Sheldon Harnick, who has died aged 99 of natural causes, will be remembered for writing some of the cleverest lyrics for musicals such as Fiorello!, Tenderloin, She Loves Me and Fiddler on the Roof among others. Michael Darvell looks back at a long life in American musical theatre…
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She Loves Me – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
She Loves Me continues at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until 15 January 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Based upon Miklós László’s play Parfumerie, Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s musical adaptation She Loves Me is an uplifting Christmas gift to us all this year. Ben Stones’ cleverly designed set […]
Cast announced for Sheffield Theatres’ She Loves Me
Sheffield Theatres has confirmed casting for artistic director Robert Hastie’s Christmas production of the 1960s romantic musical comedy She Loves Me at the Crucible. Hastie’s festive follow-up to his Christmas 2019 revival of another classic Broadway musical Guys and Dolls will feature that production’s leading lady Alex Young. Young, who returned to Sheffield in 2019 to […]
New production of She Loves Me for 2021 festive season at the Sheffield Crucible
Sheffield Theatres’ artistic director Robert Hastie will direct a major new production of the 1960s romantic musical comedy She Loves Me at the Crucible this Christmas. One of a number of productions announced for the prestigious venue’s autumn 2021/spring 2022 season, Hastie’s festive follow-up to his Christmas 2019 revival of another classic Broadway musical Guys […]
‘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 documentary for December cinema release
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Roadside Attractions have announced plans for a December cinema release for a major new documentary tracing the story of the much-loved classic Fiddler on the Roof. Directed by Max Lewkowicz, and written and produced by Lewkowicz and Valerie Thomas, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles will debut in UK cinemas from 13 […]
Full company for Menier Chocolate Factory’s Fiddler On the Roof
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for Trevor Nunn’s eagerly-anticipated new staging of the much-loved classic Fiddler On the Roof. Quadruple Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn (Chess, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Imperial Theatre, New York) will play Golde opposite Andy Nyman (Assassins, Menier Chocolate Factory, Hangmen, Wyndham’s Theatre) as the title […]
Trevor Nunn to direct Menier Chocolate Factory’s Fiddler On the Roof
Trevor Nunn will return to the Menier Chocolate Factory later this year for a major new staging of the much-loved classic Fiddler On the Roof. Running from 5 December 2018 until 9 March 2019, with previews from 23 November, the production will be the first in London in over a decade, and marks a re-kindling […]
Guildhall School of Music & Drama – Fiddler On the Roof
Fiddler On the Roof, presented by students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, continues at the Silk Street Theatre, London, until 11 July 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The high quality of student productions continues to amaze and Guildhall final-year graduates do full justice to Fiddler On the […]
Rothschild & Sons – Park Theatre
Rothschild & Sons continues at the Park Theatre, London until 17 February 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ At the heart of this UK premiere, directed by Jeffrey B. Moss, is a must-see performance by American actor Robert Cuccioli, re-creating his New York performance as Mayer Rothschild, along with Glory Crampton as his […]
Rothschild & Sons at the Park Theatre – Gary Trainor, Robert Cuccioli and Glory Crampton cast
A cast of Broadway and West End actors will feature in the UK premiere of the musical Rothschild & Sons which will open the new season at London’s Park Theatre in January 2018 (24 January until 17 February, press night is 29 January). Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli as Mayer and Glory Crampton as Gutele, will play the roles they […]
Park Theatre to stage UK premiere of Rothschild musical
The UK premiere of the musical Rothschild & Sons will open the new season at London’s Park Theatre in January. Written by Broadway songwriters Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock (creators of Fiddler On the Roof, She Loves Me) and Tony-nominated writer Sherman Yellen, Rothschild & Sons traces the journey of the Rothschild family from humble beginnings […]
Fiddler On the Roof – Chichester Festival Theatre
Fiddler On the Roof continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 2 September. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Who would have thought that a musical set in an Ukrainian Shtetl, that tells of the persecution and eviction of Jews from their homeland, would prove to be such a durable success. Such […]
Fiorello! – East 13th Street Theatre, New York
Fiorello!, a Berkshire Theatre Group production, continues at The East 13th Street Theatre, New York until 7 October. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ For good and for bad, this Off-Broadway revival of Fiorello! tingles with an eager, fresh-faced youthfulness from start to finish. It provides the pleasure of watching a crew […]
She Loves Me at the Menier – Scarlett Strallen to lead cast
Leading lady Scarlett Strallen and director Matthew White will return to the Menier Chocolate Factory in November with a new production of the 1960s Broadway musical She Loves Me. The pair who previously worked together on the Menier’s production of Candide will join forces again on the show which will run from 25 November until […]
She Loves Me – Studio 54, New York
She Loves Me continues at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Studio 54, New York until 12 June. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ On the heels of its great Off-Broadway revival of The Robber Bridegroom, the industrious Roundabout Theatre Company outdoes itself with its sublime Broadway remounting of She Loves Me. From its opening […]
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 […]
Rothschild & Sons – The York Theatre Company, New York
Rothschild & Sons continues at The York Theatre Company, New York until 8 November. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The Rothschilds, the 1970 Broadway musical that depicted the origins of the powerful European Rothschild banking firm, scored more than 500 performances and nine Tony Award nominations, winning gongs for two of […]
She Loves Me – Landor Theatre
She Loves Me continues at the Landor Theatre, London until 7 March. Star rating: 4 stars **** It’s 20 years since She Loves Me won five Oliviers for the Savoy revival of this sweet, old-fashioned 1963 Bock and Harnick musical and one of those award-winners, Tracie Bennett, Best Supporting Actress as roving-eyed shopgirl Ilona Ritter, was at the Landor’s press […]
Charlotte Jaconelli cast in She Loves Me at the Landor Theatre
Charlotte Jaconelli (2012 Britain’s Got Talent runner-up) will play Amalia Balash in the Landor Theatre’s revival of She Loves Me this February (4 February to 7 March – press night is 9 February). Having trained at Arts Educational School, this is her musical theatre debut. Jaconelli commented: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be making my debut at the fabulous […]
London Fringe update – She Loves Me, Whistle Down the Wind, Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
Whistle Down the Wind – Union Theatre (28 January to 21 February – press night is 30 January) Sasha Regan directs Whistle Down the Wind (adapted by Russell Labey and Richard Taylor with music and lyrics by Richard Taylor) at the Union Theatre. The time is the late 1950s, the place, a small village in Lancashire. Hurrying to a barn with three rescued kittens, Cathy, […]
The Apple Tree – Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre
The Apple Tree continues at Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre, London until 30 August. Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock bestrode the 1960s musical scene. Original productions of She Loves Me (302 Broadway performances) and Fiddler On the Roof (3,242 Broadway performances) broke box office records. A couple of years later came The Apple Tree, […]
