Theatre books
Robert Tanitch reviews two books OLIVER! A Dickensian musical by Marc Napolitano (Oxford University Press, £22.99). Charles Dickens’s novels were so popular that they were staged instantly – sometimes ...
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Ballets by Wane McGregor, Kenneth MacMillan and Christopher Wheeldon
Robert Tanitch reviews a triple bill at Royal Opera House, London The triple bill opens with Obsidian Tear, a new work by Wayne McGregor, who says, “I want the meaning to be readily accessible but at ...
Brecht and Weill’s classic agit-prop theatre is back
Robert Tanitch reviews 3 Penny Opera at National Theatre/Olivier, London THE THREEPENNY OPERA by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill premiered in Berlin in 1928. Five years later it was officially denounced ...
The Frank Sinatra Collection (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
Robert Tanitch reviews the four DVDs in the collection. They each cost £9.99 Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) was one of the most popular singers of the 20th century. The four DVDs, part of the centennial ce ...