BWW Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS, St James Theatre, 2 November 2016
Gary Naylor sees a slick romcom musical about 90s New Yorkers that impresses but leaves him just a little cold.
Gary Naylor sees a slick romcom musical about 90s New Yorkers that impresses but leaves him just a little cold.
In the summer of 2015 the St James Theatre offered a brilliant showcase to composer Jason Robert Brown’s first New York calling
By Editorial Staff Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years opens at the St James Theatre tomorrow night (Wednesday 2nd December) and we are pleased to bring you these great first look…
Tony Award-winning Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown will helm a new London production of his acclaimed musical The Last Five Years, starring
As Andrew Lloyd Webber confirms the St James Theatre will be renamed the Other Palace when he relaunches it next year, this
Christmas Bells! The Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning Rent is returning to London. Directed by Bruce Guthrie, the 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s tuner will play a limi…
It coincides with a 20th anniversary revival of Rent playing in the St. James Theatre upstairs.
In a non-stop performance of virtuoso theatre, The Pianist of Willesden Lane sees Mona Golabek, an accomplished American concert pianist, pay the most remarkable of tributes to her late moth…
By Alexa Terry The piece is told beautifully and simply, with no added spectacle or illusion: just one woman, her piano and a story – and I was holding on to every word and every note.…
Following a critically acclaimed run earlier this year, Hershey Felder's The Pianist of Willesden Lane is playing again at the St. James Theatre for six weeks. To mark its return, a gala per…
Waiting For Waiting For Godot is the silly yet tender portrayal of two understudies waiting backstage to go on for their roles in, you guessed it, Waiting For Godot. Simon Day plays the midd…
Dave Hanson's US comedy Waiting for Waiting for Godot is brought to life in Mark Bell's UK premiere production, which runs at the St James Theatre until 24 September 2016. It tells the story…
If Waiting For Godot is the last word in the absurdity of the human condition, this play is its hilarious epilogue. Starring The Fast Show's Simon Day, Dave Hanson's Waiting For Waiting For …
The show must go on. And on. Even for the understudies trapped in theatrical purgatory, forever waiting for their chance to perform. So far so Beckett That's the premise of American playwrig…
Simon Day and James Marlowe star in a modern-day riff on Beckett's masterpiece
Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to give you a sneak peek of the new book, with a look at The St. James Theatre...
Exposure the Musical has been 12 years in the making and Mike Dyer's production has finally arrived at the St James Theatre. Written after the death of his father and while he was recovering…
The show's truly impressive feature is Lindon Barr's choreography. The ensemble were incredibly tight and despite the ever changing story line, the movement in each scene was perfect. Barr s…
Mike Dyer, behind Exposure's concept, book, lyrics and music, is a musician who's toured with Thin Lizzy, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Black Sabbath, and made the unlikely transition …
behaviour. So, in-keeping with listing the seven deadly sins, I'm going to list my seven favourite things about this show.
By Douglas Mayo Exposure is so bland that ultimately it won’t make the list of great flops, you know those shows that lurch from briliance to being dire. There’s just nothing to …
Corruption, greed, love and the courage to stand up for your convictions are just some of the themes that run through this surprisingly vicious musical that knows how to pack a punch.
Mike Dyer's new musical needs some refocusing
By Douglas Mayo The St James Theatre is now home to a unique new musical Exposure – Life Through A Lens until 27 August 2016. Young photographer Jimmy Tucker faces the biggest and most…
Our #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree attending the world premiere of EXPOSURE THE MUSICAL - Life Through a Lens at the St James Theatre. This new photo-mad musical, sup…