Kathleen Turner – Town Hall – New York, NY – December 16, 2021 Legendary Mega Star Gives Voice to Strong Views and Telling of a Lengthy Career In her solo show “Finding My Voice” Recently when I got invited to see Kathleen Turner’s one-woman show “Finding My Voice” I wasn’t sure what to expect. Certainly, she was never seen … Continue reading
Category Archives: Theater
In the Heights (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
IN THE HEIGHTS (2021) Starring Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Marc Anthony, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Ariana Greenblatt, Ariana S. Gomez, Noah Catala, Mateo Gómez, Olivia Perez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Analia Gomez, Christopher Jackson and Patrick Page. Screenplay by Quiara Alegría … Continue reading
Cats (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CATS (2019) Starring Francesca Hayward, Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, Ray Winstone, Jennifer Hudson, Laurie Davidson, Robbie Fairchild, Jason Derulo, Laurent Bourgeois, Naoimh Morgan, Larry Bourgeois, Mette Towley, Steven Mcrae, Bluey Robinson, Daniela Norman, Zizi Strallen and Melissa Madden-Gray. Screenplay by Lee Hall & Tom Hooper. Directed by … Continue reading
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like TSO Tour Season
Trans-Siberian Orchestra It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like TSO Tour Season by Jay S. Jacobs There is a nip in the air, it’s getting dark earlier, the leaves are falling from the trees. You know what that means – it’s almost time for the annual Trans-Siberian Orchestra winter tour. A spectacle of sights, sounds, … Continue reading
Mandy Patinkin – Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA – October 30, 2019 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Mandy Patinkin – Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA – October 30, 2019 Mandy Patinkin has been working for so many years mostly as an actor that you sometimes forget what a sublime singer he can be. After all, before he became an accomplished actor on TV and the big screen – … Continue reading
Hannah Pearl Utt, Jen Tullock & Oona Yaffe – On the Big Screen Before They Know It
Hannah Pearl Utt, Jen Tullock & Oona Yaffe On the Big Screen Before They Know It by Jay S. Jacobs It makes sense that Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock’s first film looks at the downtown New York theater world, because that was where it all began for them. The two met years ago in … Continue reading
Patti LuPone – The Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA – June 9, 2019 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Patti LuPone – The Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA – June 9, 2019 Legendary Broadway diva Patti LuPone took the stage at Verizon Hall at Kimmel Center for a rare afternoon concert – I guess Patti wanted to be sure to watch the Tony Awards later that night – with her latest one-woman show Don’t … Continue reading
Patti LuPone Isn’t Going to Monkey with Philly
Patti LuPone Isn’t Going to Monkey with Philly Fresh off of a triumphant run on London’s West End in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, legendary Broadway diva (two-time Tony Award winner and American Theater Hall of Fame member) Patti LuPone is back and touring the US. Promoting her latest album Don’t Monkey with Broadway, … Continue reading
Jen Kirkman – A Tour is a Place in Itself
Jen Kirkman A Tour is a Place in Itself by Jay S. Jacobs Jen Kirkman is a road warrior, a standup comedian who has been hitting the clubs and auditoriums for a couple of decades now. In fact, we spoke with her a couple of years ago when she acknowledged that it was no big … Continue reading
Kristin Chenoweth Lights Up the Stage at the Paley Center LA
Kristin Chenoweth Lights Up the Stage at the Paley Center LA by Lindsey Blick The amazing Kristin Chenoweth lit up the stage at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Ca this past Wednesday (February 27th) during Pop Entertainment was privileged enough to have the opportunity to sit-in on the intimate conversation with this … Continue reading