Third generation songwriter and producer Robert J. Sherman has joined forces with American finance experts Bret Goldin and Andrew Kaplan to form a new production company aimed at showcasing and preserving the work of his illustrious family with plans to produce musicals on stage, screen and streaming platforms. With Sherman serving as chairman and chief […]
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Preview – Dominic Ferris – Me and My Piano
Pianist Dominic Ferris has returned to Live at Zédel, London, the cabaret room at Brasserie Zédel where he has a year-long residency, writes Michael Darvell. For the latest of his Me and My Piano solo shows on 5 May 2018 Ferris was joined by Robert J. Sherman whose father, the late Robert B. Sherman, was one […]
A Spoonful of Sherman – Greenwich Theatre and Touring
A Spoonful of Sherman continues at the Greenwich Theatre, London until 30 March 2018, and then tours until 3 June 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ A musical about musicals could very easily be self-conscious and awkward and it’s certainly a high risk idea. In the hands of the Sherman family, […]
A Spoonful of Sherman to tour in 2018
A Spoonful of Sherman, the celebration of the work of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, will begin a tour of the UK in February. Directed by Stewart Nicholls, who previously directed the cabaret version of the show in London in August, Robert J. Sherman’s tribute to his illustrious father and uncle will take […]
Bumblescratch – Adelphi Theatre
Bumblescratch premiered in a one-off gala performance at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Robert J Sherman took the bold – some might say ill-advised – step of effectively workshopping the latest incarnation of his new musical Bumblescratch in front of a large paying crowd at a charity […]
Bumblescratch gala concert – latest cast details
Full casting for the special gala charity concert of Robert J. Sherman’s new musical Bumblescratch at the Adelphi Theatre has been revealed. The 13-strong cast will include 12-year-old Ilan Galkoff (Matilda, Oliver!) in the lead child role of Perry joining previously announced Darren Day, Michael Xavier and Jessica Martin The performance on Sunday 4 September at 6.30pm […]
Bumblescratch gala concert – Darren Day, Michael Xavier and Jessica Martin star
Darren Day will star alongside Michael Xavier and Jessica Martin in the special gala charity concert of Robert J. Sherman’s new musical Bumblescratch at the Adelphi Theatre. The performance is in aid of Variety, the children’s charity, and is staged as part of commemorations for the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, which raged in the East […]
Robert J. Sherman’s new musical Bumblescratch – special charity gala performance
On Sunday 4 September 2016 there will be a special gala charity concert of Robert J. Sherman’s new musical Bumblescratch at the Adelphi Theatre. This performance is in aid of Variety, the children’s charity, and is staged as part of commemorations for the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, which raged in the East End for four days […]
CD Review – Love Birds – Original Edinburgh Cast
LOVE BIRDS – Original Edinburgh Cast 2015 (SimG Records – SimGR-CD028) What a hoot! This brand new musical from the pen of Robert J. Sherman is a hit at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 and from this recording you can understand why. Totally infectious – in a good way – and one of those CDs you […]
Love Birds – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Love Birds runs at the Pleasance 2 until 31 August. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Robbie Sherman – the third generation of songwriter in the successful Sherman clan – keeps the spirit of his father and grandfather alive in a new family-friendly show packed with parrots, penguins and plenty of toe-tapping tunes. Love […]
Interview – Robert J. Sherman reveals new musical Love Birds at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe
ROBERT ‘ROBBIE’ J. SHERMAN is the son of Robert B. Sherman (1925–2012), one half of the Academy-Award-winning songwriting partnership (with brother Richard) responsible for the unforgettable numbers in classic movie musicals such as Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. His grandfather Al Sherman also enjoyed a successful […]
A Spoonful of Sherman will return to St James Theatre
A Spoonful of Sherman, a cabaret celebrating the work of the late, great Hollywood songwriter Robert B Sherman (and of course his brother Richard) – the most successful songwriting partnership in the history of Hollywood – sold out all its perfomances at London’s St James Theatre in January. Now the show returns to the venue for a […]
