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.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's "go to" theatre for many years, the St. James was built to house big musicals, but is also known for its intimate feel. Legends Carol Channing and Tommy Tune remini…