The hole left behind by the loss of Stephen Sondheim is immeasurable. In my mind, he was eternal. There’s no other explanation for such beautiful words coming from a mortal man. His lyrics are inspiring, his music is transformative, and the influence he had on reinventing musical theatre will be his incredible legacy. There isn’t …
You know when you see a show you’re glad you saw but you have no desire to see again? That is The Prince of Egypt for me. I put it off for so long. There were always other shows I wanted to see more. But after getting a TodayTix voucher refund, it felt like a …
You can’t stop the beat at the London Coliseum right now! This joyous and energetic musical has, for the past few months, been delighting audiences as one of the first musicals to reopen. It’s actually a relief to see shows that had planned to open before the shutdown still being able to open. The cast …
After touring the UK pre-pandemic, Amelie has found a new home in the heart of Piccadilly Circus. This quirky little show, based on the 2001 film of the same name, is one of the first musicals to be delighting audiences once again. You can’t help but admire their bravery for taking the risk and opening …
Finally, after over a year, I was back in a West End theatre last week! Seeing the Les Miserables concert felt very overdue as I had tickets for it back in January. Inevitably, this did not end up being the exciting return to theatre I was hoping for at the time. For my theatre plans …
With London theatres gearing up to reopen from the 17th May, I’ve been thinking about which shows I’m most excited to book a seat for. I was luckier than many last year with my theatre ventures. In the middle of the shutdown, I managed to see The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse. That’s …
Occasionally, I will hear a song from a musical that completely captures my heart, only to discover later that it was cut. Sometimes it’s just not a good song, other times it doesn’t help propel the narrative forward. In recent years, it hasn’t been unheard of for cast albums to include cut songs as bonus …
If someone had told me this time last year we would have a professionally produced digital concert of Ratatouille the Musical, I would have laughed in their face. What started as a viral trend, cooked up by TikTok users, has ended up being the world’s first crowd-sourced musical. Theatres turned their lights off in March …
Hamilton is a groundbreaking piece of music theatre, but since it’s addition to Disney+ we have been seeing a larger awareness of the valid criticisms of the show’s historical narrative. This isn’t to say we can’t enjoy Hamilton, but we all need to be aware of what the show excludes.
