When The Greatest Showman came out in 2017, it seemed like a given that it was going to be adapted to a stage musical. But there was never any mention of it.
That is, until today. Disney announced that The Greatest Showman will be lighting up Bristol Hippodrome, 90 minutes from London, in the Spring of 2026.
The stage version will feature new songs written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the addicting songs for the film.
Since the curtain doesn’t go up for another year, casting has not been announced, and it probably has not even happened. If they don’t get Hugh Jackman to reprise his role as P.T. Barnum, they would be dumber than the people who protested his circuses. However, I hope they do not get his movie wife, Michelle Williams, to reprise her role. And I certainly hope they don’t ask his future wife, Sutton Foster, to take over the part.
Forgetting about the casting. I cannot wait to hear the new songs. Let’s be honest; the soundtrack is one of the best in modern history. The showtunes made the movie better than it already was.
Who else is saving up to see it? I know I will be taking a trip over the pond next year to see it because I can’t wait for it to open on Broadway in 2027.
So, I have a friend who is getting me into watches, and I told him I like the ones that light up on their own. Then he explained to me that some of the watches made before 2000 used Luminescent, which makes them glow in the dark.
Why am I telling you this? Because, while I like the idea of things glowing in the dark, I don’t necessarily want my food to do that. However, Sour Patch Kids are releasing gummies that glow under blacklight online today.
How do they do that? The Strawberry-Watermelon Glow Ups are layered with special edible confetti that emits a fluorescent glow when under a blacklight due to the use of turmeric extract.
“The SOUR PATCH KIDS brand is known for its mischievous personality and willingness to experiment with new flavors and formats,” said Grace Howard, Senior Brand Manager, Mondelēz International. “With Glow Ups, we wanted to create a candy that goes beyond just taste—something that delivers a multi-sensory experience and surprises fans in a way only SOUR PATCH KIDS can. Bringing this idea to life was a journey fueled by creativity, innovation and a lot of delicious experimentation. We can’t wait for fans to experience the glow for themselves.”
Part of me needs to try them. The other part of me is scared to do it. However, I put turmeric in my tea all the time. I am conflicted.
Plus, I don’t have a blacklight because I don’t want to know if my hotel room is full of old cum. So, what will I be able to do to make my candy illuminate? Sour Patch Kids came up with a Snapchat filter that will let you scan the candy and see them glow.
The shining gummies will be available in stores later this month. And they won’t be alone. If you don’t like sour, you can try the Swedish Fish Mini Strawberry-Watermelon Glow Ups later this month.
We have seen Mickey Mouse, Winnie-the-Pooh Bear, Hansel & Gretel, and the Grinch become killers in Horror movies. Later this year, they will be joined by seven fairytale Princesses and the Mad Hatter in Fairest of Them All.
The Mad Hatter has hunted down princesses from the fairytale lands; Ariel, Belle, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell, and Sleeping Beauty and makes them fight in a Hunger Games-style death match. Who is the fairest of them all?
I can’t wait to watch this with my nieces as revenge for all the times they made me watch the Disney Princess movies every time I babysat.
Back to the movie. This is the latest childhood-destroying movie written by Harry Boxley. He also wrote: Jack & Jill 3, Mary Had a Little Lamb, The Madness of Humpty Dumpty, Cinderella’s Curse, Mouse of Horrors (Steamboat Willie), Piglet, and Popeye’s Revenge.
I don’t know if I should be proud or embarrassed that I have seen all of them but the last two because they just came out. My nieces will tell you the latter, which is why I am not allowed to pick the film on movie night. But I will somehow sneak this one in. Wish me luck.
Fairest of Them All will be released later this year by ITN Distribution.
The cast of Matlock, Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio, and Leah Lewis are on The Jennifer Hudson Show tomorrow, and they share some secrets with the host.
Things like Ritter lost his ring on his wedding day, but he did find it. Lewis auditioned for The Voice when she was 15, but none of the judges turned around.
And then there is Bates. The legendary actress told a story about how somebody convinced her to get an “impossibly big” vibrator with lots of balls that she didn’t know how to use. She put it in her cloth purse and got on an elevator. Then it somehow turned on and made a buzzing sound. So, everyone knew what she had in her purse. And she says it was really embarrassing.
However, she was not too embarrassed to tell the audience, “Listen though. It is very good for your health. Seriously, it is great for your skin.” I can’t argue with her because she is correct! At least, that is what I tell myself when I look in the mirror and see my healthy skin.
Bates also addressed if she is retiring anytime soon. The 76-year-old says she is having too much fun working on Matlock with her castmates to retire. And we are having too much fun watching her.
