Tag Archives: Danielle Tarento

Ragtime

Charing Cross Theatre, London (*****)

© Annabel Vere, Scott Rylander, Sarah Saayeng (Sarah) and Ako Mitchell (Coalhouse Walker Jr)

© Annabel Vere, Scott Rylander, Sarah Saayeng (Sarah) and Ako Mitchell (Coalhouse Walker Jr)

You begin to run out of superlatives when it comes to Thom Southerland and Danielle Tarento’s touch with small scale musicals. Continue reading

Allegro

Southwark Playhouse, London (****)

© Scott Rylander, Gary Tushaw (Joseph Taylor Jr) and company

© Scott Rylander, Gary Tushaw (Joseph Taylor Jr) and company

Somewhere down the line, this is the one that got away, the 1947 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, following Oklahoma! and Carousel that didn’t find favour and came off after a short run. Continue reading