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Franco Milazzo’s Journalist Portfolio

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BroadwayWorld's 40 Immersive Shows to Experience in 2025

BroadwayWorld's 40 Immersive Shows to Experience in 2025

BroadwayWorld — There's no doubt that 2025 will another fascinating year for immersive theatre, the fastest-growing art form around. There's more choice than ever to jump into a different world, whether it is diving into the Titanic, joining the crew of a spaceship, meeting the crazy characters of a cyberpunk Wild West town or solving a puzzling murder aboard a moving train.

Review: ONE MAN MUSICAL, Underbelly Boulevard

Review: ONE MAN MUSICAL, Underbelly Boulevard

BroadwayWorld — If sacred cows make the best burgers, Underbelly Soho could soon become the most popular fast food joint around. One Man Musical's latest outing is quickly becoming something of a word-of-mouth must-see and, while the marketing is understandably coy about who the "one man" is, it becomes clear early on that cabaret duo Flo & Joan have come not to praise Andrew Lloyd Webber but to hilariously bury him in his own faintly ridiculous history.

Critics' Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Shows Of 2024

Critics' Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Shows Of 2024

BroadwayWorld — Writing stage reviews is an adventure I have yet to tire of. This year, I sat in the dark and scribbled hieroglyphics into my notebook in a dark room as I watched opera, cabaret, dance, circus, comedy, clowns, musicals, concert films, buckets of immersive shows (theatre, dining, even panto) and even some theatre.

Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE: THE NEXT GENERATION, Sadler's Wells

Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE: THE NEXT GENERATION, Sadler's Wells

BroadwayWorld — Even 30 years after he created it, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake is still his defining production. Just why hasn't he yet surpassed this masterpiece?

Kyoto, @Sohoplace Review - Theatre & Tonic

Kyoto, @Sohoplace Review - Theatre & Tonic

theatreandtonic.co.uk — Diplomatic negotiations over climate change targets are not the most obvious or exciting of premises but, in the hands of Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, Kyoto is as thrilling a piece of theatre as we'll likely see this year. Read our review of Kyoto at Sohoplace on Theatre and Tonic.

Oedipus - Review, The Old Vic - 1883 Magazine

Oedipus - Review, The Old Vic - 1883 Magazine

1883 Magazine — Oedipus, starring Rami Malek, is stylish and star-driven, but can this hybrid of dance and theatre live up to expectations?

"Trainspotting The Musical" at Theatre Royal Haymarket

"Trainspotting The Musical" at Theatre Royal Haymarket

Plays International — Trainspotting The Musical is Irvine Welsh's adaptation of the classic directed by Caroline Jay Ranger who brought Fawlty Towers to the stage.