Live At Zédel, Soho’s unique live entertainment concept at Crazy Coqs, announces their new 2018 summer season produced in partnership with Fane Productions
Summer 2018 season at Live At Zédel
Scott Alan announces Live at Zédel residency with special guests in 2018
Live At Zédel, Soho’s unique live entertainment concept at The Crazy Coqs, will host a week-long residency by acclaimed international songwriter Scott Alan, who will be joined by a host of special musical theatre guests each evening. Audiences will be treated to Scott, along with his special guests singing tunes from all 7 of his recordings and brand new songs from his upcoming release, Lifeline.
The schedule for the special guests joining Scott Alan is:
Sunday, January 28th – Alice Fearn, Sophie Evans and Bradley Jaden
Monday, January 29th – Matt Henry and Amy Lennox
Wednesday, January 31st – Tyrone Huntley, Kayleigh McKnight and Tim Newman
Thursday, February 1st – Natasha Barnes, Shanay Holmes, Jodie Steele, Shona White and Emma Williams.
Sunday, February 4th – Marisha Wallace, Asmeret Ghebremichael and Joe Aaron Reid
Scott Alan says:
“I’m honoured to have been asked to return for another residency at Zedel. Taking the stage at this beautifully, intimate venue is the perfect way to celebrate a brand new year and teaming up with some of the biggest names in the London theatre scene is just icing on the cake!”
Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at 7pm
Special guests include Wicked trio Alice Fearn, Sophie Evans and Bradley Jaden.
Monday, January 29th, 2018 at 7pm
Special guests include Olivier Winning Actor Matt Henry (Kinky Boots), Olivier nominated actress Amy Lennox, who earned rave reviews for her role as Lauren in the original West End cast of Kinky Boots.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 at 7pm
Special guests include Olivier Nominated Actor Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar), Tim Newman (Memphis) and Kayleigh McKnight (Les Misérables), whom Huntley recently appeared with in the Regent Park Open Air Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Thursday, February 1st, 2018 at 7pm
“It’s Ladies Night” and special guests including Natasha Barnes (Funny Girl), Shanay Holmes (Rent), Jodie Steele (Wicked), Shona White (Mamma Mia!) and Emma Williams (Half a Sixpence).
February 4th, 2018 at 9pm
Special guests include Dreamgirls star Marisha Wallace along with her co-stars Joe Aaron Reid (Curtis Taylor Jr.) and Asmeret Ghebremichael (Lorrell Robinson).
For full information on each evening and to book tickets please visit www.liveatzedel.com
Re-review: Kinky Boots, Adelphi
“I am freedom, I’m constriction
A potpourri of contradiction”
A cheeky trip back to Kinky Boots (my third time) – here’s my review from last time. I’ll just say Matt Henry continues to be fiercely amazing, the wholesome David Hunter is perfectly (re)cast as ol’ Charlie boy, and Elena Skye manages the not-inconsiderable feat of stepping into Amy Lennox’s shoes as the hilarious Lauren. It’s still a lovely, lovely show and I’m really pleased that it appears to still be doing really well. Now put the nose on the Charlie!
🔴 Can you tap the GIF in time to give our Charlie a red nose for @comicrelief? 🔴 #RedNoseDay pic.twitter.com/QeP4UVTzgt
— Kinky Boots UK 👠 (@KinkyBootsUK) March 24, 2017
News: Olivier Awards presenters revealed
The Olivier Awards 2017 has announced the list of people who’ll be handing out awards at the ceremony, hosted by Jason Manford of all people, on Sunday 9th April in the august surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall.
Presenters this year include – deep breath – David Baddiel, Alfie Boe, John Boyega, Michaela Coel, Leanne Cope, Julian Clary, Robert Fairchild, Ben Forster, Phoebe Fox, Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Matt Henry, Ruthie Henshall, Amanda Holden, Rufus Hound, Cush Jumbo, Nathan Lane, Rose Leslie, Maureen Lipman, Danny Mac, Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Laura Mvula, Paul O’Grady, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Sophie Okonedo, Charlotte Ritchie, Mark Rylance and Russell Tovey. Continue reading “News: Olivier Awards presenters revealed”
Album Review: Kinky Boots (Original West End Cast Recording)
“I am freedom, I’m constriction
A potpourri of contradiction”
With rather serendipitous timing, the West End cast recording for Cyndi Lauper’s score for Kinky Boots is released just in time for the show’s Best New Musical victory at this year’s Olivier awards. And it is particularly good news for fans of the show as up until now, we’ve had to make do with the Broadway cast recording and their, challenging shall we say, approach to the requisite British accents.
Recorded live at the Adelphi with the original West End cast (including Best Actor in a Musical winner Matt Henry and nominees Killian Donnelly and Amy Lennox), it’s a welcome addition to playlists and CD collections everywhere.
The live recording is be a double-edged sword – there can be more raw energy than one might expect from a recording booth and that comes in the form of an audible audience. I quite like to hear their laughter, especially when it is from something familiar as in the comic genius of Lennox’s performance of ‘The History of Wrong Guys’ here, but the applause at the end of each track is jarring when listening to the album as a whole. And I’m not 100% certain but I’m pretty sure there’s someone coughing a couple of times which is a shame (though perfectly replicates sitting through pretty much any show!). Continue reading “Album Review: Kinky Boots (Original West End Cast Recording)”
2016 Laurence Olivier Awards winners
Best New Play
Hangmen by Martin McDonagh – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court / Wyndham’s
Farinelli and the King by Claire van Kampen – Duke of York’s
People, Places and Things by Duncan MacMillan – National Theatre Dorfman
The Father by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton – Wyndham’s
Best New Musical
Kinky Boots – Adelphi
Bend It Like Beckham – Phoenix
In the Heights – King’s Cross
Mrs Henderson Presents – Noël Coward
Best Revival
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – National Theatre Lyttelton
Hamlet – Barbican
Les liaisons dangereuses – Donmar Warehouse
The Winter’s Tale – Garrick Continue reading “2016 Laurence Olivier Awards winners”
2016 Laurence Olivier Awards nominations
Best New Play
Farinelli and the King by Claire van Kampen – Duke of York’s
Hangmen by Martin McDonagh – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court / Wyndham’s
People, Places and Things by Duncan MacMillan – National Theatre Dorfman
The Father by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton – Wyndham’s
Best New Musical
Bend It Like Beckham – Phoenix
In the Heights – King’s Cross
Kinky Boots – Adelphi
Mrs Henderson Presents – Noël Coward
Best Revival
Hamlet – Barbican
Les liaisons dangereuses – Donmar Warehouse
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – National Theatre Lyttelton
The Winter’s Tale – Garrick Continue reading “2016 Laurence Olivier Awards nominations”
Winners of the 2016 What’s On Stage Awards
Best Actor In A Play Sponsored By Radisson Blu Edwardian:
WINNER – Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet
James McAvoy, The Ruling Class
Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man
Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King
Alex Hassell, Henry V
Best Actress In A Play Sponsored By The Umbrella Rooms:
WINNER – Nicole Kidman, Photograph 51
Denise Gough, People, Places and Things
Lia Williams, Oresteia
Rosalie Craig, As You Like It
Harriet Walter, Death of a Salesman Continue reading “Winners of the 2016 What’s On Stage Awards”
fosterIAN awards 2015
| Winner | Runner-up | Other nominees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Actress in a Play | Lia Williams, Oresteia | Letitia Wright, Eclipsed | Thusitha Jayasundera, My Eyes Went Dark Marianne Jean-Baptiste, hang Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nell Gwynn Lara Rossi, Octagon |
| Best Actor in a Play | John Heffernan, Oppenheimer | David Morrissey, Hangmen | Chiwetel Ejiofor, Everyman Jamie Samuel, Plastic Figurines Eelco Smits, Glazen Speelgoed Angus Wright, Oresteia |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Daisy Haggard, You For Me For You | T’Nia Miller, Eclipsed | Priyanga Burford, The Effect Estella Daniels, Octagon Rosalind Eleazor, Plaques and Tangles Sally Rogers, Hangmen |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Play | John Simm, The Homecoming | David Moorst, Violence and Son | Harm Duco Schut, Glazen Speelgoed Johnny Flynn, Hangmen James Garnon, As You Like It (Globe) David Sturzaker, Nell Gwynn |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Natalie Dew, Bend It Like Beckham | Katie Brayben, Beautiful | Tracie Bennett, Mrs Henderson Presents Jennifer Harding, The Clockmaker's Daughter Debbie Kurup, Anything Goes Kelly Price, Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Giles Terera, Pure Imagination | Matt Henry, Kinky Boots | Ian Bartholomew, Mrs Henderson Presents Killian Donnelly, Kinky Boots Scott Garnham, Grand Hotel Alex Gaumond, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Emma Williams, Mrs Henderson Presents | Amy Lennox, Kinky Boots | Anita Dobson, Follies Anna Francolini, wonder.land Lauren Samuels, Bend It Like Beckham Lorna Want, Beautiful |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Emmanuel Kojo, Show Boat | Ako Mitchell, Little Shop of Horrors | Matthew Malthouse, Mrs Henderson Presents Ian McIntosh, Beautiful Jamie Parker, High Society George Rae, Grand Hotel |
2015 Best Actor in a Play + in a Musical
John Heffernan, Oppenheimer
Many are the ways in which I love Heffernan but the increasingly regularity with which he is scoring leading roles in interesting plays has to be chief among them, as for the many friends who have followed his career for a while now. And as the father of the atomic bomb here, he did not disappoint, bringing his customary diligence and intelligence to bear with the many conflicts of this fascinating character.
Honourable mention: David Morrissey, Hangmen
The perfect exemplar for Martin McDonagh’s portrait of mixed-up masculinity in ’60s Oldham, Morrissey’s former-hangman-turned-pub-landlord was at the same time a blistering paean to the past and a scorching reminder to let go thereof.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Everyman
Jamie Samuel, Plastic Figurines
Eelco Smits, Glazen Speelgoed
Angus Wright, Oresteia
7-10
Ron Cook, The Homecoming; Jason Hughes, Violence and Son; Cal MacAninch, My Eyes Went Dark; Henry Pettigrew, The Effect
Best Actor in a Musical
Giles Terera, Pure Imagination
These awards are about the moments that live strongest in my mind and for me, Terera sweeping me (and the rest of the audience, I suppose!) up into a world of pure imagination and candy bars is right there at the top. Rumours of him heading up a Sammy Davis Jnr musical abound but on this evidence, he should be aiming for Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory itself.
Honourable mention: Matt Henry, Kinky Boots
Derided in some parts as reality show stunt casting when first announced, Henry silenced the doubters and then some with an astonishingly assured performance as Lola, the drag queen taking most of Northampton – and herself – on quite the journey.
Ian Bartholomew, Mrs Henderson Presents
Killian Donnelly, Kinky Boots
Scott Garnham, Grand Hotel
Alex Gaumond, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7-10
Dean John-Wilson, Songs For A New World; Alan McHale, The Clockmaker’s Daughter; Haydn Oakley, The Smallest Show on Earth; Simon Paisley Day, The Lorax