Theater
The Column: All (or Most) Change in United Kingdom's Classical Music Scene?
Monkey Business: 'King Kong' Advances on Empire State Building Again...This Time as a Musical!
The show is by Craig Lucas and Marius De Vries. Some notable names are attached, especially additional lyrics by Richard Thomas, the supremely talented guy behind Jerry Springer - The Opera. And also watch out for the excellent director Daniel Kramer--his Hair production in London was seen by some as perhaps the most thrilling in a major city that that musical has ever had. Hoorah! The Scotsman Rehires its Classical, Jazz and World CD Critics
Hip, hip...indeed. A hearty congratulations to our colleague Norman Lebrecht over at his ArtsJournal. com "Slipped Disc" blog, and to protestors such as Tommy Smith.
