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  • Lead actor Johnson Willis talks upcoming play ‘Wilko’: “He stands for life”

    Lead actor Johnson Willis talks upcoming play ‘Wilko’: “He stands for life”

    The British rock legend relives onstage through this musical biopic portraying a more personal side that not so many may know about. Guillermo Nazara chats with the man playing the icon all through city, to learn more about his process of putting Wilko back in the night. How does it feel to be playing one…

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    4 March, 2025
    English contents, Interviews
    fringe, fringe musical, fringe show, johnson willis, musical theatre, musicals, rock, rock musical, rock play, southwark playhouse, wilko, wilko johnson
  • Katie Tonkinson talks new touring production of ‘Bat Out of Hell’: “Wherever you look, you will see magic”

    Katie Tonkinson talks new touring production of ‘Bat Out of Hell’: “Wherever you look, you will see magic”

    The Jim Steinman-Meatloaf extravaganza brings back paradise by the stage boards lights through this updated version – currently playing across the UK until the end of next summer. Guillermo Nazara chats with its lead actress, to learn all the fun facts about this new take on the jukebox classic, and her reunion with a role…

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    6 January, 2025
    English contents, Interviews
    80s music, 90s music, baby baby baby, bat out of hell, bat out of hell tour, celine dion, heavy metal, I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), it’s all coming back to me, jim steinman, katie tonkinson, meatloaf, musical theatre, musicals, objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are, peacock theatre, peter pan, post apocalyptic, rock musical, uk tour, wagner, west end, when you touch me like this
  • Review of ‘Next To Normal’: “It’s still so alive!”

    Review of ‘Next To Normal’: “It’s still so alive!”

    The acclaimed Donmar Warehouse revival celebrates its West End transfer, bringing back the original cast from this last year’s montage, in a strictly limited run playing until the end of summer . Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this reinterpreted version of the mental health-themed musical still has…

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    28 June, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    bipolar disorder, brian yorkey, caissie levy, eleanor worthington cox, Jack Ofrecio, jack wolfe, jamie parker, mental health, musical, musical theatre, next to normal, rock musical, tom kitt, trevor dion nicholas
  • Review of ‘Passing Strange’: “Finding its corner of the sky”

    Review of ‘Passing Strange’: “Finding its corner of the sky”

    Stew’s autobiographical musical travels from the Broadway scene through a limited run playing at London’s Young Vic until mid summer. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this piece dealing with personal self-discovery is however at a loss. “Life is mistake. And it’s art that corrects it”. The haunting…

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    22 May, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    broadway transfer, heidi rodewald, musical, musical theatre, passing strange, rock musical, stew, west end, young vic
  • Solomon Davy talks ‘Grease – The Musical’: “This production is a real showcase of the next generation of musical theatre”

    Solomon Davy talks ‘Grease – The Musical’: “This production is a real showcase of the next generation of musical theatre”

    As the summer nights continue to electrify the sound of London’s West End, the most hydromatic show in town keeps driving in audiences from all around the world – as it’s currently playing to its second holiday season at the Dominion. Guillermo Nazara chats with the new actor in charge of giving life to one…

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    1 August, 2023
    English contents, Interviews
    50s, comedy, dominion theatre, grease, grease is the word, grease lightin, john travolta, keniki, musical, musical theatre, musicals, nikolai foster, richard gere, rock, rock musical, solomon davy, summer nights, west end, you're the one that i want
  • Lena Hall talks new musical ‘In Dreams’: “Thinking that we don’t need other people is more self destructive than we realize”

    Lena Hall talks new musical ‘In Dreams’: “Thinking that we don’t need other people is more self destructive than we realize”

    After becoming one of the most acclaimed Broadway performers in the last years, Lena Hall takes a further (a longer) step in her career as she stars in the out-of-town production of In Dreams at the Leeds Playhouse. Guillermo Nazara chats with the actress about her involvement in this original musical, to discuss all the…

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    10 July, 2023
    English contents, Interviews
    broadway, david west ead, hearsay, heartbreak radio, in dreams, juliet, leeds playhouse, lena hall, musical theatre, musicals, noel sullivan, olive tompsett, rock, rock musical, west end, wicked
  • Review of ‘Tony!’: “I cheered on Bin Laden”

    Review of ‘Tony!’: “I cheered on Bin Laden”

    The Prime Minister gets back in charge (in fiction, only!) in this musical parody exploring the rise and fall of one the UK’s most controversial political figures. Guillermo Nazara shares his vision on this rock opera soon-to-be touring across the country, to let us know if this show is fit for office. “If you can’t…

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    15 May, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    9/11, bin landen, broadway, camilla, camilla parker bowles, comedy, diana spencer, george w bush, king charles, lady di, musical, musical theatre, musicals, new labour party, opera rock, osama bin landen, oxford university, parody, political drama, political play, rock musical, rock opera, september attacks, spoof, tony blair, west end
  • Review of ‘Come From Away’: “It’s all about the theatre”

    In an unknown town somewhere in Canada, the locals face the heroic task of hosting foreign air passengers on the dawn of the day that changed not only America but the entire world’s History. Guillermo Názara reviews below the London production of Come From Away, to share his thoughts and vision about one of the…

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    5 April, 2022
    Reviews
    9/11, alice fearn, broadway, canada, charing cross, come from away, comedy, drama, harry morrison, James Doherty, Jenna Boyd, Jonathan Andrew Hume, leicester square, london, Mark Dugdale, newfinese, newfoundland, pop, ricardo castro, rock, rock musical, sam oladeine, september attacks, the land, the rock, theatreland, tim horton, tottenham court, twin towers, west end
  • Crítica de ‘Come From Away’: “Es todo teatro”

    En un pueblo desconocido de algún lugar de Canadá, los lugareños se enfrentan a la heroica tarea de acoger a pasajeros aéreos extranjeros en el amanecer del día que cambió no sólo la Historia de América, sino la de todo el mundo. Guillermo Názara repasa a continuación la producción londinense de Come From Away, para…

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    5 April, 2022
    Críticas
    9/11, alice fearn, broadway, canada, charing cross, come from away, comedy, drama, harry morrison, James Doherty, Jenna Boyd, Jonathan Andrew Hume, leicester square, london, Mark Dugdale, newfinese, newfoundland, pop, ricardo castro, rock, rock musical, sam oladeine, september attacks, the land, the rock, theatreland, tim horton, tottenham court, twin towers, west end
  • ‘We Will Rock You’ regresa a Madrid 17 años después de su estreno original

    El musical que rinde homenaje a uno de los grupos rock más importante de todos los tiempos vuelve a la capital, producido nuevamente por sus ex integrantes Brian May y Roger Taylor. El montaje, que se representará en el Gran Teatro Bankia Príncipe Pío en 2020, resurge impulsado por el éxito de la película Bohemian…

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    29 May, 2019
    Actualidad
    bohemian rhapsody, brian may, broadway, dominion theatre, gran teatro bankia principe pio, i want to break free, la estacion, london, madrid, mamma mia, musical theatre, new york, principe pio, queen, rock, rock musical, roger taylor, theatre, we will rock you, west end
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