Tim Rice
Evita review – oh what a circus as musical gets bizarre update
Argentina’s Eva Perón is reimagined as a modern-day influencer in an incoherent production lacking context
Miriam Gillinson
01, Dec, 2023 @11:00 PM
From Here to Eternity review – guns n’ poses in a well-drilled musical
Tim Rice’s lyrics are the most striking aspect of a crisp production which can also feel heavy-handed
Miriam Gillinson
09, Nov, 2022 @12:16 PM
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat review – firing on all cylinders
Alexandra Burke, Jason Donovan and Technicolor coat-wearer Jac Yarrow are among a cast whose performances ooze personality and mischief
Arifa Akbar
28, Jul, 2021 @10:00 PM
Bob Swash obituary
West End theatre producer behind a string of hits including Evita and Blood Brothers
Michael Coveney
26, Mar, 2021 @5:23 PM
Tim Rice: 'Evita was a bonkers idea'
As the great songwriter prepares to take Jesus Christ Superstar on a 50th birthday tour, he talks about penning hits, his idea for a new musical – and drinking from Lloyd Webber’s Georgian wine glasses
Rob Walker
14, Jan, 2021 @6:00 AM
Cold war-era musical Chess hopes to capture Moscow audiences
Tim Rice’s lyrics rewritten to ‘humanise’ KGB agent and reflect new geopolitical reality
Theo Merz in Moscow
16, Oct, 2020 @1:08 PM
Jesus Christ Superstar review – a triumphant return for live theatre
This concert version of Timothy Sheader’s revelatory 2016 production made a virtue of distancing on stage – were there a roof it would have blown off
Chris Wiegand
20, Aug, 2020 @11:12 AM
Evita review – a work of screaming fun
A refreshing and funny take on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical
Hannah Jane Parkinson
11, Aug, 2019 @7:00 AM
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat review – stunning debutant steals a starry show
Sheridan Smith and Jason Donovan bring glitzy charisma to a jubilant production – but neither can match the young dreamer at its centre
Michael Billington
12, Jul, 2019 @8:51 AM
Jesus Christ Superstar review – behold the wall of sound
Timothy Sheader brings his Regent’s Park rock concert indoors for a show that celebrates lung power over tenderness
Miriam Gillinson
10, Jul, 2019 @10:20 AM
Sheridan Smith to star in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Smith will play the Narrator this summer when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical returns to the Palladium
Chris Wiegand
01, Mar, 2019 @2:28 PM
Evita review: Tina Arena is resplendent and tough as designer dictator
In Opera Australia’s production, Eva Perón wins over a nation with a Christian Dior dress and steely determination, and a killer ballad steals the show
Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
20, Sep, 2018 @3:42 AM
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