Patrick Honoré offers a round-up of some standout Broadway shows, beginning with a crooner’s comeback and concluding with a nostalgic and traditional nod to the past.
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Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer
Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer (where it is available for a year). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As soon as the great Ramin Karimloo launched into a sublime ‘Music of the Night’, tears started rolling down cheeks and shivers tumbled like a waterfall down the spine. We […]
CD Review: Christmas: A Season Of Love – Idina Menzel
CHRISTMAS: A SEASON OF LOVE – Idina Menzel (Decca Records) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ How many Christmas albums have you accumulated over the years? Now, how many of them do you actually play throughout this festive period? If like me the answer to the first question is 30 or more and the […]
Elaine Paige presents star-studded collection of show tunes on latest CD
West End leading lady turned radio presenter Elaine Paige has used her expertise to help put together a three CD collection – Elaine Paige Presents Showstoppers from the Musicals – celebrating the best and most successful stage and screen musicals. The Evita star who now presents the hit Radio 2 show Elaine Paige On Sunday has […]
Musical version of Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill to premiere in US next year
Stage and screen star Idina Menzel will lead a reading of the eagerly-anticipated stage musical version of Alanis Morissette’s angst-fuelled album Jagged Little Pill. Although the Wicked star will be part of the Actors’ Equity reading of the new show, it has been reported that Menzel will not be available for the musical’s premiere next year as she is […]
Wicked 10th anniversary – original London cast member Katie Rowley Jones on playing Nessarose
Today (Tuesday 27 September 2016) Wicked will celebrate an extraordinary 10 years in London. It is now the eighth longest-running show in the West End and already the 19th longest-running show in West End theatre history. As part of the celebrations, actress KATIE ROWLEY JONES will be continuing her role as Nessarose; the unique part she also created […]
Idina Menzel World Tour 2015 – The SSE Arena, Wembley
Idina Menzel World Tour 2015 at The SSE Arena, Wembley, London. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s something of an understatement to say that being cast in the Disney movie Frozen (the fifth highest-grossing film in box office history) has changed the life of Tony Award-winning actress and singer Idina Menzel. While theatre fans already followed […]
Frozen singalong screenings planned at the Dominion Theatre
A series of singalong screenings of the smash-hit, hugely popular, Disney film Frozen will take place at London’s Dominion Theatre next half term, from 18 to 28 February. The Oscar-winning Frozen is Disney’s highest grossing film ever and has captivated children and families around the world. The score includes the hugely popular song ‘Let It Go’ which won the Academy Award for […]
A Gentleman’s Guide tops Tony Award 2014 nominations
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder pretty much did in the competition when the nominations for the 68th Tony Awards were announced today (Tuesday). Gentleman’s Guide pulled in ten nominations, including those for Best Musical, Best Book (by Robert L. Freedman), Best Score (Steven Lutvak and Freedman), and Best Director of a Musical (Darko […]
If/Then – Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York
If/Then continues at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York, in an open-ended run. Remember when John Travolta mangled the name of Idina Menzel at this year’s Academy Awards? I’m sure you do. The moment has generated endless chatter and buzz for the last month or so. Anyway, the somewhat incomprehensible tangle of the Travolta tongue was […]
Olivier Awards, a taste of the glamour
[table id=3 /] Click on any image for a larger version. It was a glamorous night at the Royal Opera House for the 37th Olivier Awards. While all those associated with musical theatre winners Top Hat, Sweeney Todd and Billy Elliot had much to celebrate, plenty of other performers played their part too. Actress Heather Headley […]
