What have Justin Lee Collins, Alec Baldwin and Curly Watts got in common? Give up? Well, they have all made the character Dennis Dupree from Rock of Ages their own. Kevin Kennedy, who many know as Curly, the infamous bin man...
Read MoreFor me, musical theatre is what chocolate is to other people: a guaranteed pick-me-up. If I’m ever feeling a bit blue, I’ll pop on a feel good sing-a-long (The Sound of Music is guaranteed to take the edge of a nasty hangover...
Read MoreBack when The Osmonds were in their ascendancy, I was in thrall to the considerably more credible likes of Led Zeppelin, The Byrds and, ahem, Quicksilver Messenger Service (come on, two out of three ain’t bad and in retrospect...
Read MoreWhy is there such a paucity of female writers in musical theatre? This was the title of an article by critic Mark Shenton in The Stage last year. A few weeks ago a female librettist and lyricist responded to this question. Now...
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