Tag Archives | Palace Theatre

Five Questions With: Ethan Popp

As music supervisor, arranger, and orchestrator, Ethan Popp has taken an all-encompassing role on the Broadway production of The Lost Boys, overseeing every aspect of the show’s sonic identity.

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Festive chance to view Sasha Regan’s The Pirates of Penzance

Home-bound theatre-lovers will get another chance to see the hit West End production of Sasha Regan’s award-winning all-male version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance this Christmas. Recorded live at the Palace Theatre on 13 December 2020, The Pirates of Penzance will available on demand on via Stream Theatre from 23 December 2021 […]

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West End Musical Celebration – Palace Theatre

West End Musical Celebration continues at the Palace Theatre, London until 13 June 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I – like you, I’m sure – have spent the last 15 months sat at home, counting down the days until I would get ‘Defying Gravity’ belted directly into my face again. […]

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Live-stream return for Sasha Regan’s The Pirates Of Penzance

Home-bound theatre-lovers who missed out on the recent streaming of the Palace Theatre debut of Sasha Regan’s award-winning all-male version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance will get another chance to see the hit show this Easter. Recorded live on 13 December 2020, The Pirates of Penzance will return to Stream.Theatre from 29 […]

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The Pirates of Penzance – Palace Theatre

The Pirates of Penzance at the Palace Theatre, London (available from 28 December 2020 until 3 January 2021 on www.stream.theatre) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Comedy is distinct from music and visual art in that it provokes a binary response. A joke is either funny or it isn’t: there is laughter […]

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Palace theatre dates for The Show Must Go On charity concerts

The team behind the successful lockdown-launched Theatre Support Fund + will move their fundraising efforts on-stage with four star-packed special performances at London’s Palace Theatre next month. Presented by the Theatre Support Fund + and Take Two Theatricals, The Show Must Go On! Live At The Palace Theatre will be the first show to reopen […]

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SpongeBob SquarePants – The Broadway Musical – Palace Theatre, New York

SpongeBob SquarePants – The Broadway Musical continues at the Palace Theatre, New York. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SpongeBob SquarePants, the anthropomorphic sponge who lives at the bottom of the ocean, has made it to the Palace, the one-time mecca for vaudeville greats and now one of the vaunted showplaces for […]

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Interview – Richard Fleeshman celebrates the Kings of Broadway

Singer, actor and songwriter RICHARD FLEESHMAN will be appearing in Kings of Broadway, a special concert celebrating legendary composers Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne, at London’s Palace Theatre on Sunday 29 November. The latest show from Alex Parker and Alastair Knights, the creative team behind the staging of Sondheim’s A Little Night Music which played the Palace […]

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Musical Theatre Review editor catches up with Stiles and Drewe

It was great to catch up with multi award-winning songwriting duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe at last week’s launch for The Three Little Pigs, their brand new family musical which plays at the Palace Theatre from Wednesday 5 August to Sunday 6 September 2015. The five-strong cast includes: Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist and Olivier nominated actress Alison Jiear […]

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The Commitments closes in November, UK and Ireland tour planned for 2017

West End musical The Commitments is to close on Sunday 1 November 2015, after a successful run at the Palace Theatre. The London run will be followed by an extensive 2017 UK and Ireland tour, further details will be announced soon. Since opening on 8 October 2013, The Commitments – adapted for the stage by Booker Prize-winning […]

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The Commitments – first anniversary – Palace Theatre

The Commitments celebrates its first anniversary at the Palace Theatre, London. Given the amount of shows running at any one time in London, the fact that a West End show has notched up its successful first anniversary performance can easily slip off the radar, but at a time when getting adequate derrieres on seats night […]

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The Commitments celebrates St Patrick’s Day

The Commitments have been bringing Dublin Soul to London’s West End to great acclaim since opening at the Palace Theatre last October. Now, with only days to go until St Patrick’s Day 2014, the cast have ditched their day off in favour of a special, one-off performance to celebrate the big day in true Irish […]

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Christmas in New York – Palace Theatre

Christmas in New York at the Palace Theatre, London. Making its return to London after a three-year hiatus, Christmas in New York is a selection box of festive favourites – pop songs, show tunes, carols and hymns – presented by some of the leading lights of the West End. At the top of this year’s Christmas […]

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