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A complete guide to The Wizard of Oz in the West End
From the tale’s origins to its stage adaptations, MGM movie, and this latest Palladium revival. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, ashley banjo, book tickets, Dianne Pilkington, dorothy, film, gary wilmot, guide, jason manford, l frank baum, leicester curve, london, london palladium, london theatre, mgm, movie, musical, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, summer theatre, the wizard of oz, theatre, tim rice, west end, wicked movie, wicked musical
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BWW Interview: Russell Grant
The actor and astrologer talks Strictly and new show The Golden Age of Dance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alan burkitt, ann miller, ballroom, bob fosse, charlotte gooch, craig revel-horwood, cyd charisse, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, eleanor powell, film, Flavia Cacace, fred astaire, gary edwards, gene kelly, ginger rogers, greg rutherford, interview, it takes two, ivor novello, joanne clifton, judge, judge rinder, len goodman, mgm, movie, ore oduba, russell grant, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, the golden age of dance, the novello orchestra, theatre royal drury lane, top hat, west end, will young
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BWW Interview: Robin Windsor
The dancer talks Strictly, choreographing and new tour Keep Dancing. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged Aliona Vilani, anya garnis, ballroom, bbc, broadwayworld, burn the floor, contemporary, daisy lowe, dance, dancing, dave arch, emma jones, harry judd, hip hop, interview, jay mcguiness, keep dancing, latin, lisa riley, louis smith, louise redknapp, mgm, olympics, paso doble, puttin on the ritz, robin windsor, rumba, same sex dance, saturday night, scd, show, strictly, strictly come dancing, Tameka Empson, theatre, tour, tv, west end
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Ready for his close-up
Legendary movie musicals director? You’re thinking Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly – not Charles Walters. But, as Brent Phillips argues cogently in his illuminating new book, that exclusion is simply unjust. Charles “Chuck” Walters’ work has certainly left an … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged biography, book, broadway, charles walters, dance, dance today, dancer, dancing, debbie reynolds, director, doris day, dream factory, film, frank sinatra, fred astaire, gay, gene kelly, get happy, gigi, ginger rogers, golden age, high society, hollywood, homosexual, judy garland, magazine, Meet Me in St Louis, mgm, movie, movie musical, musical, play, review, Stanley Donen, summer stock, the unsinkable molly brown, theatre, Vincente Minnelli
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Cats, globe-trotting, ball games and striking out
My articles in the December issue of Dance Today, out tomorrow: Strictly international From India to Finland, South Africa to Turkey, how the hit BBC show travels around the world Top cat As the West End revival opens, groundbreaking choreographer Gillian Lynne recalls the creation of Cats … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
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Wild wild west
Is forced abduction really a suitable subject for rollicking musical theatre? That’s the difficult needle Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has to thread, and its combination of jaunty ditties, zany antics and sensational dance numbers very nearly distracts from the darkness at … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, brigadoon, broadway, dance, dancing, dancing on ice, eastenders, film, helena blackman, how do you solve a problem like maria, jerome robbins, london, mgm, michael kidd, movie, musical, orgeon, oscar, patti colombo, play, plutarch, rape, review, richmond, richmond theatre, sabine women, sam attwater, seven brides for seven brothers, sing, soap opera, song, the full monty, theatre, tour, west end, west side story
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Razzle-dazzle treatment leaves smile on your face
Yet another classic film-turned-musical hits the West End with the arrival of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, but unlike recent turkey Fatal Attraction, this story of conmen peddling tall tales to heiresses in a fantasy French Riviera is ripe for the razzle-dazzle … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, cole porter, dance, dirty rotten scoundrels, fatal attraction, film, fred and ginger, fred astaire, ginger rogers, guys and dolls, ham & high, jerry mitchell, london, mgm, movie, musical, noel coward, Oklahoma, play, review, robert lindsay, rufus hound, samantha bond, savoy, song, steve martin, the producers, theatre, west end
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