Standby Please is a concert designed to showcase the talent of the future with 10 talented performers singing a range of musical theatre songs, from solos to group numbers. The show has been produced and directed by Caitlin Hargreaves and she has pulled together an immensely talented cast and a varied and enjoyable set list. The show was well cast
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After many hours spent watching Titus Burgess on our TV screens in the likes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Schmigadoon! as well as wishing I could see him appear in some of his Broadway roles including Sebastian the Crab in the Little Mermaid and Zidler in Moulin Rouge he has finally made his way to London for his own concert
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This latest concert comes off the back of the successful Soft Sessions YouTube series. They have brought together musical theatre stars, Grace Mouat, Jake Halsey-Jones, Courtney Stapleton, Matha Kirby, Danielle Fiamanya and Eloise Davies. The idea is that this concert takes the musical theatre stars outside of their comfort zone and asks the artist what they want to perform. What
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As if Giles Terera isn’t talented enough, as demonstrated by his tour du force performance in Hamilton, it turns out he is also a songwriter and has written a new song cycle called Black Matter. It was composed during summer’s lockdown and performed at Crazy Coqs and I was lucky enough to have a frontrow seat…from my sofa. The show
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The Secret Society of Leading Ladies is a brand new concept from the Barn Theatre. It puts the audience in control of the set list in a world where different musical theatre characters can exist in the same room. When the show starts you are faced with a choice of 3 different performers with 3 different musical theatre characters and
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I have been a fan of David Bedella for a while so when I heard about his Livestream from Crazy Coqs I knew I wanted to check it out. For just over 60 minutes we were immersed into The Crazy Coqs with David Bedella and his pianist and arranger Steve Clark. The evening started slowly with Bedella and Clark getting
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West End Misfits is a concert which gives performers ‘the opportunity to present the material that they feel best represents themselves.’ This means that performers get to sing song they wouldn’t normally sing due to gender, race and maybe even age! This choice of topic lead to an eclectic mix of songs from women singing ‘Sweet Transvestite,’ ‘If I Were
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Pint of Wine Theatre Company put on a 3 night cabaret line up, Hot Mess, with different acts each night, drawn together by M.D Jordan Clarke. On the Thursday night that I attended, Paulus (one of the judges of All Together Now) hosted. Performing was Martine Johannesen-Berg, Hannah Chutzpah, Will Arundel and ‘Mess’ which was made up of Imy Hasley
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Just two days after her birthday (it would be less than good manners to mention which one) Crazy Coqs welcomed back the formidably talented and remarkably youthful Lorna Dallas to perform no less than 20 songs to a room at Zedels packed with many clearly devoted followers. Her programme, entitled “Stages” reflected a long career which began in small town
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Richard Shelton plays Frank Sinatra in 1971 as he faces retirement, we are in Palm Springs, California and we are treated to a mixture of Sinatra’s musings, which become more alcohol fuelled as the evening progresses, and a small portion of his back catalogue. Sinatra Raw is billed as a play but it is really a show that doesn’t fit categorisation. Whilst a
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