to had avoided all news sources from the George … [Read more...]