'Theater Camp' Review: Cabin Into the Woods by Amy Nicholson

In this bitterly funny mockumentary set at a drama institute, the actors feel their characters in their bones.

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'Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical' Review: Youth in Revolt by Amy Nicholson

This musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel is a jolt of sour candy guaranteed to make you grin.

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'13: The Musical' Review: Mild Anxieties in Middle America by Amy Nicholson

The Broadway show of the same name gets a Netflix screen adaptation directed by Tamra Davis.

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'Trevor: The Musical' Review: He's Coming Out by Amy Nicholson

A bullied eighth grader learns to shine in this filmed version of the stage musical streaming on Disney+.

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'Better Nate Than Ever' Review: Castaway Seeks Broadway by Amy Nicholson

Hearty performances elevate this effusive Disney+ family comedy, even as the movie itself is awkward in its handling of its core subject.

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'Tick, Tick … Boom!' Review: A Bohemian's Rhapsodies by Amy Nicholson

Andrew Garfield stars as Jonathan Larson, the composer and lyricist of "Rent," in this meta-musical directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Wanda Sykes on why she had to quit Roseanne " but still has empathy for its star by Amy Nicholson

When Roseanne Barr wrote a racist tweet, the comedian walked off the show " and 90 minutes later it was cancelled. She talks about the furore, coming out and being booed by Trump fansThe las…

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Freud, C.S. Lewis square off in 'Freud's Last Session' by Amy Nicholson

What would happen if an influential Christian apologist met with a scholarly atheist to discuss life, religion and deeply held convictions? That's the scenario imagined by American playwrigh…

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10 Disneyland Tips From the Director Who Secretly Shot a Horror Sex Movie There by Amy Nicholson

What's illegal at Disneyland? Dogs, drugs, alcohol, pamphlets, flags and large coolers. Not listed? Secretly shooting a feature-length movie. But Disneyland couldn't have imagined director …

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Sleepless in Seattle: The Musical Is Stuck in 1993 by Amy Nicholson

"I'm not a stalker," trills Annie (Chandra Lee Schwartz) in Sleepless in Seattle: The Musical, after she's flown across the country to stand outside the houseboat of widowed father Sam (Tim …

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