Avenue Q Production images, Photo Credits: Matt Martin With music and lyrics by Jeff Marx & Robert Lopez (cocreator of the Book of Mormon and songwriter for Disney’s Frozen) and a book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q opened off Broadway at the Vineyard theatre in 2003 before transferring to Broadway in July of the same … Continue reading Avenue Q
Fame – The Musical
Fame - The Musical Production Images To celebrate its 30th anniversary Fame the musical is currently touring the UK. With music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy, Fame the musical opened on Broadway in 1988 and is based on the 1980s film of the same name. The story follows the hopes, dreams, love … Continue reading Fame – The Musical
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages production images Written by Chris D’Arienzo, Rock of Ages is a jukebox musical comedy based on the classic rock anthems of the 1980s. Nominated for 5 Tony awards Rock of Ages opened on Broadway in 2009 closing in 2015. Set in 1987 on Sunset Strip in Hollywood, the story tells of a … Continue reading Rock of Ages
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing Photo credit: Alastair Muir I first saw Dirty Dancing the movie, starring Patrick Swazye and Jennifer Grey, at our local cinema in 1987 and have been a fan of the movie ever since. Yes, I am one of those people who can quote lines from the film and who knows all the words … Continue reading Dirty Dancing
Boogie Nights
The New Alexandra Theatre’s annual stage experience production for 2018 is Boogie Nights. The stage experience showcases the talent of West Midlands young performers supported by a professional creative team, in a professional theatre setting. Written by Jon Conway, Boogie Nights opened in the West End in 1998 and closed in January 1999. This “Juke … Continue reading Boogie Nights
Madagascar – The Musical
Madagascar production images Madagascar is a brand new musical based on the 2005 DreamWorks animated movie of the same name; with music and lyrics by George Noriega and Joe Someillian and a book by Kevin Del Aguila. The story tells of Alex the lion, his best friend Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria … Continue reading Madagascar – The Musical
Summer Holiday
ATG production images - Summer Holiday The Musical 2018 tour Based on the 1963 film (screen play written by Ronald Cass and Peter Myers with direction by Peter Yates) Summer Holiday the musical has been adapted for the stage by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan. The production tells the story of Don, a London transport … Continue reading Summer Holiday
Legally Blonde
I've seen Legally Blonde (the film) more times than I can remember. I've been waiting for the perfect opportunity to catch the show on stage. With music and lyrics by Laurence O' Keefe and Nell Benjamin, and a book by Heather Hach, Legally Blonde the musical is based on the novel by A. Brown and … Continue reading Legally Blonde
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (Photo Credits : Sheila Burnett) This play is based on the 1934 short story Philomel Cottage written by Agatha Christie. Two years later Christie developed a stage version of this short story, which was revamped and re-titled by Actor and playwright Frank Vosper in 1936. The story tells of Cecily Harrington, … Continue reading Love from a Stranger
The Last Ship
From the opening anthem We got nowt else, quickly followed by The island of souls, with its descriptive lyrics and haunting harmonies, I sailed away on the “Last Ship”. This Tony nominated musical, opened at the Neil Simon theatre on Broadway in October 2014 and ran until January of the following year. In the UK … Continue reading The Last Ship
