Entries from Londonist tagged with 'tommysteele'
April 23, 2008
British Elvis fans have been suffering for decades with the rueful knowledge that their beloved hip-swingin', side-burned, fried peanut-butter-banana-sandwich-lovin', Graceland crooner had never set foot in England. The only time he had ever been to the UK, in fact, had been a quick stopover at Glaswegian Prestwick Airport. Now, however, there is more fuel to add to the Scot vs. English fire. In a Radio 2 interview, showbiz top dog Bill Kenwright revealed that......
Continue Reading "Elvis Returned to Britain, Address Unknown, No Such Number, No Such Zone"September 18, 2006
(Yes, we couldn't think of a wittier title. Come up with your own and post them below...) A moderate crowd gathered in Soho this afternoon to witness the unveiling of a green plaque marking the birthplace of British rock'n'roll - at the former 2i's café on Old Compton Street. Our intrepid reporter nipped into town on his lunch break to observe the spectacle. Sir Cliff Richard had been coaxed from his Barbados hideaway to......
Continue Reading "2i's Need You, You Need Me, Oh My Darling Can't You See"January 17, 2006
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, the London Palladium was a source of comedy, dance and variety, hosting mainly the ITV variety show Sunday Night At the London Palladium. Over the last few years, it became the home of various very creepy looking 'child-catchers' such as Wayne Sleep and Stephen Gately, as the stage version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang took over. At the moment, Tommy Steele is strutting his stuff in a christmas season......
Continue Reading "Sunday Night At The London Palladium"November 16, 2005
Its nearing Christmas and the theatre world is beginning to hum and whine with the oncoming season of celeb-driven pantomime, Nutcrackers and carol singing specials. A perennial favourite for all those who like a trip to the theatre as part of their Christmas festivities is A Christmas Carol, as heartwarming and comforting as chestnuts roasting on an open fire. A very promising production of this much-loved but somewhat overdone Dickens staple is the one-man......
Continue Reading "From Starfleet to Scrooge"