A Magical Night of Musical Theatre The success of a new production of such a popular classic must depend on presenting it in a fresh new way while retaining the very essence of what proved to be its enduring appeal. Cameron has put together a creative team and performers who can deliver exactly that. The … Read moreMiss Saigon Review
THE LES MIS MOVIE – A FIVE STAR MASTERPIECE! It has been an extraordinary achievement to transform this world renowned, through-sung musical into a thrilling cinematic experience that excels in its naturalism without losing its essential theatricality and retaining the DNA of the show that has become, over the years, an international cultural phenomenon. The film is everything … Read moreJanuary 2013: The Les Mis Movie – Review and More
This new version of Marguerite at the tiny Tabard Theatre in Turnham Green seems to incorporate all the best elements of both the London and the Ostrava productions. The script has been pared down, with a shorter running time, but all the best songs have been retained along with two wonderful new songs that were … Read moreOctober 2012: Review of Marguerite at the Tabard Theatre, London
Do You Hear The People Sing – The Dream Concert premièred on 7 October 2011 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis. This amazing concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the 200 strong Indianapolis Symphonic Choir together with five of the most talented Broadway performers was a true celebration of the lives and work of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel … Read moreOctober 2011: Do You Hear The People Sing Concert Review
Cleopatra is a stunning new ballet with music by Claude-Michel and choreography by David Nixon. In the tradition of Northern Ballet this is very much ballet theatre with a very strong story line which moves from Egypt to Rome and back again. It follows Cleopatra from her marriage to Ptolemy, his subsequent death, her union … Read moreMay 2011: Cleopatra – Review and Interviews
Marguerite has been playing in Czech at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava, Czech Republic on selected days a month since November 2010. My ultimate response to this wonderful new production can be summed up in just four words: ‘It made me cry’. It evoked emotions that the London production failed to do, despite its excellence … Read moreMay 2011: Marguerite In Ostrava Review
I first saw Love Story when this new musical premièred at Chichester and I completely fell in love with it. I got to know Stephen Clark while he was working on Martin Guerre and I was writing The Musical World of Boublil and Schonberg, so I was thrilled to be asked to interview him … Read moreJanuary 2011: Love Story – In Conversation With Stephen Clark
Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 Arena We all knew Sunday 3rd October 2010 would be an evening we would remember for the rest of our lives but not one of us could have imagined just how utterly extraordinary it would be. A buzz of excitement and anticipation rippled through the massive arena … Read moreJanuary 2011: Les Misérables – 25th Anniversary Concert Review
Love Story is a new musical by Howard Goodall and Stephen Clark. Stephen helped to re-work Martin Guerre at the Prince Edward Theatre in London and then co-wrote with Alain on the completely new British and American touring versions. He has been working on Love Story with Howard for a number of years and they … Read moreJuly 2010: Love Story – Review
Anyone approaching a new production of such an iconic and well-loved favourite as Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Les Misérables is likely to do so with some trepidation. Puzzling over how to give the show and its fans the best 25th Anniversary present, Cameron Mackintosh decided on a completely new staging, as if it were … Read moreJanuary 2010: Les Misérables – 25th Anniversary Production Review