The Heart of the World
Book
Nik Cohn had planned a trip around the world, but when a friend told him that Broadway is "The world...

The Producers (2005)
Movie Watch
Failing producer Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and his accountant, Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick),...

The Siege (1998)
Movie Watch
After terrorists attack a bus in Brooklyn, a Broadway theater and FBI headquarters, FBI...

Oliver! (1968)
Movie
In this award-winning adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Charles Dickens novel,...

Jenni Olson recommended Sweet Smell of Success (1957) in Movies (curated)

The Steward of Christendom
Book
This is the play that established Barry as one of Ireland's most powerful contemporary playwrights. ...

Working with Lemons
YouTube Channel
We are a group of family and friends that love making videos! We do a lot of Disney Frozen Covers,...

Buddhism Plain and Simple
Book
This book offers a clear, straightforward approach to Buddhism in general and awareness in...
Buddhism Mindfulness Religion Spirituality

David McK (3495 KP) rated The Phantom of the Opera (2005) in Movies
Jul 11, 2022
And therein lies it's greatest problem: Butler (and, to an extent, all the modern Phantom's) is just too conventionally good-looking for the hideous disfigured gargoyle who haunts the Parisian Opera catacombs but dreams of higher things!
That aside, this is definitely sumptuously filmed, with some great sets. Some catchy tunes, with the latter to be expected
I.t's just that, well, it does tend to drag a bit.
I suppose, in effect, it's like going to the Opera without actually going to the Opera ...

Sunday In The Park With George by Stephen Sondheim
Album
Two CD set. The cast recording of the recent, highly acclaimed, sold-out Broadway revival of Sunday...