504 stories by "Jonathan Baz"
St James Theatre, London****Music and Lyrics by Pippa ClearyBook & Lyrics by Jake BrungerDirected by Kate GolledgeCallum Howells and Francesca McKeanThe National Youth Music Theatre's pr…
Watermill Theatre, Newbury****Music, lyrics and book by Lionel BartDirected by Luke SheppardThomas KerryIt is a rare treat to visit Newbury’s charmingly situated Watermill Theatre and …
St James Studio*****Co-written and directed by Sarah-Louise YoungRia Jones and Ceri DupreeBefore launching into a sassy opening routine of Irving Berlin's Sisters, Ria Jones and Ceri Dupree …
Southwark Playhouse, London****Book by Luther DavisMusic and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert WrightAdditional music and lyrics by Maury YestonDirected by Thom SoutherlandChristine Griman…
Greenwich Theatre, London*****Music and lyrics by Pete TownsendBook by Pete Townsend and Des McAnuffAdditional music and lyrics by John Entwhistle and Keith MoonDirected by Michael StrassenA…
Royal Festival Hall, London***Music by George GershwinLyrics by Ira GershwinBook by George S. Kaufman and Morrie RyskindAll credit to Elliot Davis, Senbla and the genius of casting director …
The Pheasantry, London****Anne Reid and Stefan BednarczykCurrently in cabaret at London’s The Pheasantry, Anne Reid and Stefan Bednarczyk offer a songlist devoted to the Broadway/Holly…
St James Theatre, London****Music and lyrics by Jason Robert BrownDirected by Adam LensonCynthia ErivoThere is a great deal of debate over how to define a piece like Jason Robert Brown's ico…
Programme cover from the first London productionAs the BBC Proms feature Fiddler On The Roof, here is my interview with lyricist Sheldon Harnick, discussing the show.JB: …
Arts Theatre, London****Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael MayerLyrics by Billie Joe ArmstrongMusic by Green DayDirected and choreographed by Racky PlewsAmelia Lily and Aaron SidwellIt…
Shakespeare's Globe, London****Written by William ShakespeareDirected by Simon GodwinCharles SpencerSimon Godwin hones his focus in on the fallible nature of authority, in a smartly paced pr…
There is much about Jonathan Church's Mack and Mabel at Chichester that displays the very best of modern British musical theatre talent. Amidst a tale of humour and tragedy, the production f…
Opera Holland Park, London****Music by Will ToddLibretto by Maggie GottliebDirected by Martin DuncanFflur Wyn and James ClevertonReturning for a third (and now almost sold out) season Opera …
As Mack and Mabel previews at Chichester Festival Theatre (to be reviewed here next week), I chanced upon a DVD of one of Mack Sennett’s famous two-reelers, Mabel’s Wilful Way, m…
*****Just released on CD, A Spoonful of Sherman is a delightful recording that preserves one of the most sparkling revues of recent years. Staged at the St James Theatre in 2014, the show ca…
Trevor Nunn's production of Volpone at the RSC's Swan sagely contends that the sins of greed and avarice are timeless. With Ben Jonson's 17th century comedy set squarely in a modern Venice, …
Southwark Playhouse, London***Written by Austin PendletonDirected by Alice HamiltonLouise Ford and John Hodgkinson35 years after his death, Kenneth Tynan still has the power to slice through…
Arcola Theatre, London***By Eamonn O'Dwyer and Robert GilbertDirected by Ryan McBrydeGillian Kirkpatrick'Pain can blind us, twist us, change us – sometimes for better, sometimes for wo…
Churchill Theatre, Bromley****Written by Ayub Khan DinDirected by Sam Yates Pauline McGlynn and Simon NagraA story about identity, packaged as a comedy but addressing some very real and…
As one sits in the Trafalgar Studios waiting for Andrew Keates' production of As Is to begin, there is an awareness of a gentle backdrop of conversation that eventually distils into individu…
Crazy Coqs, London****Kit and McConnelThe cabaret duo Kit and McConnel have only been performing together for 3 years, so this show’s title The Game Is Old dues not suggest themselves.…
****Written by Carrie Hope FletcherGrowing up, she was the youngest sibling of two. But today Carrie Hope Fletcher is a virtual big sister to thousands of young girls across the world.A stag…
***Written and directed by Bernard RoseJack HustonThere’s a stylish cast and concept to Two Jacks, out this month from Bernard Rose.Taking an idea from Tolstoy’s Russian fable Th…
Churchill Theatre, Bromley****Choreography by David NixonVisiting Bromley for the first time and for two nights only, the Northern Ballet - Europe’s Best Dance Company as recognis…
Festival Theatre, Chichester****Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira GershwinBook by Jeremy Sams and Robert HudsonBased on the novel by P.G.Wodehouseand the play by P.G. Wodehouse and…
