The Summer Knows was performed by Melissa Errico at Ronnie Scott’s, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There is a moment in any great concert when the room stops being just a room, when the walls of the venue – the sight lines, the drinks orders, the ambient clatter – all dissolve, […]
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Interview: The Summer Knows – Melissa Errico at Ronnie Scott’s
Melissa Errico will make her Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club debut on Sunday 12 July at 12pm with The Summer Knows, a celebration of the music of legendary composer Michel Legrand.
The Young Girls of Rochefort – Théâtre Du Lido, Paris
The Young Girls of Rochefort continues at Théâtre Du Lido, Paris until 11 January 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This joyous Lido production makes a persuasive case for the piece’s enduring theatrical magic.
Five Questions With: Melissa Errico
One of the hottest cabaret tickets in town this summer will be the visit of Deux Grandes Dames, New York superstar MELISSA ERRICO and her Parisian soulmate Isabelle Georges, to the Crazy Coqs in London’s Piccadilly on 10 and 13 July 2024.
Amour & After: Melissa Errico Sings Michel Legrand – Crazy Coqs
Amour & After: Melissa Errico sings Michel Legrand at the Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ With Melissa Errico you get the full package – a voice to die for like no other, a fabulous, sparkly blue dress she bought specially for the Crazy Coqs, an infectious giggle with all […]
Legacy: Maria Friedman and Friends extends run
The Menier Chocolate Factory in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, has confirmed an extension of the world premiere of new show, Maria Friedman & Friends – Legacy in response to high demand. Starring triple Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman, the show which celebrates the genius of Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand and Stephen Sondheim will now continue […]
Maria Friedman unveils new show celebrating the work of Hamlisch, Legrand and Sondheim
Triple Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman will celebrate the genius of Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand and Stephen Sondheim in a new show premiering at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory in March 2022. Presented by the Menier Chocolate Factory in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, Maria Friedman & Friends – Legacy will begin preview performances on 3 March […]
‘The best that there is’: Remembering Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022)
Marilyn Bergman and her husband Alan were responsible for an untold number of classic songs for films, theatre and television. Michael Darvell takes a glimpse at their back catalogue. Where do you begin with the Bergmans? Well, they started life in the same New York hospital in Brooklyn where they were both born, Alan in […]
‘When Les Mis came along it towered over and above anything’: Remembering Herbert Kretzmer OBE
The name of the journalist and lyricist Herbert Kretzmer, who has died at the age of 95, may not mean much to most people until they realise that it was he who provided the English-language lyrics for the musical of Les Misérables in 1985 which has become the longest-running London stage musical and one that […]
Early closing date for Amour at Charing Cross Theatre
The well-received UK professional premiere of multi-award-winning composer Michel Legrand’s musical fantasy Amour is to end its run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre early after just 45 performances. Initially due to run until Saturday 20 July, the show which features music by legendary film composer Legrand with English lyrics by Jeremy Sams (from the original […]
