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Encores revival is gloriously gruesome ----- Before giving us the musical theatre juggernauts that are " Legally Blonde " and " Heathers ", composer Laurence O'Keefe emerged with a bang onto the scene in the 90s with his surrealist piece that tells of a half bat, half human hybrid child found in a cave in Hope Falls, West Virginia. Based on a fictional 1992 story from the satirical tabloid paper Weekly World News , known for its largely made up media based on the supernatura

Writing from New York, you can perhaps understand why my news updates have been more limited over the past week, but fear not, I am here to make up for that with a summary of what's been going on while I've been away... ----- SOMETHING ROTTEN! Full UK premiere announced Official " Something Rotten !” artwork featuring Jason Manford Following two hugely successful west end concerts last year, the Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick musical “ Something Rotten !” is finally set to rece

Muddled but meaningful new musical challenges our perceptions of sexuality and psychology ----- It is remarkable, and thoroughly disheartening, to know that in this day and age, there still exists such stigma regarding being your most authentic self, without fear of condemnation or ridicule; this is especially true when it comes to getting by in school, an environment where conforming to the status quo and trying to fit in are seen as being of paramount importance, and then o