Author: Jamie Griffiths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsrRakzfvhU Review: Gangs of New York Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre – 25-07-24 by Jamie Griffiths ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The setting for Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre’s rendition of Gangs of New York couldn’t have been more perfect. The summer evening was balmy, the atmosphere was alive with anticipation, and the weather itself seemed to conspire to […]
Patti LuPone releases new album 17-07-24 Center Stage Records have released Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes. Her first new studio album since 2006, the Grammy Award winner’s new double album is available digitally now, and on CD on August 30, 2024. Music has the power to crystallize a moment in time and evoke eras. […]
Review: & Juliet Manchester Opera House: 11th July 2024 by Mark Gabler ⭐⭐⭐⭐ & Juliet is an pretty spectacular night out at the theatre transporting you into a multi-layered world where William Shakespeare (2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle) and his wife Anne Hathaway are ‘reimagining the ending ‘ of his Romeo & Juliet play […]
Review: I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 03-07-24 Hope Mill Theatre by Jamie Griffiths “I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical” has just begun it’s first full scale UK tour at Hope Mill Theatre, an absolute gem in Manchester’s theatre scene. Originally a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and played on […]
Wicked: Release Date Announced 02-07-24 Universal Pictures have announced a new release date for the upcoming cinematic spectacular Wicked which will now be released in UK cinemas on 22nd November 2024. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as […]
CAKE is heading for The Other Palace 01-07-24 Following electrifying try-out performances at The Lyric Theatre last year, Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul-Taylor Mills present the brand-new musical, come gig, come ballet, now back for a full reign. This time, one of the most prolific monarchs in history has found her (rightful) home at a […]
Review: Closer To Heaven ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Turbine Theatre: June 2023 by Jamie Griffiths I’ve been eagerly awaiting the chance to see Closer to Heaven since its original production at the Arts Theatre in 2001. The Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey have created a masterpiece that evokes 90s club culture in a way that perhaps […]
Review: Burlesque the Musical ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25-06-24 World Premiere Gala Performance – Manchester Opera House by Jamie Griffiths Whenever a film is turned into a musical, I have major reservations. They can be pale facsimiles of the original material, but i am delighted to say that Steven Antin’s Burlesque: The Musical has avoided all such traps […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GK5r0XIfPc Quadrophenia To Return As A Mod Ballet 25-06-24 Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK have today announced the world premiere of Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet. In 1973, guitar smashing rock genius Pete Townshend wrote Quadrophenia . Recorded by The Who – it quickly became an iconic and multi-million selling album. Quadrophenia defined a generation […]
Your Lie in April : 12 Week West End Premiere 24-06-24 Your Lie in April is all set to start previews at The Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton St, London SW1 on 28 June and run to 21 September. Zheng Xi Yong, Rachel Clare Chan and Dean John-Wilson, who all starred in the two sold-out critically […]
