UK / WEST END THEATER REVIEWS

Gary Naylor is, er, bowled over by Sally Bowles...

Getting the opportunity to review Madalena Alberto's newly released EP 'Heart Condition' was very exciting to me, having heard her phenomenal performance as Fantine in the 25th Anniversary touring production of Les Miserables. Even more exciting is that the four songs featured on the EP are written ...

Maria Friedman honed her cabaret skills at The Carlyle in New York, and it shows, says Kaite Welsh...

Soul Sister is a show based on the 'music, life and times of Ike and Tina Turner'. Put together by John Miller and Peter Brooks, it is a night of upbeat 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s tunes, linked by scenes about Tina Turner's rise to fame, from her discovery by Ike Turner to eventual relationship with him ...

There are two kinds of people in the world, says storyteller Jenna Watt: bystanders and flâneurs. The former are those who see a stranger in the midst of a random attack such as a mugging, and dismiss their responsibility to the stranger in need. The latter, the flâneurs of the world, are those wh...

Robert Gould reviews Wicked and Hairspray star Chloe Hart's cabaret at the Union Theatre....

The In-Between is a new fantasy musical written entirely by Laura Tisdall, an up and coming musical theatre writer. The show is a fully written, two act production which is yet to receive any commercial backing. Therefore this original concept album is great publicity to showcase Tisdall's work, and...

With all the kerfuffle about the Superstar search and the forthcoming arena tour, the news about the digitally remastered reissue of the original Jesus Christ Superstar concept album has been a little lost....

Gary Naylor finds out if burlesque is naughty or nice or a bit of both....

Sometimes when directors revive old plays you wonder why they've done it. Mack & Mabel, currently playing at Southwark Playhouse, is not a classic crying out to be brought back to life, though being about the early days of cinema it is rather on trend....

The X Factor meets London's West End in the finale of a Twitter talent show to find the musical theatre stars of the future....

'Someone Else's Story' sees the return of New Zealand-born performer Meredith Braun after a ten-year break. During her fruitful career, she played lead roles in 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Les Miserables', 'Sunset Boulevard' to name but a few. She also starred as Belle in 'The Muppet Christmas Caro...

'Once in a Lifetime' is a tribute to one of the UK's leading musical theatre stars, Dave Willetts. Celebrating his 25th year in the industry, Stage Door Records have produced an album featuring a mixture of classics, live recordings, as well as two brand new numbers for 2012....

The Three Little Pigs is a new Studio Cast Recording with music by George Stiles and the book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe - a powerful combination and a force to be reckoned with! It also features musical arrangements and orchestrations by Ruth Ling and music preparation by James Humphreys....

This riveting piece by Belarus Free Theatre (BFT) tells the story of the scarred capital of Belarus, from the perspective of its disenfranchised citizens....

Gary Naylor sees six actors acting up about acting....

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious new play carried off with aplomb....

After a successful run at the Landor Theatre, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is clearly at home in the West End....

Swan Lake is a ballet about dance. Dance is how its characters - not just the performers who play them - communicate with each other: it is how the the beautiful Swan-Maiden Odette wins Prince Siegfried's heart, and it is how Odile, daughter of the evil Count Von Rothbart, seduces him....

Carrie Dunn reviews the Paul Nicholas-directed musical...

Gary Naylor enjoys a show brimming with charm, wit and spectacle....

Gary Naylor sees a show called Made Up that is made up on the night but is less than made up about the entertainment....

Louise Dearman, Oliver Thornton, Russell Grant and Kerry Ellis feature in the one-off show in aid of Crohn's and Colitis UK...

Our reviewer casts her eye over the recent BBC series looking at the rise of the British musical...

Gary Naylor looks forward to the year to come in London, not without some fears for the years to come....