Ray Rackham

Apr 7, 2024 | britishtheatre.com | Ray Rackham

Andrea McArdleConfessions of a Broadway Baby54 Below, Broadway5 Stars54 Below WebsiteWhat do you do when Little Orphan Annie tells you that she’s now a grandmother? Charting a life on the Broadway stage, and a lifetime away from that child actress turned star of the 1977 hit, Andrea McArdle proves how a great attitude, a joy de vivre, and an incredible voice can sustain not only an illustrious career but guarantee the love of an audience for almost five decades.

Apr 4, 2024 | britishtheatre.com | Ray Rackham

Water For ElephantsImperial Theatre3 StarsBOOK TICKETSWith a score by the seven-man collective PigPen Theatre, book by Rick Elice, direction from Broadway’s Jessica Stone, and an abundance circus artistry from the talented Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants is a magical and spectacular new musical; but it doesn’t always know what should be destined for the big top and what should be confined to the sideshow.

Mar 25, 2024 | britishtheatre.com | Ray Rackham

Leslie UggamsSomething Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue54 Below, New York5 Stars54 Below WebsiteWhen Dionne Warwick calls you and welcomes you to the octogenarian club, you know you’re something special, and Leslie Uggams’ most recent engagement at 54 Below (the jewel in the crown of New York’s supper clubs) proves once again in her seventh decade of delighting audiences, that she has indeed always been special.

Mar 25, 2024 | britishtheatre.com | Ray Rackham

The NotebookGerald Schoenfeld Theatre3 StarsBook NowThe latest movie to Broadway musical offering, Ingrid Michaelson and Behak Brunstetter’s The Notebook greatly impresses, meticulously breaks hearts, but doesn’t always soar. You wait all season for a Broadway movie-to-musical adaptation and three come along (almost) at once.

Dec 23, 2023 | britishtheatre.com | Ray Rackham

Last Updated on 3rd January 2024For readers who have yet to visit this goldmine of live entertainment, you’re about to read a love letter. How might one describe what you encounter as you take your first steps down into what has become a mainstay of the New York theatre scene?