Tag Archives: beauty and the beast

How The Lion King ruined musicals

Posted on November 15, 2022 by mkmswain

The smash hit has led to a Disneyfication of stage shows. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Beauty and the Beast, London Palladium

Posted on July 8, 2022 by mkmswain

For millennial bookworms like me, Disney’s reading-mad Belle will always have a special place in our hearts.  Read my full The i Paper review here

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The music of Alan Menken

Posted on May 27, 2022 by mkmswain

The renowned composer has several shows on in London this year. Read my full TodayTix article here

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Book tickets to summer shows in the West End

Posted on April 29, 2022 by mkmswain

Catch these hot, hot, hot London productions. Read my full London Theatre article here

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The theatre where Christmas is saved – thanks to ‘the Morecambe and Wise of Weston-super-Mare’

Posted on December 22, 2020 by mkmswain

Christmas has been cancelled for most of Britain’s theatres, thanks to the Government’s tightening of tier restrictions, with venues all having to close if placed into tiers 3 and 4. But amidst the slew of bad news for the West … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Posted on December 2, 2019 by mkmswain

Ah, Musicals Week – AKA Dressing-up Box Explosion 2: Wig Warz!. Pretty unsubtle work here from the Strictly producers and judges, with a clear division between sensible theme/dance matches and bizarre combos, and between sky-high quarter-final scores and mediocre ones. … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing 2019, Musicals Week: Karim Zeroual’s technique stops the show – and finally locates Craig’s 10 paddle

Posted on December 1, 2019 by mkmswain

Dancing a jive to Hairspray’s “You Can’t Stop the Beat” might be unoriginal (it’s the fourth on Strictly so far), but it proved a perfect match for Karim Zeroual’s boundless energy – and gave us the first perfect score this … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Anthony Van Laast

Posted on July 18, 2017 by mkmswain

The choreographer talks Beauty and the Beast. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Giacometti, Hokusai, Paula Hawkins and a feminist podcast

Posted on May 7, 2017 by mkmswain

On my May MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Cutting a fine figure Giacometti’s full body of work revealed in a major Tate Modern retrospective Don’t miss: Making waves The British Museum goes beyond Hokusai’s iconic print Commuter corner Paula Hawkins’ Into the Water … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Posted on December 7, 2015 by mkmswain

What’s worse than a limp theme show? A limp theme show at a crucial stage of the competition. We might arguably have had the same quarter-final elimination without it – paso was always going to expose Princess Helen’s lack of … Continue reading →

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