The Wicked Stage: Another Op’nin’, Another Show – A West End Round-Up
During my 10 months of writing this blog I have often wondered over the future and state of musicals and what it means for the genre. I and many people have com...
West End
In the pit: The importance of the keyboard set up
In a typical orchestra pit of a West End or professional touring show now, it's usual to have three, sometimes four, keyboards, however it is rarely the case ...
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...
In the Pit: What happens when there’s no room for the band?
Have you ever turned up to a musical and thought, where’s the band? Perhaps there was an empty pit, or no pit at all? No appearance on stage? They are probabl...
The Wicked Stage: What’s happened to musical theatre in the South West?
Last September I left the bright lights of London for the countryside of North Devon, where my family now live. I grew up in Birmingham before the move to the S...