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Review Roundup: HADESTOWN in London's West End Photo Review Roundup: HADESTOWN in London's West End
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 22, 2024

Hadestown, the acclaimed Broadway musical phenomenon by singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin has made its long-awaited West End premiere at the Lyric Theatre....

Review: HADESTOWN, Lyric Theatre Photo Review: HADESTOWN, Lyric Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - February 22, 2024

Created with director Rachel Chavkin, it’s a story of tragic love and politics, defeat and defiance. An epic anthem for the lovers and the runaways. The actors mostly new to Hadestown, Hades’ underground factory, with only Gloria Onitiri returning as Persephone (rather than a Fate) and Beth Hinton-L...

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Sarah Snook in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GR Photo Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Sarah Snook in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 16, 2024

Kip Williams' adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray has now opened in London's West End, running until 11 May. This ground-breaking production delivers an explosive interplay of live performance and video in an astonishing collision of form. So what did the critics think?...

Review: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, Theatre Royal Haymarket Photo Review: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 15, 2024

I'll admit that I have never dropped acid, but I can imagine that watching Kip Williams' adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray must come close to that experience. Part morality tale, part technical extravaganza, part fall down the rabbit hole, this is a theatrical evening that will remain long in...

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY - MUSICAL IN CONCERT, London Palladium Photo Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY - MUSICAL IN CONCERT, London Palladium
by Franco Milazzo - February 14, 2024

On its West End debut, The Addams Family musical makes the most of its graveyard humour and kooky characters, even if the star casting is questionable....

Album Review: Broadway's HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Is Closing But Finds More Life With Its Photo Album Review: Broadway's HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Is Closing But Finds More Life With Its Cast Recording
by Bobby Patrick - February 07, 2024

Center Stage’s production of this album gives the listener a real sense of the show without the help of the musical’s book and this always gets high marks from this rainbow writer,...

Review: Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Brode Photo Review: Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in PLAZA SUITE?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 29, 2024

Neil Simon’s three-act play about couples in crisis, Plaza Suite, has now opened at London's Savoy Theatre, already extended until 13 April. Celebrity couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick reprise their roles from the Broadway production. Excitement (and tickets prices) are high, so, wha...

Review: PLAZA SUITE, Savoy Theatre Photo Review: PLAZA SUITE, Savoy Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - January 29, 2024

Following a long-anticipated Broadway run, John Benjamin Hickey's production of Neil Simon's Plaza Suite has now made it over to the West End, where it takes over from New York-bound Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre. This version sees real life couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ...

Streaming Review: Bradley Cooper's Latest Director Endeavor Comes To NETFLIX & Shows Photo Streaming Review: Bradley Cooper's Latest Director Endeavor Comes To NETFLIX & Shows He, Too, Is Becoming A MAESTRO
by Bobby Patrick - January 15, 2024

In all, Maestro is the fast-paced chronicle of a giant living a giant life, as told through a love (or love-ish) story...

Album Review: Chilina Kennedy's WILD ABOUT YOU (World Premiere Recording) Debuts A Ne Photo Album Review: Chilina Kennedy's WILD ABOUT YOU (World Premiere Recording) Debuts A New Show In Development
by Bobby Patrick - January 02, 2024

A little over halfway through, Bobby’s ears felt a bit overtaxed on the ballad/power ballad front and wished there were one or maybe even two more up-tempo songs...

Review: STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW, Phoenix Theatre Photo Review: STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW, Phoenix Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - December 15, 2023

It’s very much a case of if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. The winning formula of gruesome body-horror thrills, teenage romance, and fuzzy edged nostalgia for the analogue age will feel familiar in this highly anticipated stage prequel. But if that formula is raking in millions who is complaining? If ...

Review: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION, Live at the Sondheim Theatre, Photo Review: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION, Live at the Sondheim Theatre, Cast Recording
by Cheryl Markosky - December 13, 2023

Were you one of the lucky few who managed to bag a ticket for the one-night-only, star-studded gala revue, StephenSondheim’s Old Friends, on May 3, 2022?...

Streaming: Sara Bareilles Dons Her Apron Again For The Special Engagement Feature Fil Photo Streaming: Sara Bareilles Dons Her Apron Again For The Special Engagement Feature Film WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL
by Bobby Patrick - December 04, 2023

Little Bobby was completely captivated by this film of WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL, a show that really does, as its press release says, “... celebrate the power of friendship'...

Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD, Savoy Theatre, Starring Rachel Tucker Photo Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD, Savoy Theatre, Starring Rachel Tucker
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 07, 2023

Guest starring as Norma Desmond on Mondays is West End and Broadway performer Rachel Tucker. However, if you think that means seeing the show on a Monday is in any way a compromise, you could not be more wrong....

Review: KING LEAR, Wyndham's Theatre Photo Review: KING LEAR, Wyndham's Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - November 01, 2023

Alarm bells ring when a director stars in the play they are also directing. Even if that director is Sir Kenneth Branagh. Nine times out of ten the production falls flat and the audience are left wondering if ego is to blame. Branagh’s hotly anticipated stab at King Lear is, sadly, no exception....

Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD, Savoy Theatre Photo Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD, Savoy Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 13, 2023

Many words have already been written about whether Nicole Scherzinger, the American actress, ex-Pussycat Doll and X Factor judge, is the right choice to play Norma Desmond, the reclusive silent movie star who dreams of a comeback. Desmond has lost the limelight, whereas Scherzinger remains a global ...

Review: MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN & THE POOL, Wyndham's Theatre Photo Review: MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN & THE POOL, Wyndham's Theatre
by Alice Cope - September 18, 2023

Returning to the stage with a splash, The Old Man & The Pool is his latest solo show, written and performed by Mike Birbiglia, it follows the success of his previous shows including My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend....

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of the UK Premiere of NEXT TO NORMAL? Photo Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of the UK Premiere of NEXT TO NORMAL?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 23, 2023

Critically acclaimed Broadway musical Next to Normal has now opened at London's Donmar Warehouse. Caissie Levy stars as Diana, a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past. Donmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst directs the long-awaited UK première of this powe...

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL, Donmar Warehouse Photo Review: NEXT TO NORMAL, Donmar Warehouse
by Cindy Marcolina - August 22, 2023

It’s a musical of profound emotional intelligence and accuracy. Informed and thought-provoking, it encourages reflection and promotes a healthy dialogue on the matter. It’s a touching, life-size picture of a family who can’t overcome their pain. Too many productions are haphazardly labelled as “a mu...

Streaming Review: Anything Still Goes As The Revival Of A Cole Porter Classic, ANYTHI Photo Streaming Review: Anything Still Goes As The Revival Of A Cole Porter Classic, ANYTHING GOES, Streams On BroadwayHD
by Bobby Patrick - July 30, 2023

Tappy Make Me Happy, so how could little Bobby not be happy with this dip in the stream?...

Music Review: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Sounds Good, Sounds Good Photo Music Review: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Sounds Good, Sounds Good
by Bobby Patrick - June 29, 2023

NEW YORK, NEW YORK ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING is a 2023 release on the Wine and Peaches Label, available on streaming platforms, with discs and vinyl to come!...

Music Review: CAMELOT… CAMELOT Still Happily Ever Aftering On A New Broadway Cast Rec Photo Music Review: CAMELOT… CAMELOT Still Happily Ever Aftering On A New Broadway Cast Recording
by Bobby Patrick - June 29, 2023

We hope that all those who love the musical theatre will pick up this new rendition of CAMELOT with all new and wondrous vocal performances by the cast....

Review: GROUNDHOG DAY, Old Vic Photo Review: GROUNDHOG DAY, Old Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 09, 2023

There’s more than a whiff of familiarity down at London’s Waterloo at the moment; Olivier award-winning Groundhog Day is back at the Old Vic and so is Andy Karl, playing the sneering weatherman Phil Connors. We loved it, Broadway didn't, but this revival is a veritable theatrical triumph and a heart...

Review: MISCHIEF MAKERS: PETER PAN GOES WRONG - BROADWAY PART 1, Podcast Photo Review: MISCHIEF MAKERS: PETER PAN GOES WRONG - BROADWAY PART 1, Podcast
by Kat Mokrynski - May 31, 2023

Who broke their foot the last time they were in Peter Pan Goes Wrong? What was it like to work with Neil Patrick Harris? What are American audiences like versus those in the UK? Mischief Makers: Peter Pan Goes Wrong - Broadway Part 1 answers all of these questions and more!...

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges in BROKEBAC Photo Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2023

The world premiere of Ashley Robinson's play with music, Brokeback Mountain, has now opened @sohoplace. Directed by Jonathan Butterell with songs by Dan Gillespie Sells, the show stars Mike Faist as Jack and Lucas Hedges as Ennis, both making their West End stage debuts. ...



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