Musical

Steven Spielberg musical West Side Story underperforms at global box office with $10.5 mn opening

If anyone could reignite moviegoing, the thinking went, it was Steven Spielberg. Surely, one of the movies’ dazzling craftsmen, a director synonymous with box office, could spark a fuller revival in theaters.

West Side Story movie review: Steven Spielberg musical is an empty spectacle

Energy is all Steven Spielberg's West Side Story has to offer. Not feeling. Rarely meaning.

Annette movie review: Adam Driver owns the fantastical Leos Carax’s directorial with his charismatic presence

Annette is aesthetically brilliant with a calculated expressionistic quality to its frames, and it is hard to take your eyes off.

Schmigadoon!, on Apple TV+, examines the appeal of classic musicals despite their rigid sexism, corniness

At times, Schmigadoon! can feel like a Simpsons parody that outgrew its segment, or a classic movie butchered in order to insert commercial breaks. Luckily, it’s also too fun for most of that to matter.

New Winnie the Pooh musical, developed by Jonathan Rockefeller, to open in October

The show will feature songs by the Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, and will be told using life-size puppetry.

Netflix to adapt Lupita Nyong’o's 2019 children's book Sulwe into animated musical

Lupita Nyong’o's book Sulwe focuses on colourism, self-esteem and learning that true beauty comes from within

The Prom movie review: Ryan Murphy's Broadway adaptation on Netflix is a snoozefest despite stellar cast

The Prom tries inducing doses of the thrills of live musicals but forgets to back it up with a meaningful story.

First look images released from Netflix musical The Prom, starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman

The Prom, directed by Ryan Murphy, premieres on Netflix on 11 December.

AR Rahman's musical Atkan Chatkan; Luca Guadagnino's miniseries We are Who We Are: Trailers this Week

AR Rahman's Atkan Chatkan, slated to release on 5 September, follows Guddu, a manual labourer who lives and breathes music.

From Metalhate to Metalhead, Bloodywood Style

For the uninitiated, what makes metal music, and more importantly - who is Bloodywood?