Tag Archives: gypsy

Zorro the Musical, Charing Cross Theatre

Posted on April 13, 2022 by mkmswain

Never mind the pre-show tapas on offer at Charing Cross Theatre – this interminable 2008 musical serves up more than enough jamón. Read my full The i Paper review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged drama, flamenco, gypsy, inews, london, musical, review, the i paper, theatre, west end, zorro, zorro the musical | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Laura Benanti

Posted on June 17, 2019 by mkmswain

The Tony-winning actress discusses making her London concert debut. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, book tickets, broadway, broadwayworld, cabaret, cadogan hall, concert, eliza, gypsy, interview, laura benanti, london, melania trump, musical, musical theatre, my fair lady, she loves me, social media, tony award, west end | Leave a comment

Watch 8 iconic Bernadette Peters performances

Posted on June 6, 2019 by mkmswain

Broadway legend Bernadette Peters – seven-time Tony Award nominee and two-time winner – is coming to the UK as part of her latest concert tour, performing at London’s Lyceum Theatre on June 10. Get psyched by revisiting some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, andrew lloyd webber, bernadette peters, book tickets, broadway, broadway baby, concert, gypsy, into the woods, london, lyceum theatre, muppet show, musical theatre, performance, send in the clowns, singing, sondheim, song, south pacific, sunday in the park with george, todaytix, tony award, video, watch | Leave a comment

Funny Girl, Savoy Theatre

Posted on April 21, 2016 by mkmswain

Vaudeville is having quite the West End moment, with Funny Girl inheriting the Savoy from Gypsy and Mrs Henderson Presents over at the Noël Coward. Gypsy is the pick of the bunch dramatically, delivering theatre history with real psychological heft, but Sheridan … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, barbra streisand, brooklyn, comedian, comedy, dance, dancing, darius campbell, drama, fanny brice, follies, funny girl, gypsy, Harvey Fierstein, jewish, jule styne, london, musical, play, savoy theatre, sheridan smith, sing, singing, song, theatre, variety, vaudeville, west end, ziegfeld | Leave a comment

Olivier Awards 2016: Hits and Misses

Posted on April 4, 2016 by mkmswain

As expected, the 40th anniversary Olivier Awards showered trophies on the sensational Gypsy. Imelda Staunton and Lara Pulver’s performances and Mark Henderson’s lighting were recognised, and the production took Best Musical Revival. But there were surprises elsewhere, with starry shows … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged award, benedict cumberbatch, broadwayworld, chorus, denise gough, diversity, eno, gypsy, hangmen, hits and misses, imelda staunton, in the heights, judi dench, kenneth branagh, kenneth cranham, kinky boots, lin-manuel miranda, london, Mark Gatiss, mark rylance, michael ball, musical, nell gwynn, oliver awards, oliviers, people places and things, prize, theatre, west end, win, winner | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged be our guest, broadway, cabaret, composer, dance, dancing, disney, dorothy, drama, gershwin, glee, gypsy, ham and high, irving berlin, jew, jewish, les miserables, lloyd webber, london, mama rose, monty python, musical, newspaper, over the rainbow, revue, sing, smash, sondheim, song, spamalot, st james theatre, the lady is a tramp, the wizard of oz, theatre, west end, You Won't Succeed On Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged beauty and the beast, big spender, cabaret, chicago, composer, disney, dorothy, drama, dreamgirls, fame, fiddler on the roof, gershwin, godspell, guys and dolls, gypsy, hairspray, irving berlin, jew, jewish, les misereables, london, music, musical, my fair lady, Oklahoma, over the rainbow, rent, review, revue, singing, smash, sondheim, song, spamalot, st james theatre, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, wizard of oz, yentel, You Won't Succeed On Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews | Leave a comment

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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Sing when you’re winning

Posted on September 6, 2013 by mkmswain

If the thought of 60 numbers from the world of musical theatre makes you raise your jazz hands in the air and grapevine over to the nearest box office, you’ll find this jam-packed show is a little piece of musical-geek … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abba, andrew lloyd webber, broadway, cabaret, dance, fred astaire, gene kelly, ginger rogers, gotta sing gotta dance, grease, gypsy, hollywood, judy garland, jukebox, les miserables, mamma mia, musical, rent, richmond theatre, show, sing, singin in the rain, sondheim, spamalot, theatre, top hat, west end, west side story, wicked | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: gypsy

Zorro the Musical, Charing Cross Theatre

Watch 8 iconic Bernadette Peters performances

Funny Girl, Savoy Theatre

Olivier Awards 2016: Hits and Misses

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

theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear

Sing when you’re winning

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