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Tag Archives: merrily we roll along
Why Richard Linklater’s time-twisting movie musical could already be doomed
His ambitious 20-year shoot of Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along is mired in casting misery – and the show itself has a notorious history. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged beanie feldstein, ben platt, blake jenner, broadway, daniel radcliffe, dear evan hansen, film, funny girl, glee, hal prince, maria friedman, melissa benoist, merrily we roll along, movie, movie musical, musical, richard linklater, sondheim, theatre, west end
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Commemorate Stephen Sondheim’s birthday in the West End
The late, great composer would have been 92 today. Here’s how to mark the occasion. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anyone can whistle, birthday, cock, drama, hamilton, legacy, les miserables, london, london theatre, maria friedman, merrily we roll along, musical, play, six, sondheim, sondheim theatre, stephen sondheim, theatre, west end
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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
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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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Jenna Russell With Seth Rudetsky, Leicester Square Theatre
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
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Shooting the past
To paraphrase Julie Andrews, let’s start at the very end, a very good place to start. Composer Franklin Shepard is the toast of Hollywood, but the collateral damage of his meteoric rise is strewn around his gleaming Modernist apartment, in … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, christopher nolan, harold pinter, hollywood, julie andrews, la, mad men, maria friedman, memento, menier chocolate factory, merrily we roll along, musical, new york, play, review, sondheim, sound of music, theatre, west end
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