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& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre
Have you ever dreamed of seeing Juliet wrest control of her destiny from William Shakespeare, aided by a liberated Anne Hathaway, all while belting out stone-cold Nineties and Noughties pop bangers? Well, you’re in luck! This jukebox musical take on the … Continue reading
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Tagged and juliet, Ariana Grande, backstreet boys, book tickets, britney spears, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, jessie j, juliet musical, Katy Perry, london, max martin, miriam-teak lee, musical, oliver tompsett, Pink, pop, review, rock, romeo and juliet, shaftesbury theatre, shakespeare, songs, taylor swift, The Weeknd, ticket deal, west end
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What Girls Are Made Of, Soho Theatre
It’s now Edinburgh Fringe transfer season in London, but here’s one they made earlier: Cora Bissett’s Fringe First-winning autobiographical play from the 2018 Festival about her time in 1990s indie band Darlingheart. Though the broad shape of this tale is familiar, Bissett’s gig-theatre … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990s, band, blur, britpop, cora bissett, darlingheart, edinburgh fringe, feminist, fife, gig theatre, girls, indie, london, metoo, music, nme, patti smith, play, pop, radiohead, review, rock, scotland, scottish, theartsdesk, theatre, women
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Simply the best
Actress Adrienne Warren discusses playing Tina Turner in new West End musical Tina. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adrienne warren, dancing, dancing times, interview, london, musical, pop, rock, singer, singing, song, theatre, tina, tina turner, west end
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Bat Out of Hell, Dominion Theatre
Back by feverishly popular demand, Jim Steinman’s mega-musical is no longer in danger of alarming unsuspecting operagoers. A year on from its Coliseum debut, this indisputably bonkers show moves to the West End venue it was surely always destined for – … Continue reading
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Tagged andrew polec, bat out of hell, christina bennington, dominion theatre, dystopia, jim steinman, jukebox musical, london, love, meat loaf, musical, new york, opera, peter pan, pop, review, rock, romance, romeo and juliet, west end
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Tina, Aldwych Theatre
It is, perhaps, a tale that suffers from overfamiliarity. Tina Turner’s rags-to-riches story – from humble beginnings as little Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her discovery, reinvention and sickening abuse by husband and manager Ike Turner, and finally … Continue reading
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Tagged adrienne warren, america, biography, ike turner, london, musical, phil spector, proud mary, review, river deep, rock, simply the best, theartsdesk, tina, tina the musical, tina turner, west end
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BWW Interview: Gary Trainor
The actor discusses leading West End musical School of Rock. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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School of Rock, New London Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber may seem an unlikely rock god, but he’s managed to harness anarchic musical liberation for this big-hearted, irresistibly entertaining new show, adapted from the popular Jack Black film. Its success on Broadway looks likely to be replicated … Continue reading
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Tagged andrew lloyd webber, broadwayworld, julian fellowes, london, musical, new london theatre, review, rock, school of rock, west end
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We Made It: Stufish Entertainment Architects
Set designer and architect Ric Lipson on creating work for U2, Madonna, Chinese theatre and a new West End version of The War of the Worlds. Read my full theartsdesk interview here
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Tagged architect, beijing olympics, china, cirque du soleil, dai show, designer, dominion theatre, drama, london, madonna, martian fighting machine, music, pink floyd, play, pop, queen, ric lipson, rock, set design, stadium, stufish entertainment architects, the rolling stones, the war of the worlds, theatre, tour, u2, west end
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