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Review: Bring It On – the Musical, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Fabian Aloise’s banging choreography spikes, basket-tosses and split-lifts this cracking production of Bring It On – the…

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Film Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2021)

This cinematic adaptation of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is fabulously enjoyable, led by a fine performance by…

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September theatre round-up

A quick round-up of the rest of September’s shows Mary Said What She Said, aka how far…

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Nominees for the 8th annual Mousetrap Awards

BEST FEMALE PERFORMER AWARD: Marisha Wallace as Effie in Dreamgirls Natalie Kassanga, as Diana Ross in Motown…

Posted in Albums Broadway Cast Recordings Curtain Up Show Album of the Year Dan Gillespie Sells Lin-Manuel Miranda Lucy Moss Michel Legrand Music Musicals Not-London Sara Bareilles Theatre awards Toby Marlow

The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2018 nominees

Best UK Cast Recording Broken Wings – Original Concept Album Calendar Girls – Original London Recording Everybody’s…

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Re-review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo

Michelle Visage joins Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and it is just as much fun as you’d imagine…

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Album Reviews: Audra McDonald – Sing Happy / Louise Dearman – For You, For Me / Everybody’s Talking About Jamie cast recording

Casting my eye over some recent musical theatre album releases: Audra McDonald’s live album Sing Happy, Louise…

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Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre

At last – everyone will be talking about Everybody’s Talking About Jamie as it struts in the…