It’s not often you see a touring production greeted with a standing ovation but as one of the many on their feet I can say it was thoroughly deserved for Titanic the Musical. Shows like this simply don’t come around often enough.
‘A polished gem’: A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS – Upstairs at the Gatehouse ★★★★
Carefully curated by Chris Burgess, and starring Kieran Brown, Steven Dalziel, Natalie Green and Laura Sillett, A Night At The Oscars is a charming production of a delightful idea.
NEWS: cast revealed for Titanic The Musical first UK & Ireland tour
Casting has been confirmed for the first ever UK and Ireland tour of Maury Yeston and Peter Stone’s Titanic The Musical.
‘Lacks an overarching vision’: THE LOVER – Edinburgh ★★★
There is a bittersweet delicacy to The Lover, the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh’s collaboration with Stellar Quines and Scottish Dance Theatre, that cannot quite compensate for a lack of emotional fire.
NEWS: The Barricade Boys announce a line-up of 20+ musical guest stars for Christmas Cabaret
West End musical theatre group, The Barricade Boys, have announced a massive line-up of guest stars for their limited Christmas Cabaret season, which runs at London’s The Other Palace Studio from 5 to 23 December.
Festive CD reviews: Leslie Odom Jr, Megan Hilty, Eyles & Gould, All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride
Following on from the re-release of his self-titled album earlier this year, Leslie Odom Jr gives us another opportunity to sink into his world of soulful jazz with an album of reinterpreted holiday classics in Simply Christmas.
NEWS: Natasha J Barnes & Ria Jones nominated for Best Understudy in Wilma Awards
Nominations have been announced in the third annual West End Wilma Awards, which will be held, once again, in association with London’s Hippodrome Casino. Public voting to decide the winners opens online on 2 September 2016 at westendwilma.com
NEXT STOP BROADWAY – Edinburgh
Tremendously tuneful: Next Stop Broadway, the new production from A-Team that is touring to various parts of Edinburgh, features a huge and impressive cast, with inventive and accomplished staging.