A few weeks ago, when they announced that the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera would be closing after a historic 35-year run, it looked like the end of an era. With over 13,700 performances, it holds the record as Broadway’s longest running show. With its final performance on February 18th, […]
Cats | Dir: Tom Hooper | ★ ★ ½ Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mega-selling 80s musical finally makes it to the big screen and it’s one of the weirdest, oddest things to view. Packed with superstar appearances from Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, James Corden and Jennifer […]
Foxtel Arts channel will broadcast Broadway’s ultimate night of nights the 72nd Annual Tony Awards® live and exclusive from Radio City Music Hall in New York City next Monday June 11 from 8am and encored at6.30pm that evening and also available On Demand*. Singer, songwriter and Tony nominee Sara Bareilles and Tony Award nominated actor, […]
Is the musical ‘Cats’ heading to the big screen? There are reports that director Tom Hopper is set to direct a new screen version of the popular musical. Hopper has previously directed the screen version of ‘Les Miserables’ and this year brought us ‘The Danish Girl’. Hopper also directed the popular film ‘The Kings Speech’ […]
Cats | Crown Theatre | Until Sun May 8th | ★★★★ Thirty five years after its West End debut, ‘Cats’ the mega musical of the 1980’s is back. It’s a mountain of fun. Based on T.S. Elliot’s collection of poems ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’, the show follows the convention that cats have several names. […]
