In many ways Donald Pippin, who has died at the age of 95, was the American musical theatre’s greatest maestro as a musical director and conductor. And from 1955 until 2018 he was also responsible for the vocal arrangements of some of Broadway’s most successful shows. Michael Darvell looks back on a great musical career… […]
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Irma La Douce – Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris
Irma La Douce continues at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris until 31 December. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Three decades before Les Misérables took London and Broadway by storm after a moderate success in Paris, Irma La Douce travelled a similar journey. Having been created in Paris in 1956 […]
Irma La Douce – Encores! – New York City Center
Irma La Douce, an Encores! Production, continues at New York City Center until 11 May. The Encores! series at New York City Center winds up its three-show season with a sprightly rendering of a Broadway hit from 1960, Irma La Douce. This tale of a Parisian streetwalker and the poor law student who becomes her […]
