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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Tim Rice: 'Evita was a bonkers idea' by Rob Walker

As the great songwriter prepares to take Jesus Christ Superstar on a 50th birthday tour, he talks about penning hits, his idea for a new musical – and drinking from Lloyd Webber’s Georgi…

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

Enter Ms Scrooge … as sexist Dickens turns in his grave by Rob Walker

New staging takes aim at the author’s misogyny by casting a female leadHe’s remembered as a champion of the poor and downtrodden in Victorian society. Yet behind closed doors Charles Dic…

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Saturday, May 19, 2018

Sancho play portrays slave who became first black British voter by Rob Walker

Single-hander written by Paterson Joseph tells how son of slaves overcame prejudiceIt began as a quixotic project three years ago in local theatre. Now the story of the man who was born on a…

Linked From The Guardian at 07:04PM
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

How Jeff Dunham's offensive puppets became the voice of Trump's America by Rob Walker

From José the Mexican immigrant to Achmed the dead terrorist, his foul-mouthed puppets have made him one of the richest comedians on the planet. How will the ventriloquist go down in Britai…

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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Daliso Chaponda: from Malawi to a major UK tour with gags about slavery by Rob Walker

Daliso Chaponda gets laughs from topics other comedians shun. After a whirlwind year of success on Britain’s Got Talent, he explains why he does itJokes about famine and slavery are not th…

Linked From The Guardian at 07:48PM
Saturday, November 18, 2017

No holds barred and funny as hell: the fierce humour of Margaret Cho by Rob Walker

One of America’s most politically outspoken standups is finally bringing her savage brand of comedy to BritainIf you have never heard of Margaret Cho, think the caustic, crude comedy of Jo…

Linked From The Guardian at 07:54PM
Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Machine That Makes You Musical by Rob Walker

Is everyone musical? One sonic pioneer thinks so. And he has the technology to prove it.

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2019-2020 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune - Broadhurst Theatre
Jul 25: Moulin Rouge - Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Aug 08: Sea Wall / A Life - Hudson Theatre
Sep 05: Betrayal - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Sep 15: Derren Brown: Secret - Cort Theatre
Sep 24: The Height of the Storm - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Oct 01: The Great Society - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Oct 02: Freestyle Love Supreme - Booth Theatre
Oct 06: Slave Play
Oct 10: Linda Vista - Helen Hayes Theatre
Oct 15: The Rose Tattoo - American Airlines Theatre
Oct 16: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical - Longacre Theatre
Oct 17: The Sound Inside - Studio 54
Oct 20: American Utopia - Hudson Theatre
Nov 07: Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Nov 17: The Inheritance - Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Nov 20: A Christmas Carol - Lyceum Theatre
Dec 05: Jagged Little Pill - Broadhurst Theatre
Dec 12: Harry Connick, Jr. - A Celebration of Cole Porter - Nederlander Theatre
Jan 15: My Name is Lucy Barton - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Jan 21: A Soldier's Play - American Airlines Theatre
Jan 23: Grand Horizons - Helen Hayes Theatre
Feb 01: The Minutes
Feb 06: West Side Story - Broadway Theatre
Mar 05: Girl from the North Country - Belasco Theatre
Mar 12: Six - Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Mar 12: BROADWAY SHUTDOWN: What the Actual Fck?
Mar 22: Company - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Mar 26: The Lehman Trilogy - Nederlander Theatre
Mar 31: Diana - Longacre Theatre
Apr 05: Mrs. Doubtfire - Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Apr 07: Caroline, or Change - Studio 54
Apr 09: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Apr 19: Sing Street - Lyceum Theatre
Apr 21: Birthday Candles - American Airlines Theatre

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