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Modernizing Ibsen: The Revivals of ‘An Enemy of the People’ and ‘A Doll’s House’
by Lynda Feustel The work of Henrik Ibsen is no stranger to revivals and reimaginings. Ibsen’s work has been on Broadway 102 times, only matched by Gilbert and Sullivan and Shakespeare. Hedda Gabler has the most productions with eighteen revivals, shortly followed by A Doll’s House with thirteen and An Enemy of the People with…
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“Her name was Lola”: How ‘Copacabana’ became my accidental anthem
Most people have an accidental anthem. A song that unwittingly becomes a witness to key experiences and plays in the background of triumphs and tragedies. A song that fits a specialized matrix of personal preference and life experiences. My matrix of music includes a few things. Musical theater, 70s/modern pop, and songs from the Muppet…
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Show Me Love: How my dad and I found ‘& Juliet’
by Lynda Feustel My dad and I have always had our things we do together. We go to New York Islander games and watch whichever ones we can’t go to from our assigned spots on the couch. We do movies a couple times a month and watch the newest star trek shows together. And occasionally…
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A Gilded Soap Opera – The Success of HBO’s The Gilded Age
Every year television sees an influx of new historically based shows. There are usually about eighty percent dramas and soap operas, and about twenty percent comedies. Typically there’s something new about the Tudors, a regency romance, a show set in the first or second world wars, and typically something comes out every year from the…
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Let’s Talk About the 60th Anniversary Specials of Doctor Who
So “The Giggle” kind of exploded the Doctor Who fandom. It’s been about a week since “The Giggle,” so let’s talk about the 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who. There’s quite a lot of good to talk about, but also some bad stuff and middling stuff. For some context, I am a novice at Doctor…
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review
Welcome to the tenth annual Hunger Games! The film adaptation of the prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, has finally hit theaters and caught fire at the box office making over a hundred million dollars in its opening weekend. The movie has been embraced by both fans of the original…
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How We Change in Schmigadoon
Welcome back for the final episode of Schmigadoon. There is a lot going on this week to wrap up this season’s arc. The final flashback is 17 hours before Schmigadoon when Josh and Melissa are on the first night of the lover’s trail. Josh is failing to put the tent together and the instructions are…
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Tribulation and Subverted Expectations in Schmigadoon
Two years before Schmigadoon, Josh gets denied for a fellowship and refuses to ask any questions after which frustrates Melissa. We also get to see the inside of their bedroom and the clear division above their bed, with Josh’s side having a framed Derek Jeter jersey, and Melissa’s side having a painting. Back in Schmigadoon,…
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Suddenly Schmigadoon Gets Sexy
Buckle up folks, because Schmigadoon is getting sexy. And if last week was mostly Carousel, this week throws The Sound of Music, The King and I, and The Music Man in a blender. About three years before Schmigadoon, early in their relationship, Josh and Melissa are invited by a colleague to an experimental theater piece…
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Cross That Bridge to Schmigadoon!
Welcome back for episode three of Schmigadoon. After Mel and Josh had some interesting dates last week, it’s time to deal with the fall out. One year and three months before Schmigadoon, Josh and Melissa are at a wedding. The bride toasts to her grandparents and the “Froihman feeling” they had when they crossed a…
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