Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good takes viewers back to the Emerald City five years after the events of Wicked as Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) efforts to overthrow the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) come to a head. The film adaptation of this 2003 musical’s second act is a powerful, tense, but timely look at the harms of political corruption and society’s perception of good and evil. Those messages are delivered...

When parents are expecting a baby, they normally envision spending their days cuddling and playing with a happy, healthy newborn, and cheering them on as they hit milestones. However, my parents were in for a much different experience with me.    I have a rare genetic condition called Turner Syndrome (TS) - a missing X chromosome that can have an extremely wide range of impacts, from delayed...

Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good takes viewers back to the Emerald City five years after the events of Wicked as Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) efforts to overthrow the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) come to a head. The film adaptation of this 2003 musical’s second act is a powerful, tense, but timely look at the harms of political corruption and society’s perception of good and evil. Those messages are delivered...

Competition season arrives for the cast and crew of Belleville West Little Theatre’s 2024 Contest Drama, Rabbit Hole, by Tom Dudzick.   Each year, Little Theatre produces five productions, all of which are viewable by the public and consist of varying genres plus a new cast and crew consisting of all grade levels.  These shows consist of Fall Play, Freshman-Sophomore One Acts, Children’s...