Born in London, Barry was introduced to theatre as a small boy, through being taken to see traditional Christmas pantomimes, as well as discovering jazz and fine music at a very young age. High school found him loving the works of Shakespeare, as well as many other great playwrights, poets and novelists. Moving to Australia, he became a jazz musician, playing with big bands and his own small groups, then attended the Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide, playing with several orchestras. This led to playing in theatre pits, joining the chorus, playing character roles, playing lead roles (after moving into drama), then directing, set and lighting design, administrative roles on theatre boards and, finally, becoming a critic. After twenty years of writing he has now joined the Broadway World team to represent Adelaide, in South Australia. Barry is also a long time member of the prestigious Adelaide Critics Circle.
BWW Reviews: Adelaide Cabaret Fringe – CRAZY WITH SONDHEIM Pleases Fans of His Musicals
June 9, 2013
June 9, 2013
Stephen Sondheim has written songs for many crazy people in his musicals, some permanently so, and some pushed beyond their limits by circumstances who become temporarily that way. Sondheim's music is often exceptionally difficult and a classically trained trio, Blake Parham and Tahlia Ries, accompanied by Joshua Mollart on keyboard, is an ideal combination to do his work justice.
BWW Interviews: Barb Jungr – Adelaide Cabaret Festival - Stockport to Memphis
June 8, 2013
June 8, 2013
Barry Lenny talks to Barb Jungr, who is appearing at the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
BWW Reviews: Adelaide Cabaret Fringe - TEARS ON MY PILLOW: CRY ANOTHER DAY Brought Tears of Laughter
June 7, 2013
June 7, 2013
Rachel Rai and Claire McEvoy, aided and abetted by accompanist Aaron Nash at the piano, presented Tears on My Pillow: Cry Another Day, a sequel to their earlier hit show, Tears on My Pillow: Cry Harder, that was presented at the 2013 Adelaide Fringe and completely sold out.
BWW Reviews: ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Delights Adelaide Audiences
June 3, 2013
June 3, 2013
The Adelaide Festival Centre was opened in 1973 by then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, and the Premier of South Australia at that time, Don Dunstan. To celebrate that opening, the Adelaide Festival Centre and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra jointly presented this sensational concert.
BWW Reviews: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Lampoons Big Business Once Again
June 3, 2013
June 3, 2013
The Marie Clark Musical Theatre Company have chosen a show that is not often performed in Adelaide. The last time that I saw this show was in 1982, where I watched it every night from my place in the orchestra pit, and I have fond memories of that production. Happily, this group kept that memory alive and well, with a very fine performance.
BWW Blog: A Meal and Conversation with Maestro Antonio Fava
May 31, 2013
May 31, 2013
Maestro Antonio Fava is the world's leading practitioner and teacher of the 16th Century Italian comic art form, Commedia dell'Art. This is a brief profile, gleaned from the conversations during a dinner in his honour, containing fascinating information that you will not read in any biographies that you will find on the Internet.
BWW Reviews: The Firm's CONCERT 1, SCHUBERT Delights Adelaide Audience
May 30, 2013
May 30, 2013
In his short 32 years Schubert composed an enormous amount of music, including over 600 lieder (songs), nine symphonies, including his famous Symphony No. 8 in B minor, the Unfinished Symphony. This concert was performed by soprano Emma Horwood, male alto Matthew Rutty, tenor Martin Penhale, and bass Timothy Marks, accompanied by Jamie Cock on piano, who also played two solo works during the evening.
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