Review: NUTCRACKER, Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, Southbank Centre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 6, 2023
Every Christmas we are promised a 'new take' on either Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Often these are changed for change's sake, but in Drew McOnie's new take on the iconic ballet, we have a joyful, fresh and vibrant production, with a subtle message of acceptance and love.
Southbank Centre Reveals 2023 Winter Show Line-up
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2023
This Winter, the Southbank Centre presents a packed programme of exciting new shows for everyone to enjoy featuring a mix of family events, cabaret, dance, music and comedy. Learn more about the full lineup here!
The McOnie Company's NUTCRACKER Premieres in November
by Stephi Wild - Aug 30, 2023
The world premiere has been announced for The McOnie Company’s Nutcracker, directed and choreographed by Olivier Award winner Drew McOnie featuring Tchaikovsky’s world-famous score reimagined for an on stage jazz band by multi-award winning jazz artist Cassie Kinoshi.
BWW Review: ROMEO & JULIET Inhabits Hollywood at The Hollywood Bowl
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Jul 27, 2019
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gustav Dudamel, played magnificently July 16, 2019 as they first featured award-winning Pablo Ferrandez in Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B minor, Opus 104 in a most passionate and stirring performance. The piece was written by Dvorak about his sister-in-law, who never acknowledged her affection for him, giving this piece an extraordinary range of emotions that Ferrandez fervently played, seeming to feel every note and every nuance with his body and his soul. He is an extraordinary musician, and fully captivated the audience; so much so there were numerous encores of appreciation. It was a moving, heart-felt performance, and I would go anywhere to hear and watch him play again, play anything, as this performance was exalting.
Part two of the evening was a reprise, or rather reworking of the performance L. A. Dance Project originally performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, which I reviewed, in 2018. (https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Review-ROMEO-JULIET-at-Walt-Disney-Concert-Hall-20181106)
BWW Review: ROMEO & JULIET at Walt Disney Concert Hall
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Nov 6, 2018
Hard to compare any other performance to this one. "Revisited," meaning reverse role changes that were made in the casting of this, putting another dimension into significance from the original version, plus updated costuming and scenics, and "Rejoiced," because it was performed, live, in front of your eyes and ears, by The L Philharmonic and The L A Dance Project, at The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: 6 Becomes 5!
by Kelsey Denette - May 4, 2011
As always with DANCING WITH THE STARS, no matter how great the dancers or the scores, someone must go home. Only six celebrities remain: Kirstie Alley, Kendra Wilkinson, Ralph Macchio, Hines Ward, Romeo, and Chelsea Kane. Last week saw the 'Downfall' of wrestler Chris Jericho; who's next to join him as the numbers dwindle? Let's find out!