The name of the journalist and lyricist Herbert Kretzmer, who has died at the age of 95, may not mean much to most people until they realise that it was he who provided the English-language lyrics for the musical of Les Misérables in 1985 which has become the longest-running London stage musical and one that […]
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I Have Lived: Jean Brassard Salutes Charles Aznavour – The Pheasantry
I Have Lived: Jean Brassard Salutes Charles Aznavour continues at The Pheasantry, London until 12 October 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ French-Canadian charmer Jean Brassard brings the European premiere of his Charles Aznavour tribute show to The Pheasantry and does full justice to the legendary singer-songwriter-actor once voted top entertainer […]
Remembering Charles Aznavour
The singer-songwriter and actor left school at age nine having been encouraged by his father to become a performer. Thus began a career that lasted for over 85 years. He was still working, touring in Japan, until a few weeks before he died on 1 October 2018. Michael Darvell recalls the genius talent that was […]
