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...
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Wicked Stage: Strange thing mystifying
A Twitter storm has once more erupted around the use of celebrity casting for the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour taking place at the end of this year, and I ...
Spotlight On: Michael Ball
Find out how Michael Ball got into theatre and now finds himself dying his eyebrows and hiding his dimples to play Sweeney Todd in the West End.
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...
The Wicked Stage: The reality TV cast-a-thon returns
Last October I wrote a blog about celebrity casting, including a quote where composer Andrew Lloyd Webber declared: “I think the reality shows are at saturatio...
The Wicked Stage: Book musicals vs. concept musicals – are they both under threat?
If you study musical theatre in any sort of depth you will come to realise that nearly every show falls into one of two categories: either a book musical or a...