Since opening on Broadway in 2003, “Wicked” has had smashing success, breaking box-office records and becoming one of the most beloved modern musicals. It has a large, devoted fanbase and inspires the sort of passion in people so that they are eager to see it time and time again. That at least partially explains why […]
Oz
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“Oz the Great and Powerful”
As the new movie “Oz the Great and Powerful” demonstrates, L. Frank Baum’s fantasies about the magical land of Oz remain a source of enchantment for filmmakers and audiences. Dramatic and cinematic adaptations of the stories date back to the early years of the 20th century and continue through the present day, with such works […]
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Family valued
Children’s Theatre Festival The local young ones’ version of Lollapalooza happens this weekend at the Nazareth College Arts Center, when Nazareth and Rochester Children’s Theatre host a hand-clappin’, foot-stompin’, drum-poundin’, three-day extravaganza of plays, dance, juggling, and more. The festival begins Friday evening with a fantastically mystical interpretation of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the […]
