Tag Archives: Oklahoma

An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth, London Palladium

Posted on October 21, 2017 by mkmswain

The words “an intimate evening with” may seem at odds with the cavernous Palladium. But leave it to the pint-sized Broadway legend with the huge voice to work her magic on the space. Somehow, with just a mic and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, album, alice fearn, andrew lippa, broadway, broadwayworld, elaine paige, elphaba, for good, glinda, judy garland, kristin chenoweth, london, london palladium, michael mayer, michael orland, musical, Oklahoma, popular, rachel tucker, review, singer, sophie evans, theatre, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Charlotte Wakefield

Posted on July 14, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress talks the new UK tour of Gershwin musical Crazy for You. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, broadway, broadwayworld, caroline flack, charlotte wakefield, crazy for you, dancing, gershwin, interview, musical, Oklahoma, polly, singing, the sound of music, tom chambers, uk tour | Leave a comment

Bug, Found111

Posted on March 30, 2016 by mkmswain

My skin is still tingling with the presence of imaginary critters. Never mind I’m A Celebrity… or Bear Grylls’s latest expedition – Tracy Letts has got them beat when it comes to nightmarish creepy-crawlies. But it’s not just a creature feature: … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, bug, drama, found111, gulf war, james norton, kate fleetwood, london, mental illness, Oklahoma, paranoia, review, surveillance, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tracy letts | 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

theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear

Posted on April 11, 2015 by mkmswain

From Singin’ in the Rain and Anything Goes to Hello, Dolly! and Mary Poppins, Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear has done more than any other British choreographer to usher classic musicals into the modern era. But adept as he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Theatre | Tagged 42nd Street, acorn antiques, adam garcia, anything goes, arlene phillips, ballet, betty blue eyes, bob avian, broadway, busby berkeley, cats, chicago, chichester festival theatre, choreographer, city of angels, crazy for you, dance, dancing, disney, donmar warehouse, drama, english national opera, eno, evita, gershwin, gillian lynne, gypsy, gypsy rose lee, hello dolly, imelda staunton, interview, jerome robbins, jonathan kent, josie rourke, julie walters, kiss me kate, lara pulver, london, mama rose, mary poppins, matthew bourne, musical, national theatre, new york, Oklahoma, old vic, olivier awards, on the town, play, regents park open air, richard eyre, rob marshall, sadlers wells, singin in the rain, steam heat, stephen mear, stephen ward, strictly come dancing, strip, stripper, stripping, striptease, susan stroman, tap, the little mermaid, the pajama game, the producers, theatre, trevor nunn, victoria wood, west end | Leave a comment

Razzle-dazzle treatment leaves smile on your face

Posted on April 10, 2014 by mkmswain

Yet another classic film-turned-musical hits the West End with the arrival of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, but unlike recent turkey Fatal Attraction, this story of conmen peddling tall tales to heiresses in a fantasy French Riviera is ripe for the razzle-dazzle … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, cole porter, dance, dirty rotten scoundrels, fatal attraction, film, fred and ginger, fred astaire, ginger rogers, guys and dolls, ham & high, jerry mitchell, london, mgm, movie, musical, noel coward, Oklahoma, play, review, robert lindsay, rufus hound, samantha bond, savoy, song, steve martin, the producers, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Oklahoma

An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth, London Palladium

BWW Interview: Charlotte Wakefield

Bug, Found111

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

theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear

Razzle-dazzle treatment leaves smile on your face

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