Dreamgirls Having being slow off the mark on Dreamgirls I finally got round to seeing it! This famous film actually started its life as a musical back in 1981 and it wasn’t until 2006 that it was turned into the film starring the likes of Queen Bey and Jennifer Hudson. It finally opened on the West End in the latter
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Lizzie is a rock musical pretty much unlike any other musical I have seen! It opened last night (24th February) at the Greenwich Theatre. It is based on the true story of Lizzie Boden who, in 1892, was accused of killing her father and step-mother….with an axe. Lizzie became a media sensation and the killing, stuff of American legend. The
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Rent – The 20th Anniversary Production Disclaimer from the start – I adore the musical Rent. I love it so much that I even walked out of the church on my wedding day to ‘I’ll Cover You’ (The upbeat version not the reprise!!). Not only have I seen it numerous times but I have also choreographed an amateur version of
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Candide When SEDOS asked me along to review their current production of Candide I didn’t hesitate. Candide is a musical that I knew very little about but heard its name a lot so I was keen to finally see it. The show tells of our simple hero, Candide, who is taught by philosopher Dr Pangloss, that all is for the
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Murder Ballad Murder Ballad is a sung through rock musical by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash. The show tells the tale of Sara (played by the understudy Natalie McQueen when I attended) and her affair with ex-partner Tom (played by Ramin Karimloo) whilst married to Michael (played by Norman Bowman). When Sara tries to call it off the levels of
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School of Rock School of Rock is the newest musical to hit the West End and it does so with a bang. Based on the movie starring Jack Black but with a new score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and book by Julian Fellows it is a fun show filled with an obscene amount of talent and numerous hits. The show tells of Dewey
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Side Show at the Southwark Playhouse For several years now my musical theatre loving friends have extoled the virtues of Side Show to me but up until now I have not had the opportunity to see it. Luckily the production of Side Show at the Southwark Playhouse did not disappoint and I am finally able to understand and agree with
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So now the weather has turned and it’s getting darker earlier peoples thoughts have already started to turn to…..dare I mention it….Christmas!! It then got me thinking about which shows really suit the holiday season…..last year Elf was the obvious offering and this year my mind turned to Aladdin – 5 Reasons to see Aladdin this Christmas: It’s Perfect For
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Murder Ballad is the new musical set to hit the Arts Theatre on the 30th September. A few of us were invited into a sneak peak of rehearsals and to chat to the cast. The cast is made up of West End Royalty Kerry Ellis, Ramin Karimloo, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and Norman Bowman. The show tells of 3 New Yorkers who
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Going to see Dirty Dancing at the Orchard Theatre felt like coming home! Dirty Dancing is possibly one of my favorite films (cliche I know) and therefore going to see the show there is a mixture of excitement along with….’Oh god I hope they don’t ruin it.’ However I needn’t have worried. For those of you that don’t know the
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