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Annie, Piccadilly Theatre
Has there ever been a time when we’re more in need of irrepressible optimism? The orphan who convinces everyone around her that “the sun will come out tomorrow” has certainly hit the West End at an opportune moment, and there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged america, annie, broadwayworld, children, daddy warbucks, depression, family, hard knock life, kids, london, madeleine haynes, miranda hart, miss hannigan, musical, new deal, new york, nikolai foster, orphan, piccadilly theatre, review, theatre, tomorrow, west end
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BWW Interview: Drew McOnie
The director/choreographer on reviving On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bernstein, book tickets, broadwayworld, choreographer, dance, dancer, dancing, danny mac, director, drew mconie, interview, jerome robbins, jesus christ superstar, london, love, musical, new york, on the town, open air theatre, regents park, romance, sailor, singing, strictly come dancing, theatre
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BWW Interview: Frances Ruffelle
The actress talks The Wild Party, the opening musical of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s revamped The Other Palace. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
BWW Interview: Howard Goodall
The composer discusses mixing classical and popular music, and the New York debut of his Eternal Light: A Requiem. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged bend it like beckham, broadwayworld, carnegie hall, choir, choral, classical music, composer, eternal light, hamilton, Howard Goodall, interview, musical, new york, orchestra, requiem
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Smart dialogue, but too much millennial self-analysis
Not content with playing narcissistic misfits in Hollywood movies like The Social Network, actor-turned-writer Jesse Eisenberg is creating them for himself. In his third play, he’s a weed-smoking failed filmmaker, loafing around the swanky Manhattan apartment his father bought him … Continue reading
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Tagged alfie allen, comedy, drama, islington gazette, jesse eisenberg, london, new york, review, stage, the spoils, theatre, trafalgar studios, west end
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The Spoils, Trafalgar Studios
“The most interesting characters are initially difficult to like,” proclaims Jesse Eisenberg’s would-be filmmaker protagonist, in case his cringe comedy’s mission statement was otherwise unclear. Ben is an outlandish collage of unlikeable qualities: abusive, misanthropic, arrogant, vicious, self-loathing, needy, and … Continue reading
Guys and Dolls, Phoenix Theatre
It’s all change once more for Gordon Greenberg’s slick, protean revival, which began life at Chichester back in 2014, as three new leads join the show’s transfer from the Savoy to the Phoenix. If not a revelatory version of this … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, carlos acosta, dance, drama, frank loesser, gordon greenberg, guys and dolls, london, musical, new york, oliver tompsett, phoenix theatre, play, review, richard kind, samantha spiro, song, theatre, west end
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