The highly anticipated Broadway transfer of Sunday in the Park with George, starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, has postponed its season in the West End until further notice.
Decade Round-Up: The Musicals
And so here it is… my top 10 musicals of the decade. It turned out to be a slightly emotional journey. But it turns out musicals meant a lot in that time and I’ll fight anyone who says musicals aren’t a serious artform.
‘Elevated by an outrageously good ensemble’: FALSETTOS – The Other Palace
Judging the production at face-value though, Falsettos is well sung, ultra-smart and ultimately gutting. Those who buy a ticket will have plenty to look forward to.
NEWS: Jake Gyllenhaal & Annaleigh Ashford will star in West End production of Sunday in the Park With George
Tickets go on sale today for a strictly limited season of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Sunday in the Park with George starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford and directed by Sarna Lapine, at the Savoy Theatre.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Little Miss Sunshine at Arcola Theatre
This musical adaptation of the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine is playing at the Arcola Theatre before embarking on a UK tour.
‘To an extent, it works’: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Arcola Theatre ★★
Every time I see a new musical made from a recent-ish film, I wonder if this could be ‘the one’, the one that jumps the shark and enters the canon of the regularly performed.
NEWS: Laura Pitt-Pulford & Gary Wilmot join the cast of Little Miss Sunshine European premiere
The European premiere of Little Miss Sunshine at Arcola Theatre will star Laura Pitt-Pulford as Sheryl, the matriarch of the eccentric Hoover family and Gary Wilmot as Grandpa. The Off-Broadway hit musical opens at the Arcola Theatre, London on 21 March 2019 running until 11 May (press night is 1 April) before embarking on a UK tour.
NEWS: Off-Broadway musical Little Miss Sunshine will have its European premiere at the Arcola Theatre before touring
Little Miss Sunshine, the quirky Off-Broadway hit musical will make its European premiere in a brand new production at the Arcola Theatre, London on 21 March 2019, running for a seven-week season before embarking on a UK tour starting at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich on 20 May 2019.
‘An interesting new spin on a classic’: INTO THE WOODS – Cockpit Theatre
Though not without some problems, Into The Woods is nonetheless an ambitious and entertaining show, which puts an interesting new spin on a classic whilst retaining the wit and charm of the original. Worth a visit for fairy tale family fun.
‘All becomes a bit of a muddle’: INTO THE WOODS – Cockpit Theatre
A disjointed (and incredibly lengthy) production that takes all of the fantasy out of the musical, making it a wooden watch in more ways than one.
‘Well executed, solid production’: INTO THE WOODS – Cockpit Theatre ★★★
Into the Woods at the Cockpit Theatre is a well executed, solid production with some extremely strong vocal performances.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE – The Other Palace
It says much for the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) that they have amongst their young company the talent and resource to deliver what is unquestionably an impressive take on this most adult of musicals.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Into the Woods at the Menier Chocolate Factory
After success in New York, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical is brought to vivid life in London by ground-breaking American theatre company Fiasco. It runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 17 September 2016. But does it impress London critics?
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Into the Woods at the Menier Chocolate Factory
After success in New York, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical is brought to vivid life in London by ground-breaking American theatre company Fiasco. It runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 17 September 2016. But does it impress London critics?
INTO THE WOODS – Menier Chocolate Factory
ONCE UPON A TIME, WHICH COULD BE NOW… What a marvel is this Sondheim / Lapine classic musical: playful and deep, absurd and earthy, mocking and wise. And what a piece of luck to plunge into its eventful … Continue reading →
NEWS: US cast start rehearsals for Fiaso’s Into the Woods at Menier
Rehearsals start this week in New York for innovative and ground breaking theatre company Fiasco’s enchanting reinvention of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s masterpiece Into The Woods. Both Sondheim and Lapine will join the company in rehearsal this week. The production opens on 12 July 2016 at the Menier, with previews from 1 July, and runs until 17 September. Casting of the original US company has also now been confirmed.
INTO THE WOODS – Manchester
With a notoriously challenging musical score that makes even highly accomplished musicians run for the hills, the Exchange makes Into the Woods look like a walk in the park. Laden with wit, plenty of trees and stellar performances throughout – the execution and delivery of this contemporary fairytale adventure is superb.