Robert Gould reports on upcoming SimG productions cabaret on the Battersea Barge featuring some of the best of the UK's new generation of musical theatre songwriting.
Some of our writers and reviewers give their thoughts about UK theatre this year!
Top British artists in KEVIN SPACEY'S OLD VIC THEATRE's transatlantic talent program - The TS Eliot US/UK Exchange - present seven new short plays at the Vineyard Theatre The group of 46 emerging British actors, writers, directors and producers won the chance to come to New York from a pool of over 1000 applicants
The London transfer of two 2009 Fringe award-winning shows has been announced as part of a four-week season in September of new British musical theatre direct from Edinburgh.
Nominations for the best musicals at the Edinburgh fringe annouced, Jaime Winstone to make her stage debut and a new one-off Notes From New York concert revealed.
Robert Gould 'takes note' of the new Jake Brunger/Pippa Cleary musical that is wowing audiences at this year's Fringe.
Priscilla is swinging, shows sell out, and a chance for unique Too Close To The Sun merchandise - Miriam Zendle reports
Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, touches down in London for three weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009. Press notes state that you'll 'Take to the skies with a tantalisingly tuneful team of fun-loving cabin crew in this brandnew British musical. With romance rampaging in the sky, a lustful stopover in New York sends sexual tensions spiralling high. Fasten your seatbelts for this exhilarating London premi?re, with an original score by Notes for the Stage finalist, Pippa Cleary'.
Mark Evans, a finalist in the BBC's recent search for a Eurovision star, will follow his foray with Lord Lloyd Webber by headlining the cast of the brand new British musical Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, which touches down in London forthree weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009.
Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, touches down in London for three weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009. Press notes state that you'll 'Take to the skies with a tantalisingly tuneful team of fun-loving cabin crew in this brandnew British musical. With romance rampaging in the sky, a lustful stopover in New York sends sexual tensions spiralling high. Fasten your seatbelts for this exhilarating London premi?re, with an original score by Notes for the Stage finalist, Pippa Cleary'.
In a year when new musical theatre productions in London consisted of juke box transfers, classic revivals, whimsical adventure stories and majestic failures, one might be forgiven for thinking that the age of great new musicals exists merely in days of Auld Lang Syne. So let's pause and think back over the year's musical fayre.
'Jet Set Go!', the cabin crew musical that delighted audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe between August 2 and 24, is ready to take off for London. This highly entertaining new musical, with book and lyrics by Jake Brunger and music by Pippa Cleary will enjoy a short run at Theatre 503 from Tuesday September 2 until Saturday September 6.
Currently taking off at the Edinburgh Fringe's intimate George Square 2 venue is a new British musical, Jet, Set Go! by Pippa Cleary and Jake Brunger, directed by Luke Sheppard. For 75 minutes audiences are treated to a hugely enjoyable feast of humour and catchy tunes as this 'cabin crew musical' takes them on a return flight between London Heathrow and JFK New York, spying on the lives of the aircraft's crew both during the flights and on their brief stay in the Big Apple.
Having recently returned from London, Craig Brockman gives BroadwayWorld.com readers a report on his adventures overseas including Mary Poppins, Billy Ellliot, opening night of Wicked and more!
Last night at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, the Broadway smash-hit 'Wicked' opened to deafening applause throughout. Complete video coverage featuring interviews with the cast and clips from the show will be on BroadwayWorld.com soon!
I'm writing this editorial in recognition of BroadwayWorld.com's first anniversary and what represents the perfect time to reflect back on the incredible journey that the last 12 months have been.
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