The book of mormon broadway, wicked us tour, 9 to 5. What she finds is a man twice her age who thinks shes an 11yearold boy. He was awarded an olivier award for his performance. Boy meets boy is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by bill solly, playing at the jermyn street theatre until 20 december 2012. Jermyn street theatrejermyn street theatre londons leading off. Boy meets boy characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. First look at boy meets boy at jermyn street theatre. Sollys music and witty lyrics pay affectionate homage to the likes of porter and berlin while the book, cowritten with ward manages in. Antler is an awardwinning company, telling stories through theatre and film. The terrace, le meridien hotel piccadilly, british. Jermyn street theatre presents the uk premiere of the musical comedy boy meets boy which runs there from 1st november to 20th december 2012. Agnes colander tickets london musical tickets theatre. With its intimacy and understated luxury, the jermyn street theatre is an excellent setting for the uk premiere of boy meets boy.
The musical comedy boy meets boy, at the jermyn street theatre, an off west end venue in piccadilly, central london, from 21 nov to 20 dec 2012 music and lyrics by bill solly. Prior to seeing the show, it would be easy to confuse boy meets boy at the jermyn street theatre for something its not. Boy meets boy, boy loses boy, but boy gets boy in the end. Michael pennington plays prospero in shakespeares last play. Jermyn street theatre presents a uk premiere of boy meets boy, a musical comedy, with book by bill solly and donald ward.
Boy meets boy, jermyn street theatre, london the independent. Boy meets boy is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by bill solly, and book by bill solly and donald ward. Jermyn street theatre is situated close to piccadilly circus, regent and oxford streets, charing cross, trafalgar square and nelsons column. The musical comedy boy meets boy, at the jermyn street theatre, an off west end venue in piccadilly, central london, from 21 nov to 20 dec 2012. He featured in the original london company of the book of mormon at the prince of wales theatre in the role of elder mckinley, which he won the olivier award for best supporting actor in a. Bill solly music, lyrics and book and donald ward book have lovingly. In november and december 2012, ashfield starred in the limitedrun uk premiere of boy meets boy at the jermyn street theatre before taking on the role of elder mckinley in the broadway transfer the book of mormon, which opened at the prince of wales theatre on 25 february 20. The performance marks director gene david kirks swansong at the. When they danced cheektocheek in those romantic screwball screen musicals of the 1930s, only one of the said cheeks tended to sport stubble. Photos of parade at the vault currently playing at the vault venue in the victorian arches beneath london bridge station, the southwark playhouse presents a new production of musical parade until 17 september 2011. Boy meets boy is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by bill solly, and book by bill solly. Boy meets boy at jermyn street theatre 24th november. Odyssey tells the story of the aftermath of war and features specially commissioned works by six awardwinning contemporary poets and composers information wed, 11th march sat, 4th april. This autumn the unassuming jermyn street theatre is playing host to the uk premiere of the first man a lesserstaged work by lauded american playwright, eugene oneil.
Directed by gene david kirk, designed by cherry truluck, lighting by phil hewitt, choreography by lee proud. Last night the producer edith ohara reopened the house with a new musical, boy meets boy. In a candid and revealing book michael tells the story of what it was like to have the second doctor who as your father, and a father that was not always there. The british government and the anglican church may only now be discussing gay marriage but this american musical from 1975 took it as given that gay marriage was already an acceptable phenomenon in britain and america years before that. The action takes place in december 1936 in the elegant savoy hotel in london where the abdication crisis is reaching its climax, the united states reels from the great depression and continental europe is shadowed by the menace of hitler. The book is an upbeat story about acceptance and teen love long before the allsinging, alldancing cast of glee arrived on tv, seeing as boy meets boy was published in 2003. The line up comprises stephen ashfield, craig fletcher, johnjo flynn, ben kavanagh. How finding shakespeares lost london home could unlock. That boy meets boy happens to be about two men is almost incidental, but also charmingly done. Book of mormon london cast update april 04, 2016the prince of wales theatre kj hippensteelelder price training.
Andrew tomlins, west end frame say it loud, say it proud, its a hit. Nick piazza in fame at the aldwych theatre and casey obrien in boy meets boy at the jermyn street theatre. Jermyn street theatrejermyn street theatre londons. Find cheap agnes colander play tickets playing at jermyn street theatre. If theres one thing weve learned from hunger games fever its that ya readers were desperate to move on from the bella swan heroine model. For more info and to book tickets go to jermynstreettheatre. The role of science fiction is to attract our attention to the actual ethicalpoliticalsocietal issues of the world through presenting them in a fantastic, futuristic, perhaps postapocalyptic setting. Actors playhouse offbroadway 17 september, 1975 463 perfs jermyn street theatre, london 27 november 20th december, 2012 season. Feminists, hipsters and tween girls alike have flocked to the stubbornly flawed but undeniably kickass katniss everdeen like she was a breath of fresh air. Winner of the ideastap underbelly award, winner of pulse festival suitcase prize, nominated for the stage best ensemble award, and winner of best short fiction at bfi future film festival, antler have transferred shows to the bush, soho theatre and toured the uk. The 2012 production at the jermyn street theatre in london was well received by the british press. As you may know, jermyn street theatre makes a point of reviving forgotten works as well as staging all things new and flowers of the forest is one of those plays that has been taken out and dusted off to be part of this autumns season of thirties shows at the. During the time of social distancing were running the brave new world season.
Company of jermyn st theatre production of boy meets boy uk premiere, london, november 2012. Nick smurthwaite meets historian geoff marsh to find out what his new research reveals about where and how it could shed new light on his influences. Photos of parade at the vault london theatre tickets. Boy meets boy at jermyn street theatre tuesday, 11 september, 2012 the musical comedy boy meets boy, at the jermyn street theatre, an off west end venue in. Set in the savoy hotel in 1936, boy meets boy is a romantic comedy that recreates the era of black and white movie musicals, but with a unique twist on the standard girl meets boy story. Review saturday night by stephen sondheim, jermyn street. The first man at the jermyn street theatre gay times. Premiere of boy meets boy jermyn street theatre, london 2012 a timeless classic the best musical comedy i have seen for a long time. Boy meets boy focuses on the gay community through a teenagers eyes through a delightfully reversed, progay high school setting.
The musical us tour and the wedding singer us tour. Boy meets boy is running at jermyn street theatre until 20th december 2012. Boy meets boy at the jermyn street theatre theatre. One of the smallest yet most enjoyable shows i have seen this year is boy meets boy at jermyn street theatre. The musical, with a central plot about a gay romance in the 1930s, isnt about prejudice, discrimination, or the uphill battle for equality that gay men and women have been fighting for the last century. I ended up loving this gem of a musical and would be thrilled to see it get another run sometime in the future. Other notable successes include 70s musical boy meets boy, which was nominated for six offwest end awards, the two character play by tennessee williams, graham greenes the living room and the ivor novello. Boy meets boy, bill solly and donald wards musical about a gay love triangle, is subversively entertaining at jermyn street theatre, writes dominic cavendish. My reason to book tickets was stephen ashfield who i always enjoy to see on stage. Of course, their moods were also helped by the fact that the seats were freeofcharge for the whingers were there at the invitation of the producers and, boy, were they feeling grand.
He has also enjoyed long relationships with the warehouse theatre, croydon and with the nottingham playhouse, where the. For services rendered plays at jermyn street theatre until 5 october. Jermyn street theatre announces the cast for the uk premiere of the vintage off broadway musical boy meets boy. Jermyn street is a oneway street originating at regent street, saint jamess place, which is also closest to piccadilly circus and its underground station, so we will begin our virtual walk there, heading to the end of the street and looping back. A new black comedy about finding friendship in the big city. Boy meets boy at jermyn street theatre 24th november 2012 28 nov boy meets boy, a musical comedy by bill solly and donald ward, tells the story of american journalist casey obrien who is in london to cover the story of the abdication of king edward viii. Dominic cavendish, the daily telegraph a mystery why this funny, charming, tuneful musical is not. Usa 1975 boy meets boy is a witty, stylish pastiche with a refreshing new twist.
Boy meets boy bill solly the guide to musical theatre. With a ravishing score by the songwriters of wicked and annie and the bookwriter of fiddler on the roof. Music and lyrics by bill solly book by bill solly and donald ward. For further information or to book tickets visit the jermyn street theatre official website. St james theatre, and the british premiere of boy meets boy at the jermyn street theatre. Stephen ashfield, actor, represented by claire hoath. When, in the mid1980s, i picked the cheaply produced blackandwhite printed original cast album of boy meets boy out of a bargain bin in tower records, it instantly became a favourite show id never seen produced. When they danced cheektocheek in those romantic screwball screen musicals of the 1930s, only one of the said cheeks tended to sport. Flowers of the forest by caro moses published on tuesday 23 september 2014. Originating offoff broadway at edith oharas th street theatre in nyc, it lost one off when it moved to the actors playhouse in september 1975.
Stephen ashfield, actor, represented by claire hoath management, book of mormon, olivier award winner best supporting performance in a musical 2014 whatsonstage award winner best supporting actor in a musical 2014, boy meets boy, legally blonde. Boy meets boy, bill solly and donald wards musical about a gay love triangle, is subversively entertaining at jermyn street theatre, writes. Jermyn street theatre, london 27 november 20th december, 2012 season. Solly, bill boy meets boy 1975 original offbroadway. Solly and donald wards 1930sset musical boy meets boy is being given a long overdue london outing at the tiny jermyn street theatre. A classic blackandwhite era 1930s romantic comedy in which the lovers chase each other from high society london to the cabarets of pigalle, with a sparkling, tuneful score and sharp dialogue and lyrics. Book by bill solly and donald ward, music and lyrics by bill solly jermyn street theatre 22 november to 20 december 2012. West end row after failure to cast transgender performer in lead role premium kate odonnell has withdrawn from the new stage musical adaptation of patrick mccabes novel breakfast on pluto amid. Directed by gene david kirk, designed by cherry truluck, lighting by phil hewitt.