Prolific and well-loved British film and musical theatre songwriter LESLIE BRICUSSE has been in the news this week. Not only has the composer, lyricist and librettist revealed that he’s working on a major new musical about the life of his close friend, legendary entertainer, Sammy Davis Jr, but he has been in London celebrating the world premiere of Pure Imagination– […]
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The Story of Bart – London Hippodrome
The Story of Bart was performed at the London Hippodrome Matcham Rooms. For almost two hours at the London Hippodrome, John Barr WAS Lionel Bart, so much so that my companion asked innocently on the way out: “I wonder what Lionel’s doing next?” Say no more! Bart died in sad circumstances in 1999, but Barr brought […]
Thomas Borchert in Concert – Vienna
Thomas Borchert in Concert – die schönsten Songs aus Musical und Film was performed at the Stadttheater Walfischgasse, Vienna. For two nights only, the renowned musical theatre star, actor and singer/songwriter Thomas Borchert – who currently can be seen in the world premiere of the Frank Wildhorn-penned Artus –Excalibur in St. Gallen – premiered his new […]
Kerry Ellis in Concert, sublimely enjoyable
Kerry Ellis in Concert, reviewed at the London Palladium. It takes a big presence to host a concert at the London Palladium, one of the West End’s larger auditoriums, and make it feel like an intimate cabaret gig. Kerry Ellis uses the combination of a phenomenally powerful voice and self-effacing humility to do just that. […]
