Jennifer Lee’s Book & the Lopezes’ Music Forge New Love by George Maguire Adapted from the highest grossing animated film of all time, “Frozen” the musical has landed hook, line, and Swarovski-worthy crystalline sets at the Orpheum Theater. Recipient of numerous Oscar, Grammy, and Tony awards for its creators, “Frozen” is a sheer delight…
Millennial Notes Mo Willems’ Classic Stars Dynamic Duo Bri Reads & Iyana Colby by Nicholas Leither Vaccination cards in hand, negative symptom check complete, and a temperature gun to the head at the door, my two kids and I entered the dark theater with big smiles under Kn95s. That atmosphere at Bay Area Children’s…
Millennial Notes Fellowes & Webber’s Musical Exposes Struggles at Elite Schools by Amy Deng Palo Alto Players has produced a heartwarming and inspiring musical. I walked out of the theater with a smile on my face, feeling the joy of the students at Horace Green Prep after they compete in “Battle of the Bands.”…
Julian Fellowes & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Creation Rocks the Rafters by Joanne Engelhardt Take 15 fresh-faced young rock-star kids and let them all do their thing—playing musical instruments, singing, dancing and what do you get? A guaranteed hit, that’s what! Palo Alto Players’ production of “School of Rock,” based on the 2003 film of…