Top ten of the week, including Bend it Like Beckham, Close to You and In the Heights, three shows I’ve already re-visited again and again, and intend to yet again!
#Throwback Thursday: Ramin Karimloo Before Love Never Dies Opened in March 2010
Interview with Ramin Karimoo on the eve of his starring in the original 2010 production of LOVE NEVER DIES, the sequel to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Feature interview extracts of the week with actors Gillian Anderson, Cherry Jones & Tracee Chimo
Interviews with actresses on the need to find out what’s at the bottom of a need to keep busy, the importance of diversifying and the struggle for recognition.
News and reviews from New York: Broadway box office makes history & my Top Six Shows of Spring Season
Broadway breaks all previous records for a single week, and I choose the half dozen shows I am most looking forward to this spring in New York.
My top ten choices for 2016
Looking ahead to this year’s highlights, from Broadway imports and Pulitzer prize winners to Kenneth Branagh and Matthew Warchus’s ongoing seasons.
Diary of a Theatre Addict: Doing the timewarp again, revisiting Gypsy on TV, and catching up with Linda
I’ve been out and about over the pre- and post-Christmas week, including trips to Brighton, Manchester and Leeds, with lots of catching up to do in London, too.
Feature interview extracts of the week: Nicola Walker, Noma Dumezweni, Cynthia Erivo, Jim Broadbent
Extracts from recent interviews with British actors Nicola Walker and Cynthia Erivo, both now on Broadway, plus Noma Dumezweni and Jim Broadbent on London stages.
News and reviews from New York: Broadway’s latest Fiddler on the Roof opens
Round-up of reviews and news from Broadway, including Fiddler on the Roof and Xmas productions of Elf and Annie, plus a Spring Awakening cast video and remembering those who’s died in 2015.
Critical Digest: Four 5* shows in London & Sheffield and a 1* Peter Pan
Review extracts from four shows that got 5-star reviews: The Lorax at the Old Vic, Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar, Show Boat at Sheffield’s Crucible & The Dazzle at Found111.