Tag Archives: my fair lady

My Fair Lady, London Coliseum

Posted on May 19, 2022 by mkmswain

A loverly revival that balances old-fashioned charm with fresh ideas. Read my full London Theatre review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amara okereke, bartlett sher, eliza doolittle, harry hadden-paton, london, london coliseum, london theatre, musical, my fair lady, review, theatre, vanessa redgrave, west end | Leave a comment

Book tickets to summer shows in the West End

Posted on April 29, 2022 by mkmswain

Catch these hot, hot, hot London productions. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anything goes, bad jews, barbican, beauty and the beast, book tickets, emilia clarke, london, london theatre, mad house, musical, my fair lady, play, sister act, summer, summer shows, summer theatre, the glass menagerie, the seagull, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Book tickets to West End shows helmed by award-winning directors

Posted on April 26, 2022 by mkmswain

From Marianne Elliott and Bartlett Sher to Rebecca Frecknall. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged award, award winning, bartlett sher, book tickets, cabaret, cock, come from away, director, london, london theatre, mamma mia, marianne elliott, musical, my fair lady, olivier award, oscar, play, theatre, tina, to kill a mockingbird, tony award, west end | Leave a comment

Laura Benanti Live in London, Cadogan Hall

Posted on June 30, 2019 by mkmswain

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 →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, broadway, broadwayworld, cadogan hall, concert, laura benanti, live in london, london, melania trump, musical theatre, my fair lady, patti lupone, review, she loves me, singer, the sound of music, todd almond, tony award | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Laura Benanti

Posted on June 17, 2019 by mkmswain

The Tony-winning actress discusses making her London concert debut. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, book tickets, broadway, broadwayworld, cabaret, cadogan hall, concert, eliza, gypsy, interview, laura benanti, london, melania trump, musical, musical theatre, my fair lady, she loves me, social media, tony award, west end | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 9, 2017 by mkmswain

Ah, Movie Week, AKA Can You Remotely Recognise The Dance Under Ten Layers of Theming Week. This was no exception – I had to keep checking my notes to see which dance was supposedly being represented. Also: Trolls. I’m just … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged alexandra burke, american smooth, aston merrygold, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, cinema, craig revel-horwood, debbie mcgee, film, flash gordon, judge, movie, movie week, my fair lady, paso doble, quickstep, recap, rev richard coles, review, samba, scd, sheridan smith, shirley ballas, simon rimmer, strictly, strictly come dancing, susan calman, tango, the ten second rule, toy story, trolls, tv, week 3, wonder woman | Leave a comment

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

Posted on July 30, 2017 by mkmswain

Covent Garden flower seller Peter Green on traditional trading and his Royal Warrant. Read my full Discover Britain interview here

Posted in Journalism | Tagged bouquet, buckingham palace, buy, covent garden, discover britain, florist, flower, history, king, london, magazine, market, my fair lady, peter green, queen, royal, royal warrant, seller, smith and green, things to do, tourism, tourist, trader, travel, windsor castle | Leave a comment

You Won’t Succeed On Broadway If You Don’t Have Any Jews, St James Theatre

Posted on August 28, 2015 by mkmswain

Well, here’s an oddity. You Won’t Succeed… is too fragmented for musical theatre, too bombastic for cabaret, and about as profound as a first-draft Wikipedia page. Channelling the self-referential levity of the Monty Python show from which it takes its … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged beauty and the beast, big spender, cabaret, chicago, composer, disney, dorothy, drama, dreamgirls, fame, fiddler on the roof, gershwin, godspell, guys and dolls, gypsy, hairspray, irving berlin, jew, jewish, les misereables, london, music, musical, my fair lady, Oklahoma, over the rainbow, rent, review, revue, singing, smash, sondheim, song, spamalot, st james theatre, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, wizard of oz, yentel, You Won't Succeed On Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: my fair lady

My Fair Lady, London Coliseum

Book tickets to summer shows in the West End

Book tickets to West End shows helmed by award-winning directors

Laura Benanti Live in London, Cadogan Hall

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

You Won’t Succeed On Broadway If You Don’t Have Any Jews, St James Theatre

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