Awesome new albums, great gigs, spectacular stage performances, a host of fantastic films and cracking comedy shows - they are all featured in our critics' picks of the best of music, theatre and film.
“Unexpected Joy” is the story of a family of musicians struggling to find common ground among their wildly differing lifestyles and beliefs.
Beloved by the adults who grew up with it and the children just finding out about it, Shrek the movie and its timeless characters are still every bit as fun and relevant today as they were 23 years ago. So, it was with great delight that my Shrek-loving seven-year old daughter and I – also a big fan – heard that the award-winning Broadway and West End hit show ‘Shrek the Musical’ was going to be staged in Derry’s Millennium Forum. We headed off to opening night on Tuesday evening, full of...
Like a day-old bagel, "The Outsiders" is only a sufficient Broadway musical if you're absolutely starved for options.
I've tested the best headphones from Audio-Technica, Shure, Sennheiser, and more to find which pair delivers the best clarity, detail, and sound.
It is the show’s second visit to the theatre anf for this tour Wakefield-born Laura Pick plays Elphaba. Sarah O’Connor steps into the role of Glinda, Carl Man is Fiyero, Donna Berlin is Madame Morrible, Simeon Truby is the Wizard and Doctor Dillamond and Leeds born Jed Berry plays Boq. The West End and Broadway musical, that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, continues an open-ended run at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre where it is now flying into its landmark 18th year. Wicked...
Although “Stereophonic” is not a musical, it’s easy to get swept up by the terrific original rock songs that throb through it. And as writer David Adjmi’s play, which opened Friday night at the John Golden Theatre, is set during the mid 1970s, Will Butler’s music sounds authentically of that edgier era. Almost eerily so.
They’ve gotta keep marching.
What “Lempicka,” the mystifying new musical about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, needs more than anything else is turpentine.
A round-up of upcoming entertainment events, such as concerts, plays, music in the park, author events in the Brainerd lakes area.
The dogs did need treats, though.
For nearly 50 years, NYMT has been at the forefront of offering exceptional opportunities in pre-professional musical theatre training for talented young people. It offers skills workshops, masterclasses, and residential courses. The 2024 summer season will debut at the Southwark Playhouse and features Our House, showcasing iconic music from UK band Madness, Stephen Sondheim’s timeless classic Into the Woods, and an ambitious new folk musical Catastrophe Bay, written by Kit Buchan and James...