The British actress Angela Lansbury was known globally as the amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher, but there was a lot more to the famous television star, as Michael Darvell recalls… Angela Lansbury had an 80-year long career in which she captured and captivated her audiences whether they were seeing her live on the dramatic stage, enjoying […]
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‘It is rare that one person can touch multiple generations’: Tributes pour in for Dame Angela Lansbury
Just a few months after the Tony Awards celebrated the glittering career of stage and screen legend Dame Angela Lansbury with a Lifetime Achievement Award the theatre world is mourning her loss. The passing of theatre’s undisputed Grand Dame was announced in a statement issued by the Lansbury family which read: “The children of Dame […]
Remembering Donald Pippin (1926-2022) – Broadway’s favourite musical director, conductor and arranger
In many ways Donald Pippin, who has died at the age of 95, was the American musical theatre’s greatest maestro as a musical director and conductor. And from 1955 until 2018 he was also responsible for the vocal arrangements of some of Broadway’s most successful shows. Michael Darvell looks back on a great musical career… […]
Angela Lansbury to receive lifetime achievement award at the Tony Awards
Stage and screen legend Angela Lansbury will receive the 2022 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at the 75th Annual Tony Awards this month. Recognising a glittering career that spans 75 years, the London-born 96-year-old actress will be presented with her prestigious award during Broadway’s biggest night of the year at the […]
WhatsOnStage Awards nominations revealed
New British musical & Juliet leads the nominations for the 20th annual WhatsOnStage Awards.
Remembering Jerry Herman 1931-2019
Jerry Herman, the American composer and lyricist of Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage Aux Folles, Dear World and The Grand Tour, has died at the age of 88. Michael Darvell looks back at the work of a great Broadway talent. The American composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, who has died aged 88, was essentially a […]
Darren Day joins hit revival of Mame for tour dates
Stage and small screen celebrity Darren Day will join original stars Tracie Bennett and Harriet Thorpe when the first professional UK revival of classic musical Mame follows its hit run at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre with dates at the Royal & Derngate, Northampton and the Salisbury Playhouse. Day (Grease, Summer Holiday, West End) will take […]
Tributes paid to Broadway legend Jerry Herman
Harvey Fierstein and Angela Lansbury were among the star names paying tribute to the musical theatre legend Jerry Herman following news that the multi-award-winning composer and lyricist had died on 26 December 2019 at the age of 88. Writing on Twitter, Fierstein who wrote the book for Herman’s La Cage Aux Folles said: “Jerry Herman […]
Mame – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Mame continues at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 9 November 2019, then tours until January 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Hope Mill announced the first professional UK revival of Mame since its 1969 West End premiere, one colleague suggested that there may have been a reason for its lengthy absence. Let’s face […]
Classic musicals and new British work to play Hope Mill Theatre in 2019
The highly successful partnership between Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment continues with a 2019 season that will include the UK premiere of a new version of the Broadway musical RAGS, the first UK revival of classic musical Mame and new British musical The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, inspired by A […]
Jerry’s Girls transfers to Jermyn Street Theatre for three-week run
Following a sell-out run at St James Studio last month, musical revue Jerry’s Girls will transfer to Jermyn Street Theatre for a limited three-week run from Tuesday 12 to Sunday 31 May 2015, with a press night on Friday 15 May. Featuring songs from classic musicals including Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage Aux Folles, […]
Jerry’s Girls – St James Studio
Jerry’s Girls continues at St James Studio, London until 15 March. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It is only when you hear 28 of his show songs paraded one after the other in a sparkling revue staged so winningly by a hectically-involved cast of five under Kate Golledge’s imaginative direction that you realise the full extent of Broadway legend Jerry […]
