I have been listening to a lot of Pink Floyd lately in preparation for our concerts in May 2019 of ATOM HEART MOTHER (more on that soon)... and surfing around YouTube (as one does) I stumbled upon a live performance from Royal Albert Hall of Richard Wright accompanied by David Gilmour and his cracking band performing Rick's composition "Wearing the Inside Out".

It just so happens that today is the 10th anniversary of Richard Wright’s passing, and so I've spent a few hours investigating this song and…

A Musical Comedy

Freely inspired by the opera “Pagliacci” by Ruggero Leoncavallo

To celebrate the 70^th anniversary of the legendary Théâtre de la Huchette’s opening in the heart of Paris, director and musician Samuel Sené has concocted a potent cocktail of song, dance and drama in his startling new production COMÉDIENS. Set in Paris circa 1948, the musical comedy explores the relationships of Coco, Pierre and Guy to each other and to their art as their provincial theatrical troupe struggles to…

Jack l’Éventreur de Whitechapel

THE MUSICAL THAT SENDS CHILLS UP YOUR SPINE

Book: Guillaume Bouchède and Jean Franco

Music: Michel Frantz Lyrics: Julien Mouchel

Directed by Samuel Sené assisted by Elisa Ollier

Théâtre Trévise every Monday at 7:30pm and Tuesday at 9:30PM through April 11^th, 2018

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             When the French have a go at the legendary Jack the Ripper story from London in the Victorian era, they are not fooling around. This 90…

BÔ: The Musical Voyage

By Catherine Lara and Giuliano Peparini

                       Théâtre 13 Art Paris from March 8^th to April 15^th and then on tour

            There are moments in the careers of certain creative artists where all the pieces of the puzzle magically fit together in an ephemeral epiphany. The stars in the sky seem to line up perfectly and the magic of the music carries them to their greatest heights, they are magnified in a kaleidoscopic prism of fleeting beauty, and the audience…

The Girl From the North Country

The Noël Coward Theatre in London until March 24^th, 2018

In a show developed at the Old Vic and then transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre, the Irish playwright Conor McPherson has miraculously mingled a new play with the songs of Bob Dylan; The Girl of the North Country is a play within a musical, or a musical within a play, take your pick. This is a wonderfully creative way of working with songs as source material, even though it is not always easy to see the cryptic…

RECHERCHE CHANTEUSE POUR LE POP-OPERA « THE LOST LETTERS »

Pour un rôle principal dans « The Lost Letters », un Pop-Opéra chanté en anglais qui dépeint la jeunesse mouvementée de Mozart depuis sa naissance jusqu’à son mariage (période antérieure à celle du film Amadeus), l’Association ZAP Music recherche pour un role rémunéré : 

Une chanteuse mezzo-soprane / alto Pop-Lyrique motivée et talentueuse avec de l’expérience en matière de danse. Le role de la cousine de Mozart, La Bäsle est ouvert à toute…

TOMMY: a rock opera revived

Here's a synopsis of the show:

Cpt. Walker's plane is shot down during World War 2 and he is presumed dead. Nora Walker meets Frank Hobbs while her son, Tommy is attending "Bernies Holiday Camp" and they are quick to get married. However, one day Cpt. Walker comes home. Tommy follows his silhouette and sees his murder through a mirror that captures his and his fathers soul. Nora and Frank tell Tommy that he didn't see it, hear it, and to never speak of it. This causes him to go…

Impressions of wonder.land by Damon Albarn, Moira Buffini and Rufus Norris

I was invited to the Dress Rehearsal of wonder.land at the Theatre du Châtelet on Sunday June 5^th, 2016 and as I waited in the train to go home, I jotted down my impressions.

Act 1 very impressive, a virtuosic mise en scène with gliding chairs and trains, Alice suspended from the ceiling, colourful video projections, outrageous costumes, snappy choreography, a really big show! The extrapolation of Alice as an Internet avatar left…