Dirty Dancing continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 29 April 2023 and then tours until 18 November. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
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Singin’ in the Rain – Opera House, Manchester and Touring
Singin’ in the Rain continues at the Opera House, Manchester until 14 May 2022 and tours until 20 August 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The stage incarnation of Singin’ in the Rain is now such a well-established and much-loved entity in its own right that it’s easy to forget that it has only […]
Singin’ in the Rain – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Singin’ in the Rain continues at the Milton Keynes Theatre until 16 April and then tours until 20 August 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ From the moment the curtain rose at Milton Keynes Theatre, it was easy to see why Singin’ in the Rain has become a critically acclaimed show. If you’re a fan of […]
Singin’ in the Rain – New Victoria Theatre, Woking and Touring
Singin’ in the Rain continues at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking until 2 April 2022 and tours until 20 August 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green cobbled together a new film musical from Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed’s back catalogue in the early 1950s, […]
Cast and special guest stars announced for Singin’ in the Rain tour
Sam Lips (Cats, Strictly Ballroom) will step into the iconic role of Don Lockwood when the acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Singin’ in the Rain follows its hit summer 2021 season at Sadler’s Wells by embarking on an extensive UK and Ireland tour. Lips will star opposite Charlotte Gooch (Strictly Ballroom, Piccadilly Theatre, Top […]
Singin’ in the Rain – Sadler’s Wells
Singin’ in the Rain continues at Sadler’s Wells, London until 5 September 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ What better way to end a theatrical drought than with a show in which it actually rains on stage? Yes, I know, it’s a gimmick, but for a Singin’ in the Rain first-timer […]
Full casting for Singin’ in the Rain at Sadler’s Wells
Kevin Clifton, Faye Tozer, Charlotte Gooch and Cavin Cornwall will join award-winning dancer and choreographer Adam Cooper when the acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Singin’ in the Rain plays its eagerly-anticipated summer season at Sadler’s Wells ahead of a 2022 UK tour. Former Strictly pro-turned musical theatre artist Clifton (Rock of Ages UK tour, […]
The Golden Age of Dance – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The Golden Age of Dance at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ There has always been much to celebrate about the way practitioners of film and dance have collaborated; from iconic numbers in films such as The Band Wagon and Singin’ in the Rain, to the likes of […]
Let’s Dance Again! – Royal Festival Hall
Let’s Dance Again! was performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ There is no doubt that there is something about the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, 40s and 50s that allows them to be seen as something of a Golden Age of the genre. Maybe it […]
Interview – Let’s Dance Again! choreographer Nick Winston celebrates Hollywood hoofers
Let’s Dance Again!, celebrating the golden years of Hollywood dance films, comes to the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 13 November. Choreographer NICK WINSTON sets the scene for the evening’s tribute to those iconic hoofers up on the screen… Although musical films are still being made, emphasis now is less on the dance element. Do you […]
Let’s Dance Again! at Royal Festival Hall – cast news
It was a golden period in Hollywood, the great movie musicals brought to life by the likes of Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly who created some of our most iconic dance scenes of all time. For one special evening (Friday 13 November), the Royal Festival Hall plays homage to the glitz and […]
Top Hat – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring
Top Hat plays at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London until 23 August, before continuing its tour until July 2015. Triple Olivier Award-winner Top Hat is old hat in the nicest possible way – thrilling dancing, glitz and glamour, designer frocks, corny jokes, all ‘Cheek to Cheek’ with Irving Berlin’s ageless words and music in a nostalgic, easy-watching piece of nonsense that’s the […]
Top Hat UK tour – Alan Burkitt and Charlotte Gooch cast
Casting has been revealed for the UK tour of the Olivier Award-winning production of Top Hat, beginning its 47-week stint on the road (visiting 24 theatres nationwide) at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 August 2014. The production tours until 25 July 2015. Stepping into the shoes of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, in the […]
