When you think about what’s made musical theatre so wonderful over time, one of the real keys is how many different kinds of source material can be (and have been) turned into musicals. Films, works of literature, historical events, and completely original concepts can all work on a musical theatre stage, and while we don’t talk about it as much,
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Come From Away at Phoenix Theatre Since attending the press launch event I have had this cast recording on repeat. It tells of the true story on 9/11 when American airspace closed and a small town of Gander welcomed 8,000 stranded air passengers. The show opens for previews on 30th January and opens on 18th February. The below video is
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Best West End Musical – Strictly Ballroom Strictly Ballroom hit the West End in April but unfortunately the run was to be short but sweet. I am a big fan of the film so I was pretty excited to finally see it on stage and for me it lived up to all of my glitter fulled expectations. Many critics weren’t
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2018 Musical Musings to Come – Top 10 picks – 2017 has been a great year of theatre with everything from Hamilton finally hitting the West End (in case you had missed that one) and the much talked about The Ferryman to a whole range of off West End shows having a huge impact on the theatre world. What will
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2017 Roundup – Best West End Musical….Hamilton There has been an insane amount of hype surrounding Hamilton and I was afraid it wouldn’t live up to it’s hype however I needn’t have worried and if I was able to give it 6 stars I would have. I was lucky enough to have secured tickets during previews and following seeing it
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The Other Palace….Work In Progress and why this is London Theatres Future. ‘The Other Palace,’ Formerly known as St James Theatre, has undergone a rebrand since the purchase of the theatre by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Its rebrand has focused around musicals in development. The main house is hosting shows that are new to London or new titles and the studio hosting
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Working with Animals…an Alternative Approach! As part of my over commitment to amateur dramatics I have been and done some unusual things but the recent set of auditions I ran possibly takes the biscuit….the dog biscuit that it! I am currently directing am amateur production of Legally Blonde and for those of you that know Legally Blonde (which is like,
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The 10 Best Theatres in the UK Theatre has never gone out of fashion. Despite all the predictions, that it may become extinct and be replaced by television or the internet, theatre lives on and on and gains new levels of popularity with each decade. This is especially true about such country as Great Britain, the country that brought us
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2016 has been a great year for theatre but there is plenty in store in 2017. Here I have picked out several of the shows to watch out for! Hamilton For many Musical Theatre fans this show needs no introduction. Tickets go on sale for general release on the 30th January (pre-sale 16/1/17) but isn’t due to open until November
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With 2016 being the first full year of Musical Theatre Musings it is only proper that I do a roundup of the year from my favourite shows and theatres to my own personal blog highlights. Thank you to all my readers and those that invite me to shows and I hope to see many more shows in 2017!! Best West
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