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Strictly Speaking: Week 9
You can always count on Strictly’s Musicals Week for some decent drama, although most of it was off the floor on this occasion – from Craig’s COVID-19 test to some excitable overmarking and a mildly controversial exit. Read my full Dancing … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, dan walker, dance, dancing, dancing times, musical, musical theatre, musicals week, recap, review, rhys stephenson, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tom fletcher, tv, week, west end
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Strictly Come Dancing 2021, week 9
Musicals Week sees Tilly Ramsay fight back and Tom Fletcher feeling miserable. Read my Telegraph talking points for the main show and the results show
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, dan walker, dance, dancing, musical theatre, musicals, musicals week, review, rhys stephenson, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tilly ramsay, tom fletcher, tv, week 9, west end
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Why on earth write a history of British musicals and sideline Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Ethan Mordden is weirdly dismissive of his topic in his book Pick a Pocket or Two. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, book, drama, ethan mordden, history, london, musical, musical theatre, pick a pocket or two, review, telegraph, theatre, west end
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Even in his 90s, Stephen Sondheim could dance circles around Hamilton
The thrillingly sophisticated king of Broadway is working on his first new musical since 2008. Broadway should be jumping for joy. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadway, company, follies, hamilton, musical, musical theatre, sondheim, square one, stephen sondheim, telegraph, theatre, west end, west side story
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Showbiz is back – and in full swing: a jubilant Broadway bonanza at the Proms
Musical theatre hasn’t had much cause for celebration this past year, nor the Proms, which were moved online in 2020. Thankfully, both are now reunited with live audiences, as jubilantly demonstrated at Saturday night’s Broadway bonanza. Read my full Telegraph … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bbc, broadway, jamie parker, london, musical theatre, proms, review, telegraph, theatre, west end
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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
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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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