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BWW Interview: Sam Tutty
The actor discusses tackling the lead role in hit musical Dear Evan Hansen. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre
Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen is an institution in the States, running on Broadway since 2016 and currently on its second year of a national tour. It also made a star of original leading … Continue reading
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Tagged ben platt, benj pasek, book tickets, broadway, dear evan hansen, death, depression, evan hansen, facebook, internet, justin paul, kickstarter, lauren ward, london, memorial, mental health, musical, rebecca mckinnis, review, sam tutty, school, social media, suicide, teenager, theartsdesk, viral, west end
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I and You, Hampstead Theatre
Maisie Williams (AKA Arya Stark in Game of Thrones) and Zach Wyatt make superb stage debuts in Edward Hall’s production of American playwright Lauren Gunderson’s work. Caroline, trapped at home due to an unspecified genetic illness, is surprised by schoolmate … Continue reading
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Tagged arya stark, drama, edward hall, game of thrones, ham and high, hampstead theatre, i and you, lauren gunderson, london, maisie williams, play, poet, poetry, review, sick, teenager, theatre, transplant, walt whitman, Zach Wyatt
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Heathers The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket
This London premiere of Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe’s 2010 musical (based on Daniel Waters’ oh-so-Eighties cult classic movie, starring Christian Slater and Winona Ryder) had a development period at The Other Palace – no critics allowed – before cruising into the West End … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, adaptation, america, andy fickman, carrie hope fletcher, christian slater, heathers, heathers the musical, high school, how very, jamie muscato, movie, musical, ohio, review, romance, satire, shooting, teenager, the other palace, theartsdesk, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, west end, winona ryder
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BWW Interview: Lucie Shorthouse
The actress discusses new hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged actress, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, diversity, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, faith, family, gay, hijab, interview, lucie shorthouse, mixed race, musical, muslim, pritti, religion, sale, school, teenager, ticket deal, visit london, west end
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre
Everybody’s been talking about Everybody’s Talking About Jamie since its Sheffield Crucible debut earlier this year. It’s unusual to see a musical come steaming into the West End based on word on mouth – not star casting, or association with an existing franchise. Instead, … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo theatre, dan gillespie sells, dancing, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, family, gay, john mccrea, london, mother, mum, musical, parent, review, school, sheffield, singing, teenager, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Mosquitoes, National Theatre
In the immediate, heartbroken aftermath of the EU Referendum, I had some very uncharitable thoughts about the right to vote. Perhaps it should involve some kind of IQ test, or at least a demonstrable ability to tell the difference between … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, brexit, broadwayworld, child, eu, experts, faith, family, international, internet, large hadron collider, london, lucy kirkwood, metropolitan elite, mosquitoes, mother, national theatre, olivia colman, olivia williams, parent, physics, quaker, referendum, review, rufus norris, science, stupid, teenager, theatre, trump
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BWW Interview: Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary
The musical theatre writing partnership talk The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged 80s, adrian mole, book tickets, british musical, broadwayworld, composer, family, interview, jake brunger, kid, leicester curve, london, luke sheppard, music, musical, pippa cleary, play, playwright, singing, sue townsend, teenager, the secret diary of adrian mole, theatre, writer
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BWW Interview: Dawn Sievewright
The actress discusses the West End transfer of hit show Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged alan warner, broadwayworld, choir, dawn sievewright, edinburgh, girls, interview, lee hall, music, our ladies of perpetual succour, scotland, singing, teenager, vicky featherstone, west end
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