John Yap is the owner of JAY/TER Records, an international Record Company specialising in recordings of Musical Theatre (and some Opera and personalities of the Stage and Screen) around the World, specifically from Broadway and the West End. He also produces all the company’s recordings, starting from 1985. John produced the London premiere of the new version of CLOSER THAN EVER at the Jermyn Street Theatre in 2014, directed by the Lyricist himself, Richard Maltby Jr. John has a BA in Graphic Design.
John Yap
19 Nov
Reviews 
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Noel Coward Theatre
By John Yap Friday, November 19 2021, 01:06
Before the movies LA LA LAND and THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, composers and lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's DEAR EVAN HANSEN joined the stage musical family not as a big Broadway musical but as a modest fringe musical opening on March 26 2016 in an Off Broadway theatre, the Second Stage Theatre. It was an instant hit and became an even bigger hit when it moved on to Broadway on December 4 2016, winning all the awards there were to win (on both sides of the Atlantic).
14 Oct
Reviews
Review: Jeff Wayne’s THE WAR OF THE WORLDS The Immersive Experience
By John Yap Thursday, October 14 2021, 09:12
H.G. Wells wrote one of the most famous and popular science fiction stories ever. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS has been filmed for TV and the cinema many times. Now we have an Immersive Experience inspired by Jeff Wayne's score and adaptation.
08 Oct
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Review: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT at the Gielgud Theatre
By John Yap Friday, October 8 2021, 16:08
The rich tapestry of British history, especially of the Royal Family, is fertile ground for writers, playwrights and filmmakers to plow. Hilary Mantel struck gold when she wrote three books on the lives and times of the Tudors, especially those of Henry VIII’s. The first two books, WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES were best sellers and the subsequent theatre adaptations of both books were equally successful. Now we have the final theatre adaptation of the Trilogy, THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT. This final theatrical adaptation is a fitting and successful conclusion to the Trilogy.
20 Aug
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Review: PARADISE at The Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre
By John Yap Friday, August 20 2021, 16:27
Sophocles’ Philoctetes is given a new version in a re-imagined production by the National Theatre. The new version is by Kae Tempest, re-imagined for the stage by Ian Rickson now renamed PARADISE. It promises to be a bold cutting edge play and production for the contemporary audience.
04 Aug
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Review: PRETTY WOMAN at the Savoy Theatre
By John Yap Wednesday, August 4 2021, 14:27
PRETTY WOMAN The Musical returns to the West End triumphantly at The Savoy Theatre with the packed house audience leaping to its feet, cheering it to the rafters at the end.
When the musical opened at The Piccadilly Theatre at the end of February 2020, it was on its way to becoming a “hit” when it was forced to shut down by the pandemic on March 16.
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