Category: Stephen Schwartz

Posted in Cast Recordings Lin-Manuel Miranda Music Musicals Stephen Schwartz Theatre

Album reviews: Working / Bat out of Hell / 42nd Street

A trio of West End cast recordings (well, one’s off-West-End…) show that it is sometimes hard to…

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber Live Music Music Musicals Stephen Schwartz Stephen Sondheim Theatre review

Review: John Barrowman with Seth Rudetsky, Leicester Square Theatre

This weekend only, John Barrowman and Seth Rudetsky deliver conversation and concert realness at the Leicester Square Theatre in…

Posted in Musicals Southwark Playhouse Stephen Schwartz Theatre Theatre review

Review: Pippin, Southwark Playhouse

“We’ve had our fill of grey skies” I was snowed out of my original trip to Pippin at Southwark…

Posted in Albums Andrew Lloyd Webber Music Stephen Schwartz

Album Review: Shona White – I’ll Bring You A Song (2011)

“It is nothing to do with the wine Or the music that’s flooding my mind” Shona White…

Posted in Lin-Manuel Miranda Musicals Southwark Playhouse Stephen Schwartz Theatre

No-time-for-a-review: Working, Southwark Playhouse

 It was good though V good     Photo: Robert Workman

Posted in Albums Jason Robert Brown Music Stephen Schwartz Stephen Sondheim

Album Review: Betty Buckley – Story Songs

“Don’t give up I know you can make it good” The indefatigable Betty Buckley shows no sign…

Posted in Adam Guettel Albums Andrew Lloyd Webber Jason Robert Brown Marvin Hamlisch Music Musicals Stephen Schwartz Stephen Sondheim

Album Reviews: Betty Buckley – Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar / Judy Kuhn – Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel /Leading Ladies

This trio of album revies covers Betty Buckley – Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar,…

Posted in Albums Andrew Lloyd Webber Dolly Parton Kander + Ebb Music Stephen Schwartz

Album Review: Kristin Chenoweth – Coming Home (2014)

  “A most unusual coloring book” Kristin Chenoweth has been delighting audiences across musical theatre, television shows…

Posted in Albums Andrew Lippa Andrew Lloyd Webber Jason Robert Brown Music Stephen Schwartz William Finn

Album Review: Nadim Naaman – Sides

“Livin’ for the moment’s rewards” I did like Nadim Naaman’s first album We All Want The Same…