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Kwame Kwei-Armah interview
I spoke to the Young Vic’s Artistic Director about his theatre journey, ahead of a dedicated BBC imagine documentary. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actor, alan yentob, artistic director, bbc, bbc imagine, black, black lives matter, casualty, coronavirus, death of a salesman, director, documentary, elminas kitchen, fairview, immigrant, interview, kwame kwei-armah, lockdown, london, play, playwright, race, the arts, the i paper, theatre, tv, writer, young vic
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BWW Interview: Anthony Alderson
The Artistic Director of the Pleasance discusses his time at the helm, dealing with the cancellation of this year’s Festival, and what the shutdown means for theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anthony alderson, broadwayworld, cancelled, director, edinburgh, festival, fringe, interview, islington, london, plays, pleasance, theatre
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Jane Eyre, National Theatre at Home
The National Theatre’s online broadcasts got off to a storming start with One Man, Two Guvnors – watched by over 2.5 million people, either on the night or in the week since its live streaming, and raising around £66,000 in donations. Let’s hope … Continue reading
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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Tagged a streetcar named desire, a very expensive poison, amelie, and juliet, arthur miller, award, broadcast, cancelled, chimerica, comedy, company, cyrano, dear evan hansen, death of a salesman, evita, follies, gillian anderson, girl from the north country, groundhog day, hamilton, in the heights, itv, james mcavoy, jamie lloyd, king charles iii, lin-manuel miranda, london, merrily we roll along, musical, old vic, olivier awards, oliviers, play, present laughter, stephen sondheim, sunny afternoon, tennessee williams, theatre, tim minchin, tv, uncle vanya, west end, winner, young vic
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Sondheim at 90 Songs: 1 – ‘I’m Still Here’
We’re celebrating the great man’s birthday with favourite numbers – mine’s from ‘Follies’. Read my full theartsdesk article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 90, 90th, best, birthday, broadway, carol burnett, carrie fisher, composer, debbie reynolds, favourite, film, follies, london, meryl streep, movie, musical, national theatre, postcards from the edge, shirley maclaine, sondheim, song, stephen sondheim, theartsdesk, theatre, tracie bennett, video, watch, west end
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Happy 90th Birthday! Why We Love Stephen Sondheim
Today, the almighty composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim turns 90 – happy birthday from all of us at BroadwayWorld! Here, BWW reviewers share some of the reasons why we adore his work. Read the full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged 90, 90th, a little night music, birthday, broadway, broadwayworld, company, composer, follies, london, lyrics, musical theatre, patti lupone, send in the clowns, sondheim, stephen sondheim, sunday in the park with george, sweeney todd, west end, west side story
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Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre
It’s the mark of a great show that it seems to speak directly to the present moment, even if that moment is years after its original creation. Come From Away passes that test with flying colours; in its depiction of … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, alice fearn, book tickets, cheap tickets, come from away, gander, hamilton, london, musical, new cast, newfoundland, passengers, plane, review, tarinn callender, ticket deal, west end, wicked
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Blithe Spirit, Duke of York’s Theatre
This is perhaps an odd time for Nöel Coward’s comedy about death and supernatural apparitions to land in the West End – Richard Eyre’s revival transferring from Theatre Royal Bath. On the other hand, there’s something comforting about Coward’s wartime … Continue reading
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Tagged blithe spirit, book tickets, broadwayworld, comedy, duke of yorks theatre, ghost, jennifer saunders, london, noel coward, play, review, richard eyre, theatre, west end
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The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse
There’s concept on top of concept in this revival of Jason Robert Brown’s beloved 2001 musical, which charts the ebb and flow of a relationship by juggling timelines: aspiring actress Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order, while aspiring writer Jamie’s moves … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actor musician, actress, broadway, jason robert brown, jewish, jonathan o'boyle, london, love, marriage, musical, new york, novel, review, romance, southwark playhouse, the last five years, theartsdesk, theatre, writer
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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
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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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