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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Lea Salonga review – musicals star evokes whole new world of stories by John Lewis

Palladium, LondonThe voice of Miss Saigon and Princess Jasmine controls the audience as finely as the vibrato in her expressive vocals Musical-theatre singers are in an odd position: they ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM
Thursday, June 27, 2019

On Your Feet! review – Gloria Estefan musical digs deeper than her hits by John Lewis

Coliseum, London Christie Prades is superb as the Cuban-American singer in a rags-to-riches story charged with sociopolitical significance On paper, a West End jukebox musical based on the w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42PM
Monday, May 20, 2019

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button review – folk musical beats the movie by John Lewis

Southwark Playhouse, LondonA stunning cast sing, play and even puppeteer as the life-lived-backwards tale is relocated to Cornwall in ingenious style This musical has almost nothing to do wi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM
Thursday, May 9, 2019

Amour review – Michel Legrand's daft musical about Montmartre's Robin Hood by John Lewis

Charing Cross theatre, LondonDespite witty couplets and a zippy staging, this whimsical tale struggles to engage When the multi-Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand died in January, obituar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Friday, June 5, 2015

Coup Fatal review – zoot-suited spectacular celebrates Congo's sapeurs by John Lewis

Sadler’s Wells, LondonAlain Platel’s dance-music-fashion mashup brings together supremely gifted and elegantly dressed performers from KinshasaCoup Fatal is a classical recital. It’s a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AM
Sunday, July 31, 2011

Prom 20: Horrible Histories – review by John Lewis

Royal Albert Hall, LondonPitched somewhere between a pantomime, a Footlights revue and an old-school variety show, this year's free Family Prom barely qualified for its Prom status, save for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM

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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