Be warned dear reader, and be prepared to stand back, for I have just got back from watching the press night for the latest musical to throw open its doors in the West End, and all I have to say is WOW! WOW! WOW! I had been looking forward to seeing this production for nearly […]
I must confess, I am getting INCREDIBLY excited about seeing HAIR at the Gielgud theatre on press night (Tuesday 13th April). One of the best production stories in the West End is that of the original London cast at the Shaftesbury theatre back in 1969 and it would seem that this current Public Theatre / […]
I have decided that I want to start a new series of posts for this blog, entitled Marvelous Musicals – the aim of which will be to make frequent short posts relating to a musical that I like, to provide a bit of a synopsis, recommendation and of course, some musical highlights from the show/score […]
Yesterday, the cast of HAIR appeared on Lorraine Kelly / GMTV – their first bit of live promotion here in the UK. The clip is especially marvellous as it includes some anecdotes and production history from Paul Nichols (the original production has always appealed to me, it actually makes me wish I was a lot […]
With all of the ‘Over The Rainbow’ love at the moment, thanks to Lord Lloyd-Webber’s new casting show on the BBC, I thought that I’d take his opportunity to share some alternate Oz-esque loving with ya’ll! First up, the legendary Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole with his classic version of Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World: I remember […]
Gari Wellingham 