REVIEW: ANTHONY RAPP (St James Studio) ★★★★
Anthony Rapp has returned to London for a two week run at the St James Studio. His solo show coincides with the new production of RENT that begins this week at the St James Theatre, celebrating the musical’s 20th anniversary. Rapp starred in the original Off-Broadway and then Broadway production of RENT and continued performing […]
REVIEW: THE STRIPPER (St James Studio) ★★★★
Based on the Carter Brown pulp fiction novel of the same name, Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O’Brien’s musical The Stripper was originally produced by Sydney Theatre Company in 1982. Using much of the original Rocky creative team, Richard O’Brien wrote lyrics, Richard Hartley wrote and arranged the score while Brian Thompson designed and directed […]
Alice: A New Musical – St James Studio
We all know Lewis Carrol’s classic 1865 story of Alice In Wonderland. Alice, a girl, falls into a fantastical imaginary world of wonder and possibility. On her journey she meets a plethora of weird and wonderful characters like the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts. More than twenty different […]
Jerry’s Girls – St James Studio
Jerry’s Girls tapped my troubles away at The St James Theatre The St James Theatre played host to the press night of this highly anticipated revival of the classic Jerry Herman show. A musical review featuring some of Broadway’s most famous show tunes, from hugely famous musicals including Hello Dolly!, Mame, Mack and Mabel and […]
A Spoonful of Sherman
Family, and the wealth of inspiration found therein, is the clear theme in Robert J. Sherman’s musical tribute to his late father Robert B. Sherman. Son of the genius behind the hugely celebrated Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sherman stirs his audience into a flurry of romantic nostalgia as he charmingly adorns the studio of the […]