by Margo Donohue | Mar 17, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Billy Elliot The 2000 Film Vs the 2014 the Musical Live “Musicals in March!” The Margos continue “Musicals in March” with the film & stage show of Billy Elliot. Both tell the inspiring story of a working-class boy in 1980s northern England...
by Margo Donohue | Mar 10, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Gypsy The 1957 Memoir Vs. the 1962 Movie “Musicals in March!” The Margos celebrate another “Musicals in March” episode with Gypsy. Gypsy Rose Lee’s 1957 memoir tells her real-life story of growing up in vaudeville and burlesque under the domineering...
by Margo Donohue | Mar 3, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Wicked The 2004 Musical Vs. the 2024 Adaptation “Musicals in March!” The “Wicked” movie is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West; the book (for the play) was written by Winnie Holzman,...
by Margo Donohue | Feb 24, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Piano Lesson The 1987 August Wilson Play Vs. the 2024 Netflix Adaptation August Wilson’s *The Piano Lesson*, first staged in 1987 and winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1990, centers on siblings Berniece and Boy Willie as they clash over...
by Margo Donohue | Feb 17, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Hate U Give The 2017 Book by Angie Thomas & the 2018 Film The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas and adapted into a 2018 film directed by George Tillman Jr., presents a powerful narrative about race, identity, and activism. While the book and...