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Takin’ Stock 2, Kim Criswell 30 Years Upon the Wicked Stages of Europe – Crazy Coqs

Takin’ Stock 2, Kim Criswell 30 Years Upon the Wicked Stages of Europe at Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Takin’ Stock: Kim Criswell 50 Years Upon The Wicked Stage – Crazy Coqs

Takin’ Stock: Kim Criswell 50 Years Upon the Wicked Stage at Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Come and meet those dancing feet: The first complete recording of 42nd Street is released

Good things come to those who wait and JAY Records’ release of the First Complete Recording of 42nd Street on 8 April 2022 is a perfect example of that. This is an opportunity for musical theatre fans to enjoy the sensational and sparkling orchestrations of Philip J. Lang and ALL the dance sequences complete and […]

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Kim Criswell to re-stage A Grand Night for Singing at the Edinburgh International Festival

West End and Broadway star Kim Criswell will bring Tony-nominated musical revue A Grand Night for Singing to this year’s Edinburgh International Festival. The actress who was nominated for an Olivier for her performance as Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun in the West End and was part of the original Broadway cast of […]

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CD Review: Man of La Mancha – 2021 Remastered Edition of 2000 Cast Recording

MAN OF LA MANCHA – 2021 Remastered Edition of 2000 Cast Recording (JAY RECORDS – CDJAY2 1304) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of my favourite all-time musicals on record, Man of La Mancha never fails to thrill me and I have quite a collection of different recordings in my library – some […]

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Five Questions With: Emma Kingston

EMMA KINGSTON is joining Kim Criswell and Luke Bayer in the Game of Thrones-inspired Tyrell as part of the second MT Fest UK at London’s Turbine Theatre. Written by Alex Ratner and directed by Simon Greiff, the show will be performed on the evenings of Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 February with a matinee […]

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Casts announced for MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre

A number of West End stars have been lined up to appear in each of the new musicals chosen to feature in the programme for Paul Taylor-Mills’ MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre next month. Running from 3-15 February 2020 at the newly opened venue on the banks of the Thames in Battersea, the second MTFestUK […]

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Seckerson’s Comparing Notes series to play new Pizza Express Live

Writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson will launch a new series of musical theatre themed shows at Pizza Express Live Holborn on Sunday (10 September). Part of the star-studded launch season line-up at restaurant chain Pizza Express’ latest London entertainment venue, Comparing Notes will feature a mix of conversation and vocal performances. Seckerson will interview his […]

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Musical Marathon charity event to be staged at The Other Palace

The Other Palace will host a star-studded charity concert on Easter Sunday (16 April) to raise funds for male cancer charity Orchid. A host of West End favourites have been enlisted by The Other Palace’s artistic director Paul Taylor-Mills to take part in The Musical Marathon, a week before Taylor-Mills runs the London Marathon. Hosted […]

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Hey, Old Friends! – An 85th Birthday Tribute to Stephen Sondheim – Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Hey, Old Friends! – An 85th Birthday Tribute to Stephen Sondheim at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Galas such as this one to celebrate composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s 85th birthday are notoriously difficult to pull off. Everything from the tricky issue of performers’ availability to limited […]

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Carrie – Southwark Playhouse

Carrie continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 30 May. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ There are parallels between Carrie, the musical adaptation of the 1976 screen version of the Stephen King horror story, and the story of its eponymous anti-heroine, Carrie White. Both started out as ostracised, belittled and laughed at: in the world […]

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Carrie: The Musical – Evelyn Hoskins and Kim Criswell cast in lead roles

Evelyn Hoskins will take on the role of Carrie White and Kim Criswell will play her mother Margaret in the London premiere of Carrie: The Musical in The Large at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 1 to Saturday 30 May 2015, with a press night on Wednesday 6 May. Preview performances are now sold out, following the best on-sale week of any show in the venue’s […]

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Kim Criswell and Wayne Marshall – Cadogan Hall

Kim Criswell and Wayne Marshall performed A Celebration of the American Broadway Songbook at the Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The incomparable duo of singer Kim Criswell and pianist Wayne Marshall gave their first London concert in a decade before a packed house at London’s Cadogan Hall as part of Cadogan Swings! […]

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Richard Rodgers On Broadway – Act III – Wigmore Hall

Richard Rodgers On Broadway – Act III was performed by the Nash Ensemble with soloists Kim Criswell, William Burden and Louise Dearman at the Wigmore Hall, London. Like the proverbial No. 9 bus, you wait for ages for one and then two come along at once, and so it was with Do I Hear A Waltz?, […]

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Kim Criswell and Louise Dearman celebrate Richard Rodgers

On Saturday March 8 Kim Criswell and Louise Dearman will join the Nash Ensemble (the chamber ensemble in residence at London’s Wigmore Hall) for a special concert, A Celebration of Richard Rodgers On Broadway: Act III, recalling the final works – over two decades – of Broadway’s most successful composer. As part of the Nash […]

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From Page to Stage’s Katy Lipson flies the flag for new musical theatre

Katy Lipson, producer of From Page to Stage at London’s Landor Theatre, talks about the future of musical theatre in the UK. Over the years, I have dedicated a lot of time and effort to new musical theatre. Primarily, this is because I love the genre – but also because in the material I see everything […]

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From Page to Stage season – West End performers onboard

Aria Entertainment has announced first casting for the second annual From Page to Stage festival, a season of new musical theatre at the Landor Theatre from 10 February–9 March 2014 – West End names onboard include Jon Robyns, Niamh Perry, Jodie Jacobs, Kim Criswell, Sophia Ragavelas and David Burt. Full casting is now confirmed for the […]

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Criswell, Henshall, Friedman at Cadogan Hall

Jeremy Chapman previews From West End to Broadway, a trio of concerts at London’s Cadogan Hall. The glorious voice of Kim Criswell launches an August series of Thursday treats for musical theatre aficionados at the Cadogan Hall, London, on 1 August. An honorary Brit after marrying one and settling here shortly after playing the title role […]

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