Manhattan’s Theater District keeps summoning that troublemaking ghost in the shabby suit. The musical, based on director Tim Burton’s 1988 film, Beetlejuice, made its Broadway debut April 25, 2019. Some initial reviews were less than enthusiastic, but the show built a healthy following through word of mouth and social media. The COVID pandemic shut down... Continue Reading →
Go Batty Celebrating This Superhero
The first Batman Day was celebrated July 24, 2014, a little more than a year after the first Superman Day, because you know how those boys get. Now it’s celebrated on the third Saturday of September. This year that’s Sept. 21, which means Batman Day celebrants will have an answer when Earth, Wind & Fire... Continue Reading →
Sharing Spotlight No Problem for Keaton
Michael Keaton IS Batman. Doesn’t seem so far-fetched now, does it? Back in the day, though – whew! When Warner Bros. announced Keaton would star as The Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s Batman, the studio was bombarded with sacks of letters pleading and demanding that Keaton be replaced. https://youtu.be/dgC9Q0uhX70 Imagine: People, lots of them, so... Continue Reading →