Leicester Curve has announced an extension to the hit online run of The Color Purple – at Home. Produced in association with Birmingham Hippodrome, the concert re-working of the hit 2019 production will now stream online until 16 March 2021. The concert version of the first co-production between Birmingham Hippodrome and Curve which had been […]
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The Color Purple – at Home – Curve Leicester
The Color Purple at Home is streaming from Curve Leicester until 7 March 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If the cynics are right, if musical theatre is indeed all jazz hands and pomp and fluff – a medium incapable of supporting the weight of “important” stories – then this musical […]
Curve to reunite with Birmingham Hippodrome for The Color Purple – At Home
Leicester Curve will follow its critically-acclaimed Sunset Boulevard – at Home by reuniting with Birmingham Hippodrome to stream The Color Purple – at Home, a concert reworking of their hit 2019 production. The concert version of the first co-production between Birmingham Hippodrome and Curve had been due to be part of Curve’s reopening season, but […]
Together Again – Thespie
Together Again, streamed on Thespie.com. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Fans of Heathers, the rock musical which played at The Other Palace and for a limited West End run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2018, will enjoy this sixth instalment in Thespie’s Reunited concert series. It reunites three of the stars […]
Two more concerts added to popular Thespie Reunited series
Theatre platform Thespie has announced an extra two shows in its popular Reunited series of filmed concerts for home-bound audiences which launched this month with Unlimited: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz. Cast members from Pretty Woman will reunite for Never Give Up On A Dream on New Year’s Eve while former Heathers stars will feature […]
Concert versions of The Color Purple and Sunset Boulevard to feature in Curve’s comeback season
Live theatre will return to Leicester Curve next month for the first time since the venue closed its doors to the public in March with the launch of an autumn season that will feature two re-imagined, socially distanced concert versions of two Made at Curve productions. Launching on 12 November 2020 with an exclusive event […]
The Color Purple – Leicester Curve
The Color Purple continues at Leicester Curve until 13 July 2019, then 16-20 July at Birmingham Hippodrome. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The Color Purple is a good shade on any audience, and this Leicester Curve gathering is no different. Alice Walker’s landmark tale of abuse, incest, race and sexuality is as relevant […]
T’Shan Williams is cast as Celie in The Color Purple
First images have been released of T’Shan Williams in the pivotal role of Celie in the Leicester Curve and the Birmingham Hippodrome’s major new co-production of the Broadway musical version of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. Williams (Heathers The Musical, Theatre Royal, Haymarket/The Other Palace, The Life, Southwark Playhouse) has joined the cast as the […]
Leading theatre producers Selladoor launch new production platform
Two new musicals marking the centenary of the Armistice will be the launch productions for leading theatre producers Selladoor Worldwide’s new scheme to support and develop new work. The first showcase of work developed by Selladoor Creation will take place today (Monday 12 November 2018) at London’s Fortune Theatre, with a special concert showcase of […]
Heathers The Musical – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Heathers the Musical continues at Theatre Royal Haymarket until 24 November 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ On the face of it, cult film Heathers would not seem to be a great candidate to form an evening of uplifting musical theatre. The 1988 film is a dark, dark comedy that takes […]
New song and revised script for Heathers West End transfer run
The record-breaking Heathers – The Musical will feature a new song and a re-worked script when it arrives at the Theatre Royal Haymarket next month. Due move to the bigger stage in the heart of the West End for a strictly limited run from 3 September 2018, audiences for the final performances of the European […]
Jodie Steele, Sophie Isaacs, T’Shan Williams and Jamie Muscato are cast in Heathers – The Musical at The Other Palace
Veronica’s ‘mean girl’ classmates, playing opposite Carrie Hope Fletcher’s Veronica Sawyer in the eagerly-anticipated European premiere of Heathers – The Musical (beginning its limited run next month) will be played by Jodie Steele (Myth, The Other Palace), Sophie Isaacs (The Rocky Horror Show, European tour) and T’Shan Williams (Caroline or Change, Hampstead Theatre). Big Fish star […]
Full company for Hampstead Theatre run of Caroline, Or Change
Hampstead Theatre has announced the full company joining Sharon D. Clarke for Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s Caroline, Or Change which is due to open next month following its successful run last year at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Clarke, who will reprise her acclaimed performance in the title role, will be joined by Naana Agyei-Ampuda, […]
Interview – director Michael Blakemore revisits The Life at Southwark Playhouse
Opening this week, The Life at Southwark Playhouse is a revival of a musical which has not been seen since its original Broadway production 20 years ago. For this anniversary revival, the show’s original director Michael Blakemore has returned to the show. With music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Ira Gasman and a book by […]
Sister Act – Guildford School of Acting
Sister Act was performed by third-year BA Musical Theatre students from the Guildford School of Acting at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford. Star rating: 5 stars ***** Among the abundance of musicals based on iconic films that have emerged in recent years, the 2006 adaptation of 1992’s classic comedy Sister Act may be the exception that proves […]
