(JTA) Neil Drossman, who began his career in copywriting at the tail end of the “Mad Men” era and went on to create some of the most admired tag lines and campaigns in the history of the advertising business, died Nov. 25 at age 83. The cause was cancer, family members said. The Brooklyn-born […]
The films "The Color Purple" and "Mean Girls" were transformed into Broadway musicals; now both are heading back to movie houses in musical form. But this combination of shape-shifting and baton-passing is a tricky task, and the third time is not always the charm.
What are the best movie adaptations of Broadway musicals? We ranked The Color Purple alongside Cats, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Rent, Rock of Ages, and more.