
The hottest act in the Swedish capital right now is the musical “The Three Musketeers” (De tre musketörerna” which opened February 27 at the Stockholm City Theatre (Stadsteater). The tale of brotherly love is transformed by director Alexander Mørk-Eidem into a light-hearted romp in the wonderful world of 1980s “poodle-rock.” Swedish-speaking versions of pop-legends like Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson are hilarious in this pastiche of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll; the fluffy and glittery baroque costumes are a perfect fit, and Johannes Bah Kuhnke as rock-star wannabe D’ Artagnan delivers a high-octane performance[...]
Some of the hottest trends in fashion, film, design, art and music have their origins here in Scandinavia, on the roof of Europe. Cool Stockholm has been created by culture-vulture journalist David Bartal, together with Nizar Achmad, gourmet chef and major-league party animal
