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Why Richard Linklater’s time-twisting movie musical could already be doomed
His ambitious 20-year shoot of Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along is mired in casting misery – and the show itself has a notorious history. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged beanie feldstein, ben platt, blake jenner, broadway, daniel radcliffe, dear evan hansen, film, funny girl, glee, hal prince, maria friedman, melissa benoist, merrily we roll along, movie, movie musical, musical, richard linklater, sondheim, theatre, west end
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Discover the West End shows nominated for Tony Awards
From Six and The Lehman Trilogy to Company. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged awards, bob dylan, caroline or change, company, girl from the north country, hangmen, london, musical, new york, nominated, olivier awards, patti lupone, play, sharon d clarke, six, sondheim, the lehman trilogy, theatre, tony awards, tony awards 2022, tonys, west end
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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Sondheim Theatre
This one-off charity concert was a star-studded reminder of Sondheim’s genius. Read my full Telegraph review here
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Tagged bernadette peters, cameron mackintosh, celebrity, concert, damian lewis, gala, judi dench, london, musical, old friends, review, sondheim, sondheim theatre, stephen sondheim, theatre, west end
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Anyone Can Whistle, Southwark Playhouse
The first significant London revival of a Stephen Sondheim musical since the great man’s death is Georgie Rankcom’s staging of this little-seen 1964 curio. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged alex young, anyone can whistle, london, london theatre, musical, review, sondheim, southwark playhouse, theatre
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Commemorate Stephen Sondheim’s birthday in the West End
The late, great composer would have been 92 today. Here’s how to mark the occasion. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged anyone can whistle, birthday, cock, drama, hamilton, legacy, les miserables, london, london theatre, maria friedman, merrily we roll along, musical, play, six, sondheim, sondheim theatre, stephen sondheim, theatre, west end
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Even in his 90s, Stephen Sondheim could dance circles around Hamilton
The thrillingly sophisticated king of Broadway is working on his first new musical since 2008. Broadway should be jumping for joy. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged broadway, company, follies, hamilton, musical, musical theatre, sondheim, square one, stephen sondheim, telegraph, theatre, west end, west side story
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A Little Night Music, Opera Holland Park
The show must go on: it’s been the rallying cry of our beleaguered industry, the message emblazoned on Theatre Support Fund+’s T-shirts and mugs. On Saturday night, we saw that fighting spirit in person, as Janie Dee, co-producer and star of … Continue reading
BWW Interview: Janie Dee
The actress discusses the upcoming concert of A Little Night Music at Opera Holland Park. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged a little night music, actress, alex parker, broadwayworld, concert, holland park, interview, janie dee, joanna riding, lockdown, musical, open air, opera holland park, sondheim, theatre
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Watch these fantastic musical theatre documentaries
Why not use the lockdown period to catch up on your musical theatre history? From the making of iconic shows to fascinating backstage tales and industry insight, these documentaries help to fill the stagey void. Read my full BroadwayWorld article … Continue reading
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Tagged A Chorus Line, amazon, avenue q, backstage, behind the scenes, broadway, broadwayworld, come from away, company, documentary, in the heights, interview, les miserables, lockdown, merrily we roll along, miss saigon, musical, musical theatre, netflix, sondheim, stage, streaming, theatre, tony awards, video, watch, west end, wicked
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