Simon Greiff News

Stand Tall - A Rock Musical, a new contemporary rock/pop musical by Lee Wyatt-Buchan, Aldie Chalmers & Sandy Chalmers, loosely based on the David & Goliath biblical tale, is to get its London premiere in a five- week season at the Landor Theatre from Wednesday October 12 - Saturday November 12.

Simon Greiff and Phil Sykes (for SimG Productions) will present THE SONGS OF Bobby Cronin on Sunday 27th February 2011 at 8pm at the New Players Theatre featuring a cast of West End guests.

Simon Greiff and Phil Sykes (for SimG Productions) will present THE SONGS OF BOBBY CRONIN on Sunday 27th February 2011 at 8pm at the New Players Theatre featuring a cast of West End guests.

The lady in green talks about her recent work and hopes for the future

We speak to London's current Eponine about her role and her forthcoming concert - The Songs Of Bobby Cronin!

Simon Greiff and Phil Sykes (for SimG Productions) will present THE SONGS OF Bobby Cronin on Sunday 27th February 2011 at 8pm at the New Players Theatre featuring an all-star West End cast. Catch a preview for the show below!

Simon Greiff and Phil Sykes (for SimG Productions) will present THE SONGS OF BOBBY CRONIN on Sunday 27th February 2011 at 8pm at the New Players Theatre featuring an all-star West End cast.

Today we are taking a look and a listen to the biggest and brightest Broadway beacons of the year that was, all amidst the dismal landscape of the Street as we now know it, though I won't name names or titles (hyphenated or otherwise). Between the ultimate diva triptych of Barbra, Liza and Cher each releasing not only new albums in 2010, but also DVDs of their work - and, in Cher's case, a smash-hit big-screen original movie musical, BURLESQUE, to the stars-on-the-rise of two leading men of far off shores - Stuart Matthew Price and David Campbell. In a year with far too few new cast albums, these solo albums certainly shine with lots of luster. On Broadway it might have been the year of epic disaster, but on record we may be able to find the Broadway we knew and loved once in any number of these highly-recommended releases. Oh, yeah - and Sondheim, too!

Simon Greiff and Phil Sykes (for SimG Productions) will present THE SONGS OF BOBBY CRONIN on Sunday 27th February 2011 at 8pm at the New Players Theatre featuring a cast of West End guests.

UK's first-ever crowd-sourced musical to be composed by award winning Laurence Mark Wythe as SimG Productions invite the British public to share their life stories in an innovative new theatrical collaboration

This week we are taking a look at some past performances in everything from PARADE to THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW to a cut song from Disney's ALLADIN presented by the very subject of this week's SOUND OFF: All Good Things, West End leading man Stuart Matthew Price! Yesterday, BWW exclusively premiered a brand new Jason Robert Brown song, the album's title song, "All Things In Time", as well as some others from NEXT TO NORMAL and a brand new West End musical called IN TOUCH, so here is some fabulous video content to go with the astounding aural content of yore! Be sure to check out SOUND OFF: All Good Things if you haven't for a complete review and generous preview of the content of the solo debut of the decade! That was Thursday, this is Friday - time to do the time warp!

Today we have a super-special bonus in honor of the most smashing debut album so far this year, Stuart Matthew Price's ALL THINGS IN TIME in addition to the full rundown! To access this new landmark BWW Exclusive Premiere Player - featuring a sparkling, shiny new Jason Robert Brown anthem - simply activate the window embedded inside the review! Here - only at BWW - you can hear the stupendous title track which was written especially for this album by JRB, 'All Things In Time', as well as two songs from the Pulitzer Prize-winning NEXT TO NORMAL, 'There‘s A World' and 'I'm Alive' by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, in addition to an impossibly addictive pop confection called 'The Touch Of Love' from a new West End musical titled IN TOUCH by Dougal Irvine. Hopefully this sample will compel you to further partake in this treasure trove and pick up a copy of the complete album which also features songs by a number of new, up-and-coming composers personally accompanying the astounding leading man on many tracks! These three tracks are available to enjoy for only a limited time, so the time for all good things is undeniably right now! Catch a star on the rise and take a rocket ride to the SimG universe!

This week, we are taking a listen to two wonderful West End-related winners featuring the stars of two witch-related West End musicals - THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK and WICKED - courtesy of SimG Records: Caroline Sheen's RAISE THE CURTAIN and Annalene Beechey's CLOSE YOUR EYES. These two delicious divas-in-training have proven that they have the talent, skill and technique to entertain us for many years to come onstage, but just how well do their first solo album efforts showcase their considerable abilities? Singing everything from Sondheim, William Finn and Stephen Schwartz to Adam Guettel, Jason Robert Brown, David Yazbeck and Stiles & Drewe, as well as some Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman thrown in for good measure, there's surely enough to satisfy all with much more than mere morsels to enjoy. All of this appreciable merriment (and even a small sampling of 'Away In A Manger' courtesy of Mitchell) and formidable entertainment comes with mostly unadorned accompaniment, as well, giving these ladies a true chance to shine their clearest and brightest in a solo spotlight all their own!

UK editor-in-chief Carrie Dunn talks to West End stars about their favourite Sondheim shows - and the roles they'd love to play

Simon Greiff and Phil Sykes (for SimG Productions) are proud to present Stephanie J. Block in Concert at the New Players Theatre in London on Sunday 28th February 2010.

Sharon McKendrick talks to the lady who's played Kate Monster and Carlotta the diva...

What happened at Dress Circle when Annalene Beechey launched her album?

Angelina Jones reviews the showcase of the composer's work

Carrie Dunn sits in on the final runthrough of the composer's showcase concert, which stars performers including Ramin Karimloo, Stephanie J Block, David Bedella, Patina Miller and Annalene Beechey.

Simon Greiff (for SimG Productions) in association with Scott Alan announced today that leading Broadway star Stephanie J Block and West End/Broadway star Frances Ruffelle will be joining Scott Alan in Concert for Just Me ... and Them: The Music of Scott Alan at the Leicester Square Theatre in London on Sunday, October 11th 2009.