Acclaimed West End actor and singer JOHN BARR (Les Misérables, Evita, Aspects of Love) is currently playing iconic British songwriter Lionel Bart in It’s A Fine Life at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch (29 April to 4 May 2024 and touring until 20 September).
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Rehab the Musical – Neon194
Rehab the Musical continues at Neon 194, London until 17 February 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Make the new Neon 194 venue near Piccadilly Circus your destination if you fancy an exciting night of big tunes and raunchy fun to warm up this cold, cold winter.
First casting news for Rehab The Musical
Initial casting has been announced for new British show Rehab The Musical which is due to make its debut at The Playground Theatre in September 2022. Stage and screen star Keith Allen (Celebration, Almeida Theatre, Trainspotting) will appear alongside Jonny Labey (Strictly Ballroom, Piccadilly Theatre, EastEnders), Gloria Onitiri (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre, The Bodyguard, Adelphi […]
Godspell 50th to feature at West End Musical Drive-In
Stars from the recent online charity concert marking the 50th anniversary of Godspell will feature alongside a one-off screening of the event at the West End Musical Drive-In on 4 October 2020. Jodie Steele (Six, Heathers), Danyl Johnson (2009 X Factor finalist), Jenny Fitzpatrick (Tina, The Musical, Our House), John Barr (The Story of Bart, […]
Godspell 50th Anniversary Online Concert
Godspell 50th Anniversary Online Concert – available to watch until 29 August 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ From Godspell in 1971 to Prince of Egypt, six weeks into its West End run when Covid-19 reared its ugly head and put theatreland into a coma, Stephen Schwartz has been a massive […]
Six star Jodie Steele records ‘Beautiful City’ as taster for Godspell 50th online
West End star Jodie Steele features on a special recording of ‘Beautiful City’ from Godspell released as a preview of the upcoming star-studded online charity concert marking the 50th anniversary of the hit show. Producer Ginger Quiff Media has teamed up with leading theatre-recording label Broadway Records to release the single which will be available […]
Star-packed online concert to mark Godspell’s 50th
West End favourites Ruthie Henshall, Ria Jones and Jenna Russell will be among the star names joining an online charity concert marking the 50th anniversary of Godspell next month. Presented by Thomas Hopkins and Michael Quinn for Ginger Quiff Media in association with Hope Mill Theatre, the Godspell 5oth Anniversary Concert will stream worldwide on 27, […]
Stage Door Records to release Maddie 20th anniversary CD
Previously unreleased recordings by stage and screen favourite John Barrowman will feature on the 20th anniversary double CD featuring the original London cast recording of the 1990s musical Maddie, due for release next month. Continuing its commitment to the preservation of ‘lost’ British theatre scores of the past 50 years, Stage Door Records will release […]
Of Thee I Sing – Royal Festival Hall
Of Thee I Sing was performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ For their second presentation at the South Bank Centre, Senbla with Elliot Davis presented Of Thee I Sing, the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama when it was produced on Broadway in 1931. […]
Rhythm of Life: Cy Coleman – a Celebration in Song – St James Studio
Rhythm of Life: Cy Coleman – a Celebration in Song at St James Studio Theatre, London. Rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ As the composer of musicals including Sweet Charity, Barnum and City of Angels, Cy Coleman has contributed more than his fair share of numbers to the Great American Songbook. This new revue collects […]
The Who’s Tommy at Greenwich Theatre – Ashley Birchall cast in lead role
Full casting is announced today for The Who’s Tommy, which will play a limited run at Greenwich Theatre from Wednesday 29 July to Sunday 23 August. The production comes 20 years after Tommy was last seen in London, marking the 40th anniversary of the original film and the 50th anniversary of The Who. The title role of […]
Cy Coleman revue Rhythm of Life – Marti Webb, Debbie Kurup, Cedric Neal and John Barr in line-up
Marti Webb, Debbie Kurup, Cedric Neal and John Barr are to star in Rhythm of Life, a brand new song cycle celebrating many of the greatest hits by master of the catchy show tune, Tony Award-winning Cy Coleman. Rhythm of Life – which includes five new songs from the Cy Coleman Archive never performed before in […]
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 […]
Hairspray first of musical-packed Curve season
New productions of Hairspray, Water Babies, The Sound of Music and Barnum are all heading to the Leicester Curve in 2014. Not long now until the venue’s new production of Olivier Award-winning musical Hairspray opens (28 February–5 April, press night is 5 March), staged by the venue’s artistic director Paul Kerryson. Leading the cast are: David […]
John Barr – Self Portrait – Crazy Coqs
John Barr performed Self Portrait at the Crazy Coqs, London. Monday nights at the Crazy Coqs are rapidly becoming something of a treat as they afford fledgling artists and seasoned performers a chance to try out new material or hone their cabaret style in a one-off show. Among those seasoned performers is John Barr, a […]
