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The best theatre for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 6, 2019 by mkmswain

BroadwayWorld reviewers share their suggestions for romantic dates or a fun night out. Read the full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged best, broadwayworld, caroline or change, comedy, company, date, les miserables, london, love, musical, play, recommend, rocky horror, romance, romantic, sexy, show, six, songs for nobodies, the play that goes wrong, theatre, things to do, things to see, valentine, valentines day, west end, wild children | Leave a comment

Jenna Russell With Seth Rudetsky, Leicester Square Theatre

Posted on February 4, 2019 by mkmswain

West End favourite Jenna Russell made a surprisingly belated solo concert debut at Leicester Square Theatre, but, judging by this entirely winning performance, she’s a natural. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, broadwayworld, concert, elaine paige, ewan mcgregor, follies, frances ruffelle, grey gardens, guys and dolls, into the woods, jason robert brown, jenna russell, judy garland, leicester square theatre, les miserables, london, merrily we roll along, red dwarf, review, seth rudetsky, singing, sondheim, songs for a new world, sunday in the park with george, west end | Leave a comment

Is Strictly’s judging going to pot?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by mkmswain

In these divisive times, we can count on the BBC’s sequin-fest to get all the generations round the telly on a Saturday night, becoming armchair experts on fleckerls and voltas. In this 16th series, however, the good ship Strictly has hit more icebergs … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged alexandra burke, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charles venn, column, competition, contemporary, couples choice, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, danny john-jules, darcey bussell, ed balls, hip hop, joe sugg, judges, judging, katya jones, kevin clifton, latin, les miserables, musical theatre, opinion, same sex dancing, score, seann walsh, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, unfair | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Posted on December 3, 2018 by mkmswain

Musicals Week! The quarter-finals! All to play for on this jazz hands show, and the combination of high-stakes competition and rampant theming produced… mixed results. Some dances fit beautifully with their songs, others were swallowed whole – and the judges … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged aladdin, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, charles venn, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, funny girl, joe sugg, joseph, judge, latin, les miserables, musicals, musicals week, quarter finals, quickstep, recap, review, rumba, south pacific, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, the sound of music, trevor dion nicholas, tv, week 11, west end, west side story | Leave a comment

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

Posted on November 19, 2018 by mkmswain

There are plenty of seasonal treats served up in the capital this year, from pantos and plays to opera and dance. Here are some of the tastiest morsels for the 2018-19 festive period. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a christmas carol, al murray, aladdin, alexandra palace, best, bill bailey, book tickets, broadwayworld, can't wait for christmas, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dani dyer, danny dyer, dawn french, dick whittington, english national ballet, eventim apollo, family, hansel and gretel, horrible christmas, horrible histories, huddle, hugh dennis, in the winter wood, jo brand, kids, kinky boots, les miserables, london, lyric hammersmith, lyric theatre, magic mike live, matilda, matthew bourne, motown, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, opera, orange tree theatre, palladium snow white, panto, pantomime, paul merton, peacock theatre, peter pan, philip pullmans grimm tales, polka theatre, richmond theatre, robert lindsay, room on the broom, rose theatre kingston, royal opera, sadlers wells, school of rock, seussical, sleeping beauty, southbank centre, southwark playhouse, swan lake, the lion king, the messiah, the nutcracker, the other palace, the phantom of the opera, the snowman, the tell tale heart, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, tina, top, unicorn theatre, west end, wicked, young audience | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Hayden Tee

Posted on November 13, 2018 by mkmswain

The actor discusses tackling Miss Trunchbull in Matilda The Musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actor, book tickets, broadwayworld, cambridge theatre, cheap tickets, children, family, hayden tee, interview, les miserables, london, matilda, miss trunchbull, musical, new zealand, roald dahl, sale, save, singer, theatre, tim minchin, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

10 shows to see in honour of Black History Month

Posted on October 21, 2018 by mkmswain

From musical icons to contemporary London life, 10 meaningful representative shows. Read my full TodayTix article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged african-american, arinze kene, black, black history month, book tickets, dreamgirls, freeman, kinky boots, les miserables, london, michael jackson, misty, motown the musical, musical, musician, play, porgy and bess, show, singer, the lion king, theatre, thriller live, tina the musical, tina turner, todaytix, top 10, west end | Leave a comment

Why we return to long-running shows

Posted on July 19, 2018 by mkmswain

BroadwayWorld reviewers reflects on their experiences and share their all-time favourites. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged beautiful, blood brothers, broadwayworld, evita, hamilton, harry potter and the cursed child, jersey boys, jesus christ superstar, kinky boots, les miserables, london, musical, rent, star, the lion king, the phantom of the opera, theare, understudy, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

Top Christmas picks for London theatre

Posted on November 15, 2017 by mkmswain

Christmas is upon us, and the capital, as usual, is serving up a veritable feast of festive offerings. Here are some of London’s finest… Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 42nd Street, a christmas carol, aladdin, albert hall, an american in paris, annie, ballet, best, book of mormon, book tickets, broadwayworld, burlesque, cabaret, celebrity, cheap tickets, children, christmas, christmas in leicester square, cinderella, circus, cirque du soleil, comedy, dancing, deal, december, dick whittington, disney, dreamgirls, english national ballet, family, festive, holiday, january, kids, kinky boots, la soiree, les miserables, london, mamma mia, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, palladium, panto, pantomime, peter pan, picks, pinocchio, recommendations, royal ballet, sadlers wells, sale, save, school of rock, show, stick man, stomp, the barricade boys, the comedy about a bank robbery, the grinning man, the gruffalos child, the nutcracker, the other palace, the snowman, theatre, ticket discount, visit london, wembley, west end, wicked, wilde creatures, winter, young audience, young frankenstein | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Carley Stenson

Posted on August 30, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses playing Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserables. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, carley stenson, cheap tickets, danny mac, discount, fantine, french revolution, hollyoaks, i dreamed a dream, killian donnelly, les miserables, london, musical, west end | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: les miserables

Jenna Russell With Seth Rudetsky, Leicester Square Theatre

Is Strictly’s judging going to pot?

Strictly Speaking: Week 11

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

BWW Interview: Hayden Tee

10 shows to see in honour of Black History Month

Why we return to long-running shows

Top Christmas picks for London theatre

BWW Interview: Carley Stenson

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