If you’re aged 16-25 and an avid theatre goer — or have thought about going but are discouraged by high-priced tickets — then this is for you! The National Theatre is running a free membership scheme for young people, providing a limited number of £5 tickets for every performance shown at the theatre. The scheme, [...]
August 24, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Theatre
Iconic music producer Berry Gordy has launched an audition site to find a young actor to portray a child-aged Michael Jackson in the upcoming Broadway play Motown: The Musical. The actor chosen will also play a young Stevie Wonder and a pre-teen Gordy. [...]
July 30, 2012
Max-El
Theatre
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is getting ready to rumble with The Great White Way, as he and director Spike Lee are teaming up to take the former undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world’s one-man show Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth to Broadway next month. [...]
June 19, 2012
Max-El
Sports, Theatre
Over the past 150 years, not that I remember them personally, there has been a lot of speculation over the authenticity of Shakespeare and his work. The latest piece of work that is in question is, All’s Well That Ends Well. [...]
April 25, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Arts News, Culture, Theatre
If you didn’t read Roald Dahl‘s classic Matilda as a kid and you haven’t seen the 1996 movie starring Danny DeVito, then frankly, you haven’t lived! But don’t worry, there’s still time to reclaim your youth and get yourself up to speed. The book was adapted into a musical currently showing in the West End. [...]
April 17, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Arts News, Event Listings, London, Theatre
Who would’ve thought that Disney’s 1994 animated movie The Lion King, which ran as a backburner whilst the making of Pocahontas took precedence, would be such a success? Don’t worry if you didn’t raise your hand and say “I,” because according to the commentary on the Platinum Edition DVD, neither did the majority of the [...]
April 11, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Arts News, Event Listings, London, Theatre
As 2012 gets into full swing, London is as usual full of musical guests blessing stages across the UK’s capital city. Obviously, Voodoo funk/soul king D’Angelo has been the talk of the town with his two recent London stops at the O2 Brixton Academy last week, as part of his European comeback tour breaking a [...]
February 6, 2012
M. Gosho Oakes
Comedy, Event Listings, London, Theatre
Rocking a gorgeous blue outfit, Alicia Keys stopped by 106 & Park to discuss her alter-ego DJ personality, MrssAK47, her new-found love for Tumblr, the growth of her son Egypt with husband Swizz Beatz and the best part of being a mother. She also talks briefly about he new music she’s working on and shares [...]
December 10, 2011
M. Gosho Oakes
Music, Theatre, TV
If anyone were to take in the great works of Shakespeare and make it more musical for the current generation of new age art lovers to appreciate, it would most definitely be Dagenham’s home town hero, with a hard hitting feel to the English language. MC Devlin with film and stage actor Joseph Fiennes take [...]
November 15, 2011
Ralph Hardy
Music, Theatre
Having recently watched the film version of A Clockwork Orange, I was excited to see how the timeless classic was adopted by the Royal Theatre Stratford East [read my review here] as well as to have a chat with the men behind the piece. Considering the book held such weight and was so popular, I [...]
November 8, 2011
Alya Mooro
Interviews, Theatre