Despite a much weaker first half, due to a myriad of problems both in script and cartoonish delivery, Merrily We Roll Along rewards audience loyalty by producing a touching, superior second act that has many beautiful moments.
Tony Award-nominee Gavin Creel, a Broadway favorite in the states, is currently taking on his first leading role in the West End as Bert in Mary Poppins.
Having recently returned from London, Craig Brockman gives BroadwayWorld.
The role of Bert in the London production of Mary Poppins will pass from Gavin to Gavin when the one named Creel succeeds the one named Lee on Wednesday, July 26th
A number of West End musicals have announced starry cast changes; British pop star Antony Costa will join the cast of Blood Brothers, musical theatre veterans Louise Gold and Diane Langton will step into Mary Poppins, and Amra-Faye Wright and Luca Barbareschi will be welcomed into the cast of Chicag
On October 31st, Scarlett Strallen will take over in the title role of Mary Poppins on the West End, and three other performers will enter the show, as well
Karen Louise Hebden's production of Company at the Derby Playhouse starring Glenn Carter as Bobbie
Derby Playhouse present Stephen Sondheim's insight into the complexities of modern relationships, Company, directed by Karen Louise Hebden.
