'You won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews.' This quote from the Monty Python musical Spamalot has inspired a new show, dedicated to celebrating the contribution of Jewish peo…
Well, here's an oddity. You Won't Succeed... is too fragmented for musical theatre, too bombastic for cabaret, and about as profound as a first-draft Wikipedia page. Channelling the self-ref…
The UK premiere of Greg Kotis’ Pig Farm will take place at the St James Theatre in London in October. It will
On 25 April 2015, Nepal was devastated by the strongest earthquake to hit the country in 100 years. Villages were flattened and much of the historical city of Kathmandu crumbled to the gr…
Final casting has been announced for the World Première of Pure Imagination, which celebrates the songs of Leslie Bricusse, one of the most prolific and well loved film and musical thea…
On arrival at the St. James Theatre, I find myself surrounded by adolescent females and wonder whether I might've stepped into the wrong place. It turns out that I am, in fact, in the right …
Celebrating 20 years since its first performance off-Broadway, an all-new London production of triple-Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's first musical, Songs for a New World is at the St…
Currently celebrating 20 years since it's first off-Broadway outing, Songs For a New World is one of Jason Robert Brown's finest works. His eclectic and dynamic approach to composition has m…
I have always loved the idea of a late night cabaret show. Going to a small, classy bar with low lighting and candles on the tables; sitting and listening to a talented singer perform some o…
Jenna Russell impresses in Jason Robert Brown's seminal song cycle
St James Theatre, London****Music and lyrics by Jason Robert BrownDirected by Adam LensonCynthia ErivoThere is a great deal of debate over how to define a piece like Jason Robert Brown's ico…
By Stephen Collins In Jenna Russell, Damian Humbley and Cynthia Erivo, Lenson has assembled three of the best, most exciting performers of musical theatre in London. Each performer turns in …
Celebrating 20 years since its first performance off-Broadway, an all-new London production of triple-Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's first musical, Songs for a New World is at the St…
By Danny Coleman-Cooke Coleman worked in an era where Broadway was consistently part of the Top 10. Not every number presented as part of Rhythm Of Life deserved placement in the show, but a…
By Danny Coleman-Cooke The Dreamers is a real mixed bag. Musically it is often very strong; the musical direction and band are both terrific. However, lyrically and dramatically it falls sho…
You Won't Succeed on Broadway if You Don't Have Any Jews stars Sarah Earnshaw, Lloyd Daniels and Sophie Evans
By Tim Hochstrasser It leaves us with a slight regret that, as with so many English comedians of her generation, Joyce Grenfell did not emerge more often from the comfort zone in which she h…
By Doug Mayo A new stage production of Jules Verne's classic 1873 novel, Around the World in 80 Days, directed by Lucy Bailey, will open at the St. James Theatre this Christmas, just a stone…
A new stage production of Jules Verne's classic 1873 novel, Around the World in 80 Days, directed by Lucy Bailey, will open at the St James Theatre this Christmas, just a stone's throw from …
Tina Fey, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, Rachel Crow, Antwone Fisher, Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Janice Huff, Jane Krakowski, Alec Mapa, Andrea McArdle, Patina Miller, Rosie O'Donnell, …
Christmas will arrive just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Supreme Court judge Helen E. Freedman granted an injunction filed by the producers of The Grinch that will allow the musical to reopen at the St. James.