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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Paranoid pirouettes – inside Black Sabbath: The Ballet, already a headbanging hit by Michael Hann

Will Birmingham Royal Ballet’s near-sold-out spectacular get audiences air guitaring? Our writer dons his denim and leather tutu to meet choreographer Carlos Acosta and Sabbath legend Tony…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04PM
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Remembering Sean Hughes: ‘The sadness is he didn’t get to be old, just lonely’ by Michael Hann

Since his death, a complicated picture of the comedian has emerged. We were friends at the height of his fame and I saw his cruelty first hand. Others say that he later changed, before his d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Warning: review quotes can be very misleading by Michael Hann

We see quotes from critics plastered all over adverts, posters and book jackets. But is their use always what it seems?The novelist Anthony Horowitz should not really have been surprised whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32AM
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

'At Thriller Live, there's a fight in the stalls' … my three-week journey into jukebox musicals by Michael Hann

Carole King, Michael Jackson, the Kinks and now Motown. Why are we so obsessed with jukebox musicals? We sent our music editor, Michael Hann, to join the non-stop singalong Related: Lazarus …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PM
Monday, July 27, 2015

Warning: review quotes can be very misleading by Michael Hann

We see quotes from critics plastered all over adverts, posters and book jackets. But is their use always what it seems?The novelist Anthony Horowitz should not really have been surprised whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:39AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Morrissey describes moment 'the eternal "I" became "we"' by Michael Hann

Singer did not enter first serious relationship until the 1990s, when he was in his mid-30s• Morrissey hits back at NME and the judge who called him 'devious'Morrissey did not enter into a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:17PM
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Warning: review quotes can be very misleading by Michael Hann

We see quotes from critics plastered all over adverts, posters and book jackets. But is their use always what it seems?The novelist Anthony Horowitz should not really have been surprised whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Soul Sister – review by Michael Hann

Hackney Empire, LondonOn the strength of her performance as Tina Turner in this new jukebox musical, Emi Wokoma needn't worry about whether she's going to be able to pay the rent for the for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:23PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Rock of Ages by Michael Hann

Shaftesbury theatre, LondonThose who have read The Dirt, the extraordinary memoirs of the hair metal band Mötley Crüe, will have fixed in their mind a vivid picture of life on LA's Sunset …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:05AM
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Guardian First Album award: nominations by Michael Hann

Delphic, Marina and the Diamonds and Tinie Tempah are among the contenders for this year's debut album prizeLast year's winners were the xx, but which of these 10 will take home the 2010 Gua…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards