The co-founder of the acclaimed Talawa Theatre Company, actress Carmen Munroe, and the former president of the Society of London Theatre, producer Eleanor Lloyd, are among those celebrating their inclusion in the third New Year Honours list of King Charles III’s reign.
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Star presenters revealed for Olivier Awards
A star studded line-up of presenters and attendees has been announced for Sunday’s Olivier Awards 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall.
Anne Reid – A Night at the Pictures – Live at Zédel
Anne Reid – A Night at the Pictures at Live at Zédel, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of Britain’s favourite actresses, Anne Reid, celebrated for her work on stage, in films and on television, is now doing what she always wanted to do, namely cabaret. Her latest one-woman show […]
More musical theatre stars lined up for new Live At Zédel
Further details have been announced of the musical theatre stars lined up to launch London’s new entertainment concept Live At Zédel. Artistic director in residence, American singer-songwriter Scott Alan, has added a number of acts to the autumn line-up alongside previously announced stars including Rachel Tucker, Shoshana Bean, Matt Cardle and Maria Friedman. Actress Evelyn Hoskins (Carrie), actress-turned-singer […]
Anne Reid – I Love To Sing – Crazy Coqs
Anne Reid performs I Love to Sing at the Crazy Coqs, London until 2 April. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Much-loved actress Anne Reid returns to the Crazy Coqs where she triumphed last year when she presented a long-deserved tribute to the prolific songwriting team of Comden and Green – an evening that made this old […]
Interview – Richard Fleeshman celebrates the Kings of Broadway
Singer, actor and songwriter RICHARD FLEESHMAN will be appearing in Kings of Broadway, a special concert celebrating legendary composers Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne, at London’s Palace Theatre on Sunday 29 November. The latest show from Alex Parker and Alastair Knights, the creative team behind the staging of Sondheim’s A Little Night Music which played the Palace […]
Kings of Broadway concert – cast includes Richard Fleeshman and Janie Dee
The timeless music of legendary composers Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne will be celebrated in Kings of Broadway, a special concert at London’s Palace Theatre on Sunday 29 November. The latest from Alex Parker and Alastair Knights, the creative team behind the staging of Sondheim’s A Little Night Music which played the Palace in […]
Anne Reid and Stefan Bednarczyk – Just in Time – Crazy Coqs
Anne Reid and Stefan Bednarczyk – Just in Time – Crazy Coqs, London continues until 2 May. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The third London Festival of Cabaret – Celebrating Song – opens at the Crazy Coqs with a long overdue tribute to the writing skills of American lyricists Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Although their names may not be household […]
London Festival of Cabaret – Kerry Ellis, Janie Dee, Cynthia Erivo and Scott Alan join line-up
The third London Festival of Cabaret (LFoC) runs from 28 April–11 May and in addition to a spectacular list of artists, three prestigious new venues have joined the roster. The Delfont Room, the Sam Wanamaker Theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe and Wilton’s Music Hall join the Crazy Coqs, The Pheasantry, St James Studio and Jermyn Street Theatre in offering […]
Cabaret preview – Liliane Montevecchi and Christine Andreas weave their magic
Rare visitor Liliane Montevecchi, a Broadway and Hollywood legend much loved for her delightful mangling of the English language, makes her Crazy Coqs bow on 24 February in a brilliant month for cabaret lovers. Another Broadway legend, Christine Andreas, appears at The Pheasantry next week (18-21) at the same time as Last Tango in Halifax […]
A Little Night Music – Palace Theatre
A Little Night Music 40th anniversary concert at the Palace Theatre, London. Star rating: 4 stars **** This semi-staged one-off concert version of A Little Night Music, perhaps the richest of all Stephen Sondheim’s scores in a most attractive and amusing storyline, was always likely to please and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Given that producer Alex Parker had assembled musical theatre’s creme de […]
Anne Reid at Crazy Coqs
Anne Reid In a New Key, at the Crazy Coqs, London. Electrocuted as Valerie Barlow in Coronation Street in 1971, Dinnerladied by Victoria Wood in 1998, kit off as a daring 66-year-old who beds a pre-Bond Daniel Craig in The Mother in 2003 and wooed by Derek Jacobi in last autumn’s wonderful TV series Last Tango […]
