British musicals `at risk without subsidies like other theatre`
(The Guardian Culture News)

Leading figures call for public money to be spent on original work and developing talent British musical theatre is at risk of being left behind by America unless there is investment in original work that values underrepresented voices, according to industry figures who have called for arts subsidy to be spent on the sector.Rupert Goold, the artistic director of the Almeida theatre who has directed several musicals - including Made In Dagenham, American Psycho and the Oscar-nominated musical biopic Judy - told the Guardian that the genre suffers from `a bit of snobbery` in the UK. Continue reading...