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We Live in Cairo- June 22, 2019

We Live in Cairo is a musical that just made its world premiere at A.R.T. The show follows six college students who joined the 2011 revolution in Cairo, Egypt where they overthrew their president who was in power for thirty years. Through music, photography, and art, the students are able to express their opinions and give insight into the revolution. Here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5yt0rF_Pn8&list=LLZ_RMSOry8Qo78TfC71-Nng&index=5

Amir and Hany are brothers who compose and perform songs about the revolution. Layla is a photographer and photographs the protests in Tahrir Square and is Amir’s girlfriend. Karim and Hassan are street artists. Fadwa runs all social media accounts and posts pictures and information on the revolution. 

The score written by brothers Daniel and Patrick Lazour is mesmerizing, beautiful, yet intense and unforgettable with lyrics that really demonstrate the ambitions and hopes of the students. The song, Movement sung by Amir and Layla discusses the desire to move away from Cairo and start a life together, yet the love for one’s country intervenes as a love between a Christian man (Amir) and a Muslim woman (Layla) becomes complicated and unacceptable in Cairo. The scene is intimate as Amir and Layla sit on the edge of the stage and pull the audiences’ attention directly into their connection. Here is the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQSgowAgWto&list=LLZ_RMSOry8Qo78TfC71-Nng&index=26&t=0s

The song Tahrir is Now is powerful and provides a triumphant and powerful act one finale. One of my favorite lyrics of the show: “we have cracked the wall of fear and we’ll see it crumble.” 

The song Dreaming Words is perhaps the most emotional one of the show since SPOILER ALERT: Amir dies while singing at a protest and Hany returns from law school in New York. Amir reappears as a spirit and sings with Hany about all the accomplishments them and their friends have made, although it’s only dreaming words. :( Their own accomplishment? They released a debut album. Here is a snippet of it:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf17XSSKvlg&list=LLZ_RMSOry8Qo78TfC71-Nng&index=7

The show is intimate and makes you feel a part of it as projections of the revolution comes out across the ceiling of the theater. The story is powerful and questions what happens after you fight so hard in a revolution to just receive a new person in power who you also disagree with. How far does one go for the love of their country? 

The acting was also phenomenal and the cast was amazing. 

I really enjoyed this show and loved how each character had an artistic outlet to express themselves. This is a show that deserves more life and exposure so I hope it will continue elsewhere.

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News ahoy! Principal cast announced for Fisherman's Friends the Musical at Richmond Theatre

News ahoy! Principal cast announced for Fisherman's Friends the Musical @RichmondTheatre @FFonstage

The producers of the world premiere production of Fisherman’s Friends the Musical are delighted to announce principal cast members and additional tour venues for the UK & Ireland Tour, which will land at Richmond Theatre from 28 February – 4 March 2023. James Gaddas (Casualty, Bad Girls, Coronation Street, The Girls, Billy Elliot, MAMMA MIA! – all West End) will play Jim, with Parisa Shahmir (The…

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THEATRE REVIEW: The Last Ship

THEATRE REVIEW: The Last Ship @GlasgowKings @LastShipMusical @59productions @OfficialSting

by Paul Guthrie

A gritty debut musical from Sting set in a northern shipbuilding town during the Thatcher era, where we find the locals taking on management, the government and police. With references to other struggles happening at this time, most notably the miners’ strike and their ultimate downfall. Throughout this is intertwined the story of Gideon, a local shipbuilder’s son who can’t stand…

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Dream(re)casting: SPRING AWAKENING (Deaf West)

“All shall know the wonder of purple summer.”

Dreamcasting Broadway: Spring Awakening

Jordan Fisher as Melchior Gabor

Ren Putz as Wendla

Eleri Ward as Voice of Wendla/Guitar/Piano

Daniel Durant as Moritz Stiefel (reprising the role)

Jakeim Hart as Voice of Moritz/Guitar

Micaela Diamond as Ilse Neumann

Sky Lakota-Lynch as Georg Zirschnitz

Mallory Miller as Martha Bessell

Eileen Doan as Voice of Martha/Guitar

Joe Serafini as Hänschen Rilow

Samuel Langshteyn as Ernst Robel

Ben Levi Ross as Voice of Ernst/Piano

Sydney Parra as Anna

Aryana Engineer as Thea

Amy Forsyth as Melitta/Voice of Thea (Ilse u/s)

Kaitlyn Santa Juana as Greta/Harp (Anna u/s, Melitta/Voice of Thea u/s)

Dickie Hearts as Otto Lämmermeier (Moritz u/s, Ernst u/s)

Trevor Lindley Craft as Voice of Otto/Bass

Rachel Bay Jones as Hearing Adult Women (Frau Bergmann/Fräulein Knuppledick/Fräulein Grossebustenhalter)

Tom Hewitt as Hearing Adult Men (Herr Sonnenstich/Herr Rilow/Father Kaulbach/Doctor Von Brausepulver/Herr Gabor)

Deanne Bray as Deaf Adult Women (Frau Gabor/Frau Bessell/Frau Schmidt)

Troy Kotsur as Deaf Adult Men (Headmaster Knochenbruch/Herr Stiefel/Father Kaulbach)

Anne Tolpegin as Standby (Hearing Adult Women)

Anthony Chatmon II as Musician Swing (Voice of Moritz u/s, Voice of Ernst u/s, Voice of Otto u/s)

Asa Somers as Standby (Hearing Adult Men)

Erika Chirino as Character Swing (Wendla u/s, Martha u/s, Thea u/s)

John McGinty as Standby (Deaf Adult Men)

Jules Dameron as Standby (Deaf Adult Women)

Luke Bove as Character Swing (Melchior u/s, Georg u/s, Hänschen u/s)

Parisa Shahmir as Musician Swing (Voice of Wendla u/s, Voice of Martha u/s, Greta u/s)

Still sad this production never got to tour.

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Cast Joe Caffrey – Billy Thompson Richard Fleeshman – Gideon Fletcher Annie Grace – Mrs Dees Charlie Hardwick – Peggie White Joe McGann – Jackie White Frances McNamee – Meg Dawson Katie Moore – Ellen Dawson Kevin Wathen – Davey Harrison

Venue: Northern Stage

Date: Friday 6th April 2018

The Last Ship is still a rather new musical with music and lyrics from Sting which played on Broadway in 2014 after opening in Chicago prior to that, something I always found a little bit strange that it did not start off in the UK and in particular in the North East. Even more so now having seen the show during the start of its UK tour at the incredible Northern Stage. Surely the Geordie accent was a little bit too much for Broadway? As I am sure it had to be changed a lot in Billy Elliot?

It has such a North East feeling to everything about the show and that is not a bad thing at all, it also offers as a slight history lesson into one of the trades which saw the North be such a strong area. Obviously that along with the mines are long gone now but I certainly enjoyed learning more about what really made the area thrive.

Such a good decision to bring the show home for the start of its UK tour, something which I think will work out much better in the long run. The opening and closing monologues are used very much as a political statement which doesn’t really happen in too many shows, I am unsure to how this will be received in different areas of the UK.

The show has some fantastic choreography on what was a very impressive set, partly on the ship and used as the pub. Plenty of visuals were used throughout for the changing scenes and that really did create a very visually stunning production. It is a very dark show though, but we aren’t really expecting to have plenty of bright lights and breakout dances in this type of show. Everything fits and works for the tone and message of the show.

The music is pretty haunting at times as the men and women of the shipyard come together to be heard. Along with that we are given a love story that well quite frankly went very wrong when Gideon had left and didn’t come back until 17 years later. That is something that certainly creates a stir! Along with Jackie and Betty White who have pretty much given their personal and professional lives to the shipyard and all of the people they work with in it.

Performance wise I was very impressed with Charlie Hardwick who I felt stole the stage every time she appeared on it. Richard Fleeshman has plenty of skill when it comes to both acting and singing this is the second production I have seen him in on stage and throughly enjoy him. Something added with the cast was that they came out before the start and were speaking to the audience, I hope this is something they will continue to do on the tour as it is certainly a little bit different.

If you fancy seeing a musical that is a little bit different to anything you have seen before then The Last Ship is certainly for you, touring the UK until July 2018 (Dates here).

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The Last Ship (UK Tour) Review Cast Joe Caffrey - Billy Thompson Richard Fleeshman - Gideon Fletcher Annie Grace - Mrs Dees…

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Parisa Shahmir Imogen Heap Hide and Seek Acapella Cover

My acapella cover of Imogen Heap’s Hide and Seek. Please like, share and subscribe! twitter: parishahmir ————– instagram: parishahmirmusic … source

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Parisa Shahmir Billy Jean Michael Jackson

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Parisa Shahmir - Loop Pedal Cover - Christine and the Queens - Tilted

My acapella cover of Christine and the Queens song, Tilted using a loop pedal. Please like, share and subscribe! twitter: parishahmir ————– instagram: … source

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Parisa Shahmir Loop Pedal Cover Dirty Diana

My acapella cover of Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana using a loop pedal. Please like, share and subscribe! twitter: parishahmir ————– instagram: … source

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Parisa Shahmir - Little Piece of Paradise - JN Guitars Bessie Electro Acoustic Guitar

Here’s Parisa Shahmir performing her original song ‘Little Piece of Paradise’ on our new Bessie electro acoustic guitar. You can view more of Parisa’s music on … source

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Parisa Shahmir - Acoustic Showreel

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Parisa Shahmir - Running Out Of Reasons - JN Guitars Bessie Electro Acoustic Guitar

Here’s Parisa Shahmir performing her original song ‘Running Out Of Reasons’ on our new Bessie electro acoustic guitar. You can view more of Parisa’s music … source

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Pari Shahmir Photograph Ed Sheeran cover

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Parisa Shahmir Acoustic Showreel

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Parisa Shahmir - New Rules Cover (Dua Lipa) - JN Guitars Bessie Electro Acoustic Guitar

Here’s Parisa Shahmir performing ‘New Rules by Dua Lipa’ on our new Bessie electro acoustic guitar. You can view more of Parisa’s music on her YouTube … source