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An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth, London Palladium
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
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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
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BWW Interview: Charlotte Wakefield
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
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Bug, Found111
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
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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
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theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear
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
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Razzle-dazzle treatment leaves smile on your face
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
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