Ragtime continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until Saturday 10 December. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Director Thom Southerland has something of a reputation for tackling epic shows in intimate settings (Titanic, for one) – shifting the focus away from grand theatrical gestures and placing the focus on storytelling and […]
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Concert version of Ragtime to be staged at Bishopgate Institute
A staged concert version of the multi award-winning Ragtime – The Musical is to play six performances in the heart of the City of London. The amateur production from the Bishopgate Institute and Centre Stage London will feature the full, original Tony Award-winning score performed by 21 musicians and an onstage cast supported by an offstage choir. […]
Rocky – Winter Garden Theatre, New York
Rocky continues at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, in an open-ended run. It’s another pulse-quickening, eye moistening opportunity to root for the underdog, as Rocky Balboa makes it to the Broadway stage in epic fashion. The small-time boxer who’s given the chance of a lifetime to show his stuff in a championship fight first […]
Seussical – Arts Theatre
Seussical continues at the the Arts Theatre, London until 5 January 2014. After Sell a Door’s success with its production of Seussical last year, the company has brought this theatre for young audiences version back to the West End (albeit with some different creative talent onboard) and the result is both fast and fun. The musical, which has a […]
Seussical – director Kirk Jameson makes musical magic
After a successful season in 2012, the Broadway musical Seussical – based on the books of Dr. Seuss – returns to London’s Arts Theatre, opening on 2 December (with previews from 30 November) and running until 5 January 2014. After Kirk Jameson’s success with On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, staged at the […]
