Carrie Hope Fletcher singled out on HEATHERS cast recording
The first song “I Say No” from the highly anticipated West End cast recording of Heathers the Musical has been released today (with the rest of the album expected on 1 March 2019). But one of the stars of the show, Carrie Hope Fletcher, has hit back after her name was singled out and put […]
Should understudies have their performances reviewed?
Understudy; (noun) a person who learns another’s role in order to be able to act at short notice in their absence.’ I’m a big fan of championing understudies in theatre. If I happen to see a show when an understudy is performing, I will always try to write some kind of review online about it, […]
Disaster strikes at performance of COMPANY
At the start of this week, leading lady Rosalie Craig, who is playing the gender reversed role of Bobbie in the West End production of Company was unwell and unable to perform. Her understudy, Jenwaa Saayeng, stepped in and saved the day by taking her place. But sometimes when one person gets sick, it can […]
The show must go on (or not in the case of RENT LIVE)
We are living in a time of the live broadcast TV musical. Take a hit musical theatre show like Hairspray, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar or The Sound Of Music, recreate it in a TV studio and broadcast it live around the world. Last Sunday was the turn of Rent Live! Jonathan Larson is one of […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie star Hayley Tamaddon gives a lesson in Theatre Etiquette
In the same week I wrote about Broadway actress Caissie Levy calling-out an audience member in Frozen the Musical for filming the entire performance, West End audiences have gone to show that they are no better. Hayley Tamaddon (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Dancing On Ice and renowned Musical Theatre star) joined the cast of the London […]
Broadway’s Elsa calls out audience member for filming FROZEN performance
Caissie Levy (Les Mis, Ghost, Hair, Wicked) called out one audience member at last night’s performance of Frozen on Broadway, for filming the entire show. After the show, Caissie took to Twitter to say “If you were the young woman about 8 rows back, center orch, filming our entire show on your iPhone tonight, please […]
How you can get tickets to MARY POPPINS from just £18!
Yesterday, I light-heartedly tweeted “Do the £209 tickets for Mary Poppins include a free ride through the auditorium by umbrella?” Less than 24 hours later and the tweet has gone semi-viral and caused an outrage amongst theatre fans who feel theatre is unaffordable and priced online for the elite these days. Whilst that can be […]
Why do Disney films translate so well to into Musicals?
Of all the film and animation companies in the world, there are none as prolific as Disney when it comes to adaptation into the world of live musicals. While certainly not their original intent, the fact remains that Disney out-performs many purposely developed theatrical productions, both in terms of quality and popularity. The most obvious […]
Manchester’s Most Exciting Productions of 2019
With the news this week that legendary musical theatre composter Stephen Schwartz (Godspell/Wicked) will be doing a special one-off night of songs and chat about his work at the Hope Mill Theatre (which is staging hit musicals like Mame, Hair and Rags this year), it goes to show that there’s really one city that seems […]
Britains first actress of colour to play Cosette in Les Miserables says she doesn’t want to be seen as ‘a black Cosette’
Amara Okereke won ‘Best Actress In A Musical’ at the Stage Debut Awards in 2018, for her historic performance in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, where she made history as the first British actress of colour to play the role of Cosette. But in a week when on Broadway we are celebrating three black […]