GRAMOPHONE Review: Maybe Happy Ending – Original Broadway Cast
01/05/2025At a time when A.I. is all over the news and robotic ‘helpers’ are seen as both progressive and downright scary is it any wonder that Maybe Happy Ending – a super-smart new musical from Korean-American writers Will Aronson and Hue Park – is a Broadway smash hit. Having not yet seen it but been … [Read More]
GRAMOPHONE Review: Orff Carmina Burana – Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra & Choruses/Järvi
The stakes are always higher when a piece is as over-exposed, as much a part of popular culture, as this one. Carl Orff’s ribald romp has kept amateur (and professional) choral societies super-busy over many decades and…
GRAMOPHONE Review: Mahler Symphony No 7 – Bavarian RSO/Rattle
This is shaping up to be an extraordinary Mahler cycle with an extraordinary orchestra. Their possibilities are seemingly limitless – no ceiling – and all the wonderful detailing that Rattle has uncovered over the decades in exhaustive…
TALKING POINT: JOHN WILSON in conversation with Edward Seckerson
Saturday 31 May 2025 2.00pm at The Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel In collaboration with London’s most prestigious cabaret venue, writer and broadcaster EDWARD SECKERSON is delighted to continue his occasional strand of exclusive conversation events featuring some of the…
RICHARD RODGERS: SOMETHING WONDERFUL – Jewish Literary Foundation Book Week 2025
Sunday 9 March 8.15pm at Kings Place For our grand finale, join us for an enchanting celebration of Richard Rodgers, hailed as one of the greatest popular melodists of all time. Writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson teams up with…
TALKING POINT: KIM CRISWELL in conversation with Edward Seckerson
Saturday 29 March 2025 2.00pm at Crazy Coqs In collaboration with London’s most prestigious cabaret venue, writer and broadcaster EDWARD SECKERSON is delighted to continue his occasional strand of exclusive conversation events featuring some of the biggest names…
TALKING POINT: TRACIE BENNETT in conversation with Edward Seckerson
Saturday 25 January 2025 2.00pm at Crazy Coqs In collaboration with London’s most prestigious cabaret venue, writer and broadcaster EDWARD SECKERSON is delighted to continue his occasional strand of exclusive conversation events featuring some of the biggest names…
PHILIP QUAST and EDWARD SECKERSON: Live at Crazy Coqs
Recorded live following one of seven sold-out concerts at Crazy Coqs at Zedel’s London the three-time Olivier winner PHILIP QUAST talks exclusively to EDWARD SECKERSON about his many-faceted career from Javert in Les Misérables to Emil in South Pacific, George…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets JORDAN LUKE GAGE
For this Musicals Magazine Podcast, Edward Seckerson talks to Jordan Luke Gage, currently starring in Titanique in the West End. In a pretty meteoric rise since leaving drama school, Gage has been raising a little hell with characters as…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets BRADLEY JADEN
For this Musicals Magazine Podcast, Edward Seckerson talks to Bradley Jaden, possessor of one of the most recognisable baritones in Musical Theatre. Jaden has, in a relatively short space of time, established himself as the go-to heroic…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets GINA BECK
Join Edward Seckerson in an intimate conversation with celebrated actress and soprano Gina Beck, known for her powerhouse performances on stages from the West End to Broadway. Gina reflects on her journey, sharing insights into her roles…
