Earl Carpenter – International musical star honours Hamburg as guest singer at „Buddy Holly Reloaded“

German version Michaela Flint: The most obvious question is: Why are you here, a guest singer at „Buddy Holly Reloaded“ at Hamburg’s lovely Imperial Theatre? Earl Carpenter: I don’t know why, but I have such an affinity with Germany. I always wanted to visit Germany. I had the opportunity to tour Germany, Austria and Switzerland …

Thirteen Days (english review)

German review London doesn‘t only see smash hit musicals, Broadway successes and musical world premieres. It also has a very lively and varied Off-West End scene. These fringe productions captivate audiences with complex storylines and sophisticated music. Quite often they are real musical diamonds. The Bridewell Theatre, the Southwark Playhouse vault and the Arcola Theatre …

Love Never Dies (english review)

Rarely has there been such a hotly anticipated musical as “Love Never Dies”, the sequel to the theatrical phenomenon that is The Phantom Of The Opera. Ever since the first public airing of a song from it at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 50th birthday celebration gala at the Royal Albert Hall twelve years ago, “Phans” all …

Hairspray (english review)

German review Take the music of the 50’s and 60’s, colourful costumes and sets, a dream common to every teenage girl in America (to take part in a televised dance competition), add Michael Ball and Mel Smith – two well-known stars of musical theatre and television – as unusual parents, and pepper the show with …

Tonight’s the Night (english review)

German review Very sexy, pure Rock’n’Rolll, funny and cool – all attributes, with which the English critics considered Ben Elton’s latest hit musical „Tonight’s The Night“. I must admit that the English colleagues are absolutely right! At first one assume again one of those currently so popular loud Pop musicals in which hits of a …