Don Black’s From the Heart continues at the Garrick Theatre, London until 18 October 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This long overdue and highly personal reflection, in revue form, is a marvellous reminder of the considerable lyrical talents of Don Black.
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Hello, Dolly! – Lido 2, Paris
Hello, Dolly! continues at Lido2, Paris until 5 January 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is truly a testament to the enduring power of Golden Age musical theatre, brilliantly brought to life by a cast and crew pouring their heart and soul into every aspect of the production.
Casting update for Hello, Dolly! in Paris
There’s more than one Hello, Dolly! for musicals lovers to gorge themselves on this autumn and hot on the heels of Imelda Staunton’s Dolly Levi meeting her match at the London Palladium when its limited run ends on 14 September, it’s curtain-up in Paris for Caroline O’Connor’s Dolly at the Lido2 on the Champs-Elysees on 7 November.
Hello, Dolly! in a tale of two cities
Hello, Dolly! is just like London buses – you wait ages for one to come along, and then two suddenly pitch up at the same time. With Jerry Herman’s classic musical comedy, it’s been a long wait – Dolly Levi was last sighted in the West End 15 years ago – but finally the matchmaking widow is back where she belongs in a tale of two cities.
Come and meet those dancing feet: The first complete recording of 42nd Street is released
Good things come to those who wait and JAY Records’ release of the First Complete Recording of 42nd Street on 8 April 2022 is a perfect example of that. This is an opportunity for musical theatre fans to enjoy the sensational and sparkling orchestrations of Philip J. Lang and ALL the dance sequences complete and […]
The Rink – Southwark Playhouse
The Rink continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 23 June 2018. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ In an age where some of the biggest musicals are either faithful movie re-creations or give up on the form completely by being mere dance spectacles, it is good to welcome back the masterclass in musical theatre that is The […]
Interview: Gemma Sutton – star of The Rink at the Southwark Playhouse – finds the best things come in small packages
GEMMA SUTTON joins Caroline O’Connor in the first London revival of Kander and Ebb’s The Rink in 20 years, opening at London’s Southwark Playhouse this week. The Rink, running from 25 May until 23 June 2018, is the story of Italian housewife Anna (O’Connor), who runs a failing roller-skating business on the East Coast of the US, […]
Full cast for The Rink at Southwark Playhouse
Full casting has been announced for the first London revival of Kander and Ebb’s The Rink in 20 years which is due to open at the Southwark Playhouse next month. Stewart Clarke, Ross Dawes, Michael Lin, Elander Moore, Ben Redfern and Jason Winter will play the roles Dino, Lino, Lucky, Benny, Lenny and Tony respectively. […]
Gemma Sutton joins Caroline O’Connor in cast of The Rink at Southwark Playhouse
Gemma Sutton will join Caroline O’Connor next month in the first London revival of Kander and Ebb’s The Rink in 20 years. Most recently seen as Fran in the hit show Strictly Ballroom (West Yorkshire Playhouse and Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto), Sutton will take on the role of Angel, the estranged daughter of Anna, the […]
Caroline O’Connor to star in London revival of The Rink at Southwark Playhouse
Currently starring on Broadway in Anastasia, West End and film actress Caroline O’Connor will be travelling back across the pond to star as Anna in the first London revival in 20 years of Kander and Ebb’s The Rink, having understudied the role of Angel in the 1988 London production of the show. The new production, […]
Interview – composer Stephen Flaherty on bringing Anastasia to Broadway – and other adventures
American composer STEPHEN FLAHERTY’s latest Broadway musical, written in collaboration with Lynn Ahrens and Terrence McNally (the same team that gave us Ragtime) is the musical retelling of Anastasia. The Tony-nominated show follows the oft-told Anastasia story about the woman who may have been – but probably wasn’t – the surviving daughter of the massacred […]
Anastasia – Broadhurst Theatre, New York
Anastasia continues at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Daily headlines in US political news continue to ponder the Russian interference in last fall’s presidential election, but what about Russian influence over Broadway? Anastasia, the lavishly engaging new musical that has just opened on Broadway, is the […]
Ramin Karimloo to join Anastasia Broadway cast
Tony-nominated star Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera) is heading back to Broadway next year to take on a villainous role in the much-anticipated Anastasia. The award-winning Iranian-Canadian actor and singer, who is about to open in Murder Ballad at London’s Arts Theatre, is the latest addition to the cast of the big […]
Kings of Broadway – Palace Theatre
Kings of Broadway was performed at the Palace Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Only five weeks after a glittering 85th birthday concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane came another Sondheim tribute at the Palace Theatre, this time also celebrating two other Kings of Broadway: the show tune champion Jerry Herman, composer […]
Sinatra: The Main Event – Cadogan Hall
Sinatra: The Main Event was performed at the Cadogan Hall, London. Following a nine-week run at The Globe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Sinatra: The Main Event came to London’s Cadogan Hall on 10 October 2014 – almost exactly 40 years to the day since Frank Sinatra’s The Main Event, the concert that famously epitomised the singer’s dramatic comeback following […]
The Life of the Party – Menier Chocolate Factory
The Life of the Party – A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 14 June. As a composer, Andrew Lippa seems to specialise in adaptations that don’t immediately stand out as obvious musical theatre material. Alongside his most well-known and successful work, the Tony-nominated The Addams […]
Menier Chocolate Factory celebrate songs of Andrew Lippa
The Menier Chocolate Factory presents The Life of the Party – A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa from 27 May to 14 June (press night is 30 May). The exciting Broadway composer and lyricist will be accompanied by Caroline O’Connor, Damian Humbley and Summer Strallen in a unique concert performance of songs from some of […]
