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Escape To Margaritaville Is Empty Calories But Delicious Romantic Comedy Jukebox Musical Cocktail That’s Bound For Broadway Success

                                                      Although his quiet, humble, sun and booze-drenched beach bum persona obscures it, pop culture icon Jimmy Buffett, famous for his Hakuna Matata reminiscent ”It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere” philosophy and steel-drum infused part country, part Carribbean music is one of the world’s biggest moguls. From his immensely popular “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger In Paradise” restaurants, to bestselling books and his “Landshark Lager,” to resorts in Pigeon Forge, TN, all bearing the seal of Buffett’s iconic brand, Jimmy is one Typhoon of a Tycoon. He has just expanded his Mari-Good Times empire to include a Broadway Musical, entitled “Escape To Margaritaville.”                                           ...
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A Whole New Cabaret - Experiencing #AladdinChi's "Club Agrabah"

                          As an all things musical theatre and Disney nerd, I was so excited to find out the National Tour cast of Disney’s Aladdin was hosting an cabaret event at Sidetrack Video Bar in Chicago’s Boystown, fittingly dubbed “Club Agrabah,” as a fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BCEFA). I jumped at the chance to be a part of this event and all of the fun mixing and mingling with the cast and hearing them belt out a killer mix of their favorite pop hits, show tunes, and Disney Classics as soon as I heard about it – and, boy, am I glad I did.                                                   After being greeted by one of the hosts for the evening, the fantastic "Fairy Bradshaw," the three genies of the Aladdin cast Anthony Murphy, Korie Lee Blossey, and Ell...

What About Pierre? or Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Casting Controversy of 2017

As I write these words, Okieriete “Oak” Onaodowan is preparing to take his last bow as Pierre Bezukhov in  Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 , almost certainly the most underrated and Tony-robbed musical in recent history. Oak, as he is fondly known and likes people to refer to him as, is leaving the glitz and glamour of 19 th  Century Moscow and  Great Comet  as a result of botched casting and conflict resolution attempts on the behalf of the show’s producers. The little Ars Nova, Off-Broadway production that could has erupted into a novella as intricate as that unfolding on the  Great Comet  stage 8 times a week, and as a result has recently been on the lips of all remotely invested in the Broadway community as intricate as that unfolding on To quote the show’s “Prologue,” you’re “gonna’ have to study up a little bit if you wanna’ keep with the plot, ‘cuz it’s a complicated Russian novel.” Allow me to illuminate you...