musical
HAMILTON Musical at Fox Theater Review
The multiple-Tony Award winning “Hamilton” returns to the Fabulous Fox stage, with an excellent touring cast and all the energy, hit tunes and Founding Father history than have won it millions of fans. And those fans packed the Fox on opening night for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed, multiple award-winning show, adding to even more excitement to…
MJ The Michael Jackson Musical at Fox Theater Review
Among the spate of musicals about musicians that combine biography with a jukebox performances of their hits songs, some are standouts. “MJ,” the musical about Michael Jackson, is one of those, and among that top tier, a must-see even if one is not particularly a fan of Michael Jackson’s music. By focusing on his music…
MOULIN ROUGE Musical at Fox Theater Review
Baz Luhrman’s wild, crazy movie musical MOULIN ROUGE was a big screen explosion of color, dazzle and pop-music favorites, in what was dubbed a jukebox musical. The romantic fantasy movie was highly theatrical as well as cinematic, and when it finally was adapted into a Broadway musical, it was a hit, The only question: what…
THE BOOK OF MORMON Musical at Fox Theater Review
The hilarious musical “The Book of Mormon” returns to the Fox with all the rude, irreverent, laugh-out-loud satiric humor you would expect from the guys who brought us “South Park,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Joined by Robert Lopez, one of the creators of the equally irreverent musical “Avenue Q,” this triumvirate of jokers created…
COMPANY Musical at Fox Theater Review
Having company over for an evening makes for a good time. Seeing “Company” at the Fox makes for a good-time evening of laughs and songs by Stephen Sondheim. This Broadway revival of what is probably Sondheim’s funniest play won Five Tonys including Best Musical Revival. The musical comedy focuses on a singleton whose friends are…
MAMMA MIA! Musical at the Fox Theater Review
“Mamma Mia!,” the jukebox musical featuring the bouncy songs of ’70s Swedish pop superstars ABBA, is back at the Fox, for a short run through Sunday, Feb. 18. Judging by the nearly sold-out crowd on opening night, fans couldn’t wait for its return. The show, complete ’70s sequined white-spandex and platform boots, didn’t disappoint with…
FUNNY GIRL Musical at the Fox Theater Review
Katerina McCrimmon and Izaiah Montaque Harris in FUNNY GIRL. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade “Funny Girl,” the hit revival of the Broadway hit musical about legendary Broadway comedy star Fanny Brice, the role that made Barbara Streisand a star, hit the Fabulous Fox Theater stage on Jan. 23 for a run through Feb. 4….
JAGGED LITTLE PILL Musical at Fox Theater Review
Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill, the Musical” made its Fox theater debut this week, on Firday, Jan.19, for a too-brief run through Sunday, Jan. 21. And what a wow it was. Alanis Morissette’s album “Jagged Little Pill” became a world-wide hit when it was released, a collection of angsty cries that hit the perfect note…
MRS DOUBTFIRE Musical at Fox Theater Review
With a ringing “Hello, St. Louis,” the touring version of the hit London musical production “Mrs Doubtfire” strode onto the Fabulous Fox stage for a New Year’s season run through January 7. In recent years, there has been a spate of musicals adapted from hit movies, not all of which are worth audiences’ time, but…
DISNEY’S ALADDIN Musical at Fox Theater Review
It’s colorful, its fun and puts you in a good mood. No, it’s not a Holiday show but “Disney’s Aladdin” has the same mood-lifting effect, delighting audiences with colorful costumes, lively production numbers, and a few more of those wonderful Alan Menken-Howard Ashman songs than the Disney movie, all of which fills the Fabulous Fox…