Not an especially busy work for musical theatre news, hence the delay until Saturday to write it.. I was hoping something exciting would happen if I waited long enough. Read on to find out about 1 piece of casting news, 1 closing notice, 1 new show, 1 gala show and 1 reality TV show final… Continue reading ‘The Friday musical round-up: 30th May’
Archive for May, 2008
Review: Never So Good (National Theatre)
Published May 27, 2008 Reviews - non-musicals Leave a Comment
After a weekend of I’d Do Anything, I payed a visit to the National Theatre last night to see Howard Brenton’s new play, Never So Good, which opened a couple of months’ back. A vist to the National seems like a suitable counterpoint to the frivolity of a BBC reality TV show, and it was the perfect way to round-off the Bank Holiday weekend.
The Friday musical round-up: 23rd May
Published May 24, 2008 Friday round-up 1 CommentTags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Desperately Seeking Susan, Digital Spy, Dirty Dancing, Emma Williams, Friday round-up, Guardian, I'd Do Anything, Jesus Christ Superstar, Lynn Gardner, Lyric Hammersmith, Marguerite, Matt Rawle, musical, musical theatre, Never Forget, Niamh Perry, Savoy Theatre, Spring Awakening, The Sound of Music, Zorro
Apologies for the fact that there was no Friday round-up last week – I was on holiday, and I decided it probably wasn’t worth interrupting my holiday for!
This week we’ve had 2 major new musicals opening in London and another new show finally announced for January 2009. We’ve also had some real and confirmed casting news, as well as some more reality TV rumours.
Read on for the full story…
