Theater Camp Brandishes Its Jazz Hands with Pride—and Melancholy

“Theater kid” can be a pejorative in Hollywood. Being a “theater kid” means you’re too enthusiastic, too showboaty—in other words, not cool. (See: the Anne Hathaway awards campaign backlash of 2012.) The new comedy Theater Camp, which premiered at Sundance and was swiftly picked up by Searchlight Pictures, has a lot of “theater kid” energy and wears it proudly. Please don’t let that turn you off. Sure, it may be a little bit much for those who don’t thrive on references to Wicked and Throat Coat tea and Sweeney Todd, but it’s also delicately calibrated to celebrate overly dramatic weirdos… Read Full Article