89 stories by "David Benedict"
The nearest we get to live theatre right now is Clap for Our Carers, the countrywide applause for the ceaseless, selfless work
Hayley Mills, who starred as the title character of Disney's 1960 hit film Pollyanna, needn't worry. While I'm not ready to challenge
Sondheim biographer and columnist David Benedict suggests his top eight Sondheim songs to singalong to during isolation… 1. You Gotta Get a
Last Sunday was Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. How did he celebrate it? By going to the Broadway opening, specifically timed for his
This has happened before, including on September 6, 1642. That was when London playhouses were closed by the Puritan parliament. The argument
A few weeks ago I was at a bus stop staring at my phone at about 9pm. The odd thing about that
Watching musicals The Prince of Egypt and Pretty Woman over the last week, one incontrovertible fact was underlined: for the entertainment industry,
I once interviewed the legendary Elaine Stritch at London's Savoy Hotel where, in some splendour, she had previously lived for 13 years.
If you've ever found yourself walking the corridors of a West End theatre before taking your seat, you'll probably have spotted posters
In case you missed it, here's Rebel Wilson praising the best director nominees at this year's BAFTAs: "Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, Todd
There's never a bad time, it seems, to present Shakespeare. Sheffield Theatres, currently riding high with two wins at The Stage Awards
Cards on the table: I don't speak Norwegian. Or Russian. This isn't exactly a problem most days of the week but a
"I spy a hit." So said our reviewer Tim Bano last May when he had the (five-star) pleasure of seeing the seriously
When I look across the upcoming theatre year I'm delighted that I have hope. But in case you're imagining that over the
I mean no disrespect to Maggie Smith. She was frankly spellbinding alone on stage throughout Christopher Hampton's A German Life at the
While it's possible to be disturbed, distressed and, sadly, disappointed by theatre, one cannot technically be turbed, tressed or appointed by it.
There are two types of silence in musical theatre. The first " and worst " I experienced at a performance (there weren't
It's possible you were there but I sincerely hope not. I refer to the performance of a community theatre show by Solent
The best news of the week was that not only were mercifully few people injured in last Wednesday's frightening partial ceiling collapse
When he wasn't busy composing musicals as impressive as On the Town, Candide, West Side Story and Wonderful Town plus a slew
What is it we dream about? What brings on a sigh? Piled peaches and cream, about 6ft high… No, I'm not indulging
I'm not exactly sure of the precise Venn diagram between readers of The Stage and viewers of Doctor Who but I think
Since directing a pie-shop Sweeney Todd that transferred to the West End and New York, Bill Buckhurst has been in demand, with
Last week, English National Opera produced shocking news. It arrived on the back of the previous week's season openings of two operas
Here's your starter for 10: Who said: "I hate being interviewed and I have refused altogether to allow it. But I have
