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Looking Back After 20 Years on Moulin Rouge!

Helen Barber June 1, 2021 No Comments 20 year anniversaryMoulin RougeMusicalNicole Kidmanreview

It has been two decades since the release of Baz Luhrmann’s show-stopping film Moulin Rouge!- so how does it hold up 20 years later? 2001…

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Film Review: A Week Away

Katie Green March 30, 2021 No Comments a week awayfilmMusicalNetflix

Orphan teenager Will Hawkins never expected that his biggest mistake would lead to him finding family, love and a place where he belongs… A Week…

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Celebrating 50 years of Jesus Christ Superstar

Music Editor October 15, 2020 No Comments Andrew Lloyd WebberJesus Christ SuperstarMusical

Many things have hit the 50-year milestone this year and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary rock opera musical Jesus Christ Superstar is among the many to…

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Want more Hamilton? Here’s where else you can find the cast

Katie Green July 24, 2020 No Comments bingeCastfilmHamiltonlin manuel-mirandaMusicalTVwatch

Since it’s release on 3 July, Hamilton has swept the globe like wildfire. Twitter is still buzzing about the film and the cast recording has…

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Theatre Review: Dear Evan Hansen at London’s West End

Katie Green November 29, 2019 No Comments LondonMusicalnationalplayreviewStageTheatre

One of the newest productions to hit the stage at London’s West End is the innovative and uplifting Dear Evan Hansen. Created by the musical…

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Theatre Review: Assassins

Katie Green November 10, 2019 No Comments americadramaMusicalpoliticstrump

Wanna shoot a president? Nottingham Playhouse and the Watermill Theatre collaborate to bring Stephen Sondheim’s satirical musical from Broadway to Notts… The play takes a…

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Culture and Entertainment

Film Throwback: The Blues Brothers

Katie Green October 15, 2019 No Comments 80scinemaClassiccomedyeightiesfilmmoviemusicMusicaltbtthrowback

29 years since the iconic musical masterpiece was released in the UK, we review an eighties classic… You may be familiar with Jake and Elwood…

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Film Review: Rocketman

Katie Green June 20, 2019 No Comments biopiccinemaelton johnfilmlife storymoviemusicMusicalpridequeenrocket man

While it doesn’t compare to last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman is still an all-around great biopic of one of Britains greatest musicians… Although I don’t…

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10 songs from musicals that are absolute belters

Music Editor January 29, 2019 No Comments DreamgirlsFalsettosHamiltonHeathersLes MiserablesMiss SaigonMusicalMusicalsRentSpring AwakeningWaitressWicked

2018 truly seemed to be the year of the movie-musical. The ‘Greatest Showman’, which came out in 2017, ended the year with its soundtrack as…

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Review: Heathers the Musical

Katie Green October 17, 2018 No Comments Carrie Hope FletcherCastHeatherMusicalStageTheatreWest EndWinona Ryder

It’s not very often that you walk into a London theatre to the sound of “Hungry Like The Wolf” by Duran Duran and other 80s…

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