Phil Willmott
10 Aug
News 
The Joy of Going to the Theatre on Your Own
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 10 2020, 16:17
An unexpected consequence of socially distant seating, where people must sit 1m away from those from other households, is that venues would prefer to sell to groups rather than individuals.
10 Aug
News
There’s a Mini-Summer Theatre Festival in Covent Garden – but Don’t Go Alone!
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 10 2020, 16:00
Like all theatre companies Iris Theatre had their plans wrecked by the Corona Virus.
They’re based in the gardens of St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden and had planned a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream which they decided to pull, during lock down.
04 Aug
Reviews
Review: TANGLED. Disney Cruise ships and YouTube
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, August 4 2020, 09:35
Having had a massive hit with the on demand release of Broadway musical HAMILTON on their subscription channel, Disney weirdly followed it up last week by promoting a free, HD, film of their 2015 stage musical based on the RAPUNZEL story, TANGLED. You can see it on YouTube.
02 Aug
News
This Week's Theatre Related Covid News
By Phil Willmott Sunday, August 2 2020, 07:13
I like to keep things cheerful here at LBO in the face of relentless bad news for the theatre industry but I know that as enthusiastic theatre goers you care about our struggles to reopen, so here’s what’s been going on.
01 Aug
News
Random, Gratuitous and Gorgeous – 3 Male Covers of Female Show Tunes
By Phil Willmott Saturday, August 1 2020, 23:46
![Jeremy Jordan sings "Let It Go" from Frozen](/news/public/news/.jeremy-jordan-let-it-go_s.jpg "Jeremy Jordan sings "Let It Go\" from Frozen")
In straight theatre there’s a criminal lack of extraordinary female roles. In musicals it’s a different story and women regularly get some show stopping songs that any male performer would covet.
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