Day: December 26, 2020

Best-bets for Dec. 28: musicals — “Mia” and “Oz”

1) “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again!” (2018), 8 and 10:30 p.m., FX. Most sequels live in the shadow of the original; this one, however, is a major improvement. The first “Mamma Mia” movie simply repeated the stage version – a lame plot, designed to hold vibrant ABBA songs; worse, it cast lots of non-singers. This sequel created a strong story, including flashbacks; it includes gifted singers, young (Lily James, shown here, right) and old (Meryl Streep, Cher.) Read more…