The Wicked Stage: Confidence or arrogance?
“If you're a director, your entire livelihood and your entire creativity is based on your self-confidence. Sometimes that's dangerously close to arrogance.” –...
Sarah Green
The Wicked Stage: The future of musical theatre casting
In the past two weeks the process of casting in musical theatre has been well and truly turned on its head. It started with @westendproducer's #Search For A ...
The Wicked Stage: Audience Vs Critics
Like any argument, the controversy is often split in two with a chasm separating the opposing sides. The latest one is news of the Spice Girls musical Viva Fo...
The Wicked Stage: How do we nurture the future of musicals?
Many will declare that there is in fact no problem with the West End - thousands upon thousands of us watch the shows and have a brilliant time. Sadly that ...
The Wicked Stage: A Heart Full of Love
The teaser trailer was recently released for the film version of long-running show Les Miserables. The video contains Anne Hathaway singing 'I Dreamed A Dream...
The Wicked Stage: Reassessing the Jukebox Musical
Last month I wrote a blog about book musicals vs concept musicals and how they have been affected by the rise of the 'jukebox musical'. The mixed comments I r...
Sarah Green
Sarah is a musical theatre graduate now studying for her Masters in theatre practice with hopes of going onto a PHD. She has been writing for A Younger Theatre since September 2011 on all things musical theatre related.