Dream casting for DEAR EVAN HANSEN
The London production of Dear Evan Hansen will begin previews at the Noël Coward Theatre on Tuesday 29 October 2019. The winner of six Tony awards including Best Musical, features music by composers of The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was […]
Why do some musicals thrive, whilst others struggle to survive?
Two hugely anticipated Broadway, smash hit shows, Waitress and Come From Away have transferred to London’s West End this year but whilst one is selling out night after night, the other looks to be struggling and it makes me wonder why? What makes a show a success? Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre began […]
White actors asked to ‘self-identify’ as African American to perform PORGY AND BESS
According to an article posted on index.hu, the Hungarian State Opera House, have been staging a controversial production of George and Ira Gershwin’s English-language Opera, Porgy and Bess – a story of African-American struggles in the slums of South Carolina. The Gershwin Estate insist that black performers should portray the characters in this show, in order […]
Drama student’s dream of landing West End role shattered in elaborate hoax
A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Those are the words used to explain the story of Dear Evan Hansen – the hottest ticket on Broadway which is finally coming to London later this year. It […]
Ben Adams “too ‘chubby’ to be allowed to go without a vest” in boyband A1
Nineties boyband member of A1, Ben Adams has been hitting the charts over the last three decades, with chart topping hits like Caught In The Middle and Take On Me. With UK shows planned this year, as well as a joint tour in 2020 with fellow 90’s boybands Five, 911 and Damage, the band are […]
Words not to use when talking about DEAR EVAN HANSEN ‘Mental Health’, ‘Suicide’ and ‘Anxiety’
Yesterday, Strict brand guidelines were sent out to ticket sellers by the ticketing company Encore, for the London production of Dear Evan Hansen, which goes on pre-sale today. As someone who sells tickets through my website, I received these and was intrigued, as in seven years of blogging, I have never come across specific guidelines […]
Did RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bianca Del Rio go too far with ‘rape joke’?
This week it was announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio will be joining the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in London’s West End to play drag queen Loco Chanelle after Shane Richie leaves the show in May. But this video has been brought to my attention by one concerned theatre fan […]
Newspaper for young Nigerians claims Seyi Omooba says “I shouldn’t be punished for my homophobia, I was born this way”
YNaija.com – the internet newspaper for young Nigerians, have released an article about Seyi Omooba titled “I shouldn’t be punished for my homophobia, I was born this way”. Writer Bernard Dayo has published a statement, apparently from Seyi’s publicist saying: ”I was born this way, homophobia is a natural reaction to homosexuality which is an […]
Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome announce Seyi Omooba will no longer be a part of THE COLOR PURPLE after homophobia backlash
On Friday last week, a Facebook post was drawn to my attention from Seyi Omooba, who that day had been cast in The Color Purple, to play an LGBT role. The statement, from five year’s ago expressed her belief that homosexuality was wrong. This caused massive debate online about whether or not she should be […]
Should your social media following help you get a role in the West End?
There has been a lot of talk recently about whether actors should be asked to include their social media following on their CV, when applying for a role. Some performers already do this as a matter of course and so should it become the ‘norm’ and should it make a difference whether an actor gets […]