By Lee Pfeiffer
Since my all-time favorite TV series is "The Honeymooners", the legendary sitcom that was originally broadcast in 1950s, one might think I would have been overjoyed at the prospect of seeing the show's new incarnation as a big-budget musical production that just premiered at the prestigious Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, a venue so revered that it was honored with a special Tony award. In reality, I had considerable trepidation about seeing the show. The characters in the TV series- bus driver Ralph Kramden, his devoted but long-suffering wife Alice and their best friends, sewer worker Ed Norton and his wife Trixie- have been ingrained in the minds of every American baby boomer. In fact, the re-runs have rarely left the New York airwaves even sixty years after their original airings and the four main cast members- Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney and Joyce Randolph...
Since my all-time favorite TV series is "The Honeymooners", the legendary sitcom that was originally broadcast in 1950s, one might think I would have been overjoyed at the prospect of seeing the show's new incarnation as a big-budget musical production that just premiered at the prestigious Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, a venue so revered that it was honored with a special Tony award. In reality, I had considerable trepidation about seeing the show. The characters in the TV series- bus driver Ralph Kramden, his devoted but long-suffering wife Alice and their best friends, sewer worker Ed Norton and his wife Trixie- have been ingrained in the minds of every American baby boomer. In fact, the re-runs have rarely left the New York airwaves even sixty years after their original airings and the four main cast members- Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney and Joyce Randolph...
- 10/10/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Elementary" episode 7 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction," and it turns out that we're going to see a very bored Sherlock decide to interject investigative ideas into Watson's case to pass the time, and it involves a women that's been a no show for 5 years, and more. In the new, 7th episode press release: Holmes will force his way into Joan's latest case, where the main clue will be the lingering scent of nutmeg at the crime scene. Press release number 2: A bored Sherlock is going to force his investigative services onto Joan, who is trying to locate a woman who has been missing for five years, and the only clue is the smell of nutmeg at the site of her disappearance. In the meantime, Joan’s bond with her long-distance boyfriend,...
- 12/4/2014
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracle-Oklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. Tonight, April 5 and April 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers amp Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of the Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Lewis Cleale, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo.
- 4/5/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracle-Oklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. On April 5, 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers amp Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of theRodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Lewis Cleale, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo.BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you an exclusive preview of the show below, featuring Groff and Chapin...
- 3/28/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracle-Oklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. On April 5, 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers amp Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of the Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Lewis Cleale, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo.
- 3/27/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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