The New Plymouth Operatic Society has just announced Sister Act as its 2016 production and Angela Trigger is “seriously” considering auditioning. Her name may depict somebody holier-than-thou but Angela Trigger reckons she is far from angelic. “But having gone to a Catholic school and being taught by nuns I now know how they felt,” she Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Musicals’
There’s no problem with ‘The Sound of Music’
Friday, March 13th, 2015
It’s hard to convince people gripped by today’s mood of secular gloom that The Sound of Music is a work of abiding artistic genius. The cynic will recall a saccharine musical stretched over almost three hours, involving singing nuns, an impromptu pyjama party, puppet shows and the mawkish strains of Edelweiss. All this soppy madness Read more
The original “Jesus” – now 70 – is back on stage
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014Ted Neeley, the original lead in “Jesus Christ Superstar” is back four decades on as the son of God in the hit musical in Rome, and hopes Pope Francis will be in the audience. The pontiff will be “just down the street and we’re hoping he’s going to come visit us and see the show. Read more