The Distance You Have Come continues at the Apollo Theatre, London on 28 June 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s the second time around for this song cycle by US composer-lyricist Scott Alan. From its premiere at London’s Cockpit Theatre in 2018, this two-act exploration of the vicissitudes of modern life […]
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Revival of Scott Alan’s The Distance You Have Come planned
Original cast members will reunite for the upcoming revival of award-winning composer and lyricist Scott Alan’s The Distance You Have Come at the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue for two performances in June. The song cycle which was first seen at London’s Cockpit Theatre in 2018 will be performed at the Apollo Theatre on 21 […]
The Distance You Have Come – Cockpit Theatre
The Distance You Have Come continues at the Cockpit Theatre, London until 28 October 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Billed as a song cycle (by Scott Alan who also directs) this two-hour piece sits somewhere between musical theatre and a concert. Six people interact in various roles as we explore, […]
West End stars cast in Scott Alan’s The Distance You Have Come
Casting has been announced for The Distance You Have Come, the new musical based on the work of award-winning composer Scott Alan which is due to play The Cockpit in London from 16-28 October 2018. With musical direction by Scott Morgan, the show which features a song cycle of Alan’s most popular works follows the […]
Interview – Scott Alan tells his story in The Journey at Live at Zédel
Award-winning singer-songwriter SCOTT ALAN presents his one-man musical, The Journey, at London’s Live at Zédel from 27 December to 8 January. Told through more than a dozen new and established songs, The Journey charts the writer’s story through sexual awakening and battles with physical and mental health. The show also features music that has been a magnate for some of […]
The Zedel Follies – Live At Zedel
The Zedel Follies – Chapter One: It’s a Man’s World at Live At Zedel, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The Zedel Follies is a new monthly series featuring groups of female singers with an extensive background of musical theatre in the West End. Kicking off the series were Madalena Alberto (Evita), […]
More musical theatre stars lined up for new Live At Zédel
Further details have been announced of the musical theatre stars lined up to launch London’s new entertainment concept Live At Zédel. Artistic director in residence, American singer-songwriter Scott Alan, has added a number of acts to the autumn line-up alongside previously announced stars including Rachel Tucker, Shoshana Bean, Matt Cardle and Maria Friedman. Actress Evelyn Hoskins (Carrie), actress-turned-singer […]
New Live At Zedel programme features Scott Alan, Rachel Tucker and Matt Cardle
Fears of ‘classical cabaret’ buffs that the new regime at West End nightspot Crazy Coqs – to be retitled Live At Zedel when reopening after the August recess – were going for a complete change of direction proved somewhat wide of the mark when the first September-to-December programme was announced this week. Olivier Award winner […]
Curtain Up album awards – Bend It Like Beckham, Cynthia Erivo, Oliver Tompsett and Scott Alan are winners
The original London cast of Bend It Like Beckham and Cynthia Erivo, Oliver Tompsett and Scott Alan were crowned the winners of The Curtain Up radio show’s first musical theatre album awards today. Bend It Like Beckham was chosen as the Best Cast Recording while Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Tompsett Sing Scott Alan took home the […]
Sam Bailey in Concert – Lyric Theatre, London
Sam Bailey in Concert was presented at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ For a pop supremo who claims to dislike musical theatre, Simon Cowell heads a media empire that has propelled an increasingly large number of performers towards the genre. The very first series of The X […]
Interview – Sam Bailey – a passion for musical theatre leads to dream West End concert
SAM BAILEY, the 2013 winner of X Factor, is to perform a one-off concert of musical theatre songs, Sam Bailey – Live in the West End, at London’s Lyric Theatre on 12 October, with guest stars including Collabro, Michael Xavier and Scott Alan. She talked to Ollie Wilson about the show and her love of musical theatre. How did […]
X Factor winner Sam Bailey West End concert – guests includes Michael Xavier and Scott Alan
Sam Bailey, who won ITV’s The X Factor in 2013, will take the stage in London’s West End for the first time in her career for a one-off concert at the Lyric Theatre. Bailey and a plethora of special guests will perform an evening of musical theatre on 12 October 2015. Winners of Britain’s Got Talent, Collabro; two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael Xavier; and US […]
Scott Alan and Cynthia Erivo – Home Again – St James Studio
Scott Alan and Cynthia Erivo: Home Again at the St James Studio Theatre, London, as part of the London Festival of Cabaret. Star rating: Five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In the world of musical theatre and its cabaret sibling, we are used to describing songs and performances as ‘moving’ or ‘emotional’. All too often, though, there […]
Interview – composer Scott Alan reunites with Cynthia Erivo at the London Festival of Cabaret
New York-based composer Scott Alan (Home; Dreaming Wide Awake) and Broadway-bound actress and singer Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple; I Can’t Sing!) will join forces for Home Again, three special concerts (4–6 May) at the St James Studio, London as part of the London Festival of Cabaret 2015 (28 April to 11 May). Audiences can expect to hear Erivo […]
London Festival of Cabaret – Kerry Ellis, Janie Dee, Cynthia Erivo and Scott Alan join line-up
The third London Festival of Cabaret (LFoC) runs from 28 April–11 May and in addition to a spectacular list of artists, three prestigious new venues have joined the roster. The Delfont Room, the Sam Wanamaker Theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe and Wilton’s Music Hall join the Crazy Coqs, The Pheasantry, St James Studio and Jermyn Street Theatre in offering […]
Scott Alan & Special Guests – London Hippodrome
Scott Alan & Special Guests performed at the Hippodrome, London. Scott Alan is a huge deal in musical theatre circles. This singer/songwriter from the USA has become a big influence, thanks primarily to his ability to craft richly structured ballads carrying immense emotional power. Alan is also a composer who wears his heart very much on […]
