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Musicals

Here You Come Again: Tricia Paoluccio walks, talks and sings so much like Dolly in a new musical

23/08/202422/08/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Here You Come Again: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 20.8.2024. (JPr)

Tricia Paoluccio as Dolly Parton in Here You Come Again

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Pretty Woman – The Musical impresses with its vocal and comedic talents and romantic joie de vivre

08/08/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Pretty Woman – The Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 6.8.2024. (JPr)

Amber Davies as Vivian Ward © Marc Brenner

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An Officer and a Gentleman ultimately proves intensely emotional and uplifting as a musical

19/07/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 16.7.2024. (JPr)

Wendi Harriott (Aunt Bunny), Melanie Masson (Esther),  Georgia Lennon (Paula) and Sinead Long (Lynette) © Marc Brenner

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A twenty-first century Jesus Christ Superstar proves to be misconceived and far from a Second Coming

15/07/202412/07/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 9.7.2024. (JPr)

Ian McIntosh as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar © Paul Coltas

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Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican is an undemanding, enjoyable, five-star evening of musical theatre nostalgia

19/06/202418/06/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kiss me, Kate (Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by Sam and Bella Spewack): Barbican Theatre, London, 15.6.2024. (JPr)

Stephanie J Block (Lilli) and Adrian Dunbar (Fred) in Kiss Me, Kate © Johan Persson

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You just might enjoy Stock Aitken Waterman’s full-on I Should Be So Lucky in spite of yourself

14/03/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stock Aitken Waterman’s I Should Be So Lucky – The Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 12.3.2024. (JPr)

Lucie-Mae Sumner (Ella), Billy Roberts (Nathan) and ensemble © Marc Brenner

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Incredible to behold: Hamilton is not to be missed on its UK and Ireland tour

06/03/2024 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hamilton (UK touring production): Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 5.3.2024. (SRT)

[l-r] DeAngelo Jones, Shaq Taylor, Billy Nevers and KM Drew Boateng in Hamilton © Danny Kaan.

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The Wizard of Oz: please take a detour off this Yellow Brick Road

23/02/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Wizard of Oz: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 21.2.2024. (JPr)

The Vivienne (The Wicked Witch) and Aviva Tulley (Dorothy)

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  • Tiler Peck leads an exhilarating Jerome Robbins program in Los Angeles (26/10/2026) __________________________________
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