Dancing in the Streets – The Liverpool Empire
Complied and Directed by Keith Strachan Reviewer: Stephanie Rowe The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Unsure of quite what to expect from the this show, I was astonished to find it was more a...
View ArticleJon Allen – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars ‘Blood on the Tracks’ and ‘Pirates’ are just two of many albums inspired by the break-up of a relationship. Singer/ songwriter Jon...
View ArticleWine, Women and Song- The Lowry, Salford
Featuring Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss and Matraca Berg Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars ‘Wine, Women and Song’ offers a UK audience the chance to hear three...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Sophie-Louise Dann
Sophie-Louise Dann has had a varied musical theatre career, with Forbidden Broadway, 42nd Street and Anything Goes all on her CV, as well as extensive concert and opera work. She chatted to Lucy...
View ArticleAlan Price in concert – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars On stage Alan Price adopts the persona of a Geordie ‘Marvin the Paranoid Android’, bemoaning that, at 69, he cannot afford to...
View ArticleINTERVIEW:10 Minutes with Jonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams is the current alternate Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, a show that gave him his West End break while still at the Palace. He is set to play Jesus in the 40th...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: 10 Minutes with Daniel Boys
Daniel Boys shot to fame in the Any Dream Will Do series, prior to which he trained at the Guildford School of Acting and had parts in Rent, both in the West End and on tour. He has since found success...
View ArticleGodspell 40th Anniversary Concert
Godspell, the hit Seventies musical that merged clown make-up with the Bible, first bounced on to a New York stage 40 years ago, and Wicked star Kerry Ellis, Avenue Q’s Daniel Boys and Les Misérables’...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Idina Menzel
Whatever type of music or theatre you’re into, chances are you’ve heard Idina Menzel‘s voice. She was part of the Broadway revolution that was Rent in 1996, was the first to immerse herself in green...
View ArticleThe Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary – Royal Albert Hall, London
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe Director: Laurence Connor Choreographer: Gillian Lynne Reviewer: Lucy Thackray The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Billed as ‘the...
View ArticleNEWS: Idina Menzel to return to UK: London, Manchester and Edinburgh
One-time Wicked Witch of the West Idina Menzel is set to return to London in October (after a glorious gig at the Royal Albert Hall last autumn) for a one week residency at the Apollo Theatre, followed...
View ArticleNEWS: Jason Robert Brown to be joined by Ramin Karimloo and Lara Pulver at...
New York composer and cult favourite Jason Robert Brown is spending the summer in London. Not only is he lending his talents to the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) as they perform three of his...
View ArticleNEWS: Christmas with… friends! at the Battersea Barge
Following the sell-out success of Christmas with… friends! at the intimate, floating performance venue The Battersea Barge in 2011, Sim G Productions has announced its festive line up for this year....
View ArticleNEWS: The Idolls at The London Hippodrome for one night only
For one night only The Idolls will take to the intimate Matcham Room in London’s newest upmarket cabaret venue to present a one-off concert on Sunday 18th November. Formed in 2010 when the group...
View ArticleKerry Ellis : Live at the Hippodrome – London Hippodrome
Musical Arrangements/Direction: Craig Adams Reviewer: Christopher Owen The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Kerry Ellis is a powerhouse vocalist that many will know from her stint(s) in...
View ArticleNEWS: Kristin Chenoweth to tour the UK in March 2013 with London, Edinburgh,...
Tony and Emmy Award-winning Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth is to perform in UK for the first time in over a decade. The UK tour, which will go to London’s Coliseum, Manchester’s Opera House, the...
View ArticleThe Illegal Eagles – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars From Motel California to The Alter Eagles, tributes to everyone’s favourite 1970s country rock band abound. Not only that, but the band...
View ArticleCD REVIEW: Kerrigan and Lowdermilk : Live
Music & Lyrics: Kait Kerrigan & Brian Lowdermilk Reviewer: Carrie Carter The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Recorded over several dates on their 2011 concert tour, Kerrigan and...
View ArticleCaro Emerald – The Lowry Salford
Reviewer: Luke Walker The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Halfway through the concert, supreme jazz singer Caro Emerald proclaims that her dream would be to sing the next James Bond theme. If...
View ArticleThe Singers Soiree – St Giles in the Fields Church, London
Founder and Producer: Jamie Chapman Dixon Musical director: Barney Ashworth Reviewer: Christopher Owen The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The Singers Soiree is now in its sixth instalment and...
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