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Tag Archives: motown
Ain’t Too Proud, Prince Edward Theatre
Smooth moves and electrifying performances, but this show can’t escape the pitfalls of the jukebox bio-musical. Read my full London Theatre review here
A complete guide to all the Temptations’ songs in Ain’t Too Proud
The Motown musical is coming to the West End. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ain't too proud, book tickets, diana ross, guide, london, london theatre, motown, musical, my girl, prince edward theatre, songs, soul, the supremes, the temptations, theatre, west end
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Interview: Sharon D Clarke
The actress discusses her role in musical Caroline, or Change. Read my full TodayTix interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1960s, african-american, america, black, book tickets, caroline or change, chichester festival theatre, civil rights, daniel evans, family, interview, jeanine tesori, maid, motown, musical, playhouse theatre, race, racism, sharon d clarke, singing, todaytix, tony kushner, west end
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BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks
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
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BWW Interview: Obioma Ugoala on Motown
The newest addition to the cast of Motown the Musical discusses the daunting task of playing living legend Smokey Robinson. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged berry gordy, broadwayworld, interview, motown, musical, obioma ugoala, shaftesbury theatre, smokey robinson, west end
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Drew McOnie and new spaces for same-sex dance
My articles in the May issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: The master storyteller Olivier Award-winning choreographer Drew McOnie on the value of narrative dance Stepping Out Same-sex European champions Stefan Lehner and Axel Zischka venture into new spaces New in the Dancing Times section: Motown the Musical … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged article, berry gordy, bugsy malone, choreographer, choreography, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, drew mconie, in the heights, interview, jekyll and hyde, london, magazine, motown, motown the musical, musical, old vic, olivier award, performance, pink jukebox trophy, review, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, shaftesbury theatre, stepping out, story, west end
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Motown the Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre
We’ve reached peak jukebox musical with this latest glossy Broadway import, which crams almost 60 popular hits into its two-and-a-half-hour running time, at the expense, unsurprisingly, of satisfying drama. Not that the latter is high on the list of priorities … Continue reading
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Tagged berry gordy, broadway, dance, dancing, dancing times, diana ross, drama, london, magazine, marvin gaye, michael jackson, motown, motown the musical, musical, review, shaftesbury theatre, sing, song, stevie wonder, theatre, west end
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