The Wedding Singer Musical stems from the hit film of the same name, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The musical tells of Robbie Hart who is the front man of the wedding band (Simply Wed) who gets jilted at the alter by his rock chic bride to be Linda sending him into a downward spiral. In the meantime waitress
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Raise Your Voice because Sister Act is back on tour again! For those who have not yet seen either the West End or tour versions of the show you will hopefully be familiar with the hit film from 1992 starring Whoopi Goldberg. Sister Act the musical is a vibrant, feel-good comedy about Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe club singer who
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Your Lie In April is a musical based on a highly successful manga which had seen an anime TV series and a live action film before this musical adaptation. It tells of Kosei Arima, a talented young pianist who stopped playing following his mothers death, realising he can no longer hear the music when he plays. He however meets free
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You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown is a musical based on Charles M Schultz’s comic strip Peanuts as Charlie Brown , Snoopy and their friends explore life from a child’s point of view. We meet bossy Lucy who is in love with Piano playing Schroeder, Linus who will not let go of his blanket, Snoopy the dog an of course
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Starlight Express is one of the most talked about theatrical openings this year. The show was originally on from 1984 – 2002 at the Apollo Victoria with the show that tells of trains racing to be named champion. The show has been considerably updated since it’s last full scale London production but essentially the focus is on Rusty, a steam
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Saturday Night Fever is a disco musical that has hit the Bridewell Theatre bringing the sound of the 70’s with it. The show follows Tony Manero who spends his weekends at the local disco. When he hears about a dance competition he decides to enter and sets his sights on a new dance partner, Stephanie Mangano who has her ambitions
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Theatre enthusiasts have been calling for years for Next To Normal to hit the West End. After the Domnar production last year we got tantalisingly close but wishes were granted when the acclaimed Domnar production announced a transfer to the Wyndham’s Theatre. Next To Normal tells of a family living with the mother, Diana’s bi-polar disorder and her delusional hallucinations
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I was lucky enough to be invited along to the Wyndhams Theatre to chat to the cast and creatives of Next To Normal. I met the wonderful Cassie Levy (Diana), Jamie Parker (Dan), Jack Wolfe (Gabe), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie), Trevor Nicholas (Dr Madden/Dr Fine), Tom Kitt (Music) and Michael Longhurst (Director) and here are what they had to say about
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The West End seems to be buzzing with British Musicals at the moment and with Kathy & Stella Solve A Murder opening at the Ambassadors Theatre there is a new joyful addition to the list. My journey to see Kathy & Stella was an eventful one as in the interval of press night there was a flood so the show
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Sunday In The Park With George is definitely a Marmite kind of musical, even for Sondheim afficionados. A friend recently described it as “Inarguably the single greatest musical ever written.” Collecting the 1985 Pullitzer Prize for Drama and showered with Tonys and Oliviers from its original production through numerous revivals, it clearly has critics in thrall. And yet… the show
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