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Thursday, May 4, 2017

Richard Jordan: Is the true spirit of the West End being lost? by Richard Jordan

Anyone who has ever worked on Broadway will tell you how intoxicating it is to be a part of its theatre community. New

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Richard Jordan: The small festival that inspired a farmer to plan an ambitious laser show by Richard Jordan

Travel may broaden the mind, but so too can theatre. Wherever you travel and whatever you see, theatre gathers a community, bringing it

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Richard Jordan: Why are US critics taking potshots at British musical revivals? by Richard Jordan

Have you ever had that moment where you read a review and so vehemently disagreed with it that it made you angry?

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Oliviers 2017: Richard Jordan – Just who are the Olivier Awards for? by Richard Jordan

You didn’t need a crystal ball to see that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child would cast its spell over the Oliviers

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Richard Jordan: Is the Royal Albert Hall the right venue for the Olivier Awards 2017? by Richard Jordan

This Sunday is the biggest night in the UK theatre awards calendar: the Laurence Olivier Awards. In many respects the Olivier Awards show

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Richard Jordan: Mischief Theatre’s Broadway punt is by no means a sure thing by Richard Jordan

This weekend, The Play That Goes Wrong receives its Broadway premiere. It continues a remarkable journey for the production and its creator, Mischief Theatre. The Play That

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Richard Jordan: What keeps producers heading back to the fringe? by Richard Jordan

I have just spent the past week at the Adelaide Fringe. It was my 11th visit to the event and this year

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Richard Jordan: Is numeric grading the right way to judge arts funding? by Richard Jordan

In the past two weeks,  Arts Council England has announced that it is moving forward with its numeric assessment grading overhaul of NPO

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Richard Jordan: Why toilet signage was the most powerful theatrical gesture of 2016 by Richard Jordan

Last year, the most powerful statement I saw in theatre had nothing to do with what was on the stage. Instead, it was two signs displayed on

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Richard Jordan: Why do people who hate musicals love La La Land? by Richard Jordan

La La Land may have missed out on the big one on Oscar night, but it’s still been the darling of this year’s awards season. But

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Richard Jordan: Can Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new theatre deliver the goods? by Richard Jordan

Last week, a new (well, rebranded) Off-West End theatre opened. Heralding itself as ‘London’s home for the musical’, the Other Palace is

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Richard Jordan: What’s the point of having a smash hit with nowhere to go? by Richard Jordan

On Saturday, Art by Yasmina Reza ends its 10-week run at the Old Vic Theatre. This first West End revival has seen the play

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Richard Jordan: We must continue putting social politics on the West End stage by Richard Jordan

I saw Buried Child recently at the Trafalgar Studios. Sam Shepard’s brutal and devastating play asks its audience: when you are left devoured of

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Richard Jordan: The death of unpaid internships will harm theatre’s future by Richard Jordan

The Stage recently reported on a group of cross-party MPs calling on the government to ban unpaid internships and revise work experience practices in

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Richard Jordan: For truly thrilling casting, make open auditions the norm again by Richard Jordan

A couple of weeks ago, the flashing sign for the London revival of 42nd Street was installed again on the canopy of the Theatre Royal,

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Richard Jordan: Pantomime is over for another year, but when did it become so cruel? by Richard Jordan

The joyous return of pantomime at the London Palladium is significant on many levels. Cinderella, which ended its five-week run on Sunday (January

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Richard Jordan: What’s the difference between an understudy and an alternate? by Richard Jordan

Last week, this newspaper published The Stage 100, its annual list of industry movers and shakers. Naturally, the eye is drawn to the

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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Richard Jordan: This year’s first theatre obituary is for Honest Ed’s department store by Richard Jordan

A bargain centre like this happens once in a lifetime. So runs the slogan on the canopy of Honest Ed’s discount department

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Richard Jordan’s top 10 shows and performances of 2016 by Richard Jordan

I am hanging onto the final weeks of 2016, before expecting the new works of the next few years to become fixated

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Richard Jordan: I’ve seen the musical of the year – in Vienna by Richard Jordan

Schikaneder is the best musical of 2016. It is also a major moment in Vienna’s Raimund Theatre’s history – a world premiere of a new musical,

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Richard Jordan: The curtain call is no time to make political statements by Richard Jordan

Among all the media attention focused on US vice president-elect Mike Pence’s recent visit to Hamilton, two questions remain unanswered: who does

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Richard Jordan: Social media is no substitute for proper debate by Richard Jordan

The figures revealing the most-watched British television shows of all time were published in October. Number one was a 1996 episode of Only Fools and Horses,

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Richard Jordan: Respect your audiences, or they will wither by Richard Jordan

What an audience sees on the stage is just one part of the theatregoing experience. Before consuming that core element, the customer

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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Richard Jordan: Applying the Goldilocks principle to musical revivals by Richard Jordan

Musical theatre abounds with stories of flopped musicals that were revived and rediscovered. Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along lasted only 16

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Richard Jordan: It’s scary how bad at horror theatre is by Richard Jordan

Hollywood’s annual big-screen serving of fear, suspense and horror is once again upon us as we marked Halloween this week. But while

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Richard Jordan: Where are the great supporting roles for women in musical theatre? by Richard Jordan

Supporting actors are frequently overlooked, but they are the glue that binds a successful musical. The roles may not be the biggest,

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Richard Jordan: Never mind premium seats, ticket reselling is the real threat to theatre by Richard Jordan

The recent Mrs Brown’s Boys ticket scam at Birmingham’s Windsor Theatre highlights the vulnerability of audiences as more of our ticketing industry

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Richard Jordan: Is Phantom the perfect model for a commercial musical? by Richard Jordan

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart’s musical The Phantom of the Opera is 30 years old this week. Is it the most perfect blueprint for a

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Richard Jordan: Let’s not be blinded by bright young directors by Richard Jordan

The early 21st century will be remembered for the growth of a new generation of young, exciting directors. You could argue that not

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Richard Jordan: Without intimate new work and old classics, what is the West End’s future? by Richard Jordan

In the past month I have seen two major new West End musicals. One was Tim Minchin’s Broadway-bound juggernaut Groundhog Day at the

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Friday, September 23, 2016

Richard Jordan: Hit shows exclude single-ticket buyers at their peril by Richard Jordan

I regularly go to the theatre on my own and must admit I rather enjoy it. My favourite secret theatregoing activity is

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
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Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
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Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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