Broadway
Olivier-Nominated 'The Full Monty' Musical Closes After One Month at Noel Coward, Writer Simon Beaufoy Petitions Producer David Pugh for More Time
London's West End Bids Farewell to Jimmy Hardwick, Iconic Resident Pianist at Joe Allen Restaurant
London has held a memorial service for Jimmy Hardwick--the beloved resident pianist at Joe Allen restaurant. Hardwick died in January, and his service was held at St. Paul's, the so-called "actors' Church" in Covent Garden. His was the face and his were the melodies that greeted diners at the restaurant, often frequented by the leading lights of the West End. REVIEW: Hasty Pudding Theatricals 166, 'Victorian Secrets,' @ Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse (3/15/14)
When one thinks of Harvard--Hasty Pudding Theatricals, specifically--one's mind is usually in Cambridge, Mass. Why shouldn't it be? HPT has roots there dating back to September 1, 1795. Yeah, it's the antepenultimate oldest club for nancy boy theater geeks in the white man's world, preceded only by the Comédie-Française and the Easter-loving Oberammergau Players in Bavaria.
