Category Archives: Musicals

Quick Movie Review – ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’

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It’s Christmas time! 🙂 And as part of our Christmas celebrations this year on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ for its 10th anniversary, let’s check out one of the most well-loved and popular Christmas films ever made – ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’, which was released in 1992. Continue reading

Quick DVD Review – ‘State Fair’ (1945)

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It was my Dad’s birthday recently and as a present, I gave him the 2-disc collector’s edition of the 1945 film ‘State Fair’ on DVD. This is a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical film made directly for the cinema. I’m pleased my Dad enjoyed this musical film recently. Continue reading

Quick CD Album Review – ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’

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So, on the 8th of September this year, I saw ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ for a second time at the Adelphi Theatre in London. I greatly enjoyed seeing it a second time, and it was fascinating to see Brian Conley taking on the role of Doc Brown this time round. Continue reading

Quick Theatre Review – ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’

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Last weekend, I saw ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ for the first time at the Adelphi Theatre in London on Saturday the 2nd of August. I had a great time seeing this musical adaptation of the first ‘Back to the Future’ movie, as it was an amazing experience for me. Continue reading

Quick Theatre/Movie Review – ‘Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical’

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Earlier this year, there was a musical stage production of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’, based on the 1948 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The stage musical was shown from June to September 2024 and it was performed at the Barbican theatre in London. Continue reading

Quick DVD Review – ‘Anchors Aweigh’

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For my Mum, I got her ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One’ on Blu-ray for Christmas. 🙂 For my Dad, I got him the musical film ‘Anchors Aweigh’, starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly for Christmas. I greatly enjoyed checking out this film when we saw it on DVD at last. Continue reading

Quick Netflix Reviews – ‘Scrooge: A Christmas Carol’ & ‘The Grinch’ (2018)

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Over the Christmas period, I’ve had the chance to check out two Christmas films that are currently available on Netflix in the UK. This includes the 2022 animated musical film ‘Scrooge: A Christmas Carol’ and the 2018 film ‘The Grinch’. These have been very fascinating films to check out and with varying measures. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Wonka’

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I’ve seen the latest musical fantasy film called ‘Wonka’ at the cinema. This happens to be an origin story for Willy Wonka, a character in the 1964 book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. It’s also a prequel to the 1971 film ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ with Gene Wilder. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Babes in Toyland’ (1961)

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It’s time to talk about another Christmas film I saw on Disney+ lately. I’ve seen the 1961 film ‘Babes in Toyland’. This happens to be a musical film directed by Jack Donohue and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello and Ed Wynn, who are very good. 😀 Continue reading

Quick Disney+ Series Review – ‘The Muppets Mayhem’

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Oh dear. ‘The Muppets Mayhem’. This really wasn’t ‘The Muppets’ show I was expecting to see after seeing mostly all of the original ‘Muppet Show’ on Disney+. Now to be fair, ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ has an interesting premise behind it, and I will applaud the show for trying to do something different. Continue reading