LAS VEGAS – Warner Bros. made some very smart decisions for its 2024 CinemaCon presentation.
22.03.2024 - 01:19 / deadline.com
Water For Elephants, the musical opening tonight at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, is perhaps best viewed as a redemptive attempt to adapt Sara Gruen’s popular 2006 historical romance novel into something, anything, to block from memory the middling, grim 2011 film starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.
That’s faint praise, to be sure, but credit where it’s due: Despite source material whose hold on at least some segment of the popular imagination remains inscrutable to the rest of us, the new musical is never less than diverting, with its gorgeous aerial acrobatics, solid work from director Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo) and a plucky pastiche of a score that hints, to my ears, at ’30s-era novelty songs, old timey banjo music, Tin Pan Alley, Black gospel, Jesus Christ Superstar-era Andrew Lloyd Webber and 21st Century stage musical pop.
Like that other romance-novel-turned-musical playing just down the block, Water For Elephants, as with The Notebook, has few surprises in store even for those who haven’t read the book or seen the movie. Both musicals feature fairly predictable love stories, flashback structures (down to the near-identical old-man narrators) and wistful melancholy moods that are rarely broken.
But while The Notebook drags (and bores), Water For Elephants is a pleasant, visually beguiling show, with a cast, led by The Flash‘s Grant Gustin in a sweet-voiced Broadway debut, that puts some charm into a thin book by Rick Elice that probably veered too close to the novel for its own good.
The show begins in a vaguely drawn modern era (another similarity with The Notebook – both shows seem loathe to present their present-day scenes with any specificity; the non-flashback scenes of Water could be
LAS VEGAS – Warner Bros. made some very smart decisions for its 2024 CinemaCon presentation.
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Christian Nodal and Cazzu are basking in the happiness of parenthood with their daughter, Inti. Since becoming first-time parents, the family has been experiencing many “firsts” together. Most recently, they introduced Inti to the ocean.
Suki Waterhouse has shown off her post-partum body, just weeks after giving birth to her first child.The new mum, 32, welcomed her baby with fiancé Robert Pattinson, and confirmed the news just days ago with a sweet snap on Instagram. In the Polaroid-style photo, the Nostalgia singer can be seen cradling the newborn in front of a window.
Suki Waterhouse is stepping out to run errands after recently welcoming her first child into the world.
Robert Pattinson have confirmed the birth of their baby with a beautiful photo. Shared on Waterhouse’s Instagram, the photo shows her and her baby, confirming the news of the birth that had been speculated on over the past weeks. Robert Pattinson will be back for The Batman 2Zoe Kravitz reveals unusual methods to play Catwoman in The Batman, including drinking milk from a bowlA post shared by Suki Waterhouse (@sukiwaterhouse)The post shows a polaroid, with Waterhouse holding on to her baby.
Congrats again to Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse!
is , and like any first-time parent who also happens to be a celebrity, she shared vague details about her baby's arrival on Instagram.“Welcome to the world angel,” she captioned a photo of a Polaroid picture (she is nothing if not on-brand!) in which the 32-year-old cradles her newborn in her arms. The baby is swaddled in a white blanket covered in pink and blue hearts, while Waterhouse wears a gray cardigan, her signature bangs framing her face.Neither Waterhouse nor have shared any other details about the child, including their name or their sex, and given the couple's private nature, that probably won't change any time soon.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The singer and actor in November 2023 after rumors began swirling the month prior.
Suki Waterhouse has shared the first photograph of her baby, who she welcomed in March with longterm boyfriend Robert Pattinson.The actress took to Instagram to share a snap of herself holding her new arrival. Suki, 32, can be seen cradling the newborn in front of a window in the polaroid-style picture.The model looks fresh-faced with her hair hanging loosely round her face. "welcome to the world angel," the new mum captioned the photo with a red heart emoji.
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Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse have welcomed their first child together.The pair were captured this week out in Los Angeles with a pram in pictures obtained by The Daily Mail.The couple were first linked in 2018 before getting engaged last year. Waterhouse announced her pregnancy at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City in November, by revealing her baby bump on stage.In footage shared on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Waterhouse told the crowd: “I’m extra sparkly today because I thought it might distract you from something else that’s going on.” She then opened her coat to reveal a baby bump, to cheers from the audience.
Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse are parents. The couple welcomed their first child together recently, and were spotted while out on a walk with their baby. Robert Pattinson will be back for The Batman 2Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson’s ‘sparkly’ pregnancy announcement in MexicoA post shared by Suki Waterhouse (@sukiwaterhouse)Pattinson and Waterhouse have kept most details about the baby private, not sharing the gender or the name.
Big congrats to Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse! The stunning couple quietly welcomed their first baby!
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Congratulations are in order for Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse – it appears as if they are parents after welcoming their first child together!
Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse have welcomed their first child together.The model, 32, and the Twilight actor, 37, confirmed they had become a family of three as they stepped out on a family stroll in LA this week. Robert was seen looking like a proud dad as he pushed their newborn in a light pink pram, while Suki walked happily beside him in pictures obtained by MailOline.
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