RUMI: THE MUSICAL – Original Concept Recording (Broadway Records – digital) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Three years since the birth of the idea, the studio album of RUMI: The Musical has finally arrived. Written by Dana Al Fardan and Nadim Naaman, this musical follows the story of the transformative and […]
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Concept album to be released for Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical
West End star Nadim Naaman and Qatar-based composer Dana Al Fardan have revealed plans for the release of a concept album for their second stage musical. Featuring Naaman and fellow Phantom of the Opera star Ramin Karimloo, the full-length concept album for Rumi: The Musical has been recorded during the pandemic in London and Doha. […]
West End stars and Beirut musicians unite for fundraising video
Over 40 artists have united to record a music video of ‘All I Longed To See’ from musical Broken Wings to raise funds for the Red Cross’ Beirut Emergency Appeal set up in the wake of the devastation caused by the explosion on 4 August 2020. The video features West End stars and former cast […]
The Beautiful Game – National Youth Music Theatre – The Other Palace
The Beautiful Game continues at The Other Palace, London until 18 August 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ When it comes to exploring the Northern Ireland Troubles of the 1960s and 1970s, neither Ben Elton nor Andrew Lloyd Webber were names that would immediately spring to mind. Perhaps unsurprisingly, their 2000 […]
