Jesus Christ Superstar and Optivion
Last weekend I went to see Jesus Christ Superstar at Birmingham Hippodrome. Overall I really enjoyed the show and had a great time, but for me the highlight of it all was the orchestra. They were...
View ArticleKinky Boots on Children in Need and Made in Dagenham (again!)
On Friday I watched the annual Children in Need broadcast on TV, and I saw the West End cast of Kinky Boots perform the song Say Yeah. Watch the performance here: I’ve been wanting to see Kinky Boots...
View ArticleSweeney Todd and Rachael Sage
WNO’s Sweeney Todd has just completed a UK tour, and since I’m currently rehearsing for a local production that will take place next year, at the last minute I decided to go and see it in Birmingham...
View ArticleHamilton
If you’d told me a few years ago that I was going to completely fall in love with a rap musical about the founding fathers of America, I’d never have believed you. However that is exactly what has...
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Merry Christmas from Beth Ford
I can’t believe it’s December! The year really has flown by Are you excited for the festive season? I know I am! With Christmas just around the corner, for the next few Tunesdays I’m going to share...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Rachael Sage
If you’ve read my blog you’ll know its no secret that I’m a big fan of Rachael Sage. And seeing as she recently released a new festive track, I thought it’d be perfect to share this week. Here is her...
View ArticleFestive Fun from Robb Murphy
A while back I shared Robb Murphy’s songs ‘Never Letting You Go’ and ‘Headstrong’. Now he has released this new festive track, ‘When Love Is Tangled Between Friends’. Here is the video: In fact, this...
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Top 10 musical theatre moments to watch in 2016
As is fairly obvious, I am a massive fan of musical theatre. So, to celebrate the new year, I am going to share my top 10 musical theatre moments to watch in 2016, in no particular order. So, without...
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bare: A Pop Opera
One of my favourite shows is bare: A Pop Opera. It tells the story of Peter and Jason, two boys at a Catholic boarding school in America. They have fallen in love with each other but Jason, who is a...
View ArticleTwenty One Pilots and David Bradford
Twenty One Pilots is one of my absolute favourite bands. I love their combination of rap and rock (screamo ukulele rap I think they call it!) which surprisingly works really well. Although they’ve only...
View ArticleIn The Heights and Sarah Louise Ings
About a month ago, I went to see In The Heights at the Kings Cross Theatre in London. As is quite obvious I love Lin-Manuel Miranda, so I was very curious to see the first professional show he wrote. I...
View ArticleCabaret and Michael Burk
Cabaret is one of the all time great Broadway musicals. Since its premiere in 1966, there have been many subsequent productions all over the world. The songs Wilkommen, Cabaret and Maybe This Time are...
View ArticleGrease Live and I Push Up My Glasses
Although Grease: Live happened in America on Sunday 31st, here in the UK we had to wait until last Wednesday for it to air. I was massively excited to see Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough as the 2 lead...
View ArticleDo Not Sing List and New Desert Blues
Recently I’ve done quite a few auditions, where we’ve had to prepare a musical theatre song to sing. Some songs, you just should not do. After the fifth person has stood and sung Popular from Wicked,...
View ArticleHamilton at the Grammys and Wakey Wakey
As you probably already know (it’s hard to miss) I am obsessed with Hamilton. The show was nominated for the Grammy award for Best Musical Theatre Album, and, of course, it beat the other 3 shows to...
View ArticleCompany and Kelly Oliver
Guns and Ships from Hamilton may hold the record for the fastest song in musical theatre at 6.3 words per second, but Not Getting Married Today from Company comes in an extremely close second (6.2...
View Article54 Below
54 Below is an amazing venue in New York where the best of the best can showcase their talents. It’s my dream to perform there someday, but for now I’m happy to watch other people’s brilliant...
View ArticleChitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mock Suns
Recently one of my favourites, Carrie Hope Fletcher, announced that she would be joining the tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Truly Scrumptious. It seems Carrie is going back to all the shows she did...
View ArticleDance Academy
About 4 weeks ago, I was looking for a new TV show to binge watch when I stumbled upon Dance Academy. At first glance, it looked like a cheesy kids show about ballet, so having nothing else to watch, I...
View ArticleRobb Murphy
Sometimes a track seems perfect for a particular day or occasion, and that’s true of Robb Murphy’s “To Be A Fool“, which provides the perfect soundtrack for April Fool’s Day. Originally released on...
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