Bio-musicals live or die based on the strength of their central performance. Adrienne Warren as Tina Turner, Katie Brayben as Carole King, and Stephanie J Block as Cher all powered […]

Standout cast members do their best with pandering, stilted book about one of music’s greatest groups Will audiences buying tickets to Ain’t Too Proud – about legendary Motown group, The […]

Shida provides a visceral and unapologetic examination of a life derailed , with stellar acting and singing from Jeannete Bayardelle – Developed and premiered at the Ars Nova in New […]

Sharon D Clarke sings the blues with immense feeling – Last performed at the Hackney Empire in 2014, Susie McKenna‘s production of Blues In the Night is currently running at […]

A moving and emotional piece, anchored by its gospel-infused score – There is a contemporary relevance and urgency to The Color Purple which makes the musical a fine choice for the […]

In Black is the Color of My Voice, Apphia Campbell provides a compelling dramatisation of the life of Nina Simone. – Written and performed by Apphia Campbell, this one-woman play […]

A clumsy piece of storytelling buoyed by Adrienne Warren’s raw charisma and talent. – The positive conclusion one can draw from Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is that a star […]

The new cast maintain the magic of this soulful powerhouse of a show. – The London production of Dreamgirls, directed by Casey Nicholaw, has been given a new lease of […]

The legacy of Motown Records is undeniable. Founded in 1959, the label catapulted the likes of Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Michael Jackson into the stratosphere and gave mainstream success […]

Having originated on Broadway in 1981, the soulful musical Dreamgirls only reached London’s West End in November 2016. In its first year, the West End production has proved to be a […]