musicals

BACK in 1999, the all female team behind musical Mamma Mia!, based on songs by Swedish pop group ABBA, had no idea how successful their ‘kitchen sink’ show would be.

AFTER 35 years and almost 14,000 performances, the curtain fell for the final time on Sunday (Apr 16) on the longest-running show in Broadway history – The Phantom of the Opera.

THE Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show on Broadway, is set to close on Feb 18, 2023, due to a sharp drop in ticket sales even after New York theatres reopened following the pandemic lockdo...

Chateau Denmark, a new hotel in London’s Soho, is taking the “party like a rock star” concept to the next level — not just with a location that’s steeped in British rock ’n’ roll history, but also wit...

When Americans are asked to name French musicals, their go-to is Les Misérables, which opened in Paris in 1980 before an extensively retooled English version went on to conquer the world a few years l...

Audience spring to their feet with British star's surprise visit; production will head to Asia in 2018

MUSICALS about the aftermaths of a teenage suicide and a terror attack proved unlikely sensations. Star turns by Bette Midler, Josh Groban, Jake Gyllenhaal and Glenn Close added sizzle. And, led by Ha...

WHAT'S the difference between an opera and a musical? Theories abound. Some say opera is through-sung while musicals include spoken dialogue (though there are many operas with spoken dialogue; think C...

SINGAPOREANS are certainly no strangers to musicals - not with a spate of them hitting local theatres in the last couple of years, such as multiple award-winners Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, The Lion...