Review: South Coast Repertory Presents WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Michael Quintos - Jan 21, 2025
Directed by Mina Morita, the play—an emotionally-absorbing drama with sprinkled bits of comedy—is, at its core, a poignant exploration of deep friendships, colored by a devotion to cultural and religious identity and the fears of displacement and upheaval set against the backdrop of Iran's political turmoil in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Featuring an outstanding ensemble of five very gifted actors that give their respective roles distinct personalities and quirks, the play transcends some of its staging obstacles to ultimately become one of the most emotionally resonant and relatable plays of SCR's 61st season.
Playwrights Horizons Extends Sanaz Toossi's WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2022
Playwrights Horizons today announced a one-week extension of Sanaz Toossi’s Wish You Were Here, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, to May 29. Wish You Were Here chronicles 13 years of everyday life through the Iranian Revolution and Iran-Iraq War, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home.
Playwrights Horizons to Present Sanaz Toossi's WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2022
Playwrights Horizons will present Sanaz Toossi’s Wish You Were Here, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, April 13–May 22 in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Wish You Were Here chronicles 13 years of everyday life through the Iranian Revolution and Iran-Iraq War, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home.
Disney's BIG CITY GREENS Season 3 Launches February 12
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2022
The Houghton brothers — Chris and Shane — creators and executive producers of the animated comedy 'Big City Greens,' Disney's #1 show, will join the echelon of format-leaping creative talent as their popular series spins off a movie musical for Disney Channel and Disney+.
BIG CITY GREENS Animated Movie Musical Set For Disney+
by Michael Major - Jan 21, 2022
The Houghton brothers — Chris and Shane — creators and executive producers of the animated comedy 'Big City Greens,' Disney's #1 show, will join will spins off a movie musical based on the series for Disney Channel and Disney+. 'Big City Greens' also received a fourth season order from Disney Channel.
VIDEO: Hulu Shares SEX APPEAL Trailer
by Michael Major - Jan 4, 2022
In this hilarious teen comedy, Avery Hansen-White explores that there's more to sex, and love, than mechanics. Relationships require both head and heart. The cast includes Mika Abdalla, Jake Short, Mason Versaw, Paris Jackson, Margaret Cho, Fortune Feimster, Rebecca Henderson, Tate Hanyok, Hayden Szeto, and Artemis Pebdani.
Photos: Hulu Shares First Look at Original Film SEX APPEAL
by Michael Major - Dec 7, 2021
In this hilarious teen comedy, Avery Hansen-White doesn’t do things she isn’t excellent at. So when her long-distance boyfriend hints at wanting to take their relationship to the next level, she employs her oldest friend, Larson, as a test subject. The cast features Mika Abdalla, Mason Versaw, Paris Jackson, Margaret Cho, and Fortune Feimster.
THE CROODS: FAMILY TREE Coming to Hulu and Peacock September 23
by Michael Major - Aug 31, 2021
The Croods: Family Tree continues the ever-evolving story of the Croods and the Bettermans. Their journey from sparring rivals to unlikely friends is fraught with hilarious misadventures as the two families slowly overcome their differences to turn a tree house divided into a tree home united.
BWW Review: WISH YOU WERE HERE at Williamstown Theatre Festival On Audible Theater
by Marc Savitt - Apr 2, 2021
WISH YOU WERE HERE presents a reality which, on the surface, might seem rather different than our own, but below is far more similar. In the final scenes / moments, it also pointed out, to me, how relatively “good” Americans have it. Then again, like all works of art, what it says to you will vary for all who experience it.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for GODMOTHERED on Disney Plus
by Sarah Leiber - Nov 19, 2020
Set at Christmas time, “Godmothered” is a comedy about Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Jillian Bell) who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers.
GODMOTHERED Premieres on Disney Plus Dec. 4
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 11, 2020
Disney+ announced today that “Godmothered,” an all-new enchanted Christmas comedy starring Isla Fisher (“Confessions of a Shopaholic,” “Wedding Crashers”) and Jillian Bell (“Brittany Runs a Marathon,” “Rough Night”) will debut exclusively on the streaming service Friday, December 4, 2020.