Chess – London Coliseum, London
Music: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus Lyrics: Tim Rice Director: Laurence Connor Reviewer: Stephen Bates This new “semi”-staged production of Chess, a musical that can be seen as a metaphor for the...
View ArticleKiss Me Kate – The Grand, Leeds
Writer: Bella and Samuel Spewack Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter Directors: Jo Davies/Ed Goggin Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Opera North’s Kiss Me Kate returns to the Leeds Grand Theatre after its...
View ArticleKiss Me Kate – London Coliseum
Music and lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Bella and Samuel Spewack Director: Jo Davies Reviewer: Stephen Bates Is it possible that what can no longer be spoken can still be sung? The Taming of the Shrew,...
View ArticleNotre Dame de Paris – London Coliseum, London
Music: Richard Cocciante Book and lyrics: Luc Plamondon Director: Gilles Maheu Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Victor Hugo’s other famous novel (after the one with all the barricades) The Hunchback of...
View ArticlePREVIEW: The Making of a West End Musical – Man of La Mancha rehearsal room...
On a side street in London’s West Hampstead, lies an anonymous building, its drab functionality belying its purpose, which is to create great art. The Reviews Hub’s Stephen Bates accepted an invitation...
View ArticleMan of La Mancha – London Coliseum
Writer: Dale Wasserman Music: Mitch Leigh Lyrics: Joe Darion Director: Lonny Price Reviewer: Stephen Bates The lines that distinguish grand opera from musical theatre can often become blurred and the...
View ArticleI Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – Lambert Jackson / London Coliseum
Director: Kirk Jameson Book and Lyrics: Joe Dipietro Music: Jimmy Roberts Full of imperfect snapshots, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is a musical revue that takes us to the heart of...
View ArticleMy Fair Lady – London Coliseum
Book and Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner Music: Frederick Loewe Director: Bartlett Sher It would not be exaggeration to consider My Fair Lady as an icon of the musical genre. The story is based on George...
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