Tag Archives: broadway

Flop or heroic failure? The ugly truth about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella

Posted on May 2, 2022 by mkmswain

Following a Herculean fight to opening night, the composer’s musical is closing early. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Diana: The Musical

Posted on October 1, 2021 by mkmswain

“A fairy tale born in Hell.” That’s the nuanced take on Princess Diana’s marriage in this redundant soap opera-meets-rock opera, which would be in bad taste were it not so dull. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Even in his 90s, Stephen Sondheim could dance circles around Hamilton

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mkmswain

The thrillingly sophisticated king of Broadway is working on his first new musical since 2008. Broadway should be jumping for joy. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Ben Platt on the Dear Evan Hansen trailer backlash: ‘It was a shellshock moment’

Posted on August 21, 2021 by mkmswain

Playing a chronically anxious teenager in the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen made American actor Ben Platt a household name, winning him Tony, Emmy and Grammy Awards – one off the fabled ‘EGOT’. Read my full Telegraph interview here

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Showbiz is back – and in full swing: a jubilant Broadway bonanza at the Proms

Posted on August 2, 2021 by mkmswain

Musical theatre hasn’t had much cause for celebration this past year, nor the Proms, which were moved online in 2020. Thankfully, both are now reunited with live audiences, as jubilantly demonstrated at Saturday night’s Broadway bonanza. Read my full Telegraph … Continue reading →

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[Title of Show], Online

Posted on November 21, 2020 by mkmswain

If theatre is sometimes accused of excessive navel-gazing, then what to make of this American meta-musical? It follows two guys creating a show – about two guys creating a show. Read my full The i Paper review here

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Six’s ruined reopening: ‘The cast moved and got tested – then I had to break the news on Zoom’

Posted on November 4, 2020 by mkmswain

It’s been three times unlucky for Six in 2020. The British musical had to close its US production on what would have been opening night, as Broadway shuttered; local outbreaks scuppered its summer drive-in tour; and, now, the second lockdown has put back … Continue reading →

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What the Constitution Means to Me, Amazon Prime

Posted on October 16, 2020 by mkmswain

When Heidi Shreck was 15, she travelled around the US giving debate speeches about the Constitution to win scholarship money for college. This electrifying, Tony- and Pulitzer-nominated play resurrects that teenage self, while demonstrating how the founding document has failed … Continue reading →

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The West End Frame Show

Posted on July 7, 2020 by mkmswain

I guest host the popular theatre podcast to discuss the Government’s rescue package, Hamilton, documentaries and more. Listen to the podcast here

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Hamilton review

Posted on July 2, 2020 by mkmswain

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three performances in June 2016 – was meant to hit cinemas next autumn. Instead, in response to Covid-19, it’s now streaming on Disney+. Read my … Continue reading →

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