Drew McOnie is becoming one of the UK’s most sought after choreographic talents. Last year saw him collaborate with Matthew Bourne on an original piece for the Coronation Festival Gala at Buckingham Palace, and most recently he choreographed the new production of Chicago at Leicester’s Curve Theatre. Indeed he is now an associate artist at the […]
Little Me – Encores! – New York City Center
Little Me, presented by Encores!, continues at New York City Center until 9 February. Little Me, with its book by Neil Simon and its score by lyricist Carolyn Leigh and composer Cy Coleman, captures the joy-giving essence of those two oft-maligned words: musical comedy. This show from 1962 has plenty of great comedy and plenty […]
Guys and Dolls – Volksoper Vienna
Guys and Dolls runs in rep at the Volksoper Vienna until 21 February. As part of its Musicalwochen, the Volksoper revives its 2009 production of the Frank Loesser classic Guys and Dolls. The show, which for this production has been translated by Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz (dialogue) and Alexander Kuchinka (lyrics), mostly consists of cast members from the […]
The Wit and Whimsy of Alexander S Bermange – St James Theatre
The Wit and Whimsy of Alexander S Bermange – An Evening of Comic Songs was performed at the St James Theatre Studio, London. Following its debut last July, The Wit and Whimsy of Alexander S Bermange was reprised at St James Theatre Studio with a revised and updated selection of songs, featuring newly-penned numbers alongside established […]
New musical Lost Boy extends run
Phil Willmott’s new musical Lost Boy, a dark sequel to Peter Pan reuniting JM Barrie’s characters as young adults on the eve of the First World War, is being extended due to public demand and will get a further month’s run in the West End. Lost Boy will end its current five-week season at London’s […]
Alex Jennings is new Willy Wonka
Alex Jennings will play Willy Wonka in the West End production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the role currently played by Douglas Hodge. Jennings’ first performance will be on Monday 19 May 2014. Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has broken records at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, where it has been seen […]
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 […]
From Page to Stage – headline musicals cast
Final casting has been announced for Aria Entertainment’s second annual From Page to Stage festival, a season of new musical theatre at the Landor Theatre from 10 February–9 March 2014. Full casting is now confirmed for the season’s two headline musicals Before the Night is Through and The Mistress Cycle, which will each receive full week-long productions. […]
Gary Williams joins Ball and Webb to celebrate David Jacobs
Star of the West End’s Rat Pack, Gary Williams will be performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra this week at London’s BBC Radio Theatre for David Jacobs: A Celebration alongside Michael Ball and Marti Webb. Other contributors include Radio 2 DJs Chris Evans, Desmond Carrington and Ken Bruce, and BBC Director-General Tony Hall. It is almost 18 […]
Frances Ruffelle – Paris Original – Crazy Coqs
Frances Ruffelle reprises her show Paris Original at the Crazy Coqs, London. Having created the role of Eponine in Les Miserables and recently re-created Edith Piaf at Leicester’s Curve, Frances Ruffelle is no stranger to the musical world of Paris and its street life. For Paris is the milieu where her cabaret act is set […]
Tonight’s the Night – interview with Ben Elton
Ben Elton’s career has spanned plays, novels, and a feature film, in addition to 30 years as a successful comic writer and performer on British television and the stand-up circuit. But Elton has always reserved a special place in his heart for musicals, having written three that feature music from such diverse talents as Andrew […]
Joseph – new animated movie version planned
Elton John’s Rocket Pictures will be producing an all-new animated feature film of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, in association with the Really Useful Group. Steve Hamilton Shaw of Rocket Pictures say: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of the most popular musical experiences ever conceived. We […]
