Arts and Review

Laufey's Bewitched: Goddess Tour

La Maya Katsovich, 2024Published 5/6/24

Depite being just one of the many artists to embark on a tour this year, Laufey has enchanted fans with her ethereal Goddess Tour, playing sold out shows across the North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Nadia Schweighoffer, 2025Published 4/1/24

Rampage Staff Writer Nadia reviews Cheshire High School Drama's production of Mean Girls after watching on of the performances on March 22nd. She details her thoughts on the cast as well as the overall message of the story as it relates to high school life. 

Julia Bevilacqua, 2024Published 3/10/24

Timothee Chalamet stars in the new all-ages movie “Wonka” directed by Paul King with music by Joey Talbot and Neil Hannon. This whimsical prequel to the infamous “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” tells the origin story of Willy Wonka himself.

Ashley Peng, 2026Published 3/4/24

Kicking off the 2024 tour season is Olivia Rodrigo, bringing her pop-rock, ballad-laden shows across North America and Europe.  

Ashley Peng, 2026Published 1/24/24

For over four decades, artist Dale Chihuly has stunned audiences with his works of immense magnitude, both in size and in innovation, but what exactly has made him such a prominent artist for so long?

Emma Sink, 2026Published 1/3/24

Percy Jackson has been a wildly successful book series but was also known for its poor movie adapations. With a new TV series now streaming, here's everything you need to know before you watch!

Nadia Schweighoffer, 2025Published 12/20/23

Suzanne Collin's wildly successful book series the Hunger Games has reached fame for its movie adaptations and now, a new movie joins the collection, based on the most recent Hunger Games book.

Kailey Matcheson, 2027Published 12/11/23

Sabrina Carpenter has had a wildly successful year, topping it all off with a Christmas EP to end the year, but how good are her tracks?

Ellie Cohen, 2025Published 11/30/23

Looking for a concert to attend in the upcoming year? Learn about some big artists who will be on tour and performing on the East Coast, and when to look out for their appearances.

Ashley Peng, 2026Published 11/26/23

Fran Lebowitz has lived in New York for a very long time. In that long time, she has been entertaining others with her writing and public speaking, using her observations and technophobic tendencies to bring character to the world around us.

Ella Paul, 2024Published 11/20/23

Greek art has been long revered all over the world, but while many of its ancient pieces are safely held in Greece, certain artworks are instead held in Britain, stolen from their home country.

Ashley Peng, 2026Published 10/12/23
Yale Professor Amy Chua has made notable contributions through her nonfiction works on foreign policy, globalization, and ethnic conflict, plus a controversial parenting memoir, but how does her fiction debut compare to her highly regarded works of nonfiction?
Ashley Peng, 2026Published 10/12/23

One of the distinct privileges of living in Connecticut is our rich cultural history, which can be explored through our many wonderful art museums.
Emily Junaedi, 2027Published 10/4/23

Jurassic Park is one of the most popular films ever, but is the book that inspired it just as good?
Ella Paul, 2024Published 9/29/23

Art is arguably one of the most subjective concepts to our society. Who decides what is "art" and what isn't? Though critics have claimed modern art is "not art," art means something different to everyone who looks at it, so it is impossible to fully classify. 
Malvika Sawant, 2025Published 9/27/23

Haruki Murakami’s works have recently been gaining traction on TikTok, but some lesser know works including Men Without Women are definitely worth reading.
Ashley Peng, 2026Published 9/21/23

With the boom in artificial intelligence, there are many misconceptions of the role AI holds in fields such as the arts, even though there is still hope for human-made arts.
Mary Nugent, 2024Published 3/29/23

This PG-13 comedy-thriller mix is a good watch for the whole family and is filled with quick witted jokes and a lighthearted theme throughout the entirety of the film.
Ella Paul, 2024Published 3/2/23

Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six took the internet by storm. Question: is it a worthy read? Answer: YES!
Peggy Weng, 2025Published 9/19/22

This thrilling and diverse fantasy book by Traci Chee is a must-read for those interested in feminism, LGBTQ+ representation, magic, and quests. 
Lilly Rosier, 2023Published 5/3/22

*Spoiler free* Money, wealth, con-artist, and power. This is how I would describe Anna Delvey (or should I say Anna Sorokin) in the hit Netflix Original, Inventing Anna, created by Shonda Rhimes.
Julianne Giordano, 2023Published 3/28/22

Whether people like to admit it or not, everybody loves gossip; it’s a form of entertainment that we consume every single day. Host Kelsey Mckinney has just come out with a podcast called Normal Gossip, where she has guests on the show to tell stories about random people.

Julianne Giordano, 2023Published 3/22/22

If you’re on “Booktok”, the readers' section of TikTok, you’ve definitely heard of the book The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Now, I want to bring Miller’s other book into the spotlight.

Austin Hewu, 2023Published 1/31/22

How Spider-Man: No Way Home did and didn't meet one writer's expectations.

Julianne Giordano, 2023Published 1/26/22

You know when you’re reading a book and you’re only a couple pages in and you think to yourself, “this might be the best book I’ve ever read”? Well, that’s the thought I had when I started Daisy Jones and the Six.

Ella Paul, 2024Published 1/3/22

Spider-Man: No Way Home has proven to be the movie that brought people back to the theaters since the pandemic, with Marvel fans flocking to theaters to laugh, sigh, and cry.

Lilly Rosier, 2023Published 12/6/21

Debatably the novel of the year, “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab was a craze developed on TikTok. This is my honest and exposed review.

Neeha Zaman, 2022Published 11/22/21

For the past few months, members of CHS’s fall play’s cast & crew worked tirelessly to put on this year’s production of “The Red Velvet Cake War,” and the result was just as riotously funny as promised.

Siddhant Bhardwaj, 2023Published 11/16/21

For twenty-six years, the Foo Fighters have been international icons, putting out chart-topping sonic masterpieces.

Ella Paul, 2024Published 10/12/21

After a year, Broadway was able to announce that in September of 2021, they would be opening the theaters once again and welcoming back many of their famous shows.


Lily Date, 2023Published 9/29/21
Dear Evan Hansen was released in theaters on September 24, 2021. It follows Evan Hansen, a teenager with anxiety, as he navigates the suicide of his classmate and a series of misunderstandings and lies that follows.

The 74th Tony Awards: Broadway’s big return

Fiona Byers, 2022Published 9/27/21
The Tony Awards made their return last night to honor the 2019-2020 nominees. With the audience wearing masks and Broadway barely reopened, it’s obvious the theater industry is navigating unprecedented times but this didn’t stop the ceremony from being held.
Logan Wolff, 2021Published 3/30/21
On March 19th, Lana Del Rey released her highly anticipated sixth studio album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Is this album a highlight of her career, or does it fall short? Let's find out...
Julianna Distante, 2021Published 3/22/21
A fashion breakdown of the 2021 Grammy Awards Show outfits!
Logan Wolff, 2021Published 3/22/21
A full analysis of master singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's appearance and performance at the Grammys.
Fiona Byers, 2022Published 3/19/21
Want a recap of music's biggest night? Look no further than this review of the awards show.
Logan Wolff, 2021Published 1/19/21

HSMTMTS actress, Olivia Rodrigo, becomes a viral sensation for her new song, drivers license, even earning praise from Taylor Swift

Fiona Byers, 2022Published 1/4/21

If you want to see new movies from your house, look no further than many of your favorite streaming services.

Danielle Dennehy, 2022 Published 12/8/20

Hungry for more "High School Musical?"

Fiona Byers, 2022Published 12/1/20

This December, Harry Styles made history again becoming Vogue Magazine’s first solo male cover star. The Gucci muse wore many interesting pieces, including a Gucci dress...

Neeha Zaman, 2022Fiona Byers, 2022Published 10/24/20

A ranking of all 12 of the New Directions' competition performances: Which one reigns supreme?

Katherine Voong, 2023Published 03/05/20

The new documentary series, The Trial of Gabriel Fernandez is heartbreaking, rage-inducing and all of the emotions in between.

Jack Hickey, 2020Published 12/19/19

This past Thursday was the opening night of the Cheshire High School play Antigone in Munich. I went to see the play for the Friday night performance and most of my thoughts were mainly positive with a few critiques along the way.

Grace Azaula, 2020Published 12/04/19

Matthew Long plays Mohr in this year's fall production Antigone in Munich. He has been performing with CHS Drama for the past 4 years, acting in both the fall plays and the spring musicals. 

Grace Azaula, 2020Published 12/04/19

Cheshire High School senior Reagan Petro is one of the stage managers for this year's fall production Antigone in Munich.  She has been involved in tech for the past 4 years, acting as an assistant stage manager 1 year and being a stage manager for the past two years.

Grace Azaula, 2020Published 10/10/19

This fall the Cheshire High School Drama Club will be putting on the production Antigone in Munich. Here is a deeper dive into what the show is about, why it was chosen, and all of the different factors that go into putting on such an emotional show. 

Danielle Dennehy, 2022Published 10/03/19

Fans were outraged to hear that Spider-man would have to leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe after rights disputes. Fortunately, Sony and Disney came to an agreement.

Callie Fritz, 2020Published 10/03/19

Controversial show 13 Reasons Why recently released its 3rd season on Netflix. Who killed Bryce Walker, and who really cares?

Abby Dziura, 2020Published 09/30/19

In late August, Taylor Swift dropped her seventh studio album, Lover. Did the rest of the album match up to the crazy lead single choice of "ME!"?

Lilly Rosier, 2023Published 12/8/21

Spotify likes to surprise its global followers towards the beginning of every December and this year it happened to be on December 1st. What’s in your Spotify wrapped?