FIRST LOOK: 42nd Street starts rehearsals for Curve and Sadler’s Well seasons
42nd Street the musical has started rehearsals ahead of their seasons at Curve, Leicester and Sadler’s Wells, London. Images by Johan Persson
Josefina Gabrielle
REVIEW: Chicago, Phoenix Theatre ✭✭✭✭
It’s great to see Chicago back in the West End. It’s certainly a show that enjoy revisiting every now and again and I’m sure that this revival will be a crowd pleaser.
REVIEW: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Theatre Royal Drury Lane ✭✭✭✭
Sam Mendes’ production of the musical adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is in excellent shape. Nothing indicates that more clearly than the show not missing a beat despite the fact that three understudies were called upon to perform. The company didn’t hiccup. Routines are polished and well-drilled; Mark Thompson’s wonderfully colourful, and sometimes colourless, costumes and sets are in pristine shape and conjure up the requisite sense of magic effortlessly. The tunefulness and sprightly fun of Marc Shaiman’s music remains infectious and sweet.
