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Stage Show ***** Cambodian Rock Band (Ashland, OR, 2019)

rmann August 24, 2019 September 1, 2019Movie and Book Reviews drama, foreign, history, musical, theater 0

Fantastic script, music, and acting. The cast of seven felt like twenty as they personalized the horror after the US departure while celebrating the resilient creativity of the Cambodian people.

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Stage Show *** Wicked (Portland, OR, 2019 production)

rmann July 16, 2019 July 18, 2019Shows drama, fantasy, musical 0

Clever twists on the Oz legacy. Fine performances, but the songs did not reach the Andrew Lloyd Weber level of musical legends.

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Movie – ****+ Marry Poppins Returns (2018)

rmann January 12, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews fantasy, movie, musical, review 0

Surprisingly, a fun addition to the original, reprising a few things but with all new songs beautifully done.

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Movie ****+ A Star is Born (2018)

rmann October 30, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews drama, movie, musical, review, romance 0

Superior remake of the 1976 Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson Oscar winner. The new Lady Gaga rendition won best Original Song and the film garnered slew of other nominations.

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Movie ***+ The Greatest Showman (2017)

rmann February 5, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews history, movie, musical, review 0

Nice musical history of P.T. Barnum. Entertaining effort by Hugh Jackman.

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Movie ***** Evita (1996)

rmann May 24, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews history, movie, music, musical, review, romance 0

The unlikely sing duo of Madonna and Antionio Banderas do a fantastic Oscar-winning job with the Andrew Lloyd Weber songs.

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Movie – ****+ La La land (2016)

rmann January 3, 2017 January 9, 2017Movie and Book Reviews movie, music, musical, review 0

Modern musical set in Los Angeles. Lovely acting, sets, and songs. A perfectly entertaining film of two creative people whose careers were in conflict.

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