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Monday, May 19, 2014

The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Competition 2014/Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize, Garrick Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Garrick Theatre, London: With performing candidates whittled down from a substantial 73 applicants to a final 12 from 40 different colleges all over the country, this popular annual competit…

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Guildford School of Acting BA Musical Theatre Showcase, Criterion Theatre by Jennifer Reischel

Criterion Theatre: GSA is clearly eager to push the boundaries because this year it introduces a rather changed showcase format compared to their past offerings: it's out with the class…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AM
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Kindertransport, Richmond Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Richmond Theatre, London : At a German railway station nine-year old Jewish Eva begins her journey to Britain as part of the pre World War II Kindertransport. Decades later, the same girl (n…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Brent Barrett: Night Songs, Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, London by Jennifer Reischel

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, London: "The world is somehow more magical once it's dark," Brent Barrett muses, eyes sparkling, as he proceeds to take us into a world of songs c…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:10AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Seussical, Arts Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Arts Theatre, London: An elephant loyally nest-sits an abandoned egg, gazing intently into a dust speck on a clover to locate Whoville - where young Jojo is being scolded by his mayor parent…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:25AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Frances Ruffelle: Paris Original, Crazy Coqs, London by Jennifer Reischel

Crazy Coqs, London: "What is love if you don't speak French?" purrs Frances Ruffelle as she pours herself a glass of decadent something-or-other and ooh la las coyly at a fron…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:13AM
Monday, September 9, 2013

Arts Educational MA Acting Showcase, Criterion Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Criterion Theatre, London: This lively and relaxed showcase starts off with the graduates giving us a hip guitar and singing rendition of a modern chart topper before settling into the first…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:05PM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, Leicester Square Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Leicester Square Theatre, London: A killer with sling-back heels is on the loose and slowly but surely murdering off every cabaret performer at Saucy Jack's disco club. Read the full r…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:16AM
Thursday, July 25, 2013

WAG! The Musical, Charing Cross Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Charing Cross Theatre, London: Planning a hen night? Then this new concoction should press all the right buttons to start off your evening's entertainment, complete with a fluorescent p…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AM
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Clarke Peters - Songs I Love to Sing, The Pheasantry, London by Jennifer Reischel

The Pheasantry, London: Dizzie Gillespie meets Porgy and Bess, Louis Jordan and Nat King Cole. There is seemingly no end to the talent of Clarke Peters, a household favourite for his TV appe…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AM
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Next Thing You Know, Landor Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Landor Theatre, London: Let's just write some songs about coming of age in New York, the writers Salzman and Cunningham decided during rehearsals for their 2006 Off-Broadway hit I Love …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Bare - The Rock Musical, Union, London by Jennifer Reischel

Union, London: Book of Mormon, Geek the Musical, Loserville, High School Musical - the list goes on. Still in the mood for yet another teen angst show with a religious twist? Bare ticks all …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:32AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Showcase, Criterion Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Criterion Theatre, London: The afternoon opens with the company performing Live In Living Colour from the recent Broadway spectacle Catch Me If You Can. A well-chosen piece, this shows a com…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:29AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts BA Musical Theatre Showcase, Criterion, London by Jennifer Reischel

Criterion, London: The afternoon gets off to a hip contemporary start as the graduates electrically hit the stage with edgy, multi-levelled choreography and rocky vocals, pepping and steppin…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:04AM
Monday, April 22, 2013

Central School of Speech and Drama BA Hons Acting Musical Theatre Showcase, Fortune Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Fortune Theatre, London: A group of masked men in black run on to the stage to music from Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino. Heads covered, masking their faces with ladies' tights, …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:15PM
Monday, April 8, 2013

ALRA North BA Acting Showcase, Soho Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Soho Theatre, London: Having been voted drama school of the year in this year's Stage 100 awards, ALRA North's first ever showcase has attracted a diverse mix of industry professio…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AM
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Arts Educational BA Hons Musical Theatre Showcase, Criterion, London by Jennifer Reischel

Criterion, London: Showcases presented by Arts Ed can always be trusted to include the most hip, up to date and contemporary musical theatre work currently being performed on Broadway and in…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:50PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

A Class Act, Landor, London by Jennifer Reischel

Landor, London: Struggling composer Ed Kleban battles insecurities and mental illness, but finally co-writes a hit show (A Chorus Line). It may sound like a storyline from Smash, but this ca…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:18AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Manchester School of Theatre BA (Hons) Acting Showcase 2013, Soho, London by Jennifer Reischel

Soho, London: The Soho Theatre stage lights dim as this year's Manchester School of Theatre's BA Acting graduates take to the stage, starting off the showcase with the Beatles hit …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Anna Bergman in You and The Night and The Music: An Evening of Musical Imports and Exports, The Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, London by Jennifer Reischel

The Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, London: "I'm going to open with a typical folksong from Nairobi," Anna Bergman teases us with a wink and a smile. She then launches into an ec…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:43AM
Monday, February 4, 2013

East 15 BA Acting showcase, Duke of York's Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Duke of York's Theatre, London: An hour always seems a tight squeeze to fit in all the talents of a full year of graduates. And yet, this latest East 15 offering manages to cover the classic…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Rocky Horror Show, New Wimbledon Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

New Wimbledon Theatre, London: A Transylvanian transvestite makes science fiction history by creating the man of his dreams in a castle full of futuristic machinery assisted by an array of k…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AM
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Crazy for You, Gatehouse, London by Jennifer Reischel

Gatehouse, London: A dozen or so Gershwin songs and 14 hoofers are currently residing at Highgate's Gatehouse, tapping up a storm in the first ever fringe version of this classic. Read…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:07AM
Monday, December 17, 2012

The Crazy Coqs Cabaret - Steve Ross and KT Sullivan, The Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, London by Jennifer Reischel

The Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, London: KT Sullivan is a German vamp who wants to be bad and never does anything twice while Steve Ross enjoys wallowing in post romantic stress syndrome. R…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AM
Monday, December 10, 2012

Cinderella - The Midnight Princess, Rose, Kingston by Jennifer Reischel

Rose, Kingston : Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella who pined for her late mother and had to sleep in the kitchen. She also bit people, played childish pranks on her stepsist…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:14AM
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

ALRA Postgraduate Acting Showcase, Soho Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Soho Theatre, London: A table and chairs line centre stage as soft music plays upon entry to the auditorium. Constructed to finish precisely on the hour and consisting of largely contemporar…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:47PM
Monday, December 3, 2012

Once Upon a Mattress, Union Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Union Theatre, London: What was the middle name of the daughter-in-law of the best friend of the blacksmith who forged the sword that killed the beast? I don't have a clue. And neither …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:38AM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Stefanie Powers: A Tribute to Lorenz Hart, The Matcham Room, Hippodrome Casino, London by Jennifer Reischel

The Matcham Room, Hippodrome Casino, London: She has danced for Jerome Robbins, sashayed with Peggy Lee and is an award-winning president of a wildlife foundation. Stefanie Powers had covere…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AM
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Idina Menzel UK Tour, Apollo, London by Jennifer Reischel

Apollo, London: "At Jewish weddings, the band and singer have to eat in the kitchen" this kooky former wedding singer from Long Island proclaims, chewing casually on a throat sweet…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AM
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Kerry Ellis: Live at the Hippodrome , The Matcham Room, Hippodrome Casino, London by Jennifer Reischel

The Matcham Room, Hippodrome Casino, London: Gravity-defying musical theatre veteran Kerry Ellis hits the Hippodrome with hip arrangements of classic show tunes - though ultimately her trous…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:34AM
Friday, September 28, 2012

Guildford School of Acting - Musical Theatre and Acting MA Showcase, Criterion Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Criterion Theatre, London: The afternoon gets off to a slightly wobbly group vocal start with Seize the Day from Newsies, segueing quickly into cute comedy point number Joey is a Punk Rocker…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:01AM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards