World’s Greatest Lover continues at Pleasance One at Pleasance Courtyard until 24 August 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We may not have found the world’s greatest lover, but we just might have found the Fringe’s greatest musical.
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Musical Theatre Preview
There are several standout shows this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – musical theatre continues to stretch the boundaries, taking inspiration from classic literature, faith, history, art and the environment.
Robert Creighton stars as James Cagney in London workshops for new musical Top of the World
Award-winning actor Robert Creighton will bring his acclaimed portrayal of movie star James Cagney to London for three invitation-only workshop performances on 9 and 10 December 2021. Previously known as Cagney The Musical, Top of the World features music and lyrics by Creighton and Christopher McGovern and a book by Peter Colley. Creighton stars as […]
Smokey Joe’s Café – Stage 42, New York
Smokey Joe’s Café continues at Stage 42, New York. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller might not have all the dewy freshness they had back in the 1950s and 1960s when the songwriting team was contributing mightily to the soundtrack of our lives. Now those songs […]
The Golden Apple – Encores! – New York City Center
The Golden Apple, an Encores! production, was performed at New York City Center. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Encores! staged concert series of Broadway musicals from the past has closed out its 2017 season in spectacular fashion, with its mounting of a nonpareil gem from 1954, The Golden Apple. With […]
On the Town – Lyric Theatre, New York
On the Town continues at the Lyric Theatre, New York. The fall slate of new Broadway musicals has started on a deliciously high note with the revival of the 1944 treasure On the Town. Director John Rando and choreographer Joshua Bergasse have mounted this Second World War frolic with respect, affection and verve. Its tale of […]
