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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
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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
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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City of Angels leads March’s Top 10 new London shows
From a musical with old Hollywood glamour to starry Chekhov and Coward. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged all of us, blithe spirit, book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chekhov, city of angels, clybourne park, daenerys, disability, duke of york's, emilia clarke, francesca martinez, game of thrones, garrick theatre, hampstead theatre, harold pinter, hollywood, imogen stubbs, indecent, jamie lloyd, jay mcguiness, jennifer saunders, kate o'flynn, kimberley walsh, london, love love love, lucy prebble, lyric hammersmith, march, meg ryan, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, new, nicola roberts, noel coward, park theatre, paula vogel, play, playhouse theatre, rachael stirling, show, sleepless, sleepless in seattle, the dumb waiter, the effect, the seagull, theatre, theo james, ticket deal, todaytix, tom hanks, top 10, troubadour wembley park, vanessa williams, west end
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The Prince of Egypt, Dominion Theatre
The theatre gods rained down not fire and pestilence, but a 45-minute techincal delay on opening night of this substantially revised musical – a stage adaptation of the 1998 DreamWorks animated movie. But nothing could entirely halt this juggernaut; fittingly, for a show that … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient egypt, bible, book tickets, christine allado, dominion theatre, dreamworks, egypt, london, moses, musical, review, stephen schwartz, the prince of egypt, theartsdesk, theatre, west end, when you believe
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15 Top Shows To See During London Theatre Week
London Theatre Week runs 24 February to 8 March, and it’s a fantastic opportunity to see the West End’s best plays and musicals – with tickets from just £15, £25 and £35! You can even nab some of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, cheap tickets, daniel radcliffe, dear evan hansen, emilia clarke, game of thrones, les miserables, london, london theatre week, musical, phantom, play, prince of egypt, sale, show, the seagull, theatre, ticket deal, todaytix, waitress, west end, wicked
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The Visit, National Theatre
Three years after the National’s enthralling revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, the playwright returns with his new adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragicomic 1956 parable – which has also been turned into an Ingrid Bergman-starring film and a Kander and Ebb musical. … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, drama, hugo weaving, lesley manville, london, national theatre, play, review, the visit, tony kushner
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