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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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Meet the doorstep carol singers determined to get the nation wassailing
As coronavirus restrictions threaten to steal Christmas cheer, carol singing has been at the forefront of people’s minds this week. An open letter sent to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, signed by heavyweights like composer John Rutter, singer Aled Jones, violinist … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged carol, carols, christmas, covid, doorstep carols, free, hamilton, home, kerbside carols, les miserables, maria friedman, mary poppins, music, performance, safe, show, singing, telegraph, west end
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A brief history of the Olivier Awards
Due to the pandemic, the Olivier Awards were forced to cancel their usual April results ceremony. However, winners will now be announced on Sunday, 25 October in a special programme broadcast on ITV – also featuring pre-filmed interviews and performances … Continue reading
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Where to watch celebrities onstage
From Andrew Scott in the Old Vic’s Three Kings to Sleepless‘s pop star leads and a host of luminaries in Talking Heads. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Hamilton review
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three performances in June 2016 – was meant to hit cinemas next autumn. Instead, in response to Covid-19, it’s now streaming on Disney+. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, daveed diggs, disney plus, film, hamilfilm, hamilton, jonathan groff, leslie odom jr, lin-manuel miranda, movie, musical, renee elise goldsberry, review, streaming, the i paper, theatre, thomas kail
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Hamilton, Disney+
The movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights was meant to hit cinemas this summer, but, in response to Covid-19, has been put back to 2021. Instead, we get the early release on Disney+ of Miranda’s Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three … Continue reading
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How live theatre is still running despite lockdown
I contributed to this BBC article on streamed theatre content, discussing BroadwayWorld’s new series of Living Room Concerts. Read the full article here
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Tagged bbc, broadwayworld, concert, coronavirus, free, hamilton, interview, lin-manuel miranda, live stream, live streaming, living room concerts, lockdown, musical, online, play, shutdown, streamed, streaming, theatre, video, watch
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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
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