Tag Archives: broadway

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Frank Oz Writers: Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses (Story by Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Musical | Tagged adventure, amnesia, art carney, brian henson, broadway, brooke shields, central park, college, comedy, dabney coleman, dave goelz, david lazer, diner, ed koch, elliott gould, evan a. lottman, evan lottman, family, frances bergen, frank oz, frog, gonzo, gregory hines, hibernation, james coco, jay tarses, jerry nelson, jim henson, joan rivers, john landis, juliana donald, kermit, linda lavin, liza minnelli, lonny price, louis zorich, manhattan, miss piggy, muppet, muppets, music, musical, new york, new york city, nyc, pig, producer, puppet, puppets, ralph burns, rat, restaurant, richard hunt, robert paynter, show, steve whitmire, the muppets take manhattan, theater, tom patchett | Leave a comment

Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known (2022)

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael John Warren Writer: Steven Sater

Posted in Documentary, Musical | Tagged 2022, broadway, bryant fisher, dave sirulnick, documentary, duncan sheik, john gallagher jr., jonathan groff, lea michele, meredith bennett, michael john warren, music, musical, musician, reunion, sing, singer, singing, skylar astin, spring awakening, Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, stage, steven sater, theater, theatre, those you've known, tom hulce, tony awards | Leave a comment

Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Chbosky Writer: Steven Levenson (Based on the stage play book by Steven Levenson) (Based on the stage play music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 2021, adam siegel, adaptation, amandla stenberg, amy adams, anne mccabe, anxiety, ben platt, benj pasek, brandon trost, broadway, colton ryan, dan romer, daniel pino, danny pino, dear evan hansen, depressed, depression, drama, family, high school, internet, julianne moore, justin paul, kaitlyn dever, letter, liar, lie, marc platt, mental illness, music, musical, online, orchard, stephen chbosky, steven levenson, suicide, viral video | Leave a comment

The Humans (2021)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Karam Writer: Stephen Karam (Based on the play by Stephen Karam)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2021, adaptation, amy schumer, apartment, beanie feldstein, broadway, dinner, drama, duplex, family, jayne houdyshell, june squibb, lol crawley, louise lovegrove, manhattan, new york, new york city, nick houy, nico muhly, nyc, play, richard jenkins, stephen karam, steven yeun, thanksgiving, the humans, theater, water leak | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent (Story by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Had not seen this since original theatrical release. Watched the “Editor’s Cut”. A little better … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2007, action, adaptation, adventure, alien, alvin sargent, aunt, avi arad, bill nunn, bill pope, bob murawski, broadway, bruce campbell, bryce dallas howard, christopher young, cliff robertson, comic book, dylan baker, eddie brock, elizabeth banks, engagement, funeral, grant curtis, green goblin, Ilya baskin, ivan raimi, j.k. simmons, james cromwell, james franco, joe manganiello, kevin feige, kirsten dunst, laura ziskin, magian tovah, marvel comics, musical, new york, new york city, newspaper, nyc, parasite, peter parker, photographer, photography, proposal, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sand, sandman, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, spider, spider-man, spider-man 3, stan lee, steve ditko, superhero, symbiote, ted raimi, thomas haden church, tobey maguire, topher grace, uncle, venom, web, willem dafoe | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Alvin Sargent (Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Love it. Still my favorite comic book superhero movie. Watched the 2.1 cut.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2004, aasif mandvi, action, adaptation, adventure, alfred gough, alfred molina, alvin sargent, aunt, avi arad, bank, bill nunn, bill pope, bob murawski, broadway, bruce campbell, cliff robertson, comic book, daniel dae kim, daniel gillies, danny elfman, doc ock, doctor, donna murphy, dylan baker, elizabeth banks, emily deschanel, experiment, green goblin, j.k. simmons, james franco, joel mchale, john landis, kevin feige, kirsten dunst, laura ziskin, lorne orleans, marvel comics, michael chabon, miles millar, new york, new york city, newspaper, nyc, peter parker, phil lamarr, photographer, photography, pizza, play, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sequel, spider, spider-man, stan lee, steve ditko, superhero, surgery, ted raimi, theater, tobey maguire, uncle, web, willen dafoe | Leave a comment

West Side Story (2021)

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Tony Kushner (Based on the musical by Jerome Robbins & Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim & Arthur Laurents) West Side Story is probably my favorite movie musical and Spielberg knocked this new one out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 1950s, 2021, adaptation, ansel elgort, ariana debose, arthur laurents, brian d'arcy james, broadway, city, cop, corey stoll, dance, dancing, david alvarez, drama, gang, gangs, gentrification, janusz kaminski, jerome robbins, jets, kevin mccollum, kristie macosko krieger, leonard bernstein, love, maddie ziegler, michael kahn, mike faist, murder, music, musical, new york, new york city, nyc, officer, police, puerto rican, rachel zegler, remake, rita moreno, rivalry, romance, sarah broshar, sharks, sing, singing, stephen sondheim, steven spielberg, tony kushner, west side story | Leave a comment

tick, tick…BOOM!

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda Writer: Steven Levenson (Based on the musical by Jonathan Larson)

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 1990s, 2021, adaptation, aids, alexandra shipp, alice brooks, andrew garfield, andrew weisblum, artist, bebe neuwirth, Bernadette Peters, bradley whitford, brian grazer, broadway, composer, dancer, dancing, daphne rubin-vega, diner, drama, jonathan larson, judith light, julie oh, lin-manuel miranda, mj rodriguez, music, musical, musician, myron kerstein, new york, new york city, nyc, Phillipa soo, Phillips soo, phylicia rashad, renee elise goldsberry, rent, richard kind, robin de jesus, Ron Howard, singer, singing, stephen sondheim, steven levenson, tariq trotter, tick tick...boom!, vanessa hudgens, writer | Leave a comment

In the Heights (2021)

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jon M. Chu Writer: Quiara Alegria Hudes (Based on the musical stage play by Quiara Alegria Hudes & Lin-Manuel Miranda) Saw this in IMAX. Delightful!

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 2021, adaptation, anthony bgreman, anthony ramos, broadway, comedy, corey hawkins, dance, daphne rubin-vega, designer, dominican republic, drama, dreamer, dreams, gregory diaz IV, jimmy smits, Jon M. Chu, leslie grace, lin-manuel miranda, lottery, marc anthony, music, musical, new york, new york city, noah catala, nyc, pool, quiara alegria hudes, romance, scott sanders, stephanie beatriz, store | Leave a comment

Gilda Live (1980)

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Anne Beatts & Lorne Michaels & Marilyn Suzanne Miller & Don Novello & Michael O’Donoghue & Gilda Radner & Paul Shaffer & Rosie Shuster & Alan Zweibel

Posted in Comedy, Documentary | Tagged 1980, alan zweibel, anne beatts, broadway, cheryl hardwick, comedian, comedy, documentary, ellen hovde, father guido sarducci, gilda live, gilda radner, howard shore, lorne michaels, lynzee klingman, marilyn suzanne miller, marvin hamlisch, michael o'donoghue, mike nichols, muffin meyer, paul shaffer, performance, ron delsener, rosie shuster, saturday night live, snl, stasge, ted churchill, theater, theatre, variety show | Leave a comment

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