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Cats, The Shows Must Go On

Posted on May 16, 2020 by mkmswain

Cats is, declares composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, a show that doesn’t really have a story, but was beloved on stage because it’s “the ultimate theatrical experience”. That’s the point which Tom Hooper’s grotesque, nightmarish movie adaptation so profoundly missed, with its computer-generated monstrosities and ham-fisted attempts … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Posted on December 4, 2017 by mkmswain

Musicals Week – where ballroom comes to die. Well, not entirely, but it did feel for much of the evening as though we were watching the backdoor pilot episode of spin-off Strictly Come Auditioning For The West End (Who Are … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Kerry Ellis

Posted on August 18, 2016 by mkmswain

The West End leading lady discusses her role in new musical Murder Ballad. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arts theatre, brian may, broadway, broadwayworld, cats, elphaba, interview, kerry ellis, les miserables, murder ballad, musical, off broadway, queen, ramin karimloo, sam yates, theatre, we will rock you, wicked | Leave a comment

Olivier Awards 2015: Young Vic triumph heralds the era of the giant-killer

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mkmswain

The Young Vic’s victory parade came as no surprise after a bumper year, but, in an impressive night for studio and publicly funded theatre, the egalitarian 2015 Oliviers also showered affection upon the Hampstead, Donmar, RSC, Chichester, Royal Court and … Continue reading →

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theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear

Posted on April 11, 2015 by mkmswain

From Singin’ in the Rain and Anything Goes to Hello, Dolly! and Mary Poppins, Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear has done more than any other British choreographer to usher classic musicals into the modern era. But adept as he is … Continue reading →

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Sentiment snowdrift, Strictly surprises and 2015 preview

Posted on January 5, 2015 by mkmswain

My articles in the January issue of Dance Today, out now: Snowed under The saccharine sentiment of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre is downright suffocating Strictly surprises Following another series of Strictly celebrities being saddled with the “dark horse” mantle, my top five genuinely surprising contestants Stepping … Continue reading →

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Cats, globe-trotting, ball games and striking out

Posted on December 4, 2014 by mkmswain

My articles in the December issue of Dance Today, out tomorrow: Strictly international From India to Finland, South Africa to Turkey, how the hit BBC show travels around the world Top cat As the West End revival opens, groundbreaking choreographer Gillian Lynne recalls the creation of Cats … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: cats

Cats, The Shows Must Go On

Strictly Speaking: Week 11

BWW Interview: Kerry Ellis

Olivier Awards 2015: Young Vic triumph heralds the era of the giant-killer

theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear

Sentiment snowdrift, Strictly surprises and 2015 preview

Cats, globe-trotting, ball games and striking out

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