RICHARD RODGERS: SOMETHING WONDERFUL – Jewish Literary Foundation Book Week 2025
Sunday 9 March 8.15pm at Kings Place For our grand finale, join us for an enchanting celebration of Richard Rodgers, hailed as one of the greatest popular melodists of all time. Writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson teams up with…
TALKING POINT: TRACIE BENNETT in conversation with Edward Seckerson
Saturday 25 January 2025 2.00pm at Crazy Coqs In collaboration with London’s most prestigious cabaret venue, writer and broadcaster EDWARD SECKERSON is delighted to continue his occasional strand of exclusive conversation events featuring some of the biggest names…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets JORDAN LUKE GAGE
For this Musicals Magazine Podcast, Edward Seckerson talks to Jordan Luke Gage, currently starring in Titanique in the West End. In a pretty meteoric rise since leaving drama school, Gage has been raising a little hell with characters as…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets BRADLEY JADEN
For this Musicals Magazine Podcast, Edward Seckerson talks to Bradley Jaden, possessor of one of the most recognisable baritones in Musical Theatre. Jaden has, in a relatively short space of time, established himself as the go-to heroic…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets GINA BECK
Join Edward Seckerson in an intimate conversation with celebrated actress and soprano Gina Beck, known for her powerhouse performances on stages from the West End to Broadway. Gina reflects on her journey, sharing insights into her roles…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets JULIAN OVENDEN
For this Musicals Magazine Podcast, Edward Seckerson meets Julian Ovenden, universally acknowledged as possessing one of the most beautiful voices in Musical Theatre. Gearing up for two rare solo concerts with Broadway composer Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens, War…
MUSICALS Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets JAC YARROW
For this Musicals Magazine Podcast, Edward Seckerson meets Jac Yarrow, who didn’t even have time to collect his diploma before he was plucked from drama school to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor…
GRAMOPHONE Review: Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1/Sibelius Violin Concerto – Jansen, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Mäkelä
So impressive. Janine Jansen essentially strips these pieces of all the years of what one might call ‘performance adornment’ and takes them back to their elemental roots. From Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic the shimmer at the start…
GRAMOPHONE Review: A Change is Gonna Come – Nicholas Phan/Palaver Strings
There is liberation in the timelessness of these songs and settings, be they old or brand new. And timelessness is what makes this quirky and haunting collection – a tapestry, if you like, of protest – memorable.…
GRAMOPHONE Review: Elfman Percussion Concerto Wunderkammer – Currie, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta
Elfman’s Concerto for Orchestra Wunderkammer was written for the National Youth Orchestra and clearly designed to stretch and stimulate young imaginations – to say nothing of techniques. It’s a kind of Rubik Cube of orchestral possibilities. The…
