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Tag Archives: dominion theatre
Bat Out of Hell, Dominion Theatre
Back by feverishly popular demand, Jim Steinman’s mega-musical is no longer in danger of alarming unsuspecting operagoers. A year on from its Coliseum debut, this indisputably bonkers show moves to the West End venue it was surely always destined for – … Continue reading
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Tagged andrew polec, bat out of hell, christina bennington, dominion theatre, dystopia, jim steinman, jukebox musical, london, love, meat loaf, musical, new york, opera, peter pan, pop, review, rock, romance, romeo and juliet, west end
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An American in Paris, Dominion Theatre
It’s 1945, and Paris is shakily emerging from Nazi occupation – celebrating, yes, with soldiers returning and families reuniting, but also confronting collaborators in their midst and post-war deprivation. Amidst this turmoil, two future lovers meet: an encounter of seismic … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged an american in paris, broadwayworld, christopher wheeldon, dance, dancing, dominion theatre, gershwin, leanne cope, london, paris, review, robert fairchild, war, west end
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead leads March’s Top 10 new London shows
From starry Stoppard and Marber revivals to toe-tapping musicals and Elena Ferrante on stage. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged amanda holden, an american in paris, arts theatre, ballet, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, dance, dancing, daniel radcliffe, david tennant, dominion theatre, don juan in soho, elena ferrante, garrick theatre, ian hislop, kate fleetwood, lee mead, london, lyric hammersmith, march, my brilliant friend, my country, national theare, old vic, rose theatre kingston, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, seventeen, stepping out, tap, the miser, the wipers times, theatre, tom stoppard, top 10, ugly lies the bone, vaudeville theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child leads July’s Top 10 new London shows
From a magical mega-hit and eye-catching musical revivals to plays with strong social resonance. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged andrew lloyd webber, beverley knight, book tickets, breakfast at tiffanys, broadwayworld, dominion theatre, easter rising, harry potter, harry potter and the cursed child, into the woods, ireland, jesus christ superstar, jk rowling, july, london, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, neil labute, palace theatre, park theatre, pixie lott, queens of syria, refugees, regents park, richard o'brien, rocky horror, rotterdam, sean o'casey, some girls, sondheim, st james theatre, the bodyguard, the plough and the stars, the stripper, theatre, trafalgar studios, west end, young vic
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We Made It: Stufish Entertainment Architects
Set designer and architect Ric Lipson on creating work for U2, Madonna, Chinese theatre and a new West End version of The War of the Worlds. Read my full theartsdesk interview here
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Tagged architect, beijing olympics, china, cirque du soleil, dai show, designer, dominion theatre, drama, london, madonna, martian fighting machine, music, pink floyd, play, pop, queen, ric lipson, rock, set design, stadium, stufish entertainment architects, the rolling stones, the war of the worlds, theatre, tour, u2, west end
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Elf, Dominion Theatre
This new family musical, based on the popular 2003 Will Ferrell film, has rightly been censured for its extortionate seating prices, hosting the West End’s most expensive top-end tickets at £267.50 a pop – and that’s without the drinks, ice … Continue reading
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Tagged ben forster, book, buddy, buy, children, christmas, dancing, dominion theatre, elf, elves, expensive, family, father christmas, festive, gift, kimberley walsh, musical, new york, north pole, play, present, price, publishing, review, santa, seasonal, singing, the apprentice, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, ticket, west end, will ferrell, yuletide
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Top teachers, best adverts and the world of showdance
My articles in the February issue of Dance Today, out now: Just ad dance How does fleet-footed advertising affect the dance industry as a whole, and what made our top 10 ads? Teacher of the Year 2015 As we open our competition, dance luminaries pay … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged 2015, ad, advert, advertising, aled jones, american smooth, argentine tango, ballroom, best, blackpool, Bradley Stauffer-Kruse, britains got talent, competition, dance, dance today, dancesport, dancing, dark horse, dominion theatre, drama, enter, entry, fred and ginger, irving berlin, latin, learn, lesson, london, musical, prize, pupil, review, rivoli ballroom, salsa, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, scd, showdance, Sofia Boutella, soren stauffer-kruse, stage, strictly, strictly come dancing, student, sugar dandies, surprise, teach, teacher, theatre, tom chambers, top, west end, white christmas
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Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Dominion Theatre
’Tis the season to be nostalgic, but even the most misty-eyed yuletide reveller will struggle with the sheer volume of syrup in White Christmas – the theatrical equivalent of marinating in cheap eggnog. Based on the 1954 film, a wholesome … Continue reading
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Tagged aled jones, Bing Crosby, broadway, christmas, dance, dance today, dancing, Danny Kaye, dominion theatre, festive, fred astaire, ginger rogers, irving berlin, london, magazine, musical, review, Rosemary Clooney, scd, seasonal, singing, snow, soldier, song, strictly, strictly come dancing, tap, tom chambers, vermont, war, west end, white christmas
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Sentiment snowdrift, Strictly surprises and 2015 preview
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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Tagged adelphi theatre, ballroom, book, broadway, cats, celebrity, competition, damn yankees, dance, dance today, dancing, dark horse, dominion theatre, film, gillian lynne, hollywood, irving berlin, landor theatre, latin, london, made in dagenham, magazine, movie, movie musical, musical, preview, review, salsa, same sex ballroom, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, west end, white christmas
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Evita, Dominion Theatre
Like their divisive protagonist, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice could reasonably be accused of valuing style over substance: indelible extravaganza Evita subscribes to the cult of celebrity without truly interrogating it, nor are we given enough dramatised information to … Continue reading
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