Tag Archives: composer

BWW Interview: Dave Malloy

Posted on October 7, 2019 by mkmswain

Composer, writer and actor Dave Malloy’s work includes the Tony Award-winning Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Octet, and his upcoming adaptation of Moby-Dick – the latter directed by regular collaborator Rachel Chavkin and starring Malloy. This year, London also sees two of his shows: Preludes, soon … Continue reading →

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Preludes, Southwark Playhouse

Posted on September 12, 2019 by mkmswain

Where does music come from? That’s the vital question posed to Sergei Rachmaninoff in Dave Malloy’s extraordinary 2015 chamber work, as the great late-Romantic Russian composer – stuck in his third year of harrowing writer’s block – tries to relocate his gift. It comes … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary

Posted on July 10, 2017 by mkmswain

The musical theatre writing partnership talk The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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BWW Interview: Sisters Grimm

Posted on June 20, 2017 by mkmswain

Composer Ella Spira and choreographer Pietra Mello-Pittman on new dance musical Voices of the Amazon. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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BWW Interview: Howard Goodall

Posted on November 15, 2016 by mkmswain

The composer discusses mixing classical and popular music, and the New York debut of his Eternal Light: A Requiem. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Wicked 10th Anniversary Gala

Posted on September 28, 2016 by mkmswain

Wicked held a special gala performance last night at the Apollo Victoria Theatre to mark 10 years in the West End – a milestone guaranteed to make many in the industry green with envy. Current stars Rachel Tucker, Suzie Mathers, … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Composer Richard Hartley Discusses THE STRIPPER

Posted on July 11, 2016 by mkmswain

Richard Hartley discusses his varied stage and screen career, including collaborations with Richard O’Brien on Rocky Horror and The Stripper, ahead of the latter’s St James Theatre revival. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, composer, interview, london, musical, richard hartley, richard o'brien, rocky horror picture show, st james theatre, the stripper | Leave a comment

Farinelli and the King, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on October 16, 2015 by mkmswain

Make opera, not war. So urges composer-turned-playwright Claire van Kampen’s featherweight historical star vehicle, elevated by husband Mark Rylance – in a tailored role showcasing his beguiling idiosyncrasies – and John Dove’s sumptuous production. Read my full Ham & High review … Continue reading →

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Clumsy look at Jewish Broadway history is toe-tapping nostalgia

Posted on September 5, 2015 by mkmswain

Lacking the shrewd lampooning instincts of Spamalot, from which it takes its name, revue You Won’t Succeed On Broadway If You Don’t Have Any Jews is a muddle: too solemn for satire, too grandiloquent for cabaret, and too fractured for musical … Continue reading →

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You Won’t Succeed On Broadway If You Don’t Have Any Jews, St James Theatre

Posted on August 28, 2015 by mkmswain

Well, here’s an oddity. You Won’t Succeed… is too fragmented for musical theatre, too bombastic for cabaret, and about as profound as a first-draft Wikipedia page. Channelling the self-referential levity of the Monty Python show from which it takes its … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: composer

BWW Interview: Dave Malloy

Preludes, Southwark Playhouse

BWW Interview: Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary

BWW Interview: Sisters Grimm

BWW Interview: Howard Goodall

Wicked 10th Anniversary Gala

BWW Interview: Composer Richard Hartley Discusses THE STRIPPER

Farinelli and the King, Duke of York’s Theatre

Clumsy look at Jewish Broadway history is toe-tapping nostalgia

You Won’t Succeed On Broadway If You Don’t Have Any Jews, St James Theatre

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