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BWW Interview: Russell Grant
The actor and astrologer talks Strictly and new show The Golden Age of Dance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alan burkitt, ann miller, ballroom, bob fosse, charlotte gooch, craig revel-horwood, cyd charisse, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, eleanor powell, film, Flavia Cacace, fred astaire, gary edwards, gene kelly, ginger rogers, greg rutherford, interview, it takes two, ivor novello, joanne clifton, judge, judge rinder, len goodman, mgm, movie, ore oduba, russell grant, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, the golden age of dance, the novello orchestra, theatre royal drury lane, top hat, west end, will young
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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
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre
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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Strictly Speaking: the final
Perhaps not a vintage year, but Strictly ended on a high with a closer than expected final, bananas returning contestants encore, and a deserving winning couple in Caroline and Pasha. It was a show noticeably light on ballroom – because … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged angels, angry birds, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blog, bruce forsyth, caroline flack, celebrity, cha cha, champion, charleston, claudia winkleman, competition, contemporary, dance, dance today, dancesport, dancing, disco, donny osmond, final, finalist, frankie bridge, fred astaire, ginger rogers, hollywood, judges, judy murray, latin, magazine, mark wright, meryl streep, moulin rouge, pasha kovalev, paso doble, presenter, queen, recap, result, review, rouble, rumba, samba, scd, scores, showdance, simone webbe, strictly, strictly come dancing, take that, tess daly, the sound of music, trophy win, tv, winner, zoe ball
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Ready for his close-up
Legendary movie musicals director? You’re thinking Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly – not Charles Walters. But, as Brent Phillips argues cogently in his illuminating new book, that exclusion is simply unjust. Charles “Chuck” Walters’ work has certainly left an … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, book, broadway, charles walters, dance, dance today, dancer, dancing, debbie reynolds, director, doris day, dream factory, film, frank sinatra, fred astaire, gay, gene kelly, get happy, gigi, ginger rogers, golden age, high society, hollywood, homosexual, judy garland, magazine, Meet Me in St Louis, mgm, movie, movie musical, musical, play, review, Stanley Donen, summer stock, the unsinkable molly brown, theatre, Vincente Minnelli
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
It’s Blackpool Week on Strictly, otherwise known as Multiple Comebacks And Rampant Score Inflation Week! For the uninitiated, the current exchange rate is about 1:1.2, meaning up here Donny would be scoring 12s and spontaneously combusting, BABY. Fortunately, the judges did … Continue reading
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Tagged andy murray, anton du beke, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, celebrity, christmas, claudia winkleman, competition, dance, dance today, dancesport, dancing, fred astaire, ginger rogers, gladiator, goldfinger, judge, judy murray, len goodman, magazine, mary poppins, mcbusted, moulin rouge, paso doble, pixie lott, rule britannia, samba, scd, shirley bassey, simon webbe, spice girls, strictly, strictly come dancing, sunetra sarker, the hunger games, tower ballroom, tv, ukip, viennese waltz, white christmas, zoe ball
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Ballroom’s new special relationship and same-sex dance at Blackpool
My articles in the August issue of Dance Today, out now: Shall we dance? American franchise Fred Astaire Studios has found its first British affiliate – will others follow suit? Stepping Out Top same-sex dancers hit Blackpool for the European Championships Bustin’ out all over The Arcola’s … Continue reading
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Tagged arlene phillips, ballroom, blackpool, breakin, burn the floor, championships, circus, competition, dance, dancing, edinburgh, edinburgh festival, edinburgh fringe, empress ballroom, flamenco, fred astaire, fred astaire studios, gay pride, hip hop, in the heights, latin, london 2012, musical, norwich, olympics, review, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, southwark playhouse, teacher, theatre
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Razzle-dazzle treatment leaves smile on your face
Yet another classic film-turned-musical hits the West End with the arrival of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, but unlike recent turkey Fatal Attraction, this story of conmen peddling tall tales to heiresses in a fantasy French Riviera is ripe for the razzle-dazzle … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, cole porter, dance, dirty rotten scoundrels, fatal attraction, film, fred and ginger, fred astaire, ginger rogers, guys and dolls, ham & high, jerry mitchell, london, mgm, movie, musical, noel coward, Oklahoma, play, review, robert lindsay, rufus hound, samantha bond, savoy, song, steve martin, the producers, theatre, west end
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