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Les Misérables. January 2013.
Dear Rowley, Devastating news that HMV has gone into liquidation, no? I was interviewing the fragrant Emma Willis today for a Rake feature. Her admittedly young team couldn’t understand why we old timers were so depressed by the demise of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Bloomsbury Towers, Borough Market, Cabaret, Cosette, Cresta Run, Daniel Huttlestone, Dear Rowley, Donkey Serenade, Eddie Redmayne, Emcee, Emma Willis, Eponine, Fantine, Gavroche, Helena Bonham carter, HMV, Hugh Jackman, I dreamed a Dream, Internet, IPod, James Sherwood, Javert, Jean Valjean, Jeanette McDonald, Joel Grey, Judy Garland, Les Miserables, Les Miserables film, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, Margaret Mitchell, Marius, Maybe This Time, Meet Me in St Louis, Mein Herr, Michelle Ryan, Nelson Eddy, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Savoy Theatre, Susan Boyle, The Rake, Thenardier, Vic Reeves, West End, Will Young, You Wouldn't Let It Lie
Burlesque at the Savoy. September 2012.
Dear Rowley, Did I tell you I’m back in business at the Savoy? We’ve been in talks about doing a book called Savoy Style: How To Be A Perfect Host with Rizzoli US but have yet to sign contracts. They suggest … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1936, Amazon, American Bar, Anderson & Sheppard, Anne Boleyn, Billy Smart, Bloomsbury Towers, Brett Perkins, Burlesque in the Beaufort Bar, Cabaret, Christian B. BArker, Corfu, Dear Breaks, Dear Rowley, Dowager Countess of SAlisbury, Dubonnet & Gin, Dusty Limits, Earl of Salisbury, Gerry Cottle, Hampton Court, Hatchard's, Hatfield House, Hatfield Old Palace, Holly Penfield, James Sherwood, Joel Grey, King Edward VIII, Kitty Bang Bang, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Mrs T, No 17 Clifford Street, Piccadilly, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth I, Rizzoli US, Savoy, Savoy Hotel London, Savoy Style: How To Be A Perfect Host, Savoy Theatre, Thames & Hudson, the artist, The Perfect Gentleman, Will Young, www.billionaire.com
No Fly Zone. August 2012.
Dear Rowley, London is once again awash with tourists for the Paralympic Games. In the Olympic spirit, I’d like to propose a lanes system for London’s streets: a dual carriage way on each pavement with a fast lane for natives … Continue reading →
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Tagged Absinthe, Anderson & Sheppard, Boucher, Cabaret, Cafe Royal, Cockney, Corfu, Corrie Nielsen, Courtauld Gallery. Courtauld Collection, Crown Jewels, Cultural Olympiad, Daily Mail, Damien Hirst, Dear Rowley, Durer, Esther Williams, Exmouth Market, Gaugin, Holborn Grange Hotel, Holborn Health Spa, Impressionism, James Sherwood, King Charles I, Lautrec, Le Train Bleu, Leicester Square, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, London, Manet, Matisse, Max Mosley, Monet, Neo-Classical, Nice, Olympics 2012, Paralympic Games, Picasso, Post-Impressionism, Queen Henrietta Maria, Renoir, Rubens, Savile Row, Sisley, Somerset House, Tate Modern, the artist, Timothy Morgan-Owen. Le Rat Mort, Toulouse Lautrec, Tracey Emin, Trafalgar Square, Trooping the Colour, Van Goch
Liza Plays The Palace. June 2012.
Dear Rowley, A magical evening in the company of Scott ‘Bespoke Banter’ Wimsett and the legendary Liza Minnelli who headlined at the Hampton Court Palace Music Festival tonight. I’ve told you all my stories about hustling an interview with Liza … Continue reading →
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Tagged Annie Walker, BAlly's Casino, Bespoke Banter, Billy Stritch, Brasserie Zedel, Cabaret, Dear Rowley, Don't Look Now, Eleanor Lambert, Hampton Court Palace Music Festival, He's A Tramp, James Sherwood, Kander & Ebb, Kay Thompson, LAs Vegas, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza, Liza Minnelli, Liza Minnelli Confessions, Liza's At The Palace, London Coliseum, Maybe This Time, Mia Farrow, Mitre Hotel Hampton Court, Nan Gandy, New York New York, Peacock Hotel Rowsley, Royal Albert Hall, Scott Wimsett, Sir David Frost, Sunday Express, The Palace Theater, The World Goes Round, Tony Award
No Dough, No Show! April 2012.
Dear Rowley, Only in England could Thames Water issue a drought warning during our April rainy season. I just stepped out to the post office and Bloomsbury Square was like a monsoon in Rangoon. I have to venture forth tonight … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Little Night Music, Antonia Fraser, Avril Groom, Berlin, Brasserie Zedel, Breakfast at Tiffany, Cabaret, Carmen dell Orefice, Carol Woolton, Cecil Beaton, David Bailey, David Starkey, Dear Rowley, Divine, Dorian Leigh, Dovima, Dreams of Diamonds, Edward Steichen, Eileen Ford, Fascinating Aida, Fire & Ice, Francesca Fearon, Gwendolyn, Harry Fane, Hatchard's, Hatchards Authors of the Year evening, Hilary Alexander, Holly Golightly, Huddersfield, Hugo Vickers, Irving Penn, Issy van Randwyck, James Sherwood, John Waters, La Farmer, Lainie Kazan, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Linda Evangelista, London, Lust in the Dust, Madame JoJo's, Mari Wilson, Maurice Mullen, Michael Gross, Milan, Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, Models Close-Up, National Theatre, Nicholas Parsons, No Dough No Show, Paris, Philippa, Philippa Gregory, Revlon, Richard Avedon, Rosy Velez, Shaun Leane, Susan Farmer, Suzy Menkes, Suzy Parker, Tab Hunter, Tamara Moussaieff, Thames Water, Theo Fennell, Timothy Morgan Owen, Trevor Pickett, Truman Capote, Vicki Sarge