By Phil Willmott Friday, August 19 2016, 14:49
It’s been a long time coming but now finally everything’s in place and it’s been announced that Meatloaf’s most theatrical of albums, BAT OF OUT HELL, will be the basis of a new stage musical, to be staged by Obie Award-winning director Jay Scheib.
The music and lyrics were written by Jim Steinman and the songs on the best selling trilogy of albums performed by Meat Loaf have always had a story linking them together.
By Stuart King Friday, August 19 2016, 14:00
Russian dancers fleeing the revolution first introduced the western art form of ballet to the city of Shanghai in the 1920s, with Madame Mao personally promoting the formation of China's national dance school in the 1950s. Xin Lili, herself one of the company's former leading dancers has been director for the past 15 years and advocates interpretation and inclusion of both western-inspired classics and more traditional, Chinese-stylised subjects.
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, August 16 2016, 10:44
Whilst Scotland has the Edinburgh Festival Londoners can enjoy a varied menu of experimental and alternative theatre as part of the extensive Camden Fringe Festival.
I took a stimulating dip into the varied offerings on Monday night and attended the English language premiere of an award winning play from Quebec courtesy of Trip and Guts theatre who are presenting CUT THROAT, an examination of the rights and responsibilities of free speech by Jean-Philippe Baril Guerard as adapted by Matt Cunningham.
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 15 2016, 09:48
If you love the soaring melodies of WICKED you’ll really enjoy CHILDREN OF EDEN at the Union Theatre, by the same composer and lyricist, Stephen Schwartz.
For me it was a rare opportunity to re-discover some of the most popular audition songs I hear as a director in their original dramatic context. I say rare because there hasn’t been a professional production in the UK since the premiere bombed in the West End 25 years ago.
By Phil Willmott Saturday, August 13 2016, 14:45
42ND STREET, one of the most joyful and life affirming celebrations of Musical Theatre is to get a big west End revival in March 2017 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in a new production directed by Broadway veteran Mark Bramble. Bramble has staged the show many times and is joined by his previous collaborators Douglas W Schmidt (Set Designer) and Roger Kirk (Costume Designer)
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