Channing Tatum’s stage version inspired by the hit Magic Mike films arrives in London. But what have critics had to say about it?
NEWS: Cast is announced for London run of Magic Mike Live as more tickets are released
The cast for Magic Mike Live in London has been announced ahead of rehearsals, which begin in October. Conceived and co-directed by Channing Tatum, Magic Mike Live is a large-scale, live production show based on the hit films Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL, which will open at the Hippodrome Casino on 28 November 2018, following previews from 10 November.
NEWS: Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike Live heads for London Hippodrome in November
One year after its acclaimed launch in Las Vegas, Channing Tatum is bringing a brand new production of Magic Mike Live to the Hippodrome Casino in London’s Leicester Square.
‘It’s a musical that people who don’t necessarily like musicals enjoy’: Interview with the Miss Nightingale team
“When we play up north, it is very much Maggie’s show being a northern girl. Then when we bring it down south, it is about the boys and Jewish refugees. The power dynamics people identify with change massively. “
‘Warms the heart in new musical land’: MISS NIGHTINGALE – Hippodrome Casino
Miss Nightingale is a charmingly sweet musical which has a heart. I love the fact that it’s gone against the trend and does not have your predictable archetypal ending. It’s full of character with an eclectic musical taste which should suit most audiences.
‘Struggles to rise above the pastiche’: MISS NIGHTINGALE – Hippodrome
At the Hippodrome Casino, in an unusual move from cabaret to a six-week run of a staged musical, Matthew Bugg’s Miss Nightingale comes up for air for at least the third time after taking the plunge at the King’s Head and The Vaults.
INTERVIEW: Vocal impressionist Véronic DiCiare
Véronic DiCiare brings her stage show to the London Hippodrome from 12 to 13 March 2018 and I was lucky enough to catch up with her, grab a coffee and see her in action.
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Miss Nightingale’s wartime West End debut at the Hippodrome
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 29 March 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the creator and company of original British musical MISS NIGHTINGALE, now getting its West End debut. Got any questions?
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Blues Brothers’ Joshua Mumby
Joshua is spending his summer at the Hippodrome Casino in the Blues Brothers Summer Special. So I caught up with him before they open to discuss The Blues Brothers, the era and who would be at his special dinner party table.
SCOTT ALAN – Hippodrome Casino
Both acts were a celebration of Scott’s career with the stars taking the stage to perform theirs and Scott’s favourite compositions. Scott joked how each song he writes is depressing, even his happy songs are emotive ballads which is extremely true and for me, someone who thrives on emotional, depressing music (I have playlist just for it) it was all I couldv’e asked for.
Escaped Alone reunion, Hippodrome cabaret & other news, treats & interesting titbits
Next week sees the 9th Gay Art Festival GFEST start, an eclectic showcase of art, films, and performance work by LGBTQI artists from London, UK and beyond. There’s all sorts to choose from – full details here – with this year’s theme being OUT [in the Margins] and some of the things piquing my interest are European films Jonathan and Brothers of the Night, at Rich Mix and Arthouse Crouch End respectively, and trans documentary The Pearl on at Rich Mix on 15th November. You might be interested in their performance night at the RADA Studio on the 19th November too, a 2 hour double bill of LGBTQI music and dance narratives. Visit their website at www.gaywisefestival.org.uk.
One of the more exciting pieces of casting news was the announcement that the original cast of Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone – the glorious Deborah Findlay, Linda Bassett, Kika Markham, and June Watson, will be reuniting for the show’s revival early next year. Escaped Alone (my review here) will play a short run in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs 25 January – 11 February 2017, skip over the Atlantic for a wee run at BAM Harvey Theater, New York starting on 15 February and then returns to the UK to go on a national tour 7 March – 26 March to The Lowry, Salford Quays; Cambridge Arts Theatre and Bristol Old Vic.
I suppose a few people might be interested in the return of David Tennant to the stage in Don Juan in Soho… 😉
I’m not 100% in love with the venue, more for the journey through the casino to get to the room, but Leicester Square’s Hippodrome Casino has announced a star-laden set of concerts to follow up on recent successes including Jeremy Jordan, Titus Burgess and Michael Ball. You’ll be able to see Murder Ballad’s Kerry Ellis on 20th December, Memphis’ Matt Cardle on 17th February, Sharon D Clarke – so good in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – on 10th March, and the luscious Oliver Tompsett, recently in Guys and Dolls, on 24th March. More info here.
Congratulations to Andrew Thompson, whose play In Event of Moone Disaster was announced as the winner of the biennial Theatre503 Playwriting Award. Chosen from a shortlist of five and from a longlist that stretched over 52 different countries, Thompson won a nifty £6,000 and will see his play produced as part of his prize.
Hang out the bunting too for the New Diorama Theatre, who won this year’s Empty Space Peter Brook award.
And an interesting snippet from across the pond about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Broadway version of the show, starring Christian Borle as Charlie and scheduled to open Spring 2017, will cleave closer to the Gene Wilder-starring film with Willy Wonka appearing “much earlier in the production, starting the show by welcoming children and guests to his sweetie empire” and “more classic songs from the film that were left out of the London production, as well as new songs by Shaiman and Wittman. Audiences can expect yodeling from Augustus Gloop as he enjoys a mid-breakfast snack of 50 chocolate bars, plus a number called ‘Strike That, Reverse It’ highlighting Wonka’s constant mental frenzy”.
Podcast & tweets: Showcasing Caro Emerald’s music & That Man
Book writer Wendy Gill was inspired to write That Man after discovering the music of Dutch pop-jazz singer and YouTube sensation Caro Emerald, and it’s Emerald’s hits – including A Night Like This, Riviera Life, Liquid Lunch and the title number – that punctuate proceedings. (I have to admit I’d never heard of Caro Emerald before being asked to chair this Q&A – but I’m definitely aware of, and mightily impressed with, her now.)
NEWS: Jonny Labey & Sabrina Aloueche star in That Man musical, Q&A on 20 Sep
Jonny Labey and Sabrina Aloueche star in new musical THAT MAN, which previews with two specially staged concert performances at London’s Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday 20 September 2016, when Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will also host an exclusive Q&A about the show’s creation and future life.
NEWS: Jonny Labey & Sabrina Aloueche star in That Man musical, Q&A on 20 Sep
Jonny Labey and Sabrina Aloueche star in new musical THAT MAN, which previews with two specially staged concert performances at London’s Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday 20 September 2016, when Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will also host an exclusive Q&A about the show’s creation and future life.
NEWS: Jonny Labey & Sabrina Aloueche star in That Man musical, Q&A on 20 Sep
Jonny Labey and Sabrina Aloueche star in new musical THAT MAN, which previews with two specially staged concert performances at London’s Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday 20 September 2016, when Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will also host an exclusive Q&A about the show’s creation and future life.
NEWS: Jonny Labey & Sabrina Aloueche star in That Man musical, Q&A on 20 Sep
Jonny Labey and Sabrina Aloueche star in new musical THAT MAN, which previews with two specially staged concert performances at London’s Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday 20 September 2016, when Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will also host an exclusive Q&A about the show’s creation and future life.
NEWS: Jonny Labey & Sabrina Aloueche star in That Man musical, Q&A on 20 Sep
Jonny Labey and Sabrina Aloueche star in new musical THAT MAN, which previews with two specially staged concert performances at London’s Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday 20 September 2016, when Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will also host an exclusive Q&A about the show’s creation and future life.
NEWS: Jonny Labey & Sabrina Aloueche star in That Man musical, Q&A on 20 Sep
Jonny Labey and Sabrina Aloueche star in new musical THAT MAN, which previews with two specially staged concert performances at London’s Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday 20 September 2016, when Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will also host an exclusive Q&A about the show’s creation and future life.
BLANC DE BLANC – Hippodrome Casino
The name of the show Blanc De Blanc comes from a French term that means “white from whites”, and is used to designate Champagnes made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes or in rare occasions from Pinot blanc.
6 shows to look out for in July: Groundhog Day, American Idiot, Exposure & more
Happy Independence Day to our American friends. As we charge headlong into July, here are a few hot show openings this month that you need to keep an eye out for: American Idiot, Blanc de Blanc, Exposure, Groundhog Day, How the Other Half Loves and I’m Getting My Act Together…
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