Music’s the only reason to spend time on ‘Burlesque’

Music’s the only reason to spend time on ‘Burlesque’
By ROBERT W. BUTLER KANSAS CITY STAR Every movie has a few cliches. You’ve just got to finesse them. In Burlesque , writer/director Steve Antin lays on the cliches with a trowel, delivering a show-biz tale packed with elements that were starting to smell iffy back in the Great Depression. Iowa waitress Ali (Christina Aguilera) heads to Los Angeles with a dream of performing. She stumbles across …
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‘Isang Panaginip Na Fili’ Takes The Stage
After “Orosman at Zafira” and “Shock Value”, Dulaang UP continues its 35th Theatre Season with Isang Panaginip na Fili. This production is Dulaang UP’s prelude to the 150th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, and is written by Floy Quintos and with original music composed by Ceejay Manuel Javier.
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Critic’s Choice: Cheery ‘Music Man’ doesn’t skip a beat
LINCOLNSHIRE – Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” has proven itself a perennial crowd-pleaser with its catchy dialogue, smart music and stylish choreography. Written over time starting in 1948, it took Broadway by storm in 1957 and has become a staple in American theater.
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