Theatre Interview: A Chorus Line – School Of Hard Auditions, Or A Leg Up In Musical Theatre

Aug 14, 2018 | ARTicle

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL The Oakfields College Faculty of Dance and Musical Theatre’s annual production for 2018 is the Tony Award-winning musical A Chorus Line,  running at the Joburg Fringe Theatre from 9 –...

Music Review: Josh Groban: Stages – Live: High Standards, Or Musicals Spectacularly Staged

Jul 16, 2016 | chART

By BRUCE DENNILL   Josh Groban: Stages – Live   Albums of standards tend to be, well, standard. Songs that are loved by millions are also heard by millions, thus exponentially expanding the pool of potential “this version isn’t as good as that one” critics....

Interview: Josh Groban – Show (And Tell) Tunes, Or Getting Better In Stages

Apr 8, 2016 | ARTicle

By BRUCE DENNILL   Other than a cup of what is presumably coffee, Josh Groban makes no concessions to fatigue after a full day’s travel from Los Angeles, via Heathrow, to Johannesburg. His chatty, friendly stage persona is shown to be an extension of his...

Seen And Heard: The Best Of 2015

Dec 28, 2015 | ARTiculate

By BRUCE DENNILL   The below music, literature, film, TV and theatre may not have been created or originally released during 2015, but it was only at some point during this year that I was able to see it, hear it or read it. In all cases, I count myself lucky to...

Theatre Review: I’m Playing Your Song – Nobody Does It Better, Or Meet Marvin The Mensch

Dec 26, 2015 | chART

By BRUCE DENNILL   I’m Playing Your Song: The Marvin Hamlisch Story / Directed by Alan Swerdlow / Pieter Torien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg          There’s a regular conversation about South African theatre that focuses on the importance...