On the Town at the BBC Proms was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There was a buzz in the air at the Royal Albert Hall because the audience attending a John Wilson concert know what’s in store and they were not disappointed. It was a celebratory […]
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Wonderful Town – cast and creatives revealed for All Star production
Full casting and creatives have been announced for All Star Productions’ new chamber production of Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town. Based on the play My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, which was in turn inspired by the short stories by Ruth McKenney, Wonderful Town features a score by Bernstein with lyrics by Betty […]
Guildhall School of Music & Drama – On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century, performed by the final-year acting students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, continues at the Silk Street Theatre, London until 6 July. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ On the Twentieth Century is just the sort of musical show that the Guildhall School of Music & Drama does so well. The […]
On the Twentieth Century – Roundabout Theatre Company – American Airlines Theatre, New York
On the Twentieth Century continues at Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre, New York until 5 July. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Roundabout Theatre Company has made its revival of On the Twentieth Century quite a luxe journey. From the smashing sets and glamorous costumes to the perfect casting headed by the diminutive […]
On the Town – Lyric Theatre, New York
On the Town continues at the Lyric Theatre, New York. The fall slate of new Broadway musicals has started on a deliciously high note with the revival of the 1944 treasure On the Town. Director John Rando and choreographer Joshua Bergasse have mounted this Second World War frolic with respect, affection and verve. Its tale of […]
Broadway and Off-Broadway season – we preview what’s ahead
Ron Cohen writes: It’s almost autumn in New York but the thrill of first-nighting (as Vernon Duke expressed it in his classic song) won’t be felt on Broadway – at least as far as musicals are concerned – until mid-October when the first one of the fall opens, a revival of the enduring 1944 landmark On the Town. […]
