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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s vaccine joy: ‘Phantom will return in June’
Today’s news about the UK approving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is a hugely positive step for the theatre industry, believes Andrew Lloyd Webber. “Of course, I’m slightly biased towards the Oxford vaccine, since I’ve been on that myself – and had no side effects whatsoever. … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, arts, BioNTech, carrie hope fletcher, cinderella, covid, culture, interview, london palladium, musical theatre, musicals, opening, oxford vaccine, pfizer, phantom, telegraph, the phantom of the opera, theatre, trial, vaccine, west end
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BWW Interview: Opera Holland Park’s James Clutton
The Director of Opera at OHP talks mounting concerts with Covid safety measures, why opera is for all, and plans for 2021. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 2021, a little night music, broadwayworld, concert, coronavirus, covid, government, holland park, interview, james clutton, london, musical theatre, ohp, opera, opera holland park, pandemic, programming, safety measures, social distancing, theatre
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What socially distanced theatre looks like: Actors share their experience
Theatres are slowly starting to reopen in the UK, with social distancing policies in place. Jesus Christ Superstar: The Concert at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and new musical Sleepless: A Musical Romance at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre are two currently running shows going to … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, andrew lloyd webber, backstage, concert, coronavirus, cory english, covid, covid test, interview, jesus christ superstar, london, london theatre, musical, musical theatre, Nathan Amzi, open air theatre, regents park, rob, sleepless, sleepless in seattle, social distancing, socially distanced, theatre, tim rice, troubadour wembley park
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A Little Night Music, Opera Holland Park
The show must go on: it’s been the rallying cry of our beleaguered industry, the message emblazoned on Theatre Support Fund+’s T-shirts and mugs. On Saturday night, we saw that fighting spirit in person, as Janie Dee, co-producer and star of … Continue reading
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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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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Laura Benanti Live in London, Cadogan Hall
Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti took a quick hiatus from starring in My Fair Lady on Broadway to make her London debut – and those missing out on the former needn’t have worried, as she opened with a bravura 15-minute precis of the … Continue reading
9 Broadway stars you can see in London
Check out some of these incredible performers from across the pond. Read my full TodayTix article here
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Tagged actor, actress, bitter wheat, book tickets, broadway, cadogan hall, caissie levy, celebrity, concert, death of a salesman, frozen, harvey weinstein, jeremy jordan, john malkovich, kelli o'hara, laura benanti, london, mamet, martha plimpton, matthew broderick, musical, musical theatre, renee fleming, singer, star, sweat, the light in the piazza, the starry messenger, theatre, todaytix, wendell pierce, west end
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Watch 8 iconic Bernadette Peters performances
Broadway legend Bernadette Peters – seven-time Tony Award nominee and two-time winner – is coming to the UK as part of her latest concert tour, performing at London’s Lyceum Theatre on June 10. Get psyched by revisiting some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged actress, andrew lloyd webber, bernadette peters, book tickets, broadway, broadway baby, concert, gypsy, into the woods, london, lyceum theatre, muppet show, musical theatre, performance, send in the clowns, singing, sondheim, song, south pacific, sunday in the park with george, todaytix, tony award, video, watch
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