My first thought when I heard that Five Guys Named Moe was coming to the Gatehouse was: how will all that song and dance work in such a small space? I needn’t have worried.
Put another dime in the jukebox baby: Mark Shenton picks out his Top Ten jukebox musicals
Jukebox musicals have become a staple of Broadway and the West End for a while now; familiarity, you could say, breeds contented audiences. As Mamma Mia! used to tag the show in their advertising: “You already know you’ve going to love it!”
‘It’s a winning formula’: LETTERS LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVE (Online review)
There is something essentially life affirming about the whole idea of Letters Live and these documents will prove an invaluable way of connecting with others as the dark times close over us once again.
’An absolute ray of sunshine’: Hello, Harry! A Celebration of 40 Years at Stage Door (Online review)
Hello Harry!, an online concert celebrating the incredible 40-year career of Harry Gabriel, the Shaftesbury Theatre’s Stage Door Keeper, was an absolute ray of sunshine.
NEWS: Giles Terera stars as Sammy Davis Jr in Leslie Bricusse musical, directed by Clarke Peters
Clarke Peters directs the premiere of Leslie Bricusse musical SAMMY, starring Giles Terera as Sammy Davis Jr, at London’s Lyric Hammersmith this summer.
‘Truly compelling & startling piece’: THE AMERICAN CLOCK – The Old Vic ★★★★
An innovative take on the lesser-known Arthur Miller play The American Clock, bringing the Vaudeville elements to the fore – as startlingly relevant as it ever has been.
‘A really fascinating piece of historical storytelling’: THE AMERICAN CLOCK – The Old Vic
I really enjoyed and was really technically impressed with The American Clock. A decent play, in an amazing production by a truly visionary director, brought to life by a brilliant cast.
NEWS: Clarke Peters & Sule Rimi are to join the cast of The American Clock at the Old Vic as Giles Terera pulls out
Clarke Peters and Sule Rimi are to step in to cover the roles of Robertson, Moe 3 and Taylor in Arthur Miller’s The American Clock at the Old Vic, directed by Rachel Chavkin, following news that Giles Terera has had to withdraw from the production for personal reasons.
NEWS: Five Guys Named Moe extends its run for a second time, TICKETS ONSALE
Underbelly Productions has today confirmed the new production of Clarke Peters’ Olivier Award-winning and Tony-Award nominated musical, Five Guys Named Moe, will extend its run at The Marble Arch Theatre until Saturday 24th March 2018.
What do revivals of Hair & Five Guys Named Moe have in common?
Terri Paddock rounds up three musicals she’s seen recently: Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein in the West End, Five Guys Named Moe in the specially erected Marble Arch Theatre and the 50th-anniversary revival of Hair at The Vaults.
What do revivals of Hair & Five Guys Named Moe have in common?
Terri Paddock rounds up three musicals she’s seen recently: Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein in the West End, Five Guys Named Moe in the specially erected Marble Arch Theatre and the 50th-anniversary revival of Hair at The Vaults.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch Theatre
Performed in a brand-new theatre at Marble Arch, does this revival of Five Guys Named Moe win over the critics? Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews.
FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE – Marble Arch Theatre
If you’re not dancing out of the theatre humming “Saturday Night Fish Fry” or “Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens”, there’s something wrong with you.
FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE – Marble Arch Theatre ★★★★★
Created thirty years ago by Clarke Peters and swiftly transferring from the Theatre Royal Stratford East across town to the West End and then to Broadway, it is a delight to see the show return to London, where it simply outclasses many of today’s long-running musicals.
FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE – Marble Arch Theatre ★★★★
It’s a fast-paced, funny and stylish cabaret performance from an impressively talented cast, all of whom are terrific, and bringing a different style and flavour to a lesser- known back catalogue than you might find at Motown the Musical.
NEWS: Five Guys Named Moe finds its cast, TICKETS ONSALE
Underbelly Productions have today announced full casting for a brand new production of Clarke Peters’ Olivier Award-winning and Tony-Award nominated musical, Five Guys Named Moe. The production will open on 14 September 2017 in a new temporary theatre in Marble Arch, London.
NEWS: Clarke Peters revives Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch, TICKETS ONSALE
Clarke Peters’ Olivier Award-winning and Tony-Award nominated musical FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE will open this autumn in a brand new pop-up theatre for London in Marble Arch.
FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE – Edinburgh
Energetic: Boisterous enjoyment and foot-tapping music compensate for outdated attitudes in Underbelly’s revival of Five Guys Named Moe, at the Spiegeltent in Edinburgh’s Festival Square until January.
Why Nicely Nicely Johnson is no longer ruined for me (though Clive Rowe remains a giant)
For years Guys and Dolls has been all but ruined for me: that’s what happens when you are lucky enough to see a definitive production and performance. I speak, of course, of Richard Eyre‘s legendary National Theatre revival of this 1950 roadway classic. And, what’s more, I didn’t even see the original.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING – Royal Festival Hall
Clarke Peters doesn’t appear in the official Darren Bell rehearsal photo set for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which might explain why he fluffed so many times, lost his place in the script and kept laughing at the other actors’ gags – maybe he hadn’t heard them before?
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