Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock is the latest musical hitting the headlines following the announcement of an opening date for the West End version this autumn. Fans already knew the show was heading this way as the UK transfer was confirmed the day after its world premiere on Broadway last December, but now they…
Expectation is a double-edged sword; a single swing can leave you a cut you will either wear with pride, or carry as a scar of regret and disappointment. High expectations are particularly perilous as too often they fail to be met. A few months ago, I wrote an article about the shows a musical theatre…
Monday 25th January 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Jonathan Larson, the talented composer and playwright whose passing at the age of just 35 cut short a highly promising career. He had already written several musicals, including the futuristic rock opera Superbia and his rock monologue Tick, Tick… Boom!, and was also…
Sunny Afternoon made its world premiere at the Hampstead Theatre in 2014, and is now an Olivier Award-winning West End musical that continues to draw audiences to its current home at the Harold Pinter Theatre. The Kinks musical, which features music/lyrics by Ray Davies and a book by Joe Penhall, won four Laurence Olivier Awards…
Just before Christmas my mum came to visit me, and while she was here, we decided to listen to the original London cast recording of ELF The Musical. My mum shares my love of theatre, and as this was one show we wouldn’t be seeing, we thought we’d have a listen to the score at…
Ask any musical theatre fan what the theatre highlights of 2015 were, and the West End production of Broadway’s Kinky Boots will undoubtedly be named as one of them. One of the most highly anticipated shows to open last year, the award-winning musical has taken the UK by storm since taking over the Adelphi Theatre…
