Musical episodes of TV shows weren’t invented by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, nor by Xena: Warrior Princess either. But it was Xena that came up with a way of doing musical episodes that was incredibly effective, and Buffy that perfected it, producing a musical that has been a touchstone for TV ever since.
Some TV shows are designed to be a musical every week, of course, from Glee to Schmigadoon! to Flight of the Conchords. But there is also a fairly long-standing tradition of non-musical shows including musical episodes from time to time.
It might seem like having characters who do not normally sing randomly burst into song would be restricted to science fiction and fantasy, in which an invented reason can be provided for the singing, but plenty of non-sci fi and fantasy shows have done musicals either by making the whole thing take place inside someone’s...
Some TV shows are designed to be a musical every week, of course, from Glee to Schmigadoon! to Flight of the Conchords. But there is also a fairly long-standing tradition of non-musical shows including musical episodes from time to time.
It might seem like having characters who do not normally sing randomly burst into song would be restricted to science fiction and fantasy, in which an invented reason can be provided for the singing, but plenty of non-sci fi and fantasy shows have done musicals either by making the whole thing take place inside someone’s...
- 4/8/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
To be or not to be a troublesome theatergoer? That is the question Andrew Scott tackled head-on during a 2017 production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
The Fleabag and Sherlock star has revealed that he halted his Olivier Award-nominated Almeida Theatre performance after he spotted that an audience member had opened his laptop.
Scott told Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused that he paused in the middle of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy to stare down the distracted ticket holder, despite colleagues urging him to continue.
“When I was playing Hamlet, a guy took out his laptop — not his phone, his laptop — while I was in the middle of ‘to be or not to f***ing be’,” Scott said. “I was pausing and [the stage team] were like, ‘Get on with it’ and I was like, ‘There’s no way’.”
Scott said the audience member was nudged by the woman next to him and recognized the error of his ways.
The Fleabag and Sherlock star has revealed that he halted his Olivier Award-nominated Almeida Theatre performance after he spotted that an audience member had opened his laptop.
Scott told Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused that he paused in the middle of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy to stare down the distracted ticket holder, despite colleagues urging him to continue.
“When I was playing Hamlet, a guy took out his laptop — not his phone, his laptop — while I was in the middle of ‘to be or not to f***ing be’,” Scott said. “I was pausing and [the stage team] were like, ‘Get on with it’ and I was like, ‘There’s no way’.”
Scott said the audience member was nudged by the woman next to him and recognized the error of his ways.
- 1/2/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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