VIDEO: West End Cast of 9 TO 5 Performs Title Song
by Alan Henry
- Feb 19, 2019
It's time to pour yourself a cup of ambition! Last night, Dolly Parton's rollicking 9 to 5 the Musical opened in the West End. Check out video of the cast performing on BBC's One Show below!
BWW Review: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL, Savoy Theatre
by Marianka Swain
- Feb 17, 2019
In a programme interview, Patricia Resnick - writer of both the original 1980 film and this 2008 musical adaptation - notes that Jane Fonda wanted to convey a political message about workplace sexism, but realised couching it in comedy would make it more palatable. Like composer Dolly Parton herself, who appears on video to top and tail the stage show, it's a considered combination of sugar and steel.
Photo Flash: First Look at 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 5, 2019
Dolly Parton presents 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at the Savoy Theatre, London for a strictly limited season from 28 January - 31 August 2019starring Caroline Sheen as 'Violet Newstead', Amber Davies as 'Judy Bernly', Natalie McQueen as 'Doralee Rhodes', Bonnie Langford as 'Roz Keith' and Brian Conley as 'Franklin Hart'.
BWW Interview: Natalie McQueen Talks 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL
by Marianka Swain
- Feb 3, 2019
Natalie McQueen's past work includes Kinky Boots, Wicked, Les Miserables and Murder Ballad. She's now starring as Doralee - Dolly Parton's role in the film version - in 9 to 5 the Musical, currently playing at the Savoy Theatre.
COME FROM AWAY Leads February's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain
- Feb 2, 2019
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a hit Canadian musical to showbiz satire and a classic sitcom reborn, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!
Larry Lamb Leads Cast of BBC's PITCHING IN
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Sep 13, 2018
Gavin and Stacey stars, Larry Lamb (Michael Shipman) and Melanie Walters (Gwen West) are set for a television reunion in a new Wales-based drama which will hit television screens in spring 2019.
Watermill Theatre New Associate Artists Include Barney Norris, Caroline Sheen, andSarah Travis
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 7, 2018
Paul Hart, Artistic Director of The Watermill Theatre, has announced that Sarah Travis, Caroline Sheen, Barney Norris, Tom Jackson Greaves, Tarek Merchant, Katie Lias and Sophie Stone will join the West Berkshire producing theatre as Associate Artists.
A Right Royal Welcome For PROM QUEEN at The Other Palace
by Nicole Ackman
- Jul 3, 2018
On Monday, audiences got an exciting peek at a musical currently in development called Prom Queen. The show is based on the true story of Canadian teen Marc Hall who sued the Catholic district school board when he wasn't allowed to bring his boyfriend to prom. The show is still a work in progress, but a concert staged production of the full musical was presented with a combined cast of talented West End actors and GSA students.
BWW Interview: Lauren Ward and Nathan Amzi Talk PROM QUEEN
by Nicole Ackman
- Jun 29, 2018
We recently caught up with Lauren Ward and Nathan Amzi while on a break from rehearsals for Prom Queen, a new musical based on the true story of Canadian teen Marc Hall who took his Catholic school board to court when they wouldn't let him attend prom with his boyfriend. The show will receive a workshop presentation at The Other Palace on 2 July.
BWW Review: WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LERNER, Royal Festival Hall
by Nicole Ackman
- May 24, 2018
With A Little Bit of Lerner combined an outstanding group of performers with the BBC Concert Orchestra to present an exciting variety of many of Lerner's well-known and lesser-known songs at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. It celebrated the centenary of great American lyricist Alan Jay Lerner's birth in 1918.
London Playwrights' Workshop Launches Women's Musical Theatre Initiative
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 21, 2018
London Playwrights' Workshop is partnering with musical theatre writing team Barlow & Smith to create the Women's Musical Theatre Initiative (WMTI), a new development programme for female musical theatre writers. The WMTI will launch with a cabaret 'Celebrating Female Songwriters' at The Pheasantry on 12 February 2018. The evening will be hosted by songwriters Barlow & Smith and will bring together a group of accomplished female songwriters to showcase new writing and to raise funds to support the initiative.
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