The Ballad of Salomon Pavey
An Elizabethan Ballad Opera based on the poem of the same name by Ben Jonson. Salomon Pavey was a child of the Chapel Royal, one of the children's companies which were popular in Shakespeare's days. The site gives details of various productions of the show, including its premiere, and a lot of useful and interesting background. Written by the play's co-author, David Drew-Smythe.
Barnum
One page: details of the writers and of a production in Rotterdam, a list of recordings and another of the musical numbers, and an outline of the story.
The Beautiful Game
The Andrew Lloyd Webber/Ben Elton musical about football which is due to open on 26th September at the Cambridge. There's a brief synopsis, a page about booking and biographies of the creative team and some of the cast. There's also a maling list and box-office details, including online booking.
The Beautiful Game - an interview
An interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton about the musical, from the 'Evening Standard'.
Beauty and the Beast
Part of the Tim Rice Homepage, created by Jen Bogdanski. An outline, a history and various other bits of relevant information.
Beauty and the Beast(Disney)
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: pop along to this page and read the story, look at the pictures and listen to some of the music. Then you can go in whistling the tunes!
The Beggar's
Opera by John Gay
An introduction to Gay, which is partly biographical, and the full
text of the opera - all on one, very long page.
Below Stairs
A musical by Trevor Pilling and Alan Lewis, set in Edwardian London
at the outbreak of the First World War. It is available for both amateur
and professional production and the site gives a synopsis, extracts
from reviews and details of obtaining copies.
Blood
Brothers
One page: details of the casts in London and Rotterdam, a list of
recordings and another of musical numbers.
Blood
Brothers Online
Lots of pictures, cast lists, forum, chatroom, current and past productions,
all the lyrics. Run by two teenage girls, so bags of enthusiasm!
Blude Red
Blude Red is described as a "passionate new musical"
set in 17th century Scotland and dealing with the Scottish Covenanters.
It is still in development by Cutting Edge Theatre. The site has a
synopsis, details of the main characters, details of the creative
team , MP3 files of some of the songs, reviews of a concert performance
and how to contact Cutting Edge.
Bombay Dreams (Official
Site)
Flash is essential for this site. It's well used here, which is just
as well as there's no non-Flash alternative. There are pages on obtaining
tickets, the latest news, the cast and the creative team. There's
also the Community Page- a feedback form for email updates, Sounds
(four RealAudio files) and Downloads - images, screensavers and wallpapers.
Each page opens in a new window.
Andrew
Lloyd Webber on Bombay Dreams
An article in the Telegraph in which ALW writes about the genesis
of the new musical.
Boogie
Nights
A synopsis and some pictures, plus a fan's reminiscences of the show.
Buddy - Unofficial
Site
There's much more here than on the official site, although it is a
little out of date.
