How ‘The Notebook’ Broadway Musical Highlights the Universality of the Story’s Enduring Romance

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Frank Rizzo Ever feel like running away from home to join a musical? Then “Water for Elephants” would be the show of choice that offers escapism, enchantment and heart — and thrills, too. Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Production designer Martyn John recalls showing filmmaker Guy Ritchie at least 24 English country houses for the 2019 film “The Gentlemen.” Ritchie eventually chose the stately home of Basildon Park, Berkshire in the U.K. for that film. When it came to filming the Netflix spinoff series of the same name, Ritchie sought a home that was an exceptional piece of architecture with faded grandeur.

Earl Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana, has revealed their childhood nanny would "crack our heads together" if they were naughty.

There are certain roles in Hollywood that are so well-cast that we can’t imagine another actor playing them.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Music has an almost magical way of transporting us back to the moment in our lives when we heard it: the pop song that underscored your first kiss, the one that played at your graduation and so on. In mopey, dopey YA weepie “The Greatest Hits,” writer-director Ned Benson takes that idea as literally as possible, treating specific tunes as triggers that launch Harriet (Lucy Boynton) back into her past, blowing her away — like that seated guy in the classic Maxell campaign — into the tragic former relationship with hunky Max (square-jawed future Superman, David Corenswet), who died in a car crash.

The new Broadway musical The Notebook celebrated its opening night this week!

Frank Rizzo Musical theater can be a sucker for a romantic tale, whether it’s about obsessive devotion, idealized passion, or lost loves. “The Notebook,” based on Nicholas Sparks‘ bestselling, 1996 debut novel, has elements of all three — but they’re thinly rendered here in this Hallmark movie of a musical, awash in sentimentality and drenched in wistful longings and wish fulfillment. The huge fanbase of the romance novel and the 2004 hit film might initially boost the box office, but it will take more than recreating that iconic rainstorm to win over other theatergoers looking for more than clichés, tropes and triggers.

a popular movie starring a young Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. Like Pavlov’s pups, millennials habitually sob during that 2004 film, and the production has seized upon its teary reputation by selling branded tissue boxes. During the final 10 minutes, the noses are deafening.I suspect, however, that it is audience members’ fond memories of the movie and book, more so than the merely pleasant proceedings in the theater, that are prying open their tear ducts.Because as elegantly staged as “The Notebook” is by co-directors Michael Greif and Schele Williams, and despite boasting an appealing cast, the show amounts to a series of un-involving pencil sketches rather than a layered portrait of a decades-long love.Not a single change book writer Bekah Brunstetter has made improves the simple story’s effectiveness.

To say The Notebook had a devoted, built-in audience before it sang so much as a note on Broadway would be an understatement this romantic tear-jerker never attempts.

Fans who scored a ticket to Justin Timberlake's free one-night show in Los Angeles were in for a surprise when the entire '90s boy band NSYNC performed live for the first time in 13 years last night. Timberlake performed a show ahead of the Friday release of his highly anticipated album "Everything I Thought It Was." What seemed to be an ordinary Timberlake show turned out to be an NSYNC reunion, when the "Suit & Tie" singer brought his former bandmates out on stage.

The Eric Andre Show Live Tour to the UK and Europe this spring – check out the full list of dates below.Andre is known for Adult Swim’s hit series The Eric Andre Show and is also seen regularly as a panelist on ABC’s The Prank Panel, alongside Johnny Knoxville and Gabourey Sidibe.Andre also recently launched his first podcast ‘Bombing with Eric Andre’.The American comedian and actor will arrive in the UK this spring.

The upcoming Broadway musical The Great Gatsby will begin performances in just a couple weeks and fans are getting a sneak peek at Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada‘s performances through a new music video.

The winner of Dancing On Ice 2024 is Ryan Thomas, who triumphantly beat Miles Nazaire and Adele Roberts during the live final on Sunday, 10 March. The former Coronation Street star was speechless as he was crowned the winner of the hit ITV skating competition alongside his pro skating partner Amani Fancy, following two spectacular performances, including a showstopping routine of the legendary 'Bolero' number.

The 60th Cinema Audio Society Awards are underway Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton, with the group honoring the year’s best in feature film and TV sound mixing.

EXCLUSIVE: Former The Outpost star Jessica Green is returning to the CW for her second series at the network, as a series regular in The Librarians: The Next Chapter,  a spinoff of the fantasy adventure series, from writer and executive producer Dean Devlin.

The victories of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the Michigan primary were not in doubt tonight, but networks focused on the votes they didn’t get.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Germany’s Beta Film is introducing at the London TV Screenings the first episode of “Maxima,” a six-part drama about the love story between future Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and the then Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. The series is produced by Millstreet Films “The Neighbors”), with Videoland (RTL Netherlands) holding Dutch broadcasting rights.

Coronation Street fans have said there should have been a 'warning' to them over Tim and Sally Metcalfe's latest scenes as they pair got talking about the weather - but it's not what you'd think - as they also compared them to a legendary soap couple.

Todd Gilchrist editor With her ninth album “This Is Me…Now,” Jennifer Lopez promised to be more honest and vulnerable than ever before — a bookend to 2002’s “This Is Me…Then” in which she would “tell her side” of the romances that for decades have been one-dimensionally splashed across the pages of tabloids worldwide. Even as a lifelong fan, I was skeptical just how far back she’d draw the curtain given the meticulous control she’s exerted over her career.