A lifelong theater and film lover who's excited to share his love of both mediums
Two pieces of art tackle the passage of time, one haphazardly and one brilliantly. This World of Tomorrow Tom Hanks is one of our great actors, but he’s developed some literary pursuits as well. In his latest venture, This World of Tomorrow, he adapts several of his short stories
Writer-director Rian Johnson weaves another layered mystery in Wake Up Dead Man, the latest Knives Out film. This time, the action takes place at an upstate New York church led by the fiery Msgr. Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), who even the bishop says is “a few beads short of a
As the saying goes, if it’s not one thing, it’s your mother. That’s never been truer than in Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Oedipus, in which the title character kills his father and marries his mother. The current Broadway revival, adapted and directed by Robert Icke, sets the story
In the last week, I saw two works that dealt with similar issues, so it seemed fitting to combine them. 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 The prologue of this Netflix miniseries asks, “Who the f-ck is Charles Guiteau?” The short answer is that he’s a presidential assassin, but there’s much more to the
One of my least favorite criticisms lobbed at movies is “stagy.” Just because a film takes place in one location doesn’t mean it’s any less worthy than a big Hollywood blockbuster. Some of my favorite movies, like Doubt and Fences, fit the “stagy” description. While Blue Moon isn’
Hi! I'm John Bonazzo, and this is Where Theater Meets Theatre. As a lifelong fan of movies and Broadway, I created this site to blend the two. I'm posting weekly roundups of what I've seen on stage and screen. Let's get started!
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