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BWW Review: CABARET at Tipi am Kanzleramt - It's all about location, location, location!
Watching CABARET in Berlin, near the original locations of Christopher Isherwood's Book 'I Am A Camera,' gives this Kander and Ebb classic even more dramatic weight than it could possibly have in a New York or London production.
At last night's Premiere of the revival of Director/Choreographe...
BWW Review: JONAS KAUFMANN - DOLCE VITA at Berlin's Waldbuehne
Jonas Kaufmann is probably the most sought-after tenor on the planet today. His DOLCE VITA concert last night at Berlin's glorious outdoor Waldbuehne Amphitheater proved exactly why. Let's state the obvious. Mr. Kaufmann is a tall, very handsome man, who's in very good shape both vocally and ph...
BWW Review: MACBETH at STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN - Superstars Netrebko and Domingo miscast in a glittering new production of Verdi's MACBETH
Currently, the world of opera is sorely lacking superstar talent. Last night, at the Staatsoper unter den Linden, three of the world's brightest classical-music talents came together in a very expensive, glittering new production of Verdi's MACBETH. Anna Netrebko, Placido Domingo and conductor Danie...
BWW Review: GREASE at Admiralspalast - Grease is Still the Word!
'Wop baba lu bap a wap bam boom!!' 47 years after its Broadway debut and 40 years after John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John sang and danced their way into the world's collective consciousness, GREASE is still the word!
This touring production of GREASE, which has been on the road in German-speak...
BWW Review: THE WANDERING at Theater Im Delphi - A World Premiere with potential.
A group of young performers (Donna Lee, Darell Hanes, Alexander Simoes, Carrie Getman, Udo Wiegand, and Sara McKee) work with 100% commitment, futilely trying to turn Ken Shakin's THE WANDERING, a musicalized re-imagining of James Joyce's 'Ulysses,' (factually a short Oratorio), into a fully-staged ...
BWW Review: LA TRAVIATA at Deutsche Oper Berlin - A woefully underrehearsed performance with a runaway orchestra
Deutsche Oper Berlin's Verdi Festival 2018 took a very inauspicious turn with last night's woefully underrehearsed performance of LA TRAVIATA. Within the first 8 bars of the Prelude, I knew we were in trouble. Unfortunately, I was not mistaken....
BWW Review: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA at STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN
In the right hands, Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA can be one of the funniest pieces in the standard operatic repertoire. At the many productions of this work that I have seen, there were, at best, a few smiles. When comedy is not done right, it's a tough, often sloppy, slog. Last night at ...
BWW Review: WAHNSINN! THE WOLFGANG PETRY MUSICAL at Theater Am Potsdamer Platz - A commercial product created to please the masses.
WAHNSINN! dresses up the extremely commercial, completely interchangeable Wolfgang Petry songs with a clever set design, colorful costumes, interesting choreography and a couple of memorable performances. Enrico De Pieri as Peter (the nominal lead) in the show, almost single-handedly saves this ent...
BWW Review: DIE FLEDERMAUS at Deutsche Oper Berlin - An ABC Production (an Amateurish, Boring Catastrophe) directed by former operatic tenor, Rolando Villazón
If you let a Chimpanzee drive a speeding locomotive, you'd get a train wreck similar to DIE FLEDERMAUS at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Former operatic tenor Rolando Villazón is responsible for 'directing' this unmitigated disaster of a very expensive new production. Were I not on assignment to review FLED...
BWW Preview: THE TIGER LILLIES at Admiralspalast - The British Cult Trio on European Tour bring their comedic stylings to Berlin
The British are Coming!!! If Sid Vicious and Bertold Brecht had a baby...and Tiny Tim was its Godfather, the result would be something like the British Cult Trio THE TIGER LILLIES. Plant your tongue firmly in your cheek and make your way to the Admiralspalast to catch THE TIGER LILLIES in Conce...
BWW Review: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at Theater Erfurt - This DUTCHMAN finally takes flight on the wings of Kelly God's magnificently sung Senta
Theater Erfurt's General Director, Guy Montavon was responsible for nearly turning THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, (Der fliegende Hollander) Richard Wagner's technicolor, romantic dream of an opera into a black, white and grey nightmare. The story of the Dutchman, Wagner's tragic 'pale Sailor' cursed by Satan...
BWW Review: CAV/PAG at Deutsche Oper Berlin
At the Deutsche Oper Berlin on Saturday night, David Pountney, director of CAV/PAG saddled these beloved works with a concept so profound in its stupidity that it was often mind-blowing and jaw-dropping in its inanity. If there is a special club in Hell exclusively for bad stage directors, Mr. Pount...
BWW Review: BERLIN? WE! LOVE! YOU! at Theater im Keller (The Basement Theater) - The Little Theater That Could!
If you want 'bang' for your entertainment buck, make a beeline to the Theater im Keller's Website and try to secure a ticket to BERLIN? WE! LOVE! YOU! As the show only performs on weekends and seating is very limited, I would advise you to plan ahead and take any ticket you can get, but get into ...
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The Comic Opera Of Berlin - Hands down, the very best production I've ever seen in Europe.
Last night, at the Comic Opera of Berlin I was gobsmacked. Their production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF was hands down, the single best performance I have ever witnessed in my 24 years living and working in continental Europe. Nothing else I have ever seen, anywhere on continental Europe, even come...
BWW Review: THE BLUES BROTHERS at Admiralspalast - 'They work hard for their money!'
An "officially licensed" touring production with the blessing of both Dan Ackroyd and Judith Belushi (John's widow) The Blues Brothers is a highly-choreographed, very entertaining, commercial product that has no pretense of being artistic … and that is it's greatest asset. This is pure, escapist e...
BWW Review: GHOST at Theater Des Westens, Berlin - GHOST scares up a star-making performance from former German 'Idol' Alexander Klaws
GHOST in Berlin's historic Theater des Westens, has almost every element needed to be a great evening of musical theater. The only thing missing in this musical is the music.
The set, video and lighting design (Hans Kudlich and Michael Grundner, respectively) are nothing short of spectacular. T...
BWW Review: KEIN PARDON, Leipzig
Basierend auf Hape Kerkelings Filmsatire 'Kein Pardon' feierte das Musical aus der Feder von Achim Hagemann und Thomas Zaufke mit einem Buch von Thomas Hermanns im November 2011 seine Welturauffuhrung in Dusseldorf. Damals schlupfte Allround Talent Dirk Bach in die Rolle des hessischen Fernsehen Mod...
BWW Review: TITEL DER SHOW
Total originell, amüsant und bedingungslos empfehlenswert ist dieses Musical von Jeff Bowen und Hunter Bell. Eine Review von Marcel Konrath...
BWW Review: SYMPHONIACS Live im Admiralspalast Berlin
Live auf der Buhne des Berliner Admiralpalastes: SYMPHONIACS Eine Review von Marcel Konrath...
BWW Review: DIE BRUECKEN AM FLUSS
Schon Sondheim wusste, dass es die kleinen Dinge sind, die eine gut funktionierende Ehe und Partnerschaft geschmeidig und perfekt werden lassen. Die Hobbys, welche man gemeinsam verfolgt und die kleinen Dinge, die man teilt: sei es die Nachbarn zu argern, Konzerte zu geniessen oder 'children you des...
BWW Review: Disney's DER GLOECKNER VON NOTRE DAME
Disney ist erwachsen geworden! Nachdem „Der Glockner von Notre Dame' 1999 seine Welturauffuhrung in Berlin feierte, halt nun eine neue Inszenierung Einzug im majestatischen Theater des Westens. Hierbei handelt es sich um die La Jolla Playhouse Produktion aus San Diego von Scott Schwartz, Sohn des ...
BWW Review: The Clarinet Factory Performs at Prague Spring Festival
It was quite a performance at the National Technical Museum....
Review Zusammenfassung: Mit FLASHDANCE in Darmstadt zurück in die 80iger
Und naturlich konnen viele die Hits mitsingen, die auf Tontragern unglaubliche 20 Millionen Mal uber die Ladentheke gingen:'What a feeling', 'Maniac', 'Gloria', 'I love Rock 'n' Roll' usw. Der Film gewann unter vielen anderen Preisen einen Oscar, den Golden Globe und den Emmy Award. Die Musicalversi...
Review Zusammenfassung - DER KLEINE HORRORLADEN in Bonn
Die trashige Filmvorlage von Roger Cormanwurde lange belachelt, doch nach der Urauffuhrung der Buhnenversion am 27. Juli 1982 war LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS eine der Off-Broadway-Shows mit der langsten Laufzeit, und wurde auch in Deutschland unter dem Titel DER KLEINE HORRORLADEN eine vielgespielte Erf...
BWW Reviews: Disney in Concert , Waldbühne Berlin
Als vor über 90 Jahren die beiden Brüder Walt und Roy Disney den Disney Konzern gründeten, ahnte wohl niemand wie sehr die beiden das Leben von Millionen Menschen ändern würden. Disney steht seit jeher als Synonym für familientaugliche Unterhaltung, aus abendfüllenden Trickfilmen, aus denen i...
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Tim Christensen inkl. 3-retters middag Classic Car House (3/05-3/05) |
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Christian Ehring VERSÖHNUNG Hamme Forum Ritterhude (5/07-5/07) |
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Nikita Miller - Natural Born Miller Metropol Theater Bremen (4/14-4/14) |
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Kirsten Nehberg Kulturzentrum Pumpwerk (11/05-11/05) |
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Tri Top, Disco, Bandsalat Packhaustheater (9/11-9/12) |
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Die Zeitmaschine - Das Musical Theater Am Dannhalm (12/05-12/05) |
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Moritz Rinke Schlachthof (Kesselhalle) (6/05-6/05) |
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