3 d. ago Arsenal are going to win the Premier League, and musical theatre proves it

The latest Adam Clery Football Column newsletter explains why Arsenal’s injuries could actually be helping them on their march to the Premier League title

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8 d. ago The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to soar?

Its 1981 New York premiere was a disaster but this told-in-reverse musical became a Tony award-winning hit with Daniel Radcliffe. The film version is a tear-jerking joyI have made enough mistakes as a critic to feel mildly chuffed when a verdict is vindicated. In 1981 I wrote excitedly about a new Stephen Sondheim musical, Merrily We Roll Along, that I had seen in preview in New York; reviled by reviewers and shunned by the public, it then closed two weeks after opening. In 2023-24 the very same musical ran for a year on Broadway, won four Tony awards and was hailed by the critics. Fortunately a live performance of that Maria Friedman production was filmed and I would urge you to catch it when it’s released in cinemas next month.I say “the very same musical” but that is not strictly accurate. Based on a 1934 play by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart, it is still the same story, told in reverse chronological order, of dissolving relationships: a success-worshipping composer and movie pr...

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1 week ago 'Wildly entertaining' action classic on Film 4 tonight before reboot released

Don't miss cult action film based on a Stephen King novel of the same name starring one of the genres legends

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1 week ago Amanda Holden stuns fans with 'mini me' daughter as they make rare appearance alongside Hollywood stars

The pair were seen attending the European premiere of musical movie Wicked: For Good

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2 w. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo bring magic to Wicked: For Good premiere in London

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were pictured holding hands as they stepped out in Gothic gowns for the European premiere of musical movie Wicked: For Good.

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2 w. ago New Musical Pride Headed to London's National, Directed by Tony Winner Matthew Warchus

New Musical Pride Headed to London's National, Directed by Tony Winner Matthew Warchus  Playbill

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3 w. ago Pride: London is Getting the World Premiere of a New Musical Based on the Cult Movie

Pride: London is Getting the World Premiere of a New Musical Based on the Cult Movie  Time Out

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3 w. ago The Pride of London holds second annual event at Levi Jackson

The Pride of London holds second annual event at Levi Jackson  sentinel-echo.com

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