LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA star Molly Lynch brings RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN (& ME TOO) to the Bread and Roses Theatre
Fresh from a run of “The Light in the Piazza” where she understudied the role of Clara and went on to great acclaim, Molly Lynch brings “Rodgers and Hammerstein (& Me Too)” to The Bread and Roses Theatre from July 30th – August 3rd. This one woman, verbatim, musical theatre cabaret tells the story of […]
Sierra Boggess set to make her London solo concert debut at Cadogan Hall
The Olivier Award nominee and Broadway Disney Princess, Sierra Boggess, makes her London concert debut in February 2020 at the iconic Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square. The show which is produced by Club 11 London and Take Two Theatricals will take place on Sunday 02 February 2020 at 6.30PM. Sierra Boggess is regarded as one of […]
THE PROFESSOR talks about the perils of original thinking at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: The Professor Venue: Drawing Room, Assembly Theatre, Assembly Rooms on George Street Performance time: 3:20pm Show length: 60 minutes Ticket price: £13 / £12 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m an American living in London and this will be my 15th year performing […]
REVIEW: FIVER (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★
FIVER is a new musical is c0-written by Alex James Ellison, who takes the role of busking narrator and Tom Lees who is the musical director. The show opens with Ellison taking to the stage with his guitar. He asks an audience member for £5 in exchange for his business card. The story then unfolds […]
INTERVIEW: Olivier Award winning FLESH AND BONE talk about how success has opened doors
Emma Heath for West End Wilma sits down with Olivia Brady and Elliot Warren creators of the Olivier Award winning Flesh and Bone to talk about the journey of the production from conception through to receiving the award at the Royal Albert Hall. Congratulations on your Oliver Award for Outstanding Performance in Affiliate Theatre. How […]
REVIEW: Godspell In Concert (Cadogan Hall) ★★★
Thirty-something years before he gave the Wicked Witch Of The West her anthemic reason to take to the skies in ‘Wicked’, Stephen Schwartz created the musical ‘Godspell’, which tells the story of Jesus through a series of parables based on the Gospel of Matthew, brought together in a book by John-Michael Tebelak. The tales cover […]
REVIEW: THE COLOR PURPLE (Curve Leicester) ★★★★★
The Color Purple officially opened at Curve this week. Co-produced by Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome and directed by Tinuke Craig, this production is essential viewing. Based on the novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple is a story about the power of women and how their relationships with one another can cast light in even […]
REVIEW: NOISES OFF (Lyric Hammersmith) ★★★★
It came as a surprise to me that ‘Noises Off’, currently playing at the Lyric Hammersmith, premiered at that self-same venue some 37 years ago. The play, set in three acts, charts the incident-laden production of a fictitious Farce, ‘Nothing On’; at the Technical Rehearsal, backstage at the Wednesday Matinee performance one month later and […]
REVIEW: ANNIE (Milton Keynes Theatre) ★★★★
“Why any kid would wanna be an orphan is beyond me…” and yet, a part of you does because Annie always manages to raise your spirits. The film and the character are full of energy, optimism and heart-warming pluck. Based on Little Orphan Annie, the stage adaptation of Annie is no less energetic, but it […]
WATCH: Lea Salonga sings A WHOLE NEW WORLD with Simon Bowman on the opening night of her UK Tour
Musical theatre fans were wowed with an exclusive performance last night (SUNDAY) as Lea Salonga was joined on stage by her former Miss Saigon co-star Simon Bowman. Singer, actress, Broadway royalty, and two-time Disney Princess Lea Salonga was performing at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre in the opening show of her debut solo UK tour. And […]