Category: Stephen Sondheim

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Review: Gypsy, Royal Exchange

Because nothing says Merry Christmas like a stage mum going off the rails….! Gypsy offers a different…

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2020 What’s On Stage Award nominations

The nominations for the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards have been announced and I have a thought or…

Posted in Curve Theatre Musicals Not-London Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2019 UK

Review: West Side Story, Curve

No doubt about it, Nikolai Foster’s production of West Side Story for Curve Leicester is damn close…

Posted in Albums Andrew Lloyd Webber Jonathan Larson Music Musicals Stephen Sondheim

Album reviews – Anthony Ramos – The Good & The Bad / Aimie Atkinson – Step Inside Love / Jenna Lee-James – On The Edge

A diverse trio of album reviews, featuring Anthony Ramos – The Good & The Bad, Aimie Atkinson…

Posted in Albums Andrew Lloyd Webber Ivor Novello Kander + Ebb Music Musicals Stephen Sondheim

Album Review: RE:arrangement – An Album by Nick Barstow

A musical theatre album with a difference, RE:arrangement – An Album by Nick Barstow is refreshingly bold…

Posted in Albums Andrew Lippa Kander + Ebb Michel Legrand Music Musicals Sara Bareilles Stephen Sondheim

Album Review: Alice Fearn – Where I’ve Been…Where I’m Going

I finally get round to listening to Alice Fearn’s 2016 album Where I’ve Been…Where I’m Going and…

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Musicals National Theatre Stephen Sondheim Theatre

Album Reviews: Company / Follies / Mythic

A trio of album reviews cover the (relatively) recently released cast recordings of Company, Follies and Mythic…

Posted in 10 questions for 10 years Blogged Musicals Royal Exchange Sheffield Theatres Stephen Sondheim Theatre

10 questions for 10 years – Paul Foster

Director Paul Foster (no relation, honest!) takes on the 10for10 challenge Paul Foster has two major projects…

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10 questions for 10 years – Nadim Naaman

Actor/singer/writer/dad Nadim Naaman takes a moment to answer 10 Questions for 10 Years most thoughtfully indeed Where…