Entries from Londonist tagged with 'highschoolmusical'
August 5, 2008
Fashion v Sport kicks off this week's cultural contributions, opening today at the V&A. Don your favourite shellsuit and examine the unique relationship between fashion and sport (is the missing link money?). Theatrically speaking, there's masses of exciting new stuff to choose from this week. Risk a dramatic shower tomorrow as Timon of Athens opens at the Globe, and the lovely Topol starts crooning his way through Gigi in Regent's Park. If you'd rather......
Continue Reading "Arts Ahead 5-11 August"July 7, 2008
Some new faces will be taking on the West End, for better or worse. Fresh out of Doctor Who, Catherine Tate is in Under The Blue Sky, where she'll be playing a nymphomaniac (yes, you read that correctly). Tate has also mentioned her desire to take on Shakespeare in the future. Hey, if Sienna can hack it, why not Catherine? You can see her, as well at The IT Crowd's Chris O'Dowd, at the......
Continue Reading "Unexpected Additions To The West End"January 30, 2008
As we ease out of the austerity, self-denial and penny-pinching of January, so too the arts world comes even further out of its shell. This week sees a whole host of exciting openings. Take your pick; payday's passed and February's just round the corner! Be the first Gilbert and Sullivan's hilarious opera about love, corrupt local government, marriage, executions and heroics, The Mikado comes to the Gielgud Theatre from Wednesday. Alistair McGowan stars as......
Continue Reading "Arts Ahead"January 28, 2008
For over a year now Disney’s hit High School Musical has been pretty much inescapable, spawning two chart-topping soundtracks and launching the career of tween idol Zac Efron. The HSM bandwagon shows no signs of slowing down either, with the legitimate theatre production of the film playing a short stint at London’s Apollo Hammersmith Theatre as of June 30th. This new incarnation is separate from the UK tour, which begins on February 19th in......
Continue Reading "High School Musical To Hit Hammersmith"