Milo 2We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started!
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher and studied Classics at university.
Come Read THE ODYSSEY With Us! (Book 1 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-06-30 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started!
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher and studied Classics at university.This Show Fixes Theatres Most Annoying Problem...Milo 22026-08-04 | Theatre makes lots of mistakes, but luckily this show manages to get things largely right... but does that come at a cost? ๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcOdysseus Tricks the CYCLOPS! (The Odyssey Book 9 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-08-04 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started!
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.Phaeacian Feast, Games, & Poets Songs! (The Odyssey Book 8 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-07-30 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started! SPECIAL EPISODE FOCUSED ON PHAEACIA w/ Armand D'Angour: youtube.com/watch?v=WtAUNEghJpw
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.The Island Nolan MISSED: Phaeacia Odyssey DEEP DIVE w/ Oxford Classics Professor Armand DAngourMilo 22026-07-22 | In The Odyssey, Odysseus visits the island of the Phaeacians, but this is completely missed in Christopher Nolan's film adaptation. In this special episode of Milo's Book Club, I talk to Armand D'Angour, Professor of Classics at Oxford University here in the UK, to talk about some of our favourite moments from that island, and then to chronologically walk through all the events that happen there!
0:00:00 What was the island Nolan MISSED in The Odyssey? Video structure explained 0:01:16 Introduction to Armand d'Angour 0:02:50 Why the Phaeacian tales are especially interesting 0:04:47 Who are the Phaeacians in the Odyssey and where do they live? 0:05:32 Why are the Phaeacians magical? 0:09:50 The Phaeacian games (when Odysseus arrives) - discussion 0:12:24 The bard Demodocus' songs of war & the Gods - discussion 0:16:51 Is Homer preaching through the songs of the bards? 0:20:11 Does Achilles in Hades regret his death? Does this contradict the Iliad? 0:25:45 Book 6: Odysseus' arrival on the island of Scheria 0:29:54 Is Odysseus an unreliable narrator in The Odyssey?
CHRONOLOGICAL RETELLING OF PHAEACIA BEGINS HERE 0:31:43 Book 6: Odysseus discovered by Nausicaa: possible romance? 0:35:03 Is Queen Arete a feminist figurehead? 0:39:21 Parry and Lord's oral poetry research 0:41:45 What would the melody of The Odyssey have been when performed by bards? 0:45:48 Did the Greeks colonize their neighbours? 0:50:43 Homer's insistence that the rules and laws of civil society must be followed 0:51:33 Book 9: Odysseus VS the Cyclops 0:54:13 Why does Odysseus shout his name to the Cyclops while escaping? 0:56:27 The Odysseus name pun discussion continued 0:58:20 Book 10: the island of Aeolus 1:00:12 Milo's theory: does Homer think acts of delegation are morally negative? 1:02:36 Book 10: Laestrygonian giants and Circe's island of Aeaea 1:04:46 Does Odysseus have agency over his own actions? Double determination in The Odyssey 1:07:51 Book 11: Inconsistencies in the Underworld 1:10:51 The message behind all the Shades' stories in Hades, & competition with Hesiod 1:12:49 Odysseus abruptly stopping his storytelling 1:14:12 Book 12: Scylla, Charybdis, and the Sun God's cattle 1:17:39 The meat on skewers started mooing 1:20:17 Book 13: Odysseus reaches Ithaca... the Phaeacian ship turns to stone! 1:24:04 thank you Armand!!Introducing Alcinous & Arete: Phaeacian Royalty! (The Odyssey Book 7 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-07-20 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started! SPECIAL EPISODE FOCUSED ON PHAEACIA w/ Armand D'Angour: youtube.com/watch?v=WtAUNEghJpw
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.Everything You Need To Know BEFORE Watching THE ODYSSEYMilo 22026-07-19 | The Odyssey is a very complicated story full of confusing character names, flashbacks, interesting casting choices, and Travis Scott. In this video I break down EVERYTHING you need to know before watching it so you fully understand what's actually happening!
Here's episode 1 of my book club reading The Odyssey so you can follow along with me and my meemaw Ruth-Anne: youtube.com/watch?v=0rRxV5T8DKg&list=PLL0RliKYQ3GQOdysseus Meets NAUSICAA! (The Odyssey Book 6 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-07-19 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. SPECIAL EPISODE FOCUSED ON PHAEACIA w/ Armand D'Angour: youtube.com/watch?v=WtAUNEghJpw
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.FINALLY Meeting ODYSSEUS! (The Odyssey Book 5 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-07-16 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started!
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.Is The Odyssey ACTUALLY That Good? My Brutally Honest Thoughts (Spoiler Free Movie Review)Milo 22026-07-15 | I've already seen it multiple times in IMAX 70mm, so here are my brutally honest thoughts on the film.
Here's episode 1 of my book club reading The Odyssey so you can follow along with me and my meemaw Ruth-Anne: youtube.com/watch?v=0rRxV5T8DKg&list=PLL0RliKYQ3GQChristopher Nolans Odyssey Casting is Dual Purpose...Milo 22026-07-15 | ...MENELAUS Hosts Telemachus in Sparta! (The Odyssey Book 4 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-07-14 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started!
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.Telemachus Meets NESTOR! (The Odyssey Book 3 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-07-09 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started!
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.Telemachus LEAVES Ithaca! (The Odyssey Book 2 - Milos Book Club)Milo 22026-07-04 | We're reading THE ODYSSEY in Book Club format, discussing each "book" of the text episode by episode, and we'd love for you to join us! Your hosts are Milo, and his meemaw Ruth-Anne. Let's get started!
FAQ: โ Which translation of The Odyssey are we reading? ๐ We're using the Emily Wilson translation, but you're welcome to read along with whichever you like! You can find the book here: amzn.to/3QPKTfW โ Who are the hosts? ๐ Milo runs this YouTube channel alongside his main channel MrRoflWaffles; he is a full-time content creator. He has recruited his meemaw Ruth-Anne for the book club, who is a retired English teacher. She also studied Classics at university.Introducing MILOS BOOK CLUB!! (Were reading THE ODYSSEY)Milo 22026-06-24 | Welcome to Milo's Book Club!! We're reading THE ODYSSEY, and this is a prologue episode of sorts to introduce my meemaw, Ruth-Anne, and set the table for how we're going to approach future episodes! We're in the process of adding the episodes to podcast platforms, but in the meantime you can join our mailing list by filling out this (admittedly somewhat outdated) form here: https://forms.gle/MiK5ZNf4DCjy6n7cAAre we TOO CYNICAL For Disclosure Day? (Review - Early Screening)Milo 22026-06-09 | I just watched Disclosure Day at an early screening - thank you @universalpicturesuk for the invite!! It has me wondering though: are we too cynical for a film like this?
Pippin show blurb from Upstairs at the Gatehouse: A dazzling troupe of travelling performers converges to tell the story of a young princeโs pursuit of purpose. Hypnotised by the glitz and glamour, Pippin chases glory in battle, temptation in love, and power on the throne only to discover that the brighter the bulbs, the darker the shadows.
From the writer of WICKED, GODSPELL, THE BAKERโS WIFE, and more, Stephen Schwartzโs 1972 Tony Award-winning classic features a score packed with musical-theatre favourites including Corner of the Sky and Magic to Do. This all-singing, all-dancing spectacular is not to be missed!I loved this!!! INTO THE WOODS First Impressions at the Bridge Theatre - London 2025Milo 22025-12-11 | ...SPECTACULAR!! The Great Gatsby Musical Review - London Coliseum (29th August 2025)Milo 22025-08-29 | this was SO MUCH BETTER than I expected!!
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcIntimate Apparel at the Donmar Warehouse: Fantastic! (2025)Milo 22025-06-21 | ๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcAmรฉlie! Review & Impressions (Italia Conti Rhoda McGaw Theatre 2025)Milo 22025-03-14 | ๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bc
0:00 Amรฉlie Review Intro 2:42 Baylea Gamble 2:55 Sebastian Hugo 3:21 Will Joel 3:27 Jonny Ford 3:42 Lily Francoise 4:30 Amรฉlie Review & ImpressionsBACKSTROKE Review - Donmar Warehouse, London (2025)Milo 22025-02-22 | This was a mixed bag for me - would love to hear what you think of it if you see it!
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcIs THE FEAR OF 13 Worth Seeing? (Donmar Warehouse London 2024 Review)Milo 22024-10-12 | ๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcI Did NOT Expect THIS From PIPPIN 50th Anniversary Concert! (London Theatre Royal Drury Lane + Bows)Milo 22024-04-29 | The official PIPPIN 50th anniversary concert just happened here in London's West End... here are my impressions!
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcThe Sweeney Todd Review that I was too scared to post... ๐ ๐ (Broadway 2023)Milo 22023-12-31 | I recorded this during the summer but have been holding off posting it... but it's finally time hahah. Here's my Sweeney Todd Broadway review from earlier this year ๐
For the first time since 1980, Broadway audiences can experience Stephen Sondheimโs Tony Awardยฎโwinning score as it was performed in the original productionโwith Jonathan Tunickโs classic 26-player orchestration on an epic scale. Tony Awardโwinning director Thomas Kail (Hamilton) helms the return of this musical thriller starring Tony and Grammyยฎ nominee Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) as Sweeney Todd and Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park With George, Kinky Boots) as Mrs. Lovett. Tony winner Alex Lacamoire (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen) reunites with Kail as Music Supervisor, and Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Once, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) choreographs this new production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheelerโs Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.Worth ยฃ340 or OVERHYPED? Sunset Boulevard Review (2023 Savoy Theatre London)Milo 22023-12-28 | I got a last minute ticket to SUNSET BLVD here on the West End in 2023โฆ but did it live up to the hype?
From the Sunset Blvd West End website: NICOLE SCHERZINGER stars as the immortal Norma Desmond in ANDREW LLOYD WEBBERโs legendary SUNSET BOULEVARD.
This thrillingly atmospheric musical, which features an iconic score including the songs With One Look, The Perfect Year and As If We Never Said Goodbye, is reimagined by visionary director JAMIE LLOYD for a new generation.
Haunted by her memories and dreams, movie star Norma Desmond (Scherzinger) yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who canโt sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and compelling relationship leads to disastrous circumstances.
Drenched in champagne and cynicism, SUNSET BOULEVARD scrutinizes the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and their intoxicating need for fame and adoration.
Rachel Tucker guest stars as Norma Desmond every Monday from 16 October until the end of the run.
The Jamie Lloyd Companyโs SUNSET BOULEVARD arrives at the Savoy Theatre in Londonโs West End for a limited 16-week run from September 2023.
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcCan I see TWO Broadway Shows in ONE Day for Under $80? (New York Theatre Vlog)Milo 22023-12-27 | The average Broadway ticket price is $135. Can I see TWO shows in one day for HALF that price?? Let's find out in this milo theatre vlog in New York City!! ๐
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcCLYDES: Does it Live Up to the Hype? (Review - Donmar Warehouse)Milo 22023-10-26 | CLYDE'S is now showing in London at the Donmar Warehouse... but is it worthy of its notoriety overseas?
Itโs kind of a ritual, we speak the truth. Then, let go and cook.
In the bustling kitchen of a run-down Pennsylvania truck stop, the formerly incarcerated staff have been given a second chance. Under the tyrannical eye of their boss Clyde, this unlikely team strives to create the perfect sandwich, as they dream of leaving their past mistakes behind for a better life.
Double Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lynn Nottage (Ruined, Sweat, The Secret Life of Bees) and director Lynette Linton (Criticsโ Circle Best Director for Blues for an Alabama Sky) reunite for the European premiere of the hilarious and hopeful CLYDEโS, the follow up to their Donmar five-star production of SWEAT which transferred to the West End.I really didnt like this show ๐ญ Battersea Bardot Review (New Wimbledon Theatre Studio 2023)Milo 22023-09-20 | I really didn't like this show, sadly. Appreciative for the invite from Theatrically Becca, but I just really didn't get along with the material!
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcALEX NEWELL IS FLAWLESS - Shucked Review (Broadway 2023)Milo 22023-09-04 | Seeing Alex Newell perform Independently Owned in Shucked was pretty much a regligious experience for me. Here's my Shucked Review from Broadway, 2023!!
An unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con man, and a battle for the heart & soil of a small town.
SHUCKED is the Tony Awardยฎ-winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls โflat out hilarious!โ Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn (Tootsie), a score by the Grammyยฎ Award-winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and directed by Tony Award winner Jack OโBrien (Hairspray), this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theater.They had to IMPROVISE A Scene!! Kimberly Akimbo Review (Broadway 2023)Milo 22023-09-03 | I finally saw Kimberly Akimbo after months of anticipation, and it struggled to live up to the grand expectations I had built up. Still enjoyed it a lot, but it was an unusual watch for me - here's my review, and a recount of the brilliant bit of improv that the cast did to get through a tech issue :)
KIMBERLY AKIMBO features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE (Rabbit Hole), a Tony Award-winning score by JEANINE TESORI (Fun Home), choreography by DANNY MEFFORD (Dear Evan Hansen) and direction by Tony-nominated director JESSICA STONE.
Kimberly (Tony Award winner VICTORIA CLARK) is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this โhowlingly funny heartbreaker of a showโ (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crushโฆand possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.LION KING COULD NEVER! Aladdin Review - Broadway 2023Milo 22023-08-28 | I saw ALADDIN on Broadway - here's my review!
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcJaw-Dropping Magic Show - El Mago Pop Review (Broadway Closing Night 27/8/23)Milo 22023-08-28 | I got last minute rush tickets to the closing night of EL MAGO POP at the Barrymore theatre on broadway in New York.
Inspired by the idea of challenging the limits of the impossible, El Mago Pop takes a journey through the extraordinary. Through a show defined by surprise, sensibility, rhythm and emotion, patrons experience Antonio Diazโs close-up magic and his most unusual and spectacular illusions.
The show is a tribute to life and to the hope it instills in us. An existential reminder of all those dreams and illusions that awakened our consciousness in the earliest stages of our lives, so that we never forget who we are.
Antonio Diaz is the highest-grossing European illusionist in the world! For each of the past 5 years, he has had the greatest box office success of any other artist in Spain. More than 2 million theatregoers have been astonished by the unique magic of Antonio Diaz, on stage as El Mago Pop.
Antonio Diaz has also starred on the Netflix shows โMagic for Humansโ and โLa Gran Ilusion,โ which are broadcast in nearly 200 countries.london theatre recommendation!!Milo 22023-08-16 | ...Really hard to watch - Next To Normal London Previews First Impressions at @DonmarWarehouseMilo 22023-08-16 | Next To Normal has opened in London, and I went into it without knowing ANYTHING about the story... maybe not the best idea. ๐
โIt is much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical." New York Times
Critically acclaimed Broadway musical Next to Normal is an intimate exploration of family and loss. At its heart is Diana Goodman (Broadway and West End star Caissie Levy), a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past. Donmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst directs the long-awaited UK premiรจre of this powerful musical about a far from average family.
Next to Normal is the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Awards including Best Original Score.Final thoughts on NEWSIES! at London Wembley Park Theatre (Muck-Up Matinee Bows 30 July 2023)Milo 22023-08-14 | I saw NEWSIES! on opening preview night, and its final matinee performance. Here are my final thoughts on its success and what's to come next for Newsies in London!
Disneyโs NEWSIES, the sensational family musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein is now playing at Londonโs Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre for a limited season.
As the action explodes into the space, spilling off the stage in this high-octane extravaganza, audiences are transported to the streets of New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Expect gravity-defying stunts performed by an astonishing ensemble, in this rousing true story of teenage newspaper sellers dreaming of a better life far from the hardship of the streets.
Packed full of extraordinary choreography on an epic scale, this inspiring production has won over audiences and critics alike. Do not miss this โTHEATRICAL FORCE OF NATUREโ (Mail On Sunday), seize the day and book your tickets now to see this undeniable hit! Must end 30 July 2023.
AN AWARD-WINNING HIT ON BROADWAY The original production of NEWSIES opened on Broadway in 2012 and was slated to play only 100 performances but went on to play over 1,000 performances before touring and winning two Tony Awardsยฎ, including Best Original Score. The original production was filmed live on stage and released in cinemas in 2017. Now for the very first time, audiences in the UK have a chance to enjoy the thrill of one of the biggest Broadway hits of recent years. In an innovative and brand new production at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, theatregoers will be thrust right inside the action as the newsies dance, sing, jump and fly around the streets of a booming 19th century New York City.Not Without Flaws - Parade Review ft. Ben Platt & Micaela Diamond (Broadway 23 July 2023)Milo 22023-08-13 | I didn't think Parade was perfect, but I haven't had a chance to record my review until now, after the show has closed. So, here it is: my Parade review!
The acclaimed, sold-out New York City Center production of PARADE starring Tony, Grammy and Emmy Awardยฎ winner Ben Platt is moving to Broadway in the canโt-miss event of the year. The New York Times hails it as a Criticโs Pick and โthe best-sung musical in many a New York season. It recalls an era of big casts, big stories and big talent โ a time when musicals actually felt like events.โ
Platt and rising star Micaela Diamond (The Cher Show) reprise their โpowerhouse performance for the agesโ (The New York Times) in Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhryโs Tony-winning musical, under the visionary direction of Michael Arden (Once On This Island โ Best Revival Tony winner).
Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice and devotion. Riveting and gloriously hopeful, PARADE reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another.
Performed at Bernard B. jacobs theatre | 242 WEST 45th STREETJEREMY JORDAN IS UNREAL! Little Shop of Horrors Review (Broadway 26 July 2023)Milo 22023-08-12 | I saw JEREMY JORDAN in Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway, 26 July 2023! Here's my Little Shop of Horrors Review ๐๐ต
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is the man-eating, award-winning BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL, now in its fourth succulent year at the Westside Theatre! This smash-hit production stars Jeremy Jordan (Waitress, Newsies), who re-joins the company as Seymour for eight weeks only through Sept. 17; Joy Woods, who played an Urchin in our original cast and now returns as Audrey; and Tony nominee Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder). Together they bring mouthwatering life to a show that has made millions of theatergoers laugh, scream, and give up gardening for good. Get tickets now and enjoy a taste of the funniest โ and hungriest โ musical in town!LEA MICHELE in Funny Girl on Broadway: IS IT WORTH IT?? (Review + Bows 25/7/23)Milo 22023-08-12 | I paid $200 to see LEA MICHELE as Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL on Broadway on July 25, 2023! Here's my Funny Girl review, AND the Funny Girl bows which the usher graciously let me record for the Glee fans out there!
WELCOME TO MUSICAL THEATER COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, a revised book from Harvey Fierstein based on the original classic by Isobel Lennart, tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, choreography by Ellenore Scott, and direction from Michael Mayer, this love letter to the theatre has the whole shebang!
The sensational cast, starring Drama Desk Award nominee Lea Michele as Fanny Brice, Tony Awardยฎ๏ธ nominee Ramin Karimloo, Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh and Jeff Award winner Jared Grimes, dazzles with the songs โDonโt Rain On My Parade,โ โIโm the Greatest Star,โ and โPeople.โ This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her sheโd never be a star, but then something funny happenedโshe became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway.
ON BROADWAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3 ONLYI got my first callback... AND SCREWED IT UP ๐คฆโโ๏ธMilo 22023-08-02 | I just sent in a self tape for the first time and was SO excited when I got a callback... ... and then disaster STRUCK lmaoo ๐ญ
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcthey were eating pizza IN THE FRONT ROW ๐Milo 22023-07-08 | ...4 Main Problems Stopped Me Loving GROUNDHOG DAY (Review - Old Vic Theatre London 2023)Milo 22023-07-05 | I really wanted to love Groundhog Day at the Old Vic Theatre in London, but a handful of key issues stopped me from getting into the way I had hoped to. Here's my 2023 Groundhog Day review!
From the Old Vic website for Groundhog Day:
โTomorrow spring will come and then There will be blue skies my friend Bright eyes and laughter Tomorrow there will be sunโ
Phil Connors is a pretty awful guy.
But when the cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman is sent to cover the kooky annual Groundhog Day event in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, he finds himself caught in a time loop that sends him on a hilarious path to enlightenment and redemption.
A comic parable of love, hope and transformation from the creatives behind Matilda The Musical and The Old Vicโs A Christmas Carol, this Olivier Award-winning (Best New Musical, Best Actor) musical sensation based on the 1993 hit film returns to The Old Vic this summer.
Andy Karl reprises his role which earned him an Olivier Award as Phil Connors.
โGroundhog Day is a masterclass in how to liveโฆ You can bring whatever mindset you choose to the next 24 hours. This is an extraordinary gift that we often overlook, and there is no better example of its priceless value than Groundhog Day.โ Paul Hannam (The Wisdom of Groundhog Day)
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcWhen the BACKUP MIC BREAKS... What Do You DO? Legally Blonde Review (Festoon Production London)Milo 22023-06-22 | First her clip-on mic stopped working. Then the backup mic stopped working too... .... but they persevered!! Book tickets to Legally Blonde: bit.ly/3NDirJT
From the Festoon Legally Blonde website:
Legally Blonde is a 2007 musical with music and lyrics by Laurence OโKeefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others, and she successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial. Throughout the show, very few characters have faith in Elle, but she manages to surprise them when she defies expectations while staying true to herself. Special shoutouts go to Georgie Blessitt, Charlie Walker, Rachael Mailer, Alvin Zapata, and Callum Elson!
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bc30 second OKLAHOMA! Review (London 2023) ๐ด #londontheatreMilo 22023-06-17 | ...How much is TOO MUCH Audience Interaction? OKLAHOMA! Review (London 2023)Milo 22023-06-17 | The OKLAHOMA! revival in London this year really gets in the audience's face at times, but how much is too much? Here's my review based on seeing the show - starring Arthur Darvill! - at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End.
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcUK vs US theatre differences - part 1Milo 22023-06-13 | ...Is The Mountaintop Worth Seeing? (Los Angeles Geffen Playhouse 2023)Milo 22023-06-11 | What do you think Dr Martin Luther King Jr did on his last night on earth? That's the story of THE MOUNTAINTOP. Here's my non-review first impressions based on the preview I saw!
๐ค Want MORE Milo? ๐ ๐ญ I also post theatre content on TikTok: tiktok.com/@milotheatre ๐ผ For bookings & other business enquiries, please email me at: milo@mrroflwaffl.es ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ My personal Instagram account is: http://instagram.com/milo_bcA WONDERFUL SURPRISE! A Soldiers Play Review (Ahmanson Theatre Los Angeles 2023)Milo 22023-06-05 | I went into this show with little to no expectations, but thought it was FANTASTIC! Complex characters, gripping performances, and a generally lovely theatre experience! Here's my review.
Performance date: 4/6/23 Venue: Ahmanson Theatre, LA, California
From the Center Theatre Group website for A Soldier's Play:
A Soldierโs Play, the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller by Charles Fuller, has rocketed back into the spotlight, thanks to this 2020 Tony Awardยฎ-winning Best Revival from Roundabout Theatre Company. โThis is a play that deserves to be staged regularly all over Americaโthough itโs hard to imagine that it will ever be done better than this. It keeps you guessing all the way to the final curtainโ (The Wall Street Journal).
In 1944, on a Louisiana Army base, two shots ring out. A Black sergeant is murdered and a series of interrogations triggers a gripping barrage of questions about sacrifice, service, and identity in America. Broadwayโs Norm Lewis leads a powerhouse cast in the show Variety calls โa knock-your-socks-off-drama,โ directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.Last Theatre Trip in San Francisco - HAIR! (Vlog)Milo 22023-05-28 | Seeing as I'm heading to LA next week to see a bunch of musicals, I wanted to squeeze one last theatre trip into my schedule while still in San Francisco! I jumped on TodayTix and this was what I found...
Celebrating the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Broadway opening at the Biltmore Theatre! Honoring the memory of original creator James Rado and producer Michael Butler Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado Music by Galt MacDermot Original Broadway Artistic Team Directed by Tom O'Horgan Choreography by Julie Arenal Produced by Michael Butler MAY 6 - JUNE 4, 2023 At Landmark Musical Theatre 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 (Between Powell and Mason Streets) Directed by Jon Rosen Choreography By Elizabeth Etler Music and Vocal Direction by Christopher Hewitt Produced by Landmark Musical Theatre Presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark