This week on the Simon Morrisblog, I discuss the question on every movie musical enthusiasts lips right now;
is Frozen coming to Broadway?
Frozen, Disney’s Biggest Smash Hit in Years
For any of you who haven’t seen Frozen, where have you been?
It’s only the biggest movie musical animation smash since The Lion King. It’s grossed millions at box offices around the
world, and inspired a cult following usually only gathered by the Star Wars and Harry Potter franchises.
Frozen is a Disney animated movie musical that reimagines the story
of Hans...
30 October 2014
23 October 2014
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After Lindsay Lohan’s debut in
the West End, I thought I’d take the time to look at how she did this week on
the Simon Morris blog.
Even Simon Morris Occasionally Watches a Straight Play!
Whilst I usually prefer to head
down on a sojourn to the West End for a day chock full of musical theatre, I
sometimes wander off the beaten track and take in a straight play or two. I
can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen The Mousetrap!
So of course, it was only a
matter of time until I heard about the latest news rocking the UK’s theatre
district....
16 October 2014
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This week I want to take the time
here on the Simon Morris blog to persuade you to see TONY award winning musical
Once while you can, as it is due
to close on Broadway.
The Story of a Dublin Street Busker Down on His Luck
Once is a stage adaptation of the movie musical of the same name,
which was critically acclaimed and even won an Academy Award for Best Original
Song in 2007.
Once tells the story of a Dublin street busker who’s down on his
luck, and about to give up his dream. That is until he meets a beautiful young
woman, who is suddenly...
9 October 2014
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With the recent announcement that
Nicole
Scherzinger will take on the role of Grizabella in Cats, I want to explain here on the Simon Morris blog why I think its
inspired casting.
Nicole Scherzinger to Make West End Debut
According to the Independent, the
former Pussycat doll has agreed to take a sojourn to the West End. She will be
playing the role of Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Cats for a limited run at the end of 2014.
Of what will be her West End
debut, Scherzinger said that “to have the opportunity to work with Andrew,
Trevor...
2 October 2014
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This week, I want to salute real
musical theatre enthusiasts here on the Simon Morris blog, by listing what I
believe are five underappreciated musical theatre show tunes.
We All Have a Show Tune That Made Us Fall in Love with Musical Theatre
Perhaps the reason I first fell
in love with musical theatre, back when a mini Simon Morris was first watching
actors tread the boards, is because I fell in love with a particular show tune,
‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.’
I’d say it’s the same for many
people. For all of us, there’s a show tune that...
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