West Side Story runs at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London until 30 November and continues touring until 19 July, 2014. Any fears that the touring version of West Side Story – one of the all time-great musicals – was going to be a pale imitation of the internationally-cast Sadler’s Wells show that received stellar reviews in […]
The War of the Worlds – Final Arena Tour
Westlife’s Brian McFadden, Jason Donovan and Les Miserables’ Carrie Hope Fletcher will star in Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds when it returns for the sixth and final time to tour in 2014. The announcement coincides with the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles’ iconic radio adaptation, the 35th anniversary of Wayne’s classic multi-platinum album […]
Andrew Lippa in Concert – St James Theatre
Andrew Lippa in Concert at the St James Theatre, London. The name Andrew Lippa is not one that a large percentage of UK theatregoers in the UK will have heard of, although some may have seen his most famous show – the lavish The Addams Family – on Broadway back in 2010. More recently, in September […]
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder – Walter Kerr Theatre, NY
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre, New York, in an open-ended run. Roy Horniman’s 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal glows like a brilliantly refurbished antique in the new Broadway musical which uses it as source material. The musical is the work of a creative […]
Ivor Novello – The Great British Musical – London Hippodrome
Ivor Novello – The Great British Musical at the Matcham Room, London Hippodrome. Nostalgia, romance and pride in our fair land were the order of the day with Ivor Novello – The Great British Musical at a packed Matcham Room in a show that has been revisited and revised since the Welshman’s fan club first […]
Emerging Artists – Crazy Coqs
Emerging Artists was performed at the Crazy Coqs, London. It’s all well and good to celebrate the songbooks of America and Europe as part of the London Festival of Cabaret but the concept would be considered a museum piece if there wasn’t adequate time given over to new, original work. Kit and McConnel, Miss Hope Springs […]
Scrooge the Musical – Southampton and Touring
Scrooge the Musical was reviewed at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton and continues touring until 11 January, 2014. The arrival of the musical Scrooge the Musical in Southampton provides a delightful reminder that Christmas is only just around the corner. The mood is set with its opening ensemble number, ‘Sing a Christmas Carol’, that incorporates a medley […]
Singin’ in the Rain – Manchester and Touring
Singin’ in the Rain continues at the Opera House, Manchester until 30 November, then tours until 4 October, 2014. It is strange to think that, while the original 1952 MGM musical is such an indelibly imprinted and long-standing classic, the stage version of Singin’ in the Rain has only been with us for the last […]
Singular Sensations – Janie Dee – Charing Cross Theatre
Singular Sensations – Janie Dee in conversation with Edward Seckerson at the Charing Cross Theatre, London. This was the third in the series in which music journalist (and one-time actor and singer) Edward Seckerson talks to musical performers about aspects of their lives and work. Kerry Ellis and Howard Goodall were the first two guests […]
Stephen Sondheim Society – Alex Young
An Evening With the Stephen Sondheim Society… and Alex Young at the Leicester Square Theatre Lounge, London. It was standing-room only for the first time at one of these monthly Stephen Sondheim Society sessions at the Leicester Square Theatre Lounge, and rightly so for Alex Young, winner of the society’s prestigious Young Performer of the […]
Meet Me in St. Louis receives UK premiere
Theatrica Ltd and the Landor Theatre have announced the UK premiere of Broadway musical Meet Me In St. Louis will play at the Landor Theatre from 11 December to 18 January 2014 (press night Monday 16 December). Based on the 1944 MGM motion picture starring Judy Garland, Meet Me in St. Louis is the story of […]
Stiles and Drewe back The New Musical Project
Award-winning British composers George Stiles and Anthony Drewe have joined the judging panel for Leicester Square Theatre’s The New Musical Project, which aims to find, nurture and develop new musical theatre writing talent and produce it. Through a process of mentoring and rehearsal, one of the new submitted musicals will get a fully staged production […]
