My weekly ShenTens podcast, in which I count down my top ten favourites in a particular category, is inevitably subjective — but few theatrical terrains are as hotly contested as this one: whom I consider to be my favourite Broadway leading ladies.
As more productions are postponed, we can only fantasise about what theatre will look like ’when Covid is over’
Far from returning to ‘normal’, the latest rush in trying to re-open theatres – albeit under supposedly Covid-secure conditions – seems to have created a further climate of chronic uncertainty and even more financial losses.
‘There’s always something new to speak to me’: Mark Shenton chooses his top ten Sondheim songs
We are now onto the third of my new weekly musical theatre podcast series ShenTens. This week I count down my top ten favourite Sondheim songs — at least my favourites right now.
‘Someone to hold you too close’: 10 takes on ‘Being Alive’ to celebrate Company’s opening
My Top 10 ‘Losing My Mind’ post has been one of the most popular on the site, so I thought I would repeat the exercise with what is arguably Company’s most iconic song ‘Being Alive’.
ON BROADWAY: ‘A heart-warming tale of simple humanity’ in HELLO, DOLLY! ★★★★★
The story of Hello, Dolly! may be froth and frolics, but underneath the razzle-dazzle of Jerry Herman’s songs and Michael Stewart’s book, there beats a heart-warming tale of simple humanity, which Bernadette Peters portrays exquisitely.
News & interesting titbits: Broadway & West End casting round-ups
The announcement of the new cast for Broadway’s hugely lauded Hello, Dolly! has been a most strange affair – names trickling out one by one, rather than one big splash.
Losing my mind over Losing My Mind: 10 top takes on Sondheim’s classic
With the National’s highly anticipated production of Follies about to start previews, I thought I’d listen to about a hundred different versions of perhaps its most famous song – Losing My Mind – and try and decide on a top ten.
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN – Union Theatre
This is a difficult one. I really like Annie Get Your Gun but the 1946 original was butchered in 1999 for a US revival with Bernadette Peters and most references to ‘Injuns’ excised to suit PC sensibilities, losing a couple of good songs.
BERNADETTE PETERS in concert – Edinburgh
Song of Bernadette: Broadway legend Bernadette Peters graced the Edinburgh Playhouse stage on the final night of her three-date tour, after London and Manchester. And the crowd goes wild.
NEWS: Bernadette Peters announces first-ever Scottish date
Bernadette Peters, the renowned interpreter of Stephen Sondheim, is to make her Scottish debut in June 2016, with a performance at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Review: Into The Woods (Cinemas)
I don’t normally review movies but am making an exception because Into The Woods has been such a staple of my theatregoing since I caught the original (Bernadette Peters) Broadway production in 1987 and slept through so much of the second act – it was the day I’d flown the Atlantic – that I almost […]
The post Review: Into The Woods (Cinemas) appeared first on JohnnyFox.
Review: Into The Woods (Cinemas)
I don’t normally review movies but am making an exception because Into The Woods has been such a staple of my theatregoing since I caught the original (Bernadette Peters) Broadway production in 1987 and slept through so much of the second act – it was the day I’d flown the Atlantic – that I almost […]
The post Review: Into The Woods (Cinemas) appeared first on JohnnyFox.