Moulin Rouge! The Musical dominated the musical categories at the 74th Tony Awards, a long-delayed, abbreviated contest honouring the best of the 2019/2020 Broadway season, cut short by the Coronavirus pandemic. The lavish stage version of the Baz Luhrmann 2001 hit movie Moulin Rouge! won the Best Musical prize, beating out just two other nominees, […]
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Broadway shutdown extended / Tony nominations announced
The entire 2020-2021 Broadway season has disappeared, swallowed up in the unyielding maw of the Coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, a passel of New York theatre-makers have reason to celebrate with the unveiling of the Tony Award nominations for the 2019-2020 season, as abbreviated as it was. A date for the awards presentation, however, is yet to […]
‘A must-see for fans of the musical’: Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles plays in UK cinemas from 13 December 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The genesis and subsequent production of the stage and movie versions of Fiddler on the Roof are explored in unprecedented depth in a new cinematic documentary by filmmaker Max Lewkowicz. Fiddler: A Miracle […]
Fiddler On the Roof – Broadway Theatre, New York
Fiddler On the Roof continues at the Broadway Theatre, New York. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Because of our traditions, we’ve kept our balance for many, many years,” says the dairyman Tevye at the start of Fiddler On the Roof. Although the musical itself tells how Tevye learns to cope with the […]
