Erin is a New Yorker living in LA. Discussing the Full House series finale with a kindergarten classmate is one of her most vivid childhood memories. A Ravenclaw, Erin loves theater, figure skating, Joss Whedon, brunch, and petting other people's dogs. You can read more of her thoughts on television and theater at www.onstageandscreen.com. [twitter:erinsk8]
Although you get the sense early on in the national touring production of Cinderella, currently playing at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre, that this version of the popular fairy tale isn’t quite the one you grew up with, this point is really driven home at the end of act one. As Cinderella flees the ball at midnight, she … More Theater Review: Cinderella at the Ahmanson
Here’s the great thing about seeing a Disney musical—it is often impossible to wipe the smile off your face for hours, sometimes even days, afterwards. Beauty and the Beast (my personal favorite) was the first Disney Theatrical Production in 1994, and has since been followed by The Lion King (1997), Mary Poppins (2004), Tarzan (2006), The … More Theater Review: Newsies at the Pantages
After seeing Carrie at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts this past weekend, I understood immediately why the 1988 Broadway production went down in history as one of the most notable and expensive flops of all time. There is simply no world in which this musical is a Broadway show, but that does … More Theater Review: Carrie the Musical at La Mirada
Last week I went through numbers 10-5 on my list of the top 10 episodes of Friends season 1-4. With no further ado, the rest of my favorites! 5) “The One at the Beach” (Episode 3×25) If I was in charge of titling the episodes, this would have been “The One With the Strip Happy … More My Top 10 Episodes from Friends Seasons 1-4 (Part Two)
Ever since Netflix finally made the show available in January, I have been marathoning Friends for the very first time. Sure, I had quite a bit of familiarity with the famous moments from the show and have seen an assortment of scattered episodes over the years, but I’d never sat down and watched the entire … More My Top 10 Episodes from Friends Seasons 1-4 (Part One)
Full disclosure: I watched most of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with a fever. Normally I would think my altered mental state was the cause of my excessive laughter and extreme-bordering-on-delirious joy, but no, this show is actually just that delightful. It has been a long time since I finished binging a series and wanted to immediately … More TV Binge Report: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
The title of this post is a bit of a lie. I did not binge Black Mirror. In fact, I never watched more than one episode per sitting. The reason for this is that the show disturbs me so deeply that I could only handle it in small doses. A few times I put on … More TV Binge Report: Black Mirror
There are too many things that need to be discussed this week to write about just one topic. 1) Jonathan Groff is joining the cast of the off-Broadway musical sensation Hamilton. This news is everything to me for a few different reasons. 1- I LOVE Jonathan Groff. I have seen him in at least 7 … More Things I’m Loving: End of February Edition
The movie version of the cult favorite Off-Broadway musical The Last Five Years was released in limited theaters and on-demand last Friday. While an ultimately heart-wrenching story of a broken marriage may seem like an odd choice for a Valentine’s Day weekend release, in many ways the movie was one giant valentine/love letter to musical … More Movie Review: The Last 5 Years
As I’ve discussed before, Wicked was in many ways the beginning of my theater obsession. I have seen the show ten times over the past ten years, including performances on Broadway, on tour in Boston while I was in college, on tour in my hometown, and now in LA. Considering that this show has been … More Theater Review: Wicked at the Pantages
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