A live cast recording of Matthew Harvey’s new musical Unbound will be released on 31 October as part of this year’s Halloween festivities.
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Music Review: Matthew Harvey – Whatever Happens Next
Matthew Harvey – Whatever Happens Next. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ British musical theatre composer and performer Matthew Harvey has released his debut album – a compact eight-song repertoire entitled Whatever Happens Next. Having amassed performance credits in West End stalwarts such as Les Misérables and Jesus Christ Superstar, Harvey branched out […]
British Youth Music Theatre – Unbound
Unbound, performed by the British Youth Music Theatre, was reviewed at the Birmingham Hippodrome. The show’s strength is in its music and its strong female focus, if it can hone the tone of the writing and give the story its own identity rather than highlighting its influences quite so strongly, Harvey could be onto something spell-binding.
Musicals Mash Up: 30 October-6 November 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. We hope you approve! News editor Angela Thomas reports
Fundraising anniversary stream for acclaimed Now or Never
The Barn Theatre’s acclaimed recording of its ambitious live stream concert performance of song cycle Now or Never will receive a one-night-only anniversary stream next month to raise money for The Suzie Mackie Fellowship. Originally performed at the Barn Theatre in 2021, the digital song cycle which marked Matthew Harvey’s first collaboration with the Barn […]
Now or Never – Barn Theatre, Cirencester
Now or Never was streamed from the Barn Theatre, Cirencester. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Since the start of the first lockdown over a year ago, Cirencester’s Barn Theatre has led the way in finding avenues for live theatre in a socially distanced world. Be that live circus shows, YouTube reimaginings […]
Barn Theatre to premiere new song cycle Now or Never with live digital concert
Casting has been confirmed for the Barn Theatre’s most ambitious live-stream to date, the premiere of new song cycle Now or Never next month. Marking Matthew Harvey’s first collaboration with the Barn since the composer, lyricist and performer took up the post of associate artist at the popular Cirencester venue, the live ‘one-shot’ digital concert […]
First track release from new Barn Theatre associate artist Matthew Harvey
The Barn Theatre has released the first recording of a new song by Matthew Harvey to coincide with the announcement of the appointment of the composer, lyricist and performer as associate artist. Featuring Harvey (Jesus Christ Superstar, Violet) along with fellow West End stars Eloise Davies (Be More Chill, Grease), Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar, […]
Violet – Charing Cross Theatre
Violet continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 6 April 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It may be overshadowed in composer Jeanine Tesori’s back catalogue by Fun Home and Shrek the Musical, but the musical score for Violet is one of her best. Brian Crawley’s book doesn’t quite live […]
