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INTERVIEW: Ramin Karimloo
Ramin Karimloo’s profile has soared over the past three years. From being a long-running and favourite Phantom in the London production of The Phantom of the Opera (2007-2009), the actor has since...
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CD REVIEW: Jesus Chris Superstar
Producer: Richard Beadle Reviewer: Jacqui Onions [rating:4.5] Jesus Chris Superstar is the debut album from Chris Thatcher, describing itself as a collection of contemporary comedy musical theatre...
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CD Review: Unmasked – John Owen-Jones
Producer: John Owen-Jones Reviewer: John Roberts [Rating:5] The record breaking and multi-award winning John Owen-Jones has had one of the most illustrious careers in musical theatre history, with...
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CD REVIEW: Stiles and Drewe’s The Three Little Pigs
Producer: SimG Productions Reviewer: John Roberts [Rating:4.5] Decent family friendly musicals seem few and far between, so it is with delight that Stiles and Drewe alongside The Singapore Repertory...
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CD REVIEW: The In-Between – A New Musical
Music/Lyrics/Producer: Laura Tisdall Reviewer: John Roberts [Rating:5] The In-Between wouldn’t look out of place as a TV mini-series on the sci-fi channel but for Composer/Lyricist/Producer Laura...
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CD Review – Richard Beadle: Songs
Reviewer: Jonathan Grant [rating:4] Richard Beadle is a very accomplished presence in contemporary musical theatre. His album, Songs, is an anthology comprising some works that will form part of Today...
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INTERVIEW: 10 Minutes with Louise Dearman
Louise Dearman is about to make history by being the first actress in the world to have played the roles of both Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked. Lucy Thackray caught up with her about her solo work and...
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CD REVIEW: Release Me – Barbra Streisand
Reviewer: Lucy Thackray [rating:3.5] Ms Streisand’s breathy laughter opens track one of Release Me. “This is take eight? I haven’t sung it once!” she giggles, before launching into the sublime Being...
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CD REVIEW: Coraline
Music and lyrics: Stephin Merritt Producer: MCC Theatre Reviewer: Ruth Jepson [rating:3] Coraline is a short story from Neil Gaiman, about a little girl who, bored at her new house, goes exploring and...
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CD REVIEW: Kinky Boots
Book: Harvey Fierstein Composer & Lyricist: Cyndi Lauper Music Supervisor/Otchestrator/Arranger: Stephen Oremus Reviewer : Rosie Revell [Rating:5] Mere days after it swept the Tony Awards the...
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CD REVIEW : 70s and Sunny – Andrea McArdle Live at 54 Below
Reviewer: Mark Clegg [rating:3.5] The tragic fate of the child star is having career in reverse – starting at a peak followed generally by a downward slide. The ultimate Broadway baby is Andrea McArdle...
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INTERVIEW: 10 minutes with… Telly Leung
Star of Glee and Broadway Telly Leung makes his UK debut in July. Straight from a sell-out run at New York’s prestigious 54 Below venue, his show Telly Leung: Live in London will be at the London...
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10 minutes with… Rachel Tucker
Rachel Tucker rose to fame on the BBC talent show I’d Do Anything, where she reached the semi-final. Stints in West End musical titans We Will Rock You and Wicked followed, and now she is tackling two...
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CD REVIEW: When I Grow Up: Broadway’s Next Generation- Live at 54 Below
Reviewer: Mark McCulloch [Rating:3.5] When I Grow Up: Broadway’s Next Generation- Live at 54 Below is an album from the same title of concert performed at New York’s increasingly popular and renowned...
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CD REVIEW: Laura Osnes – If I Tell You: The Songs of Maury Yeston
Music & Lyrics: Maury Yeston Vocals: Laura Osnes Reviewer: Katy Roberts [Rating:4] Laura Osnes is Broadway’s newest star – Tony-nominated for her leading role in Bonnie and Clyde and currently...
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CD REVIEW: Judy Kuhn – All This Happiness
Arrangements: Dan Lipton and Damien Bassman Reviewer: Katy Roberts [Rating:2.5] All This Happiness is Broadway star Judy Kuhn’s first solo album is six years. The album is a jazz-influenced collection...
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CD REVIEW: In Constant Search of the Right Kind of Attention – Laura Benanti...
Reviewer: Mark Clegg [rating:4.5] Even before this CD begins to play, the sleeve notes give a measure of what to expect. One photograph has the beautiful and elegant Benanti reclining on a grand piano...
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CD REVIEW: The Radio In My Head – Aaron Tveit Live at 54 Below
Reviewer: Mark Clegg [rating:3] Having originated the roles of Gabe Goodman in Next to Normal and Frank Abagnale Jnr in Catch Me If You Can, Aaron Tveit seemed to come out of nowhere a few years ago...
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CD REVIEW: Marry Me a Little
Reviewer: Lauren Humphreys [rating:3.5] Ghostlight Records present this new recording of Keen Company’s “revisal” of Craig Lucas and the late Norman Rene’s 1981 conceptual review Marry Me a Little,...
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CD REVIEW: Jon Boydon – Three Four
Reviewer: Ian Foster [rating:4] Firmly ensconced in the role of Tommy DeVito in the London production of Jersey Boys, Jon Boydon released his debut album Three Four last year but though he’s coming...
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CD REVIEW: Shona White – I’ll Bring You A Song
Reviewer Jonathan Baz [Rating:4] Released in 2011 Shona White’s album I’ll Bring You A Song is mainly a compilation of show tunes, some well known, some less recognisable but the common theme is a...
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CD REVIEW: Jon Lee – Fallen Angel
Reviewer: Mark McCulloch [Rating:4] Fallen Angel, Jon Lee’s debut solo album fantastically crafted triumph of song selection, bringing together some of his personal favourites, songs from musicals to...
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CD REVIEW: Hey Producer!
Music: Danny Davies Lyrics: Danny Davies, Peter Gallagher and Judy Wolfson Reviewer: Iain Sykes [rating:4] Hey Producer!, the collection of unique musical theatre and cabaret songs from composer Danny...
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NEWS: West End stars record charity EP for Great Ormond Street
Cynthia Erivo, Simon Bowman, Sophie Louise Dann, Shona White, Scott Garnham, Jodie Jacobs & Michael Xavier join a host of musical theatre stars to record festive charity EP; ‘A Very West End...
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CD REVIEW: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 – Original Cast Recording
Music , Lyrics and Orchestration: Dave Malloy Reviewer : Rosie Revell [Rating:4] “There’s a war going on out there” Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812’s original cast recording invites its...
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Songs of Solidarity, Suffrage & Strength – City Varieties, Leeds
Writer: Boff Whalley Reviewer: Holly Spanner Established in 1968, Red Ladder is one of the nation’s leading touring companies dedicated to producing theatre which has the power for social change. With...
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NEWS: Billy Porter to release first solo album in a decade
It’s been almost a decade since the Pittsburgh-born Billy Porter released a solo album, and since then much has changed for the award-winning artist, who grew up singing in the Pentecostal church....
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CD Review: Jarrod Spector – A Little Help From My Friends – Live at 54 BELOW
Reviewer: Holly Spanner A Little Help From My Friends marks the 25th release from Broadway Records Live at 54 BELOW Series. Described as “musical dorkdom”, the set list was born out of a desire to...
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NEWS: Broadway show If/Then announces release of Original Cast Recording
Masterworks Broadway has today announced the date for the much anticipated cast recording of If/Then starring Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp. The recording will be recorded on April the 7th with a...
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CD REVIEW: West End…Switched Off – Volume 1
Reviewer: Katy Roberts West End…Switched Off is the debut project from Parallel Productions, and is billed as an “exciting new series of concerts and recordings that arrange musical theatres into...
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CD REVIEW: Heathers the Musical – Original Cast Recording
Music/Lyrics: Kevin Murphy andLaurence O’Keefe Producers: Michael Croiter, Kevin Murphy, Laurence O’Keefe Reviewer: Craig Hepworth Watching this year’s Tony awards it was strange to see the lack of...
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CD REVIEW: Memphis the Musical – Original London Cast Recording
Book and Lyrics: Joe DiPietro Music and Lyrics: David Bryan Reviewer: Sharon MacDonald-Armitage “Coming at you from right smack in the centre of your radio dial” is the CD release of the Original...
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CD REVIEW: Made in Dagenham – Original Cast Recording.
Book:Richard Bean Lyrics: Richard Thomas Music: David Arnold Reviewer: Charlotte Broadbent The film Made in Dagenham released in 2010, enjoyed a glowing reception and numerous award nominations. Based...
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CD REVIEW: Ben Stock – And There Was Music
Reviewer: Charlotte Broadbent Ben Stock’s debut album And there was music is a warm invitation to enjoy his musical inspirations, personal favourites and classic crowd pleaser’s. Stock covers a broad...
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CD REVIEW: Tokio Confidential
Reviewer: Holly Spanner Tokio Confidential premièred Off Broadway in 2012, with music and lyrics by Eric Schorr. It was made possible through support from the Asian Cultural Council, Japan Foundation...
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CD REVIEW: Side Show – Live at 54 Below
Reviewer: Holly Spanner When Side Show opened in 1997 on Broadway, it was billed as being commercially disastrous. It did however generate a substantial a cult following and has since been recently...
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CD REVIEW: Isabela Moner – Stopping Time
Reviewer: Helen Jones Isabela Moner started acting at the age of seven, made her Broadway debut at the age of ten in Evita and by thirteen was well known for her role in a show on the Nickelodean...
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CD REVIEW: Annaleigh Ashford: Lost In The Stars – Live at 54 Below
Reviewer: Charley Robson Annaleigh Ashford – actress, singer and Tony award nominee – makes her arrival at Studio 54 amid a roaring guitar solo and a piano in full dramatic sing, promising an evening...
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CD REVIEW: Melissa Errico: What About Today? – Live at 54 Below
Reviewer: Holly Spanner Recorded at the popular New York cabaret and restaurant venue 54 Below, What About Today is a mix of Broadway classics, film tracks and more contemporary songs as well as one of...
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CD REVIEW: Norbert Leo Butz – Girls, Girls, Girls
Reviewer: Holly Spanner Girls, Girls, Girls is considerably deeper than the title suggests. Perhaps this is the point, but there’s no denying it gets straight to the heart of the material. Originally...
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CD REVIEW: Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp: Acoustically Speaking
Reviewer: Emily Garside Recorded live at New York’s Feinstein’s/54 Below, Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp reunite for an acoustic mix of Broadway and Rock-pop. Ranging across classic 80s pop – as Rapp...
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Keith Jack: Movie Nights – Wild Cabaret, Glasgow
Reviewer: Lauren Humphreys Astonishingly, it’s a decade since Dalkeith native Keith Jack was runner up in the BBC’s search for a ‘Joseph’ in Any Dream Will Do. Only 19 years old at the time, much has...
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