Who Sang It Better – As Long As He Needs Me
As Long As He Needs Me… Having looked at Memory, Defying Gravity, Gethsemane, Music of the Night & Bring Him Home the next obvious musical theatre song to have a look at has to be As Long As He Needs Me from Oliver. The number As Long As He Needs Me comes when Nancy expresses […]
Hamilton
Hamilton: Hamilton is the biggest show to hit the West End since……. well possibly since Wicked! Tickets sold out within moments but I was lucky enough to be able to snap up 2for press night! Hamilton tells the story of one of the founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. Born in the Caribbean he made his way […]
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein: Young Frankenstein opened in the West End at the Garrick Theatre on the 28th September. It was a show I had been anticipating due to performing some of the numbers a few years ago and I finally managed to see it! Young Frankenstein is based on Mel Brooks 1974 movie of the same […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Everybody’s Talking About Jamie was this years birthday theatre trip for me and a present from Mr Musical Theatre Musings. The show stems from a documentary about Jamie Campbell (renamed Jamie New in the show), a 16 year old boy with an ambition to wear a dress to his prom. The […]
Annie
Annie – At the Piccadilly Theatre. Annie is a musical that even non musical theatre lovers have seen, whether that’s on stage, the original movie or even the more recent film version. For those that have managed to somehow avoid it Annie tells of a group of Orphans, living with Miss Hannigan. When Mr Warbucks […]
Matilda
Matilda Musical at the Cambridge Theatre I had seen Matilda a few years ago and since then I had been meaning to return. I finally got the chance on Wednesday night. Matilda is based on the Roald Dahl book which tells of the young girl Matilda. Matilda is mistreated by her family and finds refuge in the world of books. […]
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is a show that had been on my radar for a while. Before its West End transfer it was on at the National Theatre and won the Olivier for best new comedy. When the chance came up to finally see it I seized the opportunity […]
Interview with the Cast of Half A Sixpence
Interview with the Cast of Half A Sixpence: I was lucky enough to be granted an audience with Charlie Stemp, Emma Williams, Bethany Huckle & Sam O’Rouke. Question: Can you tell us about any onstage mishaps? CS: At the end of the show I am driving off on a motorbike and I clip one of […]
Half A Sixpence
Half A Sixpence – Noel Coward Theatre Half A Sixpence is one of those musicals that I had always heard about but for one reason or another never seen on stage. Then I heard that Stiles & Drewe had given it a makeover….well rewrite and the reviews were glowing. I finally managed to see it […]
42nd Street
42nd Street at Drury Lane 42nd Street is the latest all singing, all dancing musical to hit the West End. The show opens in 1933 with auditions for a new show ‘Pretty Lady.’ Peggy Sawyer arrives, nearly missing auditions whilst past her peak prima donna Dorothy Beck is awarded the lead part in order to […]