Actors, pop-stars and even a famously foxy puppet are helping London-based performing arts company Shapeshifter Productions bring a little joy to care home residents and those isolated in their own homes with weekly singalongs. Run by the not-for-profit company since 2011, the singalong series known as The Smiling Sessions is spreading some much-needed joy to […]
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More stars announced for Mark Curry’s Conversations
Veteran stage and screen star Millicent Martin is among the latest guests announced for the series of in-conversations with presenter and broadcaster Mark Curry recently launched in aid of Acting For Others. The 85-year-old actress and singer who was nominated for a Tony for her performances in Side By Side By Sondheim (1977) and King […]
Happy Days – Brighton and Touring
Happy Days was reviewed at the Theatre Royal, Brighton and continues touring until 5 July. Do not be alarmed, dear reader. This is not a musical version of Samuel Beckett’s play of the same name. It is in fact a staged version of the US TV sitcom, which ran for ten ears, depicting small town life […]
Happy Days – A New Musical – a sneak peak
A week ahead of their opening at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, the producers of the UK tour of Happy Days – A New Musical invited selected press in for an exclusive peak at rehearsals in progress. It is difficult not to feel the excitement emanating from the Churchill at the moment. The set designed by Tom […]
Happy Days – A New Musical opens this week
This Tuesday (7 January), Musical Theatre Review has been invited to an exclusive cast performance of three tracks from Happy Days – A New Musical (‘Run’, ‘Message in the Music’, and the feel-good title song ‘Happy Days’) at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley. Happy Days – A New Musical, written by Garry Marshall with music by Paul […]
Happy Days – Ben Freeman is The Fonz
Actor Ben Freeman (best-known for playing Scott Windsor in TV’s Emmerdale) will take on the iconic role of The Fonz in the UK premiere and national tour of Happy Days – A New Musical, alongside Cheryl Baker as Mrs Cunningham and the previously announced Heidi Range as Pinky Tuscadero. Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award […]
