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A New Routine
August 8, 2006 | adminThere is no doubting the pedigree of this new company, three West End actress singer dancers as the three performers, with musical arrangement and direction from Jay Beattie, the only male in this company at the Fringe. A collection … Read More
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
August 8, 2006 | adminAlana Bell, George Rae, Rachel Spurrell and Jez Unwin provide a treat in words and song of the musical revue by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts. From the title the theme of course is romance and sometimes the loss … Read More
The Hired Man
August 8, 2006 | adminThanks to YA aka Youth Arts Leicester we were introduced to a shortened version of ‘The Hired Man’ during the Fringe some years ago. Subsequently we managed to get a copy of highlights from the musical and therefore was … Read More
Hey Diddle Diddle….
August 8, 2006 | adminUsing a nursery rhyme in a dark foreboding way, what a unique idea! No actually Stephen Sondheim has already written ‘Into The Woods’. I take it from this creation Michael Bruce has not only seen it but is a … Read More
Have A Nice Life
August 8, 2006 | adminThis is a musical in development by Conor Mitchell, who created the book, music and lyrics, and is version two. Version three will be staged in New York later in the year. However, this version is set in a … Read More
Frankenstein!
August 8, 2006 | adminI have been a fan of Shrewsbury School productions and the writing of Moor, Went and Fanning since 1995 when I first saw ‘Jekyll!’, we enjoyed it so much we went twice. I also loved ‘The Time Machine’ 1997 … Read More
Elegies For Angels, Punks And Raging Queens
August 8, 2006 | adminHaving seen ‘Elegies’ before, once again thanks to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and enjoying it, I bought the CD. Having listened to it several times over the past couple of months was looking forward to seeing it again. Added … Read More
Cole Porter’s Saints & Sinners
August 8, 2006 | adminSome shows and performances just go from bad to worse. This, unfortunately, is one such example. Cole Porter wrote many beautiful songs but Carol Bishop’s treatment of them did them no justice. She has no subtlety in her voice … Read More
Closer Than Ever
August 8, 2006 | adminThe original ‘Closer Than Ever’ created in 1989, played the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York from October 1990 to July 1991. It incorporates previously unknown songs from Maltby and Shire’s shows, such as ‘Baby’ and the unproduced ‘Love … Read More
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