John Yap, founder of international record company JAY Records, pays tribute to his friend and collaborator, the award-winning composer Charles Strouse.
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Farewell to Broadway great Charles Strouse (1928-2025)
Triple Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse has passed away at the age of 96 at his home in New York. The death of the composer whose most famous work was the much-loved musical Annie was announced by his four children.
Bye Bye Birdie – Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
Bye Bye Birdie continues at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, London until 4 September. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This 1960 satire on fame, rock ‘n’ roll and teenage angst in small town America is rarely staged in London, perhaps now considered too twee and too saccharine for modern audiences. But […]
Bye Bye Birdie at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre – casting revealed
Casting has been announced for All Star Productions’ next production, a rare professional staging of the classic Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre in Walthamstow, London. With music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams and a book by Michael Stewart, the production will run from 11 August to 4 September […]
Charles Strouse in cabaret – The Pheasantry
Charles Strouse performed in cabaret, with special guest Bonnie Langford, at The Pheasantry, London. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Composer Charles Strouse is a Broadway legend, not only on account of his great age (he was born in 1928), but also for the sheer number of musical shows he has written since Bye Bye Birdie […]
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman – Leicester Square Theatre
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman continues at the Leicester Square Theatre, London until 21 February. Star rating: 4 stars **** Superman, the hero of the comic strip begun in 1939, has entertained adults and children in many guises for decades. In between that first appearance and the release of the Superman film starring Christopher […]
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman – line-up revealed for transfer to Leicester Square Theatre
Casting has been revealed for the transfer of All Star Productions’ acclaimed production of It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman. The company presented the UK premiere of the show in March 2014 at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre on the London Fringe, and its success has meant the production will take up residence from 10-21 February 2015 at the Leicester Square […]
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman – Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman continues at the Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, Walthamstow, London until 22 March. Long before superheroes were the source of blockbuster movies and 35 years before the mega-musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark landed on Broadway, It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman opened on […]
Superman flies in to the Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
All Star Productions’ staging of It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman (4–22 March, press night is 7 March) at North East London’s Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre is the first UK production of this musical comedy. With a score by Charles Strouse (Annie) and Lee Adams (Bye Bye Birdie), and a book by David Newman and […]
