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Melanie La Barrie as Hermes and company. (Photo: Marc Brenner)

REVIEW: Hadestown, Lyric Theatre (2024)

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:27 February 2024
Post category:Musical Review West End
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Underworld Musical Underwhelms “And think of death as my embrace.” Hades Melanie La Barrie as Hermes and company. (Photo: Marc Brenner) This musical re-telling actually began as a concept album by…

Eleanor Worthington-Cox as Lily and Rachel John as August Boatwright. (Photo: Marc Brenner)

REVIEW: The Secret Life of Bees, Almeida (2023)

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:22 April 2023
Post category:Black History London but not West End Musical Review
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When you look at the creative team for the musical version of The Secret Life of Bees, you cannot fail to be impressed. Lynn Nottage, the playwright of Ruined and Sweat and who has authored MJ the new Michael Jackson musical has written the book.