The next in the series of ‘Who Sang It Better’ is none other than the iconic song ‘Burn’ from the hit musical Hamilton. Burn comes in Act 2 when Hamilton admits to an affair in a public pamphlet in order to save his career. The song is sung by his wife, Eliza. First up is Philipa Soo who was the
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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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For those of you not sure who The Overtones are they can best be described as a UK male vocal harmony group who released their 6th studio album in October. They are made up of Lachie Chapman, Mark Franks, Mike Crawshaw and Darren Everest. The Overtones certainty know how to appeal to their fans and the audience were treated to everything
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With Christmas promptly approaching, there was only one way to spend a dark and cold Wednesday and apparently that was in Catford, at The Broadway Theatre. The 86 year old theatre is currently hosting the pantomime Aladdin, oh yes it is! Having been a part of professional productions that have produced work at this theatre and knowing the size of
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Yes, it’s Panto season and having been along to review a couple of productions for the Folkestone and Hythe Operatic and Dramatic society this year I was once again invited along this time to their annual Panto. Those of you that know me will know I am a big advocate of panto, not just as a form of theatre but
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With promotional material for The Messiah boldly announcing “three towering talents” playing a cast of thousands in “the funniest and most magical Nativity you will ever see”, the bar for my expectations was set very high. Patrick Barlow’s play, has evolved over the 35 years since its first incarnation – it has been a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, been
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I hate Panto. Oh Yes I do…..or maybe I don’t.Tonight’s performance of Aladdin at The Orchard Theatre changed my outdated and somewhat jaded perception of pantomime and everything surrounding it. Admittedly I haven’t seen a full scale theatrical pantomime since I performed in one in the 80’S (in a strange twist of fate at The Orchard too) where I was
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A Christmas Carol by LMTO The story of A Christmas Carol needs no introduction, a festive favourite with music by Alan Menken and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Performed by London Musical Theatre Orchestra and some big Musical Theatre singers in concert format, this was a night I had been looking forward to for a while. LMTO really excelled themselves with
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Cinderella at The Churchill Theatre I will happily admit that when it comes to pantomimes I am a big kid. I love the tradition of them and recognise that often they may be a child’s first experience of live theatre or a family’s only trip to the theatre in a year. I was therefore thrilled to go along to review
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