Thursday, April 16, 2020
Broadway musical Beetlejuice announced last week it would not reopen at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre after venues return from lockdown – another
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March 3 feels like a lifetime ago now, but that was when the nominations for the 2020 Olivier Awards were announced. Last
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Today’s cancellation of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was not a case of if but when. Though disappointing, this decision was certainly not
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We should be grateful that Ian McKellen’s 80th birthday occurred in 2019 and not 2020. To celebrate, he toured the length and
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The impact of Covid-19 cannot be compared to any previous crisis that has ever affected theatre and the arts. In the coming
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The emotional investment in theatre can perhaps be seen at its most raw from those producing and performing at a fringe festival.
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Last week, Lyn Gardner wrote about the support and encouragement needed for young producers. She is absolutely right, but it is important
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Even though it’s only the second month of the year, The Prince of Egypt, which opened at the Dominion Theatre this week,
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Last week, Paul Woolf, chief executive of Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre, announced to the media that his venue had “taken the step to
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“To Frank and Alex… at last, people are holding hands in the theatre again! All my love, David Merrick.” This was the
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The past week has been dramatic as the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a global health emergency. In London, anxiety around it
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In January, it’s difficult not to be overwhelmed by the sheer weight of adverts – whether on posters, in newspapers, or bursting
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Six years ago, British actor Cynthia Erivo was starring in I Can’t Sing! at the London Palladium. The comedy musical based on
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David Byrne made an announcement to the audience before his Broadway show, American Utopia. He told them that he believed they would
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It is less than a month since the movie adaptation of Cats opened in the UK. Getting the original West End stage musical on in 1981
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It may not go down as a vintage year in British theatre, but it would be wrong to simply write-off 2019. When there aren’t productions
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“Because we can, can, can…” master of ceremonies Zidler sings to his audience in the hit musical Moulin Rouge. It could be
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For enthusiasts of world theatre, the work funded by one country’s arts council will have repeatedly caught the eye in recent years.
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Today across the US, friends and families will be gathering around the table to celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s a time of coming together,
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Ever felt as if theatre shows are like London buses? You wait around for ages and then three come along at once.
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Just over a week ago, & Juliet began previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Once a major new West End musical would have
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‘Last money in, first money out’ is a phrase often heard in commercial theatre when producers are struggling to reach the necessary
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A life in the theatre teaches the art of survival. In a career often driven by highs and lows, where fortunes can
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Already one of the hottest West End tickets for next spring is the stage adaptation of the popular BBC2 comedy Upstart Crow.
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The past decade has seen the arrival, and extraordinary rise, of a British theatre phenomenon in the form of Mischief Theatre from
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When it comes to theatre’s awards season and best-of-the-year round-ups, I’ll be looking closely to see if Faith, Hope and Charity is included
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Last week, my colleague David Benedict questioned the use of the words ‘the Musical’ as a necessary addition to any musical title
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“No way, this is a total bomb.” “RIP to the dignity of real cats everywhere.” Those two remarks could have been taken from the
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During his time as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, Sam Mendes led a number of programming initiatives. The one I felt offered
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The marketing of Les Misérables the staged concert, which opened last month at London’s Gielgud theatre, describes it as the “dream cast”,
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It’s been a big summer for revivals of classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicals in London. Regent Park Open Air
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