When it comes to musicals, the nominations for the 2015 Tony Awards, announced today (Tuesday), focus on a tight little group of contenders, with Fun Home and An American in Paris, each receiving a dozen nods. Others high on the list are Something Rotten!, with ten nominations, and The King and I, with nine. On […]
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The Visit – Lyceum Theatre, New York
The Visit continues at the Lyceum Theatre, New York. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Standing downstage center in The Visit, the long-brewing Kander and Ebb musical that has finally reached Broadway, Chita Rivera playing Claire Zachanassian, the richest woman in the world, declares: “I’m unkillable.” The applause that greets this declaration is, of course, not […]
Brent Barrett – Life Is, The Songs of Kander and Ebb – Crazy Coqs
Brent Barrett performs his show Life Is – The Songs of Kander and Ebb at the Crazy Coqs, London until 24 January. Broadway star Brent Barrett returns to this highly successful cabaret venue where he made his triumphant debut a year ago. This time he presents the London premiere of his new show that celebrates a 50-year […]
Kander and Ebb’s The Visit finally makes it to Broadway
The Visit, the brooding musical stew of love and revenge that has been cooking for years, will be served up on Broadway at last. As a last-minute addition to the 2014-2015 season, it will join the crush of musicals opening in April. The first-night curtain is to rise on 23 April, the final date for […]
The Visit – Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts
The Visit was performed as part of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts. This is a revamped 95-minute version of The Visit – one of the last collaborations between John Kander and Fred Ebb, with a book by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally – which is often entertaining and sometimes captivating. The production features Broadway legend Chita Rivera as Claire Zachanassian, the oft-widowed richest woman in the world who returns to the […]
