Andrew Lloyd-Webber

SONG OF THE WEEK: Don’t Cry For Me Argentina by Rachel Zegler (week beginning Friday 11 July 2025)

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

It’s by no means la Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires but the London Palladium balcony performance given by Rachel Zegler at 9pm on show nights and 4pm on matinees to the hundreds of passers-by in the capital has, quite rightly, earned itself a single release.

  • Read on for reasons including why this is London’s must-see musical of the moment
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THEATRE REVIEW: Big Fish The Musical starring Kelsey Grammer

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WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHERE: Other Palace

WHEN: 1/11, press night 7/11, runs to 31/12

Kelsey Grammer is best known for playing Dr Frasier Crane in TV’s Cheers and Frasier and has a Tony, five Emmys and three Golden Globes to his name.

  • Read on for reasons including how the front row becomes part of the production

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THEATRE REVIEW: Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: Coliseum

WHEN: 1/4, runs to 7/5

The home of the English National Opera bursts into a round of spontaneous applause as the biggest star in the West End takes to the stage.

  • Read on for more observations from the second row including Close’s co-star’s painted-on abs

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