280 stories by "Richard Jordan"
When it comes to theatre's awards season and best-of-the-year round-ups, I'll be looking closely to see if Faith, Hope and Charity is included
Last week, my colleague David Benedict questioned the use of the words 'the Musical' as a necessary addition to any musical title
"No way, this is a total bomb." "RIP to the dignity of real cats everywhere." Those two remarks could have been taken from the
During his time as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, Sam Mendes led a number of programming initiatives. The one I felt offered
The marketing of Les Misérables the staged concert, which opened last month at London's Gielgud theatre, describes it as the "dream cast",
It's been a big summer for revivals of classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicals in London. Regent Park Open Air
On the first day of the Edinburgh Fringe, I was stopped in the street by Maddie the Fortune Teller Flyerer. She definitely gets
"Nice to see you to see you…nice," Frank Skinner says as he opens his comedy set at the Edinburgh Fringe. "Well, it's
There's a line you often hear spoken around Edinburgh at festival time: "It's a great fringe show." But while the intention may have been to
It's not been the brightest few months for the theatre, with stories of aggressive behaviour towards ushers, arguments over rights and two
A few decades ago, investors " or 'angels' as they are also known " may have been happy to stay in the shadows. Today, those
There is a famous theatre story from the time when Blood Brothers was playing in the West End at the Phoenix Theatre.
When the curtain came down on Saturday night's performance of Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre, it marked the end of an era. London was the
I've been to three one-night West End concerts that I will never forget, with each bringing together artists and audiences to celebrate
In Plymouth, the Theatre Royal has just undergone an impressive refurbishment, culminating in the installation of a 23ft-high statue in front of
Many classical actors have a long-running fascination with starring in a musical. Producers, theatres and directors also find this idea appealing:Â the concept
Is Broadway currently more buoyant than the West End? It's a question posed every year in the post-Tony Awards analysis. Though some
David Mamet's controversial new play Bitter Wheat began previews last Friday at the Garrick Theatre. When it was announced, this work described as
There are only two shows nominated for the Tony award for best musical revival this Sunday: Kiss Me, Kate and Oklahoma!. It
Over dinner last week, a friend asked: "How do so many bad musicals get produced?". We had been talking about the UK's
Downloading a press release from a UK theatre PR company's website recently, I noticed the list of people who could access the publicity material. It
Yesterday marked the 31st anniversary of one of the most infamous moments in musical theatre history. On May 15, 1988, the big-budget Broadway
"There's a moment you know you're fucked," runs the lyric in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's 2006 Tony-winning best musical Spring Awakening.
In the run-up to 29 March " the original date scheduled for the UK to leave Europe " I wrote about being
One of the greatest pleasures of theatregoing is stumbling upon something unexpected that can blindside you on an idle Friday afternoon. A
