Disney’s Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre Guest reviewer Andrew Parker reviews Aladdin for Musical Theatre Musings. Aladdin is originally a character from an 18th century folk tale but for most people until 1992 the mention of the name made people think of panto at Christmas. That all changed very quickly when Disney decided to add a variation of the
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Dirty Dancing Launch: Musical Theatre Musings sent guest reviewer Lydia Porter along to the Dirty Dancing tour launch: I was lucky enough to go to Cecil Sharp House in Regent’s Park to honour the launch of the Dirty Dancing Tour. I have always been a huge fan of this iconic film and loved its cross over to stage first seen
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Heathers….The Not so Secret, Secret Gig. I was thrilled to be offered the chance to go to the launch event for Heathers on Tuesday the 5th of June. Hosted at The Other Palace where the show will be taking place, it was a short afternoon performance of some of the shows songs and a few words from the Director. It
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Summer Holiday at The Churchill Theatre Summer Holiday tells the story of a group of 4 bus mechanics on a European tour in a Red London Bus, picking up stranded hitchhikers and a stowaway singing star as they go, but I am sure most of you know that bit. The musical is based on the 1963 smash film featuring (Sir)
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Guest reviewer Elle Janus takes a look at the current Beautiful tour: Beautiful Tour at The Orchard Theatre Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit song-writing team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the
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Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas- Orchard Theatre When I saw the opportunity to review this show for Sarah I was thrilled. As a massive Rat Pack fan and having friends that have been in top tributes I was excited to see what this show had to offer! It did not disappoint! The Show is done performed as if you
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Chicago the Musical at Phoenix Theatre Chicago feels like a musical that is has always been around. It originally opened in 1976 on the West End, it was then revived in 1997 at the Adelphi Theatre, Cambridge Theatre and the Garrick until 2012. It then toured for 5 years up until last year. I was lucky enough to see both
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H.R.Haitch at the Union Theatre H.R.Haitch is a musical comedy which although was a showcased in 2015, the current production at the Union is the first fully staged production of it. The current production is blessed with impeccable timing with the royal nuptials of Harry and Meghan happening this weekend making the story even more relevant. H.R.Haitch tells of Prince
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Chess by the ENO Chess is a piece that I have appreciated, especially musically, for a while, having performed in the show myself a number of years ago. The show is set during the politically driven Cold War. American Chess grandmaster Freddy Trumper takes on Russian grandmaster, Anatoly Sergievsky but Freddy lets ego get in the way and soon Freddy’s number two, Florence has switched
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Bat Out of Hell I had somehow completely missed last years production of Bat Out of Hell at the Coliseum and after attending their preview event I was determined to catch it this time round. I finally got my chance on the evening of the 23rd April. Bat Out of Hell is possibly one of the most random musicals I
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