MickeyJoTheatre Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
Earlier this month Mickey-Jo caught PIPPIN in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End. The show, which was originally directed by Bob Fosse, features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson.In celebration of the musical's 50th anniversary, the concert starred Alex Newell (Shucked, Once on This Island) and Jac Yarrow (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as well as Lucie Jones (Waitress, Wicked), Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins), Cedric Neal (Guys and Dolls), Patricia Hodge (Miranda, Private Lives) and more.Check out the brand new review to find out why this extraordinary concert production took Mickey-Jo by surprise...•00:00 | introduction02:38 | history / synopsis09:19 | how was the concert?17:05 | highlight moments21:21 | performances•
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About Mickey-Jo:
As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
About Mickey-Jo:
As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
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