Directed by Reefer's original stars Alan Cumming and Kristen Bell, the play is set against a 1930s backdrop reminiscent of the original. The campy yet made-in-all-seriousness first version of 'Reefer ...

The comically self-serious and outrageous 1936 morality tale, which warned the public about marijuana, became an unintentional parody and midnight-movie classic decades later.

With a measure of topical timing, 2nd Street Theater launches its 2014-15 season tonight with the opening of “Reefer Madness, The Musical” based on the hysterical — in both senses of the word — 1936 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Kristen Bell at the opening night performance of “Reefer Madness: The Musical” at The ...

A Wall Street Journal op-ed suggesting marijuana use is connected to a rise in violent crime was raked over the coals on social media Sunday, with many comparing it to the infamous 1936 propaganda ...

Musicals are rare in film and on TV. Yet it’s clear from “Chicago” to music videos to Old Navy commercials that many of us would welcome a little more song-and-dance into our viewing experience. So it ...

40 Tons co-founder Corvain Cooper, actors Michael Goorjian, Rachel Bloom, John Kassir, writer Dan Studney, director Andy Fickman, actors Harry S. Murphy, Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell and Lori Alan ...

The movie “Reefer Madness” came out in 1936 with an over-the-top depiction of the perils of smoking marijuana: manic laughter, sexual promiscuity, manslaughter, murder, suicide and insanity. Congress ...

When making a list of the worst movies ever made, Reefer Madness would place highly on that list. It has terrible acting, lackluster direction and an abundance of misinformation. Despite all of those ...

It began as a movie way back in 1936... then it became a stage musical... In April 2005, REEFER MADNESS returns to its roots and airs as a movie musical for premium cable network Showtime! The ...

With "Bat Boy" taking a breather and "Urinetown" in residence uptown, Off Broadway is temporarily without a spoof tuner! But fear not: Here comes "Reefer Madness," a silly new show by Kevin Murphy and ...