United Kingdom Rainer’s Hersch’s Victor Borge: Rainer Hersch with Danny Driver (piano), Laura Ruhl Vidal (soprano). Cadogan Hall, London, 12.10.2018. (JPr)
Comedy in Music from Rainer Hersch’s Entertaining Memories of Victor Borge
Theatre
Weathering the Storm: Zeller’s Mystery Provides More Questions than Answers
United Kingdom Florian Zeller, The Height of the Storm (translated by Christopher Hampton): Wyndham’s Theatre, London. 7.10.2018. (CSa)
John Wilson’s On the Town with Talented Cast and Outstanding LSO is a Worthy Tribute to Bernstein
United Kingdom Prom 57 – On the Town (Music by Leonard Bernstein, Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green) concert performance: Soloists, Students from ArtsEd, London Symphony Orchestra / John Wilson (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.8.2018. (JPr)
Thanks to Barry Humphries and Meow Meow Weimar Germany’s Silenced Voices are Heard Once More
United Kingdom Various compoers, Barry Humphries’ Weimar Cabaret: Barry Humphries (conférencier/voice), Meow Meow (cabaret artist), Satu Vänskä (musical director/voice), Aurora Orchestra, Barbican Theatre, London, 12.7.2018. (JPr)
Kelli O’Hara’s Anna is the Glory of The King and I Revival at the London Palladium
United Kingdom Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I: London Palladium, 4.7.2018. (JPr)
Go to the London Coliseum to ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ with Opera North’s Kiss Me, Kate
United Kingdom Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / James Holmes (conductor), London Coliseum, 20.6.2018. (JPr)
David Hare’s Glyndebourne Origin Story Fails to Hit any High Notes
United Kingdom David Hare, The Moderate Soprano: Duke of York’s Theatre, London, 11.4.2018. (JPr)
Aljaž Škorjanec, Janette Manrara and Company are Absolute Joy in Remembering Fred
United Kingdom Various composers, Remembering Fred: Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara (co-creators and choreography) and Company (Adrian Hansel, Miranda Wilford [featured singers], Charlie Bruce, Aaron Bryan, Scott Coldwell, Alastair Crosswell and Veronica Fulton), Gareth Walker (director and choreographer), Barnaby Dickenson (musical director), London Palladium, 7.4.2018. (JPr)
