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Tag Archives: in the heights
Move over, Comic Con – the Cats cosplayers are here
The UK’s inaugural Musical Con gave thousands of theatre fans a safe space to sing, dance and wear furry unitards. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged cats musical, convention, cosplay, excel london, fans, heathers, in the heights, jenna russell, london, musical, musical con, musical theatre, Phantom of the Opera, report, review, six musical, sondheim, telegraph, theatre, waitress musical, west end, wicked musical
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Watch these fantastic musical theatre documentaries
Why not use the lockdown period to catch up on your musical theatre history? From the making of iconic shows to fascinating backstage tales and industry insight, these documentaries help to fill the stagey void. Read my full BroadwayWorld article … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged A Chorus Line, amazon, avenue q, backstage, behind the scenes, broadway, broadwayworld, come from away, company, documentary, in the heights, interview, les miserables, lockdown, merrily we roll along, miss saigon, musical, musical theatre, netflix, sondheim, stage, streaming, theatre, tony awards, video, watch, west end, wicked
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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
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BWW Interview: Jonny Labey
The actor discusses his role in the West End production of Strictly Ballroom The Musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actor, ballroom, baz luhrmann, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, dancer, dancing, drew mconie, flamenco, fran, in the heights, interview, jonny labey, latin, london, musical, paso doble, piccadilly theatre, scott, strictly ballroom, ticket deal, visit london, west end, will young, zizi strallen
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BWW Interview: Joe Aaron Reid
The actor talks In the Heights and Dreamgirls. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, dreamgirls, gay, hamilton, in the heights, interview, joe aaron reid, london, musical, race, singing, theatre, west end
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BWW Interview: Damian Buhagiar
The actor discusses meeting Lin-Manuel Miranda and returning to hit musical In the Heights. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, damian buhagiar, dancing, drew mconie, hamilton, in the heights, interview, kings cross theatre, lin-manuel miranda, music, rap, sonny, southwark playhouse, west end
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Drew McOnie and new spaces for same-sex dance
My articles in the May issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: The master storyteller Olivier Award-winning choreographer Drew McOnie on the value of narrative dance Stepping Out Same-sex European champions Stefan Lehner and Axel Zischka venture into new spaces New in the Dancing Times section: Motown the Musical … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged article, berry gordy, bugsy malone, choreographer, choreography, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, drew mconie, in the heights, interview, jekyll and hyde, london, magazine, motown, motown the musical, musical, old vic, olivier award, performance, pink jukebox trophy, review, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, shaftesbury theatre, stepping out, story, west end
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Olivier Awards 2016: Hits and Misses
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
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In the Heights, King’s Cross Theatre
Rents are going up, local businesses priced out, and the rich folk and hipsters are invading. That’s in Washington Heights, New York’s largely Dominican-American quarter, but it could as easily describe King’s Cross, one of multiple London areas undergoing gentrification. … Continue reading
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