From my shady London base it's easy to see the way in which musical theatre is heading in the West End, spurred on by Broadway's seemingly insatiable desire for tinsel. It was once said to me after many hours spent on Christmas decorations "hmm, nothing cheapens a room like tinsel". Perhaps this (in retrospect incredibly sensible philosophy) should be applied to the great white way and London's fabled West End. Whilst Broadway sporadically churns out originality - The Light in the Piazza, even Wicked, the West End continues to put - as Forbidden Broadway justifiably quips "film-on-the-stag...
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