Archive for the ‘Musicals & Performing Arts’ category

Wicked Is a Pleasure in London, and So Is the Apollo Theatre

May 1st, 2011

Wicked is a new spin on an old story, the public transport to Oz for one side of the story that no one suspected. Since its opening in 2006, the musical won a total of 8 awards Whatsonstage.com Awards. For two years the musical Wicked has been voted “Best Show in the West End in London. This award winning show is funny, sometimes bizarre, sometimes scathing, fantastic scenery and wonderful music.

Wicked focuses on the Wicked Witch of the public to take his college years and tell his story. Those who can believe friendship between witches on opposite sides of the runway bloom. And maybe the wicked witch is not as bad as it seems. For Glinda, pretty and popular, and a nonconformist Elphaba green also part of life is it interesting. The exhibition traces their adventures and misadventures as they travel separate roads they have chosen. This is a story of sacrifice for the sake of gaining popularity and power, and the importance of self-assertion and the power of friendship, but is unlikely friendship. » Read more: Wicked Is a Pleasure in London, and So Is the Apollo Theatre

The Five Longest Running West End Shows in History

May 1st, 2011

It is rare that someone who does not know the importance of London’s West End or even someone who would say no, tickets for one of the dozens of shows that just run there will be overnight. It can be difficult, who bears that name the five longest-running shows western end of the story are related to, but they are sure that you have a good spot to give it.

While that may be impressive Billy Elliot The Musical has already been entered for the sixth time on the stage show after it opened in 2005, and Jersey Boys theater today, tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, opened in 2006, this modern Watches are far from the age of the Reliable West End.

The Mousetrap

This is the longest running show in the far west end and in fact, the show is the longest running in the world. Since its premiere 25th November 1952, has recorded the case of more than 24,000 performances over 58 years. It is strange, since the identity of the killer in this mystery killer par excellence has been proven in countless magazines and newspaper articles. » Read more: The Five Longest Running West End Shows in History

Avenue Q – The Musical and The Tickets

May 1st, 2011

One of the most famous musicals of recent times is that known as Avenue Q. She managed to cloak over 2534 performances always face its first staging, and has showed him a place among the top 25, the longest in history of the great Broadway run.

History

Despite the great success that the show got as a musical, not to make the original purpose of the writers and producers, but it was originally produced as a television series. But was written in 2002, the musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff turned up in a musical and the rest, as they say, is history. » Read more: Avenue Q – The Musical and The Tickets