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At the back of King’s Cross station is the potentially coolest theater I have been to in London. King’s Cross Theatre currently hosts In The Heights and Railway Children. The stages are set unlike any other theater. The old rail tracks form the middle and stage of the theater, while the platforms on either side…
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Show Boat is the first musical ever staged. So to see it put back on a stage almost 90 years later and still be as powerful and amazing, was truly a treat. The show premiered on Broadway in 1927 and tells the story of freedom and love. The storyline is set in America’s Deep South…
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You know all those songs you love from Dirty Dancing? Yes, Frankie Valli is your man. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to be exact. They are the Jersey Boys. Jersey Boys is a jukebox musical telling us the story of Frankie and The Four Seasons, their rise to fame and their falling apart. Frankie…
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Luck be a lady tonight, luck be a lady tonight, luck if you ever were a lady to begin with… la la la. In all seriousness though, Guys n Dolls at the Savoy Theatre will leave you humming all the way home. The story line is classic, Nathan Detroit is in need of money for…
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Can we all agree that the 2002 movie with Keira Knightley is one of the best things to come out of the naughties besides Britney Spears? Even 15 years later I very much enjoy watching it. So how bad could a musical version really be? I honestly did not know what to expect. Let me…
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Xanadu is a musical currently playing at The Southwark theatre that is based on the 80s cult classic movie with the same name starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. Music and lyrics are by Jeff Lynne (ELO) and John Farrar. In short this musical is a parody of the 80s life style in America. The…
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What a beautiful, beautiful musical this is. Based on a poem by T.S. Eliot called Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the musical presents all different kinds of cat characters who are part of Pellicle Cats tribe. The tribe meets once a year at the Pellicle ball where the oldest and wisest cat, Old Deuteronomy,…
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“The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear!” Everyone knows Elf, the movie with Will Ferrell playing the hilarious elf Buddy who finds out he is human and travels to New York to find his real dad where he also meets Jovie, played by the always awesome Zooey Deschanel.…
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Wicked, Oh Wicked! Absolutely, magnificently mind-blowing! It deserves all the praise it has gotten and more. It is by far the best thing I have seen in the West End, scratch that, the best thing I’ve seen full stop. If you’re like me, and you like yourself a bit of Oz then this is the…
Read MoreIt’s ABBA time! Everyone knows the songs, and you can’t help but sing along, let’s be honest. To start off, I wasn’t a big fan of the movie Mamma Mia, it was just a bit too over the top and ridiculously badly acted. So, I wasn’t too sure how I was going to feel about…
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High Fives & Stage Dives 