Interviews – Page 24 – First Night Magazine

An interview with Miriam Rizea: “I treat new experiences as new challenges”

With an already long background in some of Romania’s most important theatrical venues, Miriam Rizea is no doubt one of the most promising young actresses in Eastern Europe. Also keeping several film credits in her pocket (including an Academy Award-nominated project), Rizea is now starring in the upcoming independent film A Muse, which explores the…

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10 June, 2020

Interviews

a muse, art house, art house convergence, bucharest, film, film maker, independent, jimmy bontatibus, merisha husagic, muse, national theatre, national theatre bucharest, rares andrici, shakespeare, stage, theatre, us, usa
An interview with David Zippel

From ‘Hercules’ to ‘Mulan’, from ‘City of Angels’ to ‘The Woman in White’, and now currently Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cinderella’. David Zippel is one of the most renowned lyricists both in musical theatre and film. Join us in this chat about the highlights of his internationally successful career, learn more about his creative process and…

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3 June, 2020

Interviews

alan menken, andrew lloyd webber, broadway, china, christina aguilera, cinderella, city of angels, cy coleman, david zippel, disney, disneyland, go the distance, gospel truth, greece, hercules, howard ashman, i won’t say i’m in love, larry gelbart, lea salonga, london, mash, matthew wilder, mulan, musical theatre, new york, reflection, ricky martin, stephen schwartz, susan egan, theatre, tim rice, tootsie, victorian era, walt disney, walt disney world, west end, wilkie collins, zero to hero
An interview with Laurence Connor on ‘Les Misérables’

After a most succesful non-stop 34-year run in the West End, a new revolution comes to London’s ‘Les Misérables’, with its 25th anniversary production finally settled at the Sondheim Theatre. Co-director Laurence Connor joins us to talk about the creative process and the most interest facts about this already world-performed version, which opens a whole…

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22 January, 2020

Interviews

bring him home, broadway, cameron mackintosh, do you hear the people sing, empty chairs at empty tables, eponine, fantine, i dreamed a dream, i dreamed the dream, javert, jean valjean, john caird, laurence connor, les mis, les miserables, les miz, london, montfermeil, montreil-sur-mer, new york, on my own, paris, red and black, stage, stars, trevor nunn, west end
Interview with Tim Rice on ‘The Lion King’

Twenty years after its official London premiere, Disney’s legendary musical keeps roaring stronger than ever on the West End stage. Join us in this new show, accompanied by world-acclaimed lyricist Tim Rice, the word magician who helped draw the greatest circle of life.

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25 October, 2019

Interviews

20 anniversary, 20th anniversary, aids foundation, animation, anniversary, broadway, cardiff, circle of life, disney, disney animation, edinburgh playhouse, elton john, elton john aids foundation, gala, london, lyceum theatre, michael eisner, mufasa, musical theatre, rafiki, roy disney, royal academy of music, sarabi, simba, the lion king, the walt disney company, theatre, tim rice, wales millennium centre, walt disney, west end, zazu
Interview with Charles Hart on ‘The Phantom of the Opera’

33 years after its world premiere in London, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ keeps haunting sold out houses every day at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Join us in our celebration of this unimaginable milestone, accompanied by lyricist Charles Hart, the man who gave words to the music of the night.

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9 October, 2019

Interviews

all i ask of you, andrew lloyd webber, broadway, charles hart, disney, disneyland, disneyland paris, erik, erik the phantom, garnier, gaston leroux, gillian lynne, gran via, harold prince, haymarket, her majesty’s theatre, london, madrid, michael crawford, music of the night, new york, opera ghost, palais garnier, paris opera house, phantom, phantom manor, point of no return, sarah brightma, the phantom of the opera, thinkk of me, west end
A chat with Rachel Fabri: “Musical theatre can offer tremendous support”

Just a month before ‘The Best of Rock Musicals’ brings the house down at London’s Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, we talk with one of its leading performers, who will bring the role of Mary Magdalene to life in a night starring the greatest musical theatre tunes in the last 50 years. Come with us to know…

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12 April, 2019

Interviews

adam pascal, andrew lloyd webber, broadway, care, charlie waller, charlie waller memorial trust, comedy, concert, david michael johnson, dear evan hansen, depression, disney, drama, eventim apollo, hammersmith, hugh wooldridge, jesus christ superstar, judy khun, kerry ellis, london, mental illness, mulan, musical, musical theatre, rent, rock musicals, support, the corner shop, the corner shop pr, tim rice, west end
A chat with Hugh Wooldridge: “This concert is a once in a lifetime opportunity”

One of the most distinguished directors in the West End reunites with the original team from Royal Albert Hall’s Night of the 1000 Voices to create a new concert which will pay tribute to the greatest tunes from rock musicals. Find out in this interview all the exciting facts of this must-see production starring the…

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22 March, 2019

Interviews

adam pascal, alan jay lerner, andrew lloyd webber, broadway, charlie waller, charlie waller memorial trust, chess, dear evan hansen, eventim apollo, eventim apollo hammersmith, hammersmith, hedwig, hugh wooldridge, idina menzel, jesus christ superstar, jon robyns, josh groban, judy kuhn, kerry ellis, lion king, london, musical theatre, new york, phantom of the opera, rachel fabri, rent, rock musicals, royal albert hall, the night of the thousand voices, tim rice, tina turner, west end
A chat with Madalena Alberto about ‘Aspects of Love’

Thirty years after its original run in the West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic score returns to London this January – in a whole new production at the Southwark Playhouse Theatre. Guillermo Názara has a chat with renowned actress and singer Madalena Alberto, who will play the role of Giulietta, an Italian sculptress who will…

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14 December, 2018

Interviews

30th anniversary, andrew lloyd webber, aspects of love, comedy, dance, don black, drama, gay, i want to be the first man you remember, lgtb, london, love changes everything, madalena alberto, michael ball, musical theatre, novel, novella, really useful, roger moore, romance, southwark playhouse, southwark playhouse theatre, the really useful group, theatre, west end
Entrevista a Glenn Slater, letrista y libretista de Broadway (versión original)

For more than a decade, Glenn Slater has been responsible for some of the greatest hits in the musical industry both in theatre and film. The Little Mermaid, Tangled or Sister Act are just the top of long list of pieces that has turned this author from New York into one of the most popular lyricists both on Broadway…

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27 August, 2015

Interviews

alan menken, andrew lloyd webber, broadway, disney, glenn slater, guillermo nazara, howard ashman, london, love never dies, musical theatre, new york, school of rock, sister act, stage entertainment, stephen schwartz, the little mermaid, the phantom of the opera
Entrevista a Steve Cuden, célebre autor de Broadway y Hollywood (versión original)

After taking part in the creation of one of the most succesful musicals of all time, writing the lyrics for some worlwide known songs and collaborating on the scriptwriting of some TV series -both for Warner and Disney-, Steve Cuden is no doubt one of the most prolific and accomplished audiovisual authors from nowadays. In…

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2 February, 2015

Interviews

beating broadway, beating hollywood, broadwat, broadway, cinema, hollywood, jeckyll, jeckyll and hyde, london, londres, Master Electrician, movie, musical theatre, musicals, new york, nueva york, stage musical, steve cuden, television, TV, west end