A group of late 19th century German teenagers – silenced and controlled by a censorious society – discover a new world of feeling and freedom outside the classroom, with beautiful and devastating consequences.
A heartbroken man never leaves his apartment, finding his only solace in memories of the past. Then a mysterious couple moves in next door. Eavesdropping on them becomes his new entertainment—and his new obsession. Soon he finds himself drawn into a web of love, lies, deceit, and danger. Inspired by classic film noir, this new musical is written by Broadway artists Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow and directed by Darko Tresnjak.
Angélique makes beautiful chocolates, carefully infused with all the emotion that seems to overwhelm her in daily life. Jean-René runs a chocolate factory that is running out of steam, rather like his own existence. Both seek help from the usual sources: Jean-René favours self-help tapes and Angélique joins a support group, Les Émotifs Anonymes. Romantics Anonymous is an unusual and tender love story in which the obstacles to happiness are not the usual external barriers, but those sneaky little ones we know all too intimately: the ones within.
Um grupo de mulheres interrompeu a cerimônia do Miss Mundo em 1970, em Londres, fazendo uma crítica ao patriarcado, ao padrão estético inalcançável promovido por esse tipo de concurso e à objetificação feminina. O movimento foi muito comentado, mas não foi a única surpresa da noite. Afinal, quem levou o prêmio foi a Miss Granada Jennifer Hosten, a primeira mulher negra a vencer o concurso.
