Bridewell Theatre
Londres - Angleterre

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29) Piaf (Revival)

Joué durant  2 semaines

Première preview: 28 October 2015
Première: 30 October 2015
Dernière: 14 November 2015

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Parolier: Pam Gems •  
Libettiste: Pam Gems •  
Metteur en scène: Jari Laakso •  
Chorégraphe: Katya Bourviski •  
Avec: Cameron Leigh (Édith Piaf), Samantha Spurgin (Toine), Valerie Cutko (Marlene Dietrich), Kit Smith, Max Gallagher, Maxime Yelle Male Ensemble 


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28) Spring Awakening (Revival)

Joué durant  1 semaine

Première preview: 09 May 2012
Première: 09 May 2012
Dernière: 19 May 2012

Compositeur: Duncan Sheik •  
Parolier: Steven Sater •  
Libettiste: Steven Sater •  
Metteur en scène: Chris Warner •  
Chorégraphe: Tim Garrad •  
Avec: Joe Penny (Melchior), Anthony Hagan (Moritz), Andrew Newton (Hanschen), David Swain (Ernst), Adrian Hau (Georg), Jason Mackey (Otto), Aisling Ridge (Wendla), Lisa Pilkington (Ilse) Alexandra Demicoli (Martha), Skyla Loureda (Thea), Laura Hope-London (Anna), Jason Thomas Maria Waters, Parry Bates, Matthew Hudson, Victoria Greenway, Laura Manzotti. 


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Presse: "Great news for theatregoers who have craved a new musical with attitude, youthful exuberance and a fresh, gutsy sound." NY Daily News

“Here it is at last, the answer to one's prayers - a new musical, bursting with ambition and achievement…with the best original pop/rock score since Hair.” Telegraph

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27) After the Tone (Original)

Joué durant  1 semaine

Première preview: 02 August 2010
Première: 02 August 2010
Dernière: 14 August 2010

Compositeur: Oliver Fenwick •  
Parolier: Oliver Fenwick •  
Libettiste: Russell Thompson •  
Metteur en scène: Oliver Fenwick •  
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Avec: Joseph Davenport (Harry), Sejal Keshwala (Saffy), Laura Jane Matthewson (Louise), Christopher Wheeler (Dylan) 


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26) Blaze, The Musical (Original)

Joué durant  2 semaines

Première preview: 28 August 2007
Première: 30 August 2007
Dernière: 15 September 2007

Compositeur: Steven Luke Walker •  
Parolier: Steven Luke Walker •  
Libettiste:  
Metteur en scène: Maureen Chadwick •  
Chorégraphe: Maureen Chadwick •  
Avec: Rebecca Seale (Christine), Craig Heyworth (Robert), Keith Anthony Higham (William de Corsa) , Pippa Gebette, Shirley Darroch, Neil Moors, Sarah Mahoney, Susannah Moody 


Commentaire: Once again the Bridewell Theatre provided a try-out for a new composer whose work was well received, with the music described as memorable and sometimes showing a surprising intensity. The book and lyrics were felt to be on the weak side, but generally this was felt to be a promising start.  (plus) 


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25) Smokey Joe's Café (Revival)

Joué durant  1 semaine

Première preview: 08 December 2005
Première: 08 December 2005
Dernière: 17 December 2005

Compositeur: Jerry Leiber • Mike Stoller •  
Parolier: Jerry Leiber • Mike Stoller •  
Libettiste: *** Revue •  
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24) Purlie (Revival)

Joué durant  1 mois

Première preview: 02 September 2004
Première: 02 September 2004
Dernière: 02 October 2004

Compositeur: Gary Geld •  
Parolier: Peter Udell •  
Libettiste: Ossie Davis • Peter Udell • Philip Rose •  
Metteur en scène:  
Chorégraphe: Mykal Rand •  
Avec: Tee Jaye (Purlie), John Lyons (Cap ’n Cotchipee), Victoria Wilson James (Missy Judson), David Menkin (Charlie), Joanna Francis (Lutiebelle), Miguel Brown, Irene M. Forrester, Mykal Rand, Ife Kuku, Aaron Morgan, Peter Svensson, Craig Williams, 


Commentaire: Based on Ossie Davies’s 1961 play “Purlie Victorious”, this opened on Broadway in March 1970, and after a quiet start became one of the big hits of the season. It ran for 688 performances and then went on tour before returning to New York for a brief run in 1972. (Gary Geld and Peter Udell would go on to further Broadway success in 1975 with “Shenandoah”.) This was its first production outside the USA, and although it would have been a trail-blazing piece at the time of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, it was now felt to be no more than a tuneful, jolly but very dated piece of Black History.  (plus) 


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23) Passion (Revival)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 09 March 2004
Première: 09 March 2004
Dernière: 03 April 2004

Compositeur: Stephen Sondheim •  
Parolier: Stephen Sondheim •  
Libettiste: James Lapine •  
Metteur en scène: Carol Metcalfe •  
Chorégraphe: Omar F. Okai • Mykal Rand •  
Avec: Mark Carroll (Giorgio), Clare Burt (Fosca), Kate Arneil {Clara), Matthew White (Colonel Ricci), Simon Masterton (Doctor Tambourri), David Menkin, Nigel Pilkington, Christopher Jay, William Kenning, Dominic Brewer 


Commentaire: This small-scale revival marked the 10th anniversary show of the Bridewell company, and received a muted welcome from the critics. However, there was much praise for Clare Burt as Fosca.  (plus) 


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22) Victor Victoria (Revival)

Joué durant  2 semaines

Première preview: 13 January 2004
Première: 13 January 2004
Dernière: 31 January 2004

Compositeur: Frank Wildhorn • Henry Mancini •  
Parolier: Frank Wildhorn • Leslie Bricusse •  
Libettiste: Black Edwards •  
Metteur en scène: Phil Willmott •  
Chorégraphe: Jack Gunn •  
Avec: Ria Jones (Victoria), Christopher Holt (Toddy), Mark Halliday (King Marchan), Stewart Alexander (Squash), Emma Barton (Norma), Matthew Daines 


Commentaire: Originally a 1933 German play “Viktor und Viktoria” by Rheinhold Schunzel, the first English version was the 1935 Jessie Matthew film, “Just a Girl”. Blake Edwards re-made the film in 1982 with music and lyrics by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse, and with his wife, Julie Andrews in the lead. In 1995 he adapted this into a Broadway musical, again starring Julie Andrews. Extra songs were needed and Mancini and Bricusse started work on the project, but sadly Mancini died, and newcomer Frank Wildhom completed the score. It opened in New York in October 1995 and ran for 734 performances. Julie Andrews was nominated for a Tony but rejected the nomination because, as she explained in a curtain speech, “However, flattered as I am, and honoured to be nominated, I have to say how deeply sad I am to be the only nominee in this extraordinarily gifted company.” However, Julie Andrews and the show received and won several other awards from the Drama Desk and Outer Circle critics. Julie Andrews stayed with the show for almost two years, during which she took a short holiday when Liza Minelli stood in. A great scandal ensued when the leading man walked out in protest at Minelli’s poor performance. When Julie Andrews finally left the show in June 1997 she was replaced with Raquel Welch, but without its legendary star, the show came off very quickly.  (plus) 


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21) Mystery of Edwin Drood (The) (Revival)

Joué durant  2 semaines

Première preview: 06 August 2003
Première: 06 August 2003
Dernière: 23 August 2003

Compositeur: Ruppert Holmes •  
Parolier: Ruppert Holmes •  
Libettiste: Ruppert Holmes •  
Metteur en scène: Rachel Moorhead •  
Chorégraphe: Edz Barrett •  
Avec: John Horwood (Chairman), Annabelle Williams (Princess Puffer), Melanie Morrisey (Edwin Drood), Jonathan Rose (Stage Manager/James Throttle), Paul Francis (John Jasper), Chloe Faine, Tessa Vale, Wojtek Godzisz, John Pyle, Cameron Smillee, Freddy Henry, Ian Buckingham 


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20) Ballad of little Jo (The) (Original)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 01 July 2003
Première: 01 July 2003
Dernière: 26 July 2003

Compositeur: *** Divers •  
Parolier: *** Divers •  
Libettiste: *** Divers •  
Metteur en scène: Carol Metcalfe •  
Chorégraphe: Sam Spencer-Lane •  
Avec: Anna Francolini (Jo Monaghan), Kieran Brown (Jordan), Karen Evans (Sara), Phong Troung (Tien Mein Wong), Daniel Reeves, Craig Pinder, Abigail Langham, Jason Lee Scott, Gavin James, William Wolfe Hogan, Audrey Palmer, Ellen O’Grady, Mark Carroll 


Commentaire: Hugely praised as the “best new musical for years”, its music ranged from beautiful and lyrical ballads to true toe-tappers, and a rich score based on the ballads, hymns and drinking songs from the American folk tradition. Based on Maggie Greenwald’s 1993 film starring Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins and Ian McKellen, this musical version was first staged in September 2000 at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater.  (plus) 


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19) Anyone can whistle (Original London)

Joué durant  1 mois 1 semaine

Première preview: 02 January 2003
Première: 08 January 2003
Dernière: 15 February 2003

Compositeur: Stephen Sondheim •  
Parolier: Stephen Sondheim •  
Libettiste: Arthur Laurents •  
Metteur en scène: Michael Gieleta •  
Chorégraphe: Darren Royston •  
Avec: Paula Wilcox (Cora), Janie Dee (Fay Apple), Edward Baker Duly (Dr Hapgood), James Smillie (Comptroller Schub), Mark Heenehan, Aaron Shirley, Orit Haddad, Simon Masterton. 


Commentaire: The book for this production has been slightly revised by Arthur Laurents - currently in his mid-eighties - now including mentions of mobile phones and lap-top computers, but the general reaction remained the same: the show was a mess, but as an example of early Sondheim, far too interesting to ignore.  (plus) 


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18) Rags (Revival)

Joué durant  1 mois

Première preview: 02 November 2001
Première: 02 November 2001
Dernière: 02 December 2001

Compositeur: Charles Strouse •  
Parolier: Stephen Schwartz •  
Libettiste: Joseph Stein •  
Metteur en scène: Matthew White •  
Chorégraphe: Norma Atallah •  
Avec: Cast: Sally Ann Triplett (Rebecca), Louis Constantine/Sam Morris (David), David Bardsley (Nathan Hershkowitz), Davor Golub (Saul), Alicia Davies (Bella Cohen), John Levitt (Avram), Jon-Paul Hevey (Ben Levitowitz), Susan Humphries, Sarah Counsell, Gareth Williams 


Commentaire: This was the third time “Rags” had been staged in London, and it was also the third different version of the show. This time the production reverted to the (original) 1986 Broadway version as far as the running-order and plot development was concerned, but combined this with the cut-down scenery and reduced cast numbers of the rewritten 1991 American Jewish Theatre version. This Bridewell version used a four-piece Klezmer band (the other versions had been scored for full orchestra and two pianos respectively.) As always, the show received mixed notices, but there was unanimous praise for Sally Ann Triplett as Rebecca.  (plus) 


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17) Songs for a New World (Original London)

Joué durant  1 mois

Première preview: 13 August 2001
Première: 13 August 2001
Dernière: 15 September 2001

Compositeur: Jason Robert Brown •  
Parolier: Jason Robert Brown •  
Libettiste:  
Metteur en scène: Clive Paget •  
Chorégraphe: Sam Spencer-Lane •  
Avec: Craig Purnell, Sarah Redmond, Nigel Richards, Golda Rosheuvel 


Commentaire: The original off-Broadway production ran for just 28 performances in 1995, but thereafter it was much revived at smaller theatres and college venues in spite of its vocally demanding score. The music encompasses a wide range of styles, including pop, gospel, jazz and classical music.  (plus) 


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16) Moving on (Original)

Joué durant  1 mois

Nb de représentations: 32 représentations
Première preview: 19 July 2000
Première: 19 July 2000
Dernière: 19 August 2000

Compositeur: Stephen Sondheim •  
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Metteur en scène: David Kernan •  
Chorégraphe: Warren Carlyle •  
Avec: Geoffrey Abbot, Linzi Hateley, Belinda Lang, Robert Meadmore, Angela Richards 


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15) Sweeney Todd (Revival)

Joué durant  1 mois 1 semaine

Première preview: 07 June 2000
Première: 07 June 2000
Dernière: 15 July 2000

Compositeur: Stephen Sondheim •  
Parolier: Stephen Sondheim •  
Libettiste: Hugh Wheeler •  
Metteur en scène: Richard James •  
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Avec: Michael McLean (Sweeney Todd), Jessica Martin (Mrs Lovett), Joshua Dallas (Anthony), Mark Inscoe (Judge Turpin), Sophie Millett (Joanna), Michael Kerry (Tobias), Ian Mowat (Pirelli), Dianne Pilkington (Beggar Woman) 


Commentaire: Marking the 20th anniversary of the original London production, this was given a “promenade” type production inside the Bridewell Theatre.  (plus) 


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14) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Original London)

Joué durant  1 mois

Première preview: 10 January 2000
Première: 10 January 2000
Dernière: 12 February 2000

Compositeur: Burton Lane •  
Parolier: Alan Jay Lerner •  
Libettiste: Alan Jay Lerner •  
Metteur en scène: Carol Metcalfe •  
Chorégraphe: Lisa Kent •  
Avec: Harry Burton (Dr Mark Bruckner), Jenna Russell (Daisy/Melinda), Julian Duncan, Rachel Mulcahy, Jennifer Lee Jellicorse, Maurice Clarke, Rosemary Williams, Martin Johnston, Charles Baker. 


Commentaire: Premiered in New York in 1965, this ran for just 280 performances with Barbara Harris and John Cullum (replacing Louis Jordan who was dropped after the Boston tryout.) It was filmed in 1970 with Barbra Streisand and Yves Montand. This was its British premiere, and received very mixed notices.  (plus) 


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13) Beggar's Opera (Revival)

Joué durant  2 semaines

Première preview: 30 September 1999
Première: 05 October 1999
Dernière: 23 October 1999

Compositeur: *** Divers •  
Parolier: John Gay •  
Libettiste: John Gay •  
Metteur en scène: Adrian Jackson •  
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Avec: Dele Adagunodo (Peachum), Mary King (Mrs Peachum), Victoria Ward (Polly Peachum), James Staddon (Macheath), Alexandra Howlett (Jenny Diver), Sophie Langham (Lucy Lockitt), Graham Kent (Lockitt) 


Commentaire: This was a joint production between the English National Opera’s outreach programme and Cardboard Citizens, Britain’s only professional theatre company for the homeless. The anticipation was a telling comment on how little had changed from the 18th century’s attitude to the poor and the ruling class. But the end result was felt to be a bit of a mess: the show was frequently interrupted with video-diary sound-bites from both fictional characters and today’s real homeless projected on a bank of TV monitors; the action was held up with some strange karaoke-type pop songs including “Love and Marriage”, “It’s Not Unusual”, “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” and even “Jealousy”, sung by Lucy Lockit strapped into a wheelchair. . . It was generally considered to be well-intentioned, but an experiment that had not quite come off.  (plus) 


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12) Of thee I sing (Revival)

Joué durant  1 mois

Première preview: 04 August 1999
Première: 04 August 1999
Dernière: 04 September 1999

Compositeur: George Gershwin •  
Parolier: Ira Gershwin •  
Libettiste: George S. Kaufman • Morrie Ryskind •  
Metteur en scène: Jonathan Best •  
Chorégraphe: Stephen Mear •  
Avec: Gavin Lee (John P. Wintergreen), Fiona Benjamin (Mary Turner), Michael Winsor (Alexander Throttlebottom), Sarah Redmond (Diana Devereaux), Peter Gale (French Ambassador), Jonjo O’Neill, Don Fellows. 


Commentaire: The Gershwin satire opened in December 1931 and ran for 441 performances - one of the biggest Broadway hits of the 1930s - and won a Pulitzer Prize. In 1998 (the Gershwin Centenary Year) Opera North staged the British premiere in a touring production. This Bridewell production was its London debut.  (plus) 


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11) Floyd Collins (Original London)

Joué durant  2 semaines

Première preview: 13 July 1999
Première: 13 July 1999
Dernière: 31 July 1999

Compositeur: Adam Guettel •  
Parolier: Adam Guettel •  
Libettiste: Tina Landau •  
Metteur en scène: Clive Paget •  
Chorégraphe: Caroline Salem •  
Avec: Nigel Richards (Floyd Collins), Anna Francolini (Nellie Collins), Craig Purnell (Homer Collins), Jeremy David (Sheets Miller), Derek Bell (H.T. Carmichael), Philip Wrigley, Colin Hill, Scott Fleming, Ian Burford, Jill Martin 


Commentaire: Originally a 1996 off-Broadway production, this show won several awards. Adam Guettel is the son of Mary Rodgers, and the grandson of composer Richard Rodgers. His music and lyrics for this show were much praised, with its style drawn from bluegrass, American folk and classical chorales and scored for an eight-piece band including harmonica, banjo and acoustic guitar.  (plus) 


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10) Killing Rasputin (Original)

Joué durant  1 mois 3 semaines

Première preview: 25 November 1998
Première: 25 November 1998
Dernière: 16 January 1999

Compositeur: James McConnel •  
Parolier: Kit Hesketh-Harvey •  
Libettiste: Kit Hesketh-Harvey • Stephen Clark •  
Metteur en scène: Ian Brown •  
Chorégraphe: Jozef Houben •  
Avec: Hal Fowler (Prince Felix Yusupov), Jerome Pradon (Rasputin), Andrew Halliday (Grand Duke Dimitri Romanov), Meredith Braun (Princess Irina Romanov), Gay Soper (Tsarina Alexandra), Terry Bolton/Jamie Rockall (Tsarevitch Alexei). 


Commentaire: A sung-through piece with some 33 songs, this received a very mixed critical response: admiration for the performances and the attempt to create a “serious” musical, but general indifference to the unfocussed and humourless.  (plus) 


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9) Saturday Night (Original)

Joué durant  1 mois 1 semaine

Nb de représentations: 38 représentations
Première preview: 11 December 1997
Première: 17 December 1997
Dernière: 24 January 1998

Compositeur: Stephen Sondheim •  
Parolier: Stephen Sondheim •  
Libettiste: Julius J. Epstein • Philip G. Epstein •  
Metteur en scène: Carol Metcalfe • Clive Paget •  
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Avec: Cast: Sam Newman (Gene), Anna Francolini (Helen), Jeremy David (Artie), Simon Greiff (Ray), Mark Haddigan (Hank), James Millard (Bobby), Maurice Yeoman (Dino), Tracie Bennett (Celeste), Ashleigh Sendin (Mildred), Gavin Lee (Fantasy Man / Male Vocalist / Clune), Rae Baker (Fantasy Woman / Miss Fletcher / Florence / Usherette / Dakota Doran / Female Vocalist), Paul Brereton (Police Lieutenant / Fantasy Butler) 


Commentaire: This was planned for Sondheim’s Broadway debut in the early 1950s, but prior to the opening Lemuel Ayers, the producer, suddenly died from leukaemia. His widow decided to abandon the project and refused to release the rights to anyone else. The show remained unproduced for more than 40 years. In 1995 permission was granted for a group of students at Birmingham University to present a concert version, and this led to Sondheim allowing the Bridewell to stage this world premiere - a production of enormous interest to critics, performers and musical enthusiasts alike. It was well received.  (plus) 


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8) Lucky Stiff (Original London)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Nb de représentations: 20 représentations
Première preview: 28 August 1997
Première: 28 August 1997
Dernière: 20 September 1997

Compositeur: Stephen Flaherty •  
Parolier: Lynn Ahrens •  
Libettiste: Lynn Ahrens •  
Metteur en scène: Steven Dexter •  
Chorégraphe: Mitch Sebastian •  
Avec: Paul Baker (Harry Witherspoon), Frances Ruffelle (Annabel Glick), Tracie Bennett (Rita La Porta), Philip Cox ( Vinnie Di Ruzzio),
Alix Longman (Dominique), Nigel Williams, Bernard Tagliavini, Catherine Dyer, Paul Williams, James Nash (Tony Hendon) 


Commentaire: Lucky Stiff premiered off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizon on April 1988 for a limited two week run. It subsequently was revived at various USA venues and received a British premiere in Lincoln in 1994. This West End production went down well with critics and audiences, and was felt to be one the rare occasions when a musical farce succeeded. (It is usually claimed that a farce needs non-stop pace and action, whereas songs in a show tend to slow down the action, making farces and musicals basically incompatible.)  (plus) 


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7) Marry me a little (Revival)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 16 December 1996
Première: 16 December 1996
Dernière: 11 January 1997

Compositeur: Stephen Sondheim •  
Parolier: Stephen Sondheim •  
Libettiste: *** Divers •  
Metteur en scène: Clive Paget •  
Chorégraphe: Louise Davidson •  
Avec: Clive Carter, Rebecca Front 


Commentaire: This is a compilation of Sondheim songs, most of them intended for, but cut from, other shows. They have been spun into a story of sorts, where a man and a woman are each alone in their respective apartments on Saturday night. They sing of loneliness and longing, although there is a glimmer of hope in the air. Finally, however, as the last song says: “It Wasn’t Meant to Happen”. Generally regarded as a treat for Sondheim lovers, but one critic acidly pointed out “this slight revue proves only that Sondheim knows which songs to dump”.  (plus) 


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6) Romance Romance (Original)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 13 September 1996
Première: 13 September 1996
Dernière: 05 October 1996

Compositeur: *** Divers •  
Parolier: *** Divers •  
Libettiste: *** Divers •  
Metteur en scène: Steven Dexter •  
Chorégraphe: Mitch Sebastian •  
Avec: Mark Adams (Alfred/Sam), Ria Jones (Josefine/Monica), Steve
Billingsley, Beth Robson, Tony Timberlake, Anne Wood 


Commentaire: With both couples played by the same performers, this was much
praised as being reminiscent of Sondheim, elegant, intelligent and worthy
of transfer.
Il will be transfered (with mostly a new cast) to the Gielgud Theatre. However, what had been delightful in the tiny Bridewell, now seemed “a balding musical on a low budget” in the West End. It ran for just over six weeks.  (plus) 


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5) On the Twentieth Century (Revival)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 16 August 1996
Première: 16 August 1996
Dernière: 07 September 1996

Compositeur: Cy Coleman •  
Parolier: Adolph Green • Betty Comden •  
Libettiste: Adolph Green • Betty Comden •  
Metteur en scène: Carol Metcalfe •  
Chorégraphe: Jenny Arnold •  
Avec: Michael N. Harbour (Oscar Jaffee), Kathryn Evans (Lily Garland), Peter Hilton (Bruce Granit), Josephine Gordon (Letitia Primrose), Clive Paget, Martin Callaghan, Stephen Matthews, Louise Davidson 


Commentaire: Although some critics felt the show really needed a lavish set to match its operetta style, most agreed this was a delightful revival of an extremely clever, witty musical.  (plus) 


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4) Promises Promises (Revival)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 18 July 1996
Première: 18 July 1996
Dernière: 10 August 1996

Compositeur: Burt Bacharach •  
Parolier: Hal David •  
Libettiste: Neil Simon •  
Metteur en scène: John J.D. Sheehan •  
Chorégraphe: Sam Spencer-Lane •  
Avec: Marcus Allen Cooper (Chuck Baxter), Vanessa Cross (Fran Kubelik), Murray Woodfield (J. D. Sheldrake), Harry Dickman (Dr Drey fuss), Joyce Springer (Marge), Simon Clark (Jesse Vanderhoff), Louise Ann Wesley (Vivien Della Hoya) 


Commentaire: Universally panned, for the out-dated show itself and for a poor production, this was summed up by Jack Tinker as “Woefully under-cast, hopelessly under-directed, laughably under-designed, the entire aventure sags with a sense of its own inadequacy”.  (plus) 


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3) Damn Yankees (Revival)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 08 January 1996
Première: 08 January 1996
Dernière: 03 February 1996

Compositeur: Richard Adler •  
Parolier: Jerry Ross •  
Libettiste: Douglas Wallop • George Abott •  
Metteur en scène: Carol Metcalfe •  
Chorégraphe: Bernard Sharpe •  
Avec: Liz Izen (Lola), Daniel Brown (Joe Hardy), Peter Gale (Mr Applegate), Clovissa Newcombe, Jill Martin, Clive Paget 


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2) Closer than ever (Revival)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 05 February 1995
Première: 09 February 1995
Dernière: 04 March 1995

Compositeur: David Shire •  
Parolier: Richard Jr Maltby •  
Libettiste: ???? ???? •  
Metteur en scène: Clive Paget •  
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Avec: Lyanna Iveson, Vicky Simmonds, Richard Tremblay, Clive Paget 


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1) Pacific Overtures (Revival)

Joué durant  3 semaines

Première preview: 25 April 1994
Première: 25 April 1994
Dernière: 21 May 1994

Compositeur: Stephen Sondheim •  
Parolier: Stephen Sondheim •  
Libettiste: John Weidman •  
Metteur en scène: Carol Metcalfe •  
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Avec: Roland Beame, Francis Crampsie, Lyanna Iveson, Thomas Monk, Rosalind Moore, Clive Paget, Tim Sawers, Victoria Simmonds, Marton York. 


Commentaire: This was the second production by the resident company at the newly opened Bridewell Theatre—a converted Victoria swimming bath and laundry, just off Fleet Street. There were acoustic and spatial problems with the new venue, and the peculiar effect of the orchestra being hidden in what used to be the swimming pool and the conductor occasionally popping his head above stage for the benefit of the singers. The production chose to use a mixed cast (the original had used an all-male cast in the Japanese Kabuki traditions). It was felt
that what had been big and unwieldy on the Coliseum stage at its premiere now gained a great deal from its more intimate setting and performance space, but generally the performance and production was felt to be a bit lacklustre and unexciting.  (plus) 


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