The King and I production photos Loosely based on Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam (which Landon based on the mémoires of English woman Anna Leonowens, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the musical The King and I, which premiered on Broadway in March of 1951, where it ran for … Continue reading The King and I
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Dr. Seuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical - Production Photos © Dr Seuss is loved in our household, Wacky Wednesday is a personal favourite, and some of the wonderful Seuss characters and quotes even found their way into the decorations at my wedding reception. So you can imagine my excitement to hear that the Broadway … Continue reading Dr. Seuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
All Shook Up – WBOS Youtheatre
The award winning WBOS Youtheatre were formed in 1987 and perform two full musical shows every year in Mayand November at the Dormston Mill Theatre in Sedgley. Earlier this year the company performed Bring It On! and their November 2019 production is All Shook Up, a new show for Theatretastic. All Shook Up is a 2004 … Continue reading All Shook Up – WBOS Youtheatre
Curtains
Photo credit - Richard Davenport Curtains - A Musical Whodunnit is based on the book by Peter Stone; with lyrics by Fred Ebb, additional lyrics by Kander & Rupert Holmes, music by John Kander, and a book by Rupert Holmes. Curtains opened on Broadway in 2007 to mixed reviews and received eight Tony Award nominations, … Continue reading Curtains
The Exorcist
Production Images - Pamela Raith Photography Horror and Halloween are loved in my household and The Exorcist is a firm favourite (especially the extended edition with that spider walk scene...) so when we first heard that The Exorcist was being adapted for the stage we made sure we had our tickets to see it at … Continue reading The Exorcist
Cabaret
Tour Production photo of John Partridge Cabaret has been one of the shows that we have both wanted to see on stage for such a long time but we always seemed to be busy when it was touring near us. So of course I jumped at the opportunity to catch this multi-award winning production by … Continue reading Cabaret
Soho Cinders
Third From The Right Productions Ltd. are an amateur theatre company based in the West Midlands; and were formed to “bring high quality lesser known dramatic and musical theatre productions to a wider audience". This year, TFTR Productions presents the regional premiere of Stiles & Drewe’s modern spin on the classic Cinderella fairy tale, “Soho … Continue reading Soho Cinders
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train production photos - Photo credit: Manuel Harlan The Girl on the Train is based on the international number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins. Loved by many, the best-selling novel which has sold over twenty million copies worldwide was also made into a DreamWorks film in 2016 starring Emily Blunt … Continue reading The Girl on the Train
Amélie – The Musical
Amélie Production Photos - Pamela Raith Photography With music and lyrics by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas, Amélie the musical is based on the 2001 Academy Award nominated romantic comedy movie of the same name. The musical premiered in 2015 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and opened for a … Continue reading Amélie – The Musical
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine Production Images - Original London Cast © Manuel Harlan With lyrics and music by William Finn and a book by James Lapine, Little Miss Sunshine the musical has been adapted from the 2006 cult movie of the same name and opened off Broadway in 2013. A new production of Little Miss Sunshine … Continue reading Little Miss Sunshine
