Tag Archives: the wizard of oz

Meet The Wizard of Oz West End cast

Posted on May 15, 2023 by mkmswain

Ashley Banjo, Jason Manford, Gary Wilmot, Dianne Pilkington and more will all go over the rainbow. Read my full London Theatre article

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A complete guide to The Wizard of Oz in the West End

Posted on May 4, 2023 by mkmswain

From the tale’s origins to its stage adaptations, MGM movie, and this latest Palladium revival. Read my full London Theatre article here

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Book tickets to summer shows in the West End

Posted on April 14, 2023 by mkmswain

From Groundhog Day and The Wizard of Oz to – yes – The Spongebob Musical. Read my full London Theatre article here

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Clumsy look at Jewish Broadway history is toe-tapping nostalgia

Posted on September 5, 2015 by mkmswain

Lacking the shrewd lampooning instincts of Spamalot, from which it takes its name, revue You Won’t Succeed On Broadway If You Don’t Have Any Jews is a muddle: too solemn for satire, too grandiloquent for cabaret, and too fractured for musical … Continue reading →

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Lost in translation

Posted on September 10, 2014 by mkmswain

Thirty years ago, Andy Warhol gathered together 300,000 disparate possessions in cardboard boxes, creating a makeshift time capsule for the edification of future generations. There is another time capsule of sorts playing at Richmond Theatre, where John Godber’s revival of … Continue reading →

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