musical | artscityliverpool 20/28

Review: Mary Poppins at the Liverpool Empire *****

Generations of romantics have had the time of their lives watching Dirty Dancing, whether it be the original 1987 film or, over the past...

The Liverpool Playhouse will host two charming new touring musicals this autumn. Little Miss Sunshine will drive in to town from...

BOST is set to say Hello, Dolly! this month – but also goodbye Elsie. Much-loved Liverpool actress and director Elsie Kelly is to retire...

One of art’s great abilities is to transcend its physical and historical boundaries to speak loudly to us about the way we are now....

Little can Richard O’Brien have imagined when his Rocky Horror Show was premiered in the 62-seat fringe theatre upstairs at London’s...

Greg Fossard’s stage career started at the Liverpool Empire 21 years ago. “In this very room,” confirms the Liverpool actor, looking...

Kander and Ebb’s darkly thought-provoking Weimar Berlin musical Cabaret comes to LIPA this week. The show, which includes songs like...

It’s nearly three decades since Ghost swept all before it at the box office and powered the Righteous Brothers to the top of the charts....

Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical masterpiece turns the big 4-0 this year, and that alone would be a good enough reason for this spare and...

Some children dream of being an astronaut, a train driver, a spy or a film star when they grow up. For a young Liam Tobin, it was to be a...