Review: PACIFIC OVERTURES, Menier Chocolate Factory
Matthew White’s latest creation is stunning and Sondheim’s score remains beautiful. White doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to condemning the actions depicted, though at the very end his vision seems to suddenly shift all the violence into the necessary evil that kick-started Japan’s technological advancement. Questionable, but interesting.
Louise Redknapp Will Join the Cast of FRIENDSICAL For Southampton Run
Louise Redknapp is confirmed to make a celebrity guest appearance in the comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], for its entire run at Southampton's MAST Mayflower Studios from 5 – 7 September 2022 before the show embarks on the rest of its UK-wide tour.
VIDEO: Inside Rehearsal For the UK Tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY
The production stars Joanne Clifton as Morticia Addams, Cameron Blakely as Gomez Addams, Scott Paige as Uncle Fester, Kingsley Morton as Wednesday Addams, Grant McIntyre as Pugsley Addams, Valda Aviks as Grandma, Sean Kingsley as Mal Beineke, Kara Lane as Alice Beineke, Ahmed Hamad as Lucas Beineke and Dickon Gough and Ryan Bennett sharing the role of Lurch.
TV: Meet the Cast of THE BAND
BroadwayWorld UK spoke to some of the cast members of The Band, while the hit musical was at the New Wimbledon Theatre.
The show has been on the road for over a year and will be taking up a limited run in the West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 1st December until 12th January.
THE BAND Announces Gala Night In Aid Of Elton John AIDS Foundation
A special Gala Charity event for Tim Firth's award-winning new musical THE BAND, with the music of Take That, is being hosted by the musical's co-producers, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams, with David Furnish, Chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The Gala will take place at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Tuesday 4 December 2018.