I’m always in a mood after seeing an Andrew Lloyd Webber show, and it’s not the same mood that the throngs of red-jacketed old ladies around me are in, swooning about the romance and music. Instead, I’m usually perplexed and how work so flawed can attract so many intelligent people. I just saw a preview … See the full post
Melbourne Theatre Company is getting quite the reputation for putting on the odd “small” musical each season. Last year was The Drowsy Chaperone with Geoffrey Rush, and this year they took on the surprise New York hit, Next To Normal. Directed and musically directed by playwriter/composer team Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank (who wrote the … See the full post
Shirking Frankenstein for another night, we grabbed some tickets to the first preview of Dr. Zhivago at Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre. Clearly built as a vehicle for Anthony Warlow (as Zhivago), he spends much of his time during the night on stage and dominating the score, as well he should. His voice was impeccable, and … See the full post
