My Times Square office reimagined: Broadway 2020
Times Square Broadway 2020 My office reimagined... Times Square aka MAGA TrumpWorld with 52 iconic show parodies - how many you find? All 100 of my [...]
InTheater Magazine
InTheater Magazine In the late '90's I negotiated an investment deal to try and save InTheater Magazine from shutdown. The proposal was to move their [...]
Parody Broadway Posters: Trump + COVID-19 | Broadway / West End
Broadway Parody Posters We all need some light relief. 🎭 😷 While in quarantine / isolation since Christmas in 2019 in Shanghai, since February, I have been [...]
I have teamed up with CommonGenius Broadway
Take Control of Your Success! I am exited to announce that I have teamed up with Common Genius Broadway as a Broadway Expert! If [...]
William Shakespeare’s Birth & Death Anniversary
An April 23 (May 3 in today's calendar) tribute from Toby to the bard -- William Shakespeare was born & died on the same day... born on April [...]
Olivier Awards 2019: Best of British to the Nominees
Celebrating the very best in British theatre (the Tony Awards of British theatre), the Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday 7th April, beginning at 6.30pm [...]
Coming musicals adaptations for Cinema, TV, Streaming and/or DVD
Here is a compilation from multiple sources of just some of the major theatrical projects coming to film/TV -- including musical adaptions to film in development or [...]
World Theatre Day 2019
In celebration of World Theatre Day, here are highlights of my life's work (so far). #HavePassportWillTravel Since 1962 World Theatre Day has been celebrated by [...]
Musicals in Shanghai 2019 Calendar
Shanghai (and China in general) has a sad and murky history of many very low quality Australian, USA, South African or European touring musicals being presented and sold under [...]
Happy Birthday Stephen Sondheim & Andrew Lloyd Webber – Broadway Legends
Today Stephen Sondheim turns 89 and Andrew Lloyd Webber turns 71. Sondheim made his Broadway debut at the age of 26 in 1956 , Lloyd Webber [...]
Happy Birthday John Kander – Broadway Legend
American composer John Kander (b. Kansas City, MO, March 18, 1927) is the musical partner of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb, who together [...]
Carol Channing remembered
Rest in peace darling Carol Channing. Broadway, West End, Hollywood legend and global icon. Such a joy, such a star. In my opinion, the golden age of Broadway died with her.
Mandarin Language versions of Western Musicals
A decade ago in 2007, the Chinese Ministry of Culture through its China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG) and British theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh announced [...]
The British invasion of China of 2018
It's truly the British theatrical invasion of China for the remainder of 2018, with only 1 musical show coming from the USA tour (Kinky Boots), [...]
Kinky Boots opens in Shanghai (US tour version)
YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND Fabulously sassy, huge-hearted, high-heeled glittery musical KINKY BOOTS 《长靴皇后》opened last night in Shanghai. A great [...]
Betty Buckley – Broadway Legend
Living legend of Broadway and the West End, superstar of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most famous musicals, Betty Buckley, the “The Voice of Broadway,” is one [...]
Beauty and the Beast – the 1st broadway-style show in China (in Mandarin)
Beauty and the Beast 《美女与野兽》 A tale as old as time, true as it can be. The world’s first all-Chinese cast in a Broadway-style musical production of Disney’s Beauty and [...]
Sacrifice《牺牲》(Musical)
A Chinese musical developed for global audiences. Written & composed by a British team, directed & designed by Asian/Western team that showcases an extraordinary Chinese story globally. [...]
Transformers Live (China)
Coming Soon Engaged by Iconic Entertainment Studios as GM to lead the Chinese production of Transformers Live, a cross between an action-adventure spectacle, a special attraction and a [...]
West Side Story opens in Shanghai (China Tour)
West Side Story 《西区故事》opened in Shanghai last night, commencing it's China tour. This is the International touring production (in English), coming originally from BB Promotions in Germany. Book by Arthur Laurents, [...]
