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Vanessa Williams: ‘Growing up, I couldn’t even find a black Barbie’
As City of Angels opens in the West End, the actress, singer, and former Miss America explains why it’s more fun to play the bad girl. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actress, book tickets, city of angels, desperate housewives, garrick theatre, hollywood, inews, interview, josie rourke, london, miss america, musical, private eye, singer, the i paper, ugly betty, vanessa williams, west end
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Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse
For her swansong, departing Donmar Artistic Director Josie Rourke goes Swinging Sixties in this stylish but flawed revival of the Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields and Neil Simon musical. From the numerous Andy Warhol homages to Charity’s silver minidress and the cigarette haze, it’s a period … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andy warhol, anne-marie duff, arthur darvill, big spender, bob fosse, cy coleman, dancing, debbie kurup, donmar warehouse, gwen verdon, josie rourke, lizzy connolly, london, musical, neil simon, review, singing, sixties, sweet charity, theartsdesk, theatre, wayne mcgregor
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BWW Interview: Debbie Kurup
The actresses discusses her role in Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged actress, anne-marie duff, big spender, book tickets, broadwayworld, concert, cy coleman, debbie kurup, donmar warehouse, fosse, interview, josie rourke, live at zedel, london, mothers day, musical, neil simon, seyi omooba, sweet charity, taxi dancer, the color purple, wayne mcgregor
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Measure for Measure, Donmar Warehouse
It’s a #MeToo-era Measure for Measure over at the Donmar, with Josie Rourke conducting a fascinating experiment: abridging Shakespeare’s problem play to just over an hour and running it twice, once in period, once in modern dress. And with the … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, brett kavanaugh, broadwayworld, donmar warehouse, gender, george soros, hayley atwell, jack lowden, josie rourke, justice, london, measure for measure, metoo, power, review, sex, shakespeare, trump, truth
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Committee, Donmar Warehouse
A memorable 2015 parliamentary select committee hearing asked Kids Company CEO Camila Batmanghelidjh and chair of trustees Alan Yentob whether the organisation was ever fit for purpose. Tom Deering, Hadley Fraser and Josie Rourke’s new verbatim musical – think This House meets London Road – asks … Continue reading
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Tagged alan yentob, Camila Batmanghelidjh, charity, children, committee, donmar warehouse, government, hadley fraser, josie rourke, kids, kids company, london, musical, parliament, politicians, review, select committee, social care, theartsdesk, theatre, tom deering
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Take Five! Spend your tea break with Zoe Wanamaker
As Elegy opens at Donmar Warehouse, here are five of Zoe Wanamaker’s indelible performances. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged agatha christie, all my sons, ariadne oliver, arthur miller, beatrice, benedick, broadwayworld, chekhov, doctor who, donmar warehouse, drama, elegy, film, harry potter, josie rourke, much ado about nothing, national theatre, nick payne, poirot, prime suspect, rsc, simon russell beale, stage, the cherry orchard, theatre, tv, zoe wanamaker
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theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear
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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