Avenue Q continues at the Theatre Royal, Windsor until 2 November. Having premiered Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre back in 2003, moved to Broadway and transferred to London’s West End in 2006, Avenue Q arrives at the Theatre Royal, Windsor under the auspices of Magic Mirror Productions Ltd. For those not in the know, Avenue […]
Alexander Armstrong and His Band – St James Theatre Studio
Alexander Armstrong and His Band Celebrate The Great British Songbook at the St James Theatre Studio, London. It is unlikely that many of the dates for the London Festival of Cabaret will have created such a flurry of sales as that of Alexander Armstrong and His Band. A regular face on British television screens for nearly […]
KT Sullivan – Crazy Coqs
KT Sullivan performs Rhyme, Women and Song at the Crazy Coqs, London until 2 November. If there’s anything better than having KT Sullivan in London for a week, it’s having that delicious Oklahoma songbird here for two. Following her Vienna to Weimar show alongside Karen Kohler in the London Festival of Cabaret series at the […]
The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
The Scottsboro Boys continues at the Young Vic, London until 21 December. Once in a while an original cast album comes along that really excites, grabs the imagination and makes one long to see it staged. The Scottsboro Boys was such a one. After a long wait, it’s hats off to the Young Vic for […]
Youth Music Theatre – 2014 audition dates revealed
Youth Music Theatre UK (YMT) has launched a nationwide search for the best actors, singers, dancers, musicians and back stage crew to join the company in 2014. Aspiring young performers, aged 11–21, can book their place for YMT’s 2014 Workshop & Audition Tour online at www.youthmusictheatreuk.org/auditions. YMT will be auditioning in 22 cities nationwide: London, Cambridge, […]
Singin’ in the Rain tour set for Manchester opening
The UK and Ireland tour of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Singin’ in the Rain opens at Manchester Opera House on 13 November (with previews from Saturday 9 November), before playing a Christmas and New Year season in Cardiff. Singin’ in the Rain will feature Maxwell Caulfield as studio boss RF Simpson, actress and former member of Steps Faye Tozer and […]
Maria Friedman Masterclass – St James Theatre
The Maria Friedman Masterclass: The Art of Performance took place at St James Theatre, London. As part of the first London Festival of Cabaret, actress-singer-director Maria Friedman gave a masterclass for music students at the St James Theatre in London. Michael Darvell made some notes… I had been banging on for many years in several […]
Love Story – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Love Story continues at the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, London until 16 November. Anyone who has read Erich Segal’s novel or seen the 1970 film will know what a tear-jerker Love Story is, but is it suited to a musical theatre setting? Yes, there is plenty of music content (Jenny Cavilleri, the character at the centre of the […]
The Opinion Makers – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
The Opinion Makers continues at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester until 9 November, and then plays at the Derby Theatre from 13–23 November. The Opinion Makers, a new musical comedy, purports to dish the dirt on market research and the whole advertising industry. Writers Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon obviously felt they were doing a good […]
Catch Me If You Can – Kammerspiele der Josefstadt, Vienna
Catch Me If You Can continues in rep at the Kammerspiele der Josefstadt, Vienna. After months of refurbishment, the Kammerspiele der Josefstadt is back with a bang. Directing his seventh show, Werner Sobotka returns to the legendary theatre with the European premiere of the Scott Wittman/Marc Shaiman/Terrence McNally show Catch Me If You Can. Based on the […]
Thriller Live – Lyric Theatre
Thriller Live continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Thriller Live is billed as an ever evolving concert which celebrates the work of Michael Jackson. The show, which first appeared on the London scene in January 2009, celebrated its 2,000th West End performance this week and continues to appeal to a diverse audience of Jackson fans. […]
The Landing – Vineyard Theatre, New York
The Landing continues at the Vineyard Theatre, New York, until 24 November. Two wins out of three isn’t bad, and that’s the score I’ll give to the new Off-Broadway chamber musical The Landing, consisting of three one-acts, from the team of Kander and Pierce. Kander and Pierce, of course, doesn’t have the same resonance for […]
