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Music & Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Reviewer: Mark Clegg Although the songwriting team of Pasek & Paul aren’t exactly household names, currently their stock is very high. Not only did they write the songs for the recent Hugh Jackman movie The Greatest Showman, they won an Oscar for City of Stars which they wrote for La La Land. ...

Music and Lyrics:Benj Pasek &Justin Paul Book:Peter Duchan Directors:Robin Johnson &Robyn Fryer Musical Directors:Joe Barr &Gem Tunley Reviewer:David Doyle Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are fast making a name for themselves as one of the most exciting things in musical theatre. Their 2012 musical,Dogfight, which won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical follows Eddie Birdlace and a group of ...

Music and Lyrics: Peter Duchan Book: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Director: Matt Ryan Reviewer: Nichola Daunton   Based on the 1991 film of the same name, Peter Duchan’s revival of Dogfight premiered in New York in 2013 and this Southwark Playhouse premiere marks its first transfer across the pond. The musical follows a group of macho young marines who ...

Writers: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Director: Adam Philpott Reviewer: Stephen Bates The next few weeks promise big things for the American songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Their show Dogfight, a fully-developed musical, is about to have its UK première at Southwark Playhouse, but, here, as an appetiser, we get the chance to see a performance of their earlier ...

Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Book: Peter Duchan Producer: Kurt Deutsch, Lawrence Manchester, Justin Paul and Benj Pasek Reviewer Jonathan Baz [rating:4] Dogfight is an all-American musical set in Los Angeles between 1963 and 1967 around the time of the Vietnam conflict. Premiering off Broadway in 2011, it tells of three young Marines on their last night ...