The King and I at Dominion Theatre ★★★★★
Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s masterpiece The King and I is based on Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam and the real memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Premiering on Broadway in 1951, The King and I starred Broadway veteran Gertrude Lawrence […]
Dirty Dancing at the Dominion Theatre ★★
Inspired by the hit 1987 film, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage first appeared in Australia in 2004. After mixed reviews, the show was deemed a commercial success so hopped the pond and opened in Germany and London’s West End in 2006. London audiences caught on quickly and this stage adaption of the […]
GREASE THE MUSICAL at London’s Dominion Theatre ★★★★
Jason Donovan and Peter Andre will return to Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE at the Dominion Theatre following their highly acclaimed performances last year. Jason will play the role of Teen Angel at certain performances from 14 August to 28 October. Peter will play the roles of Vince Fontaine and Teen Angel […]
Theatre-goers feel ‘Scrooged’ by ticket options at Dominion Theatre
It was announced last week that Brian Conley will star as Ebenezer Scrooge this Christmas, as an exciting new, musical staged concert of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol will play a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performances are due to run from Monday 7 December 2020 to […]
REVIEW: WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL (Dominion Theatre) ★★★
Based on the much-loved 1954 festive film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical premiered in 2000 at the 11,000 capacity amphitheatre The Muny in St Louis. Featuring a book by David Ives and Paul Blake the musical is a celebration of Irving Berlin’s songbook and it’s ear-worm title song White Christmas. Featuring choreography from renowned […]
REVIEW: BIG THE MUSICAL (Dominion Theatre) ★★★
Based on the 1988 film starring a young Tom Hanks, Big The Musical features music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. Opening on Broadway in 1996, the show closed after 193 performances having not been received well and is known as one of Broadway’s costliest flops. The show then went through an […]
REVIEW: BAT OUT OF HELL at the Dominion Theatre ★★★★★
Jim Steinman doesn’t do anything by halves. He’s worked with legends Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Air Supply, Barbra Streisand, Cher and Def Leppard so when he penned Bat Out Of Hell the musical it should be no surprise he created a larger than life sceptical. Using many of the songs he wrote for from Meat […]
REVIEW: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Dominion Theatre) ★★★★★
TheDominion Theatre has been around since she 1920’s (undergoing major renovation in 2014), originally showing screenings of films, then as a live concert venue in the 70’s and 80’s for bands like David Bowie and Bonjovi. Since the late 1980’s, the Dominion has been a Musical Theatre venue and now the UK premiere of An […]
REVIEW: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Dominion Theatre)
When H.G. Wells’ radio play was first broadcast, people panicked because they thought it was actual news. The Martians have landed and England is under attack! While nowadays people are desensitised to this sort of thing, we are still vulnerable to several things: love and music. The War Of The Worlds has come to London’s […]
Evita at the Dominion Theatre
I always say the beauty of theatre is that everyone has different opinions. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Some people will love a show and others will hate it. I must have missed something as there have been a plethora of 4* reviews given today. I’ve never given a 1* review before but […]