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Frank swings into the West End with a swaggering turn from Joel Harper-Jackson and plenty of style yet the script is flat The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy ...

Miranda and Eisa Davis’s concept album based on the 1979 film is to be realised for the stage, co-directed by Jenny Koons and Hamilton’s Andy Blankenbuehler Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s concept ...