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Even in his 90s, Stephen Sondheim could dance circles around Hamilton
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
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadway, company, follies, hamilton, musical, musical theatre, sondheim, square one, stephen sondheim, telegraph, theatre, west end, west side story
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Favourite Olivier Awards Memories and Our 2020 Winners
Sadly, the 2020 Olivier Awards won’t be going ahead as planned due to the coronavirus shutdown, although ITV will broadcast a highlights show. So, BroadwayWorld reviewers have been thinking back to some of our favourite Oliviers winners, nominees and performances … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged a streetcar named desire, a very expensive poison, amelie, and juliet, arthur miller, award, broadcast, cancelled, chimerica, comedy, company, cyrano, dear evan hansen, death of a salesman, evita, follies, gillian anderson, girl from the north country, groundhog day, hamilton, in the heights, itv, james mcavoy, jamie lloyd, king charles iii, lin-manuel miranda, london, merrily we roll along, musical, old vic, olivier awards, oliviers, play, present laughter, stephen sondheim, sunny afternoon, tennessee williams, theatre, tim minchin, tv, uncle vanya, west end, winner, young vic
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Sondheim at 90 Songs: 1 – ‘I’m Still Here’
We’re celebrating the great man’s birthday with favourite numbers – mine’s from ‘Follies’. Read my full theartsdesk article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 90, 90th, best, birthday, broadway, carol burnett, carrie fisher, composer, debbie reynolds, favourite, film, follies, london, meryl streep, movie, musical, national theatre, postcards from the edge, shirley maclaine, sondheim, song, stephen sondheim, theartsdesk, theatre, tracie bennett, video, watch, west end
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Happy 90th Birthday! Why We Love Stephen Sondheim
Today, the almighty composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim turns 90 – happy birthday from all of us at BroadwayWorld! Here, BWW reviewers share some of the reasons why we adore his work. Read the full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 90, 90th, a little night music, birthday, broadway, broadwayworld, company, composer, follies, london, lyrics, musical theatre, patti lupone, send in the clowns, sondheim, stephen sondheim, sunday in the park with george, sweeney todd, west end, west side story
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The Ultimate Guide to London’s National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre (most commonly known as the National Theatre, or even just the National) is one of the UK’s leading theatres, and an important London landmark. Here’s everything you need to know about this amazing riverside venue. Read … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged angels in america, bookshop, broadway, bus, comedy, curious incident of the dog in the night time, drama, drink, eat, follies, food, guide, hadestown, how to get there, laurence olivier, london, musical, national theatre, network, nt, nt live, one man two guvnors, play, shop, south bank, southbank, the lehman trilogy, theatre, todaytix, tour, transport, travel, tube, visit london, war horse
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6 Shows to See on Mother’s Day
From thought-provoking, female-led drama to family-friendly musicals, here are six of the best Mother’s Day outings. Read my full TodayTix article here
CD Review: Follies, National Theatre cast recording
The National Theatre’s Follies (currently enjoying a well-deserved encore run) is something of a musical theatre miracle. Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s 1971 show has endured almost as much existential angst as its characters, endlessly chopped and changed, but Dominic Cooke’s production – appropriately enough – … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, album, broadwayworld, buy, cast, cd, dominic cooke, download, follies, imelda staunton, janie dee, london, musical, national theatre, recording, review, sondheim, soundtrack, stream, theatre, tracie bennett
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Follies, National Theatre
This is a golden age of London Sondheim revivals, with Marianne Elliott’s thrilling Company still playing in the West End, and Dominic Cooke’s Follies getting a hugely welcome second run at the National – both testament to a director’s transformative vision. A few key cast changes add extra … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander hanson, book tickets, dominic cooke, follies, janie dee, joanna riding, london, musical, national theatre, review, sondheim, theartsdesk, theatre, tracie bennett
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Jenna Russell With Seth Rudetsky, Leicester Square Theatre
West End favourite Jenna Russell made a surprisingly belated solo concert debut at Leicester Square Theatre, but, judging by this entirely winning performance, she’s a natural. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here
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Tagged actress, broadwayworld, concert, elaine paige, ewan mcgregor, follies, frances ruffelle, grey gardens, guys and dolls, into the woods, jason robert brown, jenna russell, judy garland, leicester square theatre, les miserables, london, merrily we roll along, red dwarf, review, seth rudetsky, singing, sondheim, songs for a new world, sunday in the park with george, west end
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