Curtain Up

It's almost Christmas (oh yes it is) and rehearsals are commencing for theatre productions geared specifically for the hundreds of thousands of theatregoers across the land who require quality entertainment over the holidays, but for whom pantomime, as we now know it, just doesn't tick the box. pbm is currently involved in a number of professional theatre productions around the world ...

In the USA Alice The Musical is enjoying a revival at Actors' Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre (Miami) until 13th November. The theatre first produced the show for its USA premiere back in January, but it's back on stage for the second time this year due to public demand.

Also in the USA, Hansel & Grettel opens for a limited 12-performance run at Miramar Cultural Center (Florida) from 2nd November.  The producers of the show, Dream Child Productions, presented the USA premiere of the musical in February 2008 and are staging this latest revival ahead of a 2010 USA tour.

Meanwhile in Scotland rehearsals have just started for Perth Theatre's production of Pinocchio, the TMA Theatre Award nominated musical.  Here's a trailer for the new production which runs from 3rd December ...

In Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Lyric Theatre's rehearsals for The Tale of the Beauty and the Tail of the Beast have just got underway.  The curtain goes up on 4th December, and here's a trailer featuring music from the show ...

Looking forward to 2010, Big Telly Theatre Company is presenting an all-Ireland tour and the world premiere of Paul Boyd and Bernie McGill's new musical The Haunting of Helena Blunden. The first performance is on 25th February and here's a teaser trailer for the show featuring the briefest of sneak-peeks of the new music ...

Finally for now, the record-breaking production of Spike MIlligan's Puckoon as seen on tour across Ireland earlier this year is heading to the UK in 2010, beginning with a run in London's West End.  Here's the promotional video of the show, featuring scenes from the live performance, for those that missed it in 2009 and those that plan to catch it in 2010 ...

You can find more information on all of these productions, and many more, online now at www.pbmusicals.com where you can also find information on two great new publications ...

The scripts of Paul Boyd's Alice The Musical and Pinocchio have been published in professionally printed and bound editions featuring photos from past productions and previous cast and crew lists.  The books are available to preview and buy online from Blurb Books ...