Julia Rank
Writer at Freelance
Cat lady, Assistant Editor @musicalsmag, historical researcher, quiet reader, aspiring biographer of baritone/movie star Gordon MacRae.
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1 week ago |
whatsonstage.com | Julia Rank
The latest film-to-stage musical adaptation takes a real prestige movie as its source. Midnight Cowboy (based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy), which starred Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, received the 1969 Oscar for Best Picture and is considered one of the most significant of its era, as well as being the only X-rated film to win the Hollywood establishment’s highest accolade.
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londontheatre.co.uk | Julia Rank
Eva Peron wasn’t the only dictator’s wife to seek an escape from abject poverty by pursuing a career as an actress. Jiang Qing, better known in the West as “Madame Mao” (as the fourth wife of Chairman Mao), also trod the boards and appeared in films – and her acting ambitions were rather loftier than Evita’s.
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3 weeks ago |
londontheatre.co.uk | Julia Rank
Britain is renowned for producing beautifully made costume dramas for Sunday evening viewing, and Downton Abbey is one of the most successful of all time. Created by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), it was broadcast on ITV over six series (52 episodes) between 2010 to 2015 and attracted record numbers of viewers. It is sumptuous escapism with costumes and locations to die for, and packed with drama, intrigue, and social commentary.
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1 month ago |
londontheatre.co.uk | Julia Rank
The Hunger Games is the latest young adult blockbuster franchise to receive the stage treatment, about a decade after the project was first announced. It ought to be well worth the wait, as its the dream team of playwright Conor McPherson and director Matthew Dunster and will be staged in a new, state-of-the-art, purpose-built venue in Canary Wharf.
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whatsonstage.com | Julia Rank
Based on the 1990 John Waters film that starred a young Johnny Depp (which I haven’t seen), Cry-Baby, The Musical is a 1950s-set frippery about romance across the class divide that never takes itself at all seriously.
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