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The American musical, which has been in development since 2013, will play a limited engagement this summer.
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 Music always played a pivotal role in the films of Walt Disney. "Steamboat Willie," the short that introduced Mickey Mouse to the world in 1928, is impossible to imagine without Mickey whistling "Turkey In The Straw." The studio's first feature, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, was designed as a musical, establishing…
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Cast and creative team members will be on hand for performances and to talk about the development process for the new Michael R. Jackson musical.
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I think both in fictional movies and documentaries, when airplane trouble happens when a musical act is one of the passengers on the plane, the comedy to diffuse the tension is palpable, whether it is a tribute to "The Night the Music Died" when the Big Bopper, Richie Valens and Buddy Holly passed, or when members of Lynyrd Skynrd died in a 1977 plane crash. Neverthless, I'll Never Forget You attempts to put some emotion into the tragic event.
The film is based on the novel by Gene Odom, friend of singer Ronnie Van Zandt and who wrote the book that serves as the foundation for the film. In it, he, along with others that survived the crash (backup singer Leslie Hawkins and guitar roadie Craig Reed) as they share their thoughts on the crash and offer some thoughts on the days and hours leading up to the tragic events.
So when it comes to the film itself, the sto...Read the entire review
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