Theater Review: “Mary Poppins” The Music Hall – Kansas City, Missouri

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Fantastic acting by all players, great use of accents when speaking and singing and phenomenal dance numbers are among the highlights of this production.

Gia Mora talks about one-woman show “Einstein’s Girl”

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Nationally recognized actor and vocalist

Theater Review “Hair” Kauffman Center For the Performing Arts – Kansas City, Missouri

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The cast in this production of “Hair” was downright amazing

Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival Comes to the UCF Arena in Orlando FL This March!

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Mickey Mouse and friends rock the world with the stars from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story in their new touring show Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. Disney hits are remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, country and much more! The irresistible lineup of performers, [...]

Theater Review “Billy Elliot: The Musical” – Music Hall, Kansas City, Missouri

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“Billy Elliot” is what I would call a “solid” musical

Blu-ray 3D Review “Hotel Transylvania”

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This film is actually really funny and entertaining

David Lloyd reflects on his work illustrating “V for Vendetta” graphic novel

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Illustrator for graphic novel “V for Vendetta”

The Dude Designs’ Thomas Hodge talks creating art for the horror genre

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Owner of The Dude Designs

Theater Review: “Jekyll & Hyde” Tampa, FL – David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts

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“Jekyll & Hyde” David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts Carol Morsani Hall Tampa, FL Oct. 23 – 28, 2012 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Some critics dismiss “American Idol” as an insignificant talent show generating a fleeting ‘fifteen minutes of fame’ for a few aspiring singers. Season four contestant Constantine [...]

Gerald Scarfe talks about working with Pink Floyd on “The Wall” and “Wish You Were Here”

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Artist on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” and “Wish You Were Here”

Event Review: Disney On Ice Presents Rockin’ Ever After – Amway Center, Orlando FL

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Disney on Ice presents ROCKIN’ EVER AFTER Sep 7 2012 at 7:30 pm Amway Center, Orlando FL Produced by: Feld Entertainment Running Time: 2 hours with intermission Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars I have been attending Disney on Ice events for about 30 years now and I still enjoy them every time. Now [...]

Disney On Ice “Rockin’ Ever After” Heads to Orlando This September

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Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After Jolts the Ice with a Superstar Lineup of Disney Talent Disney•Pixar’s New Adventurous Heroine Merida from the Hit Film BRAVE Makes Her Skating Debut Tickets for Orlando, Florida on Sale July 20 at 10 a.m.  Orlando, FL – July 10, 2012 – Mickey and Minnie have searched the [...]

Theater Review “Memphis” Starlight Theater – Kansas City, MO

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MEMPHIS Starlight Theater Kansas City, Missouri July 10, 2012 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars The time – the turbulent 1950s. The place – Memphis, Tennessee. Alabama born W.C. Handy, the father of the blues, wrote his first song here. Mississippi’s Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, died here. In between those [...]

Theater Review “The Addams Family” Starlight Theater – Kansas City, MO

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY Starlight Theater Kansas City, MO July 3, 2012 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars I had the chance to see “The Addams Family” while it was in previews in Chicago over Thanksgiving 2009. I didn’t go, which was disappointing since it featured two of my favorite performers, Nathan Lane and Bebe [...]

Interview with Jack Davis

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Artist for Mad Magazine and Rankin/Bass illustrator

Interview with Jason Neulander

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Creator of “The Intergalactic Nemesis

Interview with Steve Niles

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Author of comic series ““30 Days of Night” and “Criminal Macabre”

Mark Hamill Joins “New-Gen” Comic Book & Movie Franchise as Creative Consultant

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MARK HAMILL JOINS “NEW-GEN” COMIC BOOK & MOVIE FRANCHISE AS CREATIVE CONSULTANT “NEW-GEN” Names Powerhouse Production Team To Include Mace Neufeld, Kim H. Winther, David Tattersall, Jeffrey A. Okun, John H. Starke, Oliver Scholl and Christopher Young From New York Comic-Con, “NEW-GEN” Debuts Graphic Novel and Film Sneak Peek, With Book Signings and Panel Featuring [...]

Interview with Horror Idol’s Neal DeConte

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Neal DeConte is the owner of Horror Idols, a division of DeConte Prototype & Modelwork, Inc. The company specializes in originally-sculpted, pre-painted, autographed figurines of the characters of modern horror films.  Media Mikes has had the pleasure of knowing the Neal and his crew for many years and took some time to chat about their [...]

Interview with Christopher Laudando & Scott Meaney

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Creators of “Constellation Park”

Interview with Eric Schock and Review of “The Bald Avenger”

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Introduction: ‘The Bald Avenger’ is the story of a bald man named Bob and the killing spree he goes on to recover the Teddy Bear which houses his soul. Collected from issues 0-4 of Evil Robo Productions’ ‘Ash-Tray Comics’, The first arc of his story is presented in the trade book by Eric Schock, ‘The [...]

DeeDee Bigelow Stars in Comic “Ginger Stein: Rise of the Undead”

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Actress and Producer DEEDEE BIGELOW is honored to be a part of “Ginger Stein: Rise of the Undead,” the new Horror Sci-Fi Comic Book by artist Dennis Willman, Jeff Hughes of Comic Book Divas and Iron Dead Studios. “Ginger Stein” is the story of an ordinary woman called upon to become extraordinary as the world [...]

Interview with James Hance

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Artist and owner of Relentlessly Cheerful Art

Interview with Mike Schneider

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Man Behind “Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated”