A one-night-only semi-staged reading of the musical The Little Frog Who Couldn’t Jump Too Good was recently held at London’s The Other Palace, offering a sold-out audience a glimpse of the show as it continues to develop.
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Standing ovation: What it’s like to watch Jesus Christ Superstar from the stage
So, what is it really like to stand on stage for the acclaimed production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium? Musical Theatre Review Instagram editor Joseph Flaherty says it’s an experience not to be missed…
Five Questions With: Daniel Buckroyd
DANIEL BUCKROYD has directed the UK professional premiere of the Off-Broadway hit musical comedy Disenchanted!, currently running at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before a mid-scale UK tour in 2027.
Five Questions With: Tyrone Huntley
Award-winning actor, singer and director Tyrone Huntley has returned to the role of Judas that brought him acclaim in Timothy Sheader’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium.
Five Questions With: Buna McCreery-Njie
Performer Buna McCreery-Njie is playing Marlon Jackson in the US national tour of MJ The Musical, having played the role in the West End production.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Preview 2026 – Top Ten Musicals To See
This is a record-breaking year for new musical theatre work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Our small army of reviewers are all set to tackle the offerings for 2026.
Special Feature: Acclaimed new musical When Two of Us Meet sells out Florida stage debut
After sold-out concert readings, national festival recognition and growing industry attention, Emily Simonian’s original musical When Two of Us Meet has sold out its first staged presentation at PenArts Theatre in Pensacola, Florida from 23-26 July 2026.
Something Rotten! – Opera House, Manchester – An appreciation
Something Rotten! continues at the Opera House, Manchester until 19 July 2026. It really is excellent, more than worthy of a five-star appreciation.
Interview: The Summer Knows – Melissa Errico at Ronnie Scott’s
Melissa Errico will make her Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club debut on Sunday 12 July at 12pm with The Summer Knows, a celebration of the music of legendary composer Michel Legrand.
Five Questions With: Bradley Gibson
Broadway’s Bradley Gibson is leading the company of Disney Theatrical Group’s hit UK premiere production of Disney’s Hercules as the popular musical completes its run at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Special Feature: Don’t miss the ‘riveting’ world premiere of cult Korean rock musical The Last Man
You’ve just a few days left to catch the acclaimed world premiere production of cult Korean one-person rock musical The Last Man, running at Southwark Playhouse Elephant until Saturday 13 June 2026.
Five Questions With: Ethan Popp
As music supervisor, arranger, and orchestrator, Ethan Popp has taken an all-encompassing role on the Broadway production of The Lost Boys, overseeing every aspect of the show’s sonic identity.
Five Questions With: Phoebe Panaretos
Leading lady PHOEBE PANARETOS will be originating the role of Nancy Sinatra in the West End premiere of Sinatra The Musical – the new musical based on the life and career of Frank Sinatra, previewing from London’s Aldwych Theatre on 3 June 2026, with a press night on 24 June 2026. Tina Sinatra, Frank and Nancy […]
Five Questions With: SeatPlan’s Ben Jackson (Sponsored Post)
SeatPlan was launched by Ben Jackson in 2011 to help theatre audiences book the best seats, whatever ‘best’ meant to them. He encouraged theatregoers to share seat reviews and photos. Here he continues Musical Theatre Review’s interview series: Five Questions With…
Celebrate London Theatre Week with London Box Office
Musical Theatre Review readers, we have some exciting news for you. We have teamed up with LondonBoxOffice.co.uk to tell you all about London Theatre Week which is back and bigger than ever.
Five Questions With: Alexander Bermange
Composer and lyricist Alexander Bermange’s award-winning musical I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical is currently running Off-Broadway, running at New York’s SoHo Playhouse until 28 February.
Five Questions With: Stephanie Costi
Musical theatre performer and actress Stephanie Costi first came to wide public attention as a semi-finalist on ITV’s Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream.
Five Questions With: Lucie Jones
West End singer and actress LUCIE JONES will perform her biggest solo concert to date at the London Palladium on 16 February 2026. Following a career-defining run of roles and her history-making Glastonbury live performance Expect reinventions of musical theatre favourites, blistering covers and a few raw, unexpected moments that pull you right into her […]
Special Feature: The world premiere production of Beautiful Little Fool at Southwark Playhouse Borough
Starring David Hunter, Lauren Ward and the show’s composer Hannah Corneau, the world premiere production of Beautiful Little Fool will run at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 15 January to 28 February 2026 (press night on 22 January).
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2025
We have asked Musical Theatre Review’s brilliantly talented team of expert critics, based across the UK, to name one particular show that made the biggest impression on them during the last 12 months.
Five Questions With: Ria Jones
Award-winning actress and singer Ria Jones is reprising the role of Mrs Overall in a special charity concert revival of Acorn Antiques The Musical, Victoria Wood’s cult-classic satire of British soap operas, which plays Manchester Opera House (2 and 16 November) and London’s Shaftesbury Theatre (9 November).
Exclusive: Listen to ‘Dreamers’ from the Bronco Billy – The Musical Live Cast Recording
Thanks to our friends at Yellow Sound Label, we can share with you an exclusive listen to the track ‘Dreamers’ from the live cast recording of Bronco Billy – The Musical, being released on streaming and digital formats tomorrow (Friday 24 October).
Five Questions With: Julian Ovenden
Olivier Award-nominated actor and singer Julian Ovenden is setting off on a Cathedral Tour in January 2026.
Special Feature: The Last Five Years at Reading Rep Theatre
The Barn Theatre, Reading Rep Theatre and Theatre Royal Bath co-production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years runs in Reading until 12 October.
Five Questions With: Edward Baruwa
Edward Baruwa is playing Andrew MacLaren in the first major London revival of Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon for 35 years at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
‘Thank you for all your wonderful gifts to the world’: John Yap pays tribute to Broadway composer Charles Strouse
John Yap, founder of international record company JAY Records, pays tribute to his friend and collaborator, the award-winning composer Charles Strouse.
Remembering Cleo Laine: The Voice of Them All (1927-2025)
Cleo Laine will always be remembered for the consummate artist she was, for the range of her voice and the breadth of music she performed, and her abiding interest in musical education.
World premiere of new musical Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen opens at the Union Theatre
Initial casting has been announced for the world premiere of new musical Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen: Cezarah Bonner (The King and I, Miss Saigon) as Mary and Anna Unwin (Aspects of Love, I Should Be So Lucky) as Jane.
Five Questions With: Lauren Jones
LAUREN JONES is playing Wednesday in the current UK tour of The Addams Family. Musical comedy The Addams Family continues to tour Salford, Canterbury and Blackpool.
Five Questions With: Robyn Rose Li
Robyn Rose Li plays Terpsichore, one of the iconic Muses, in Disney’s Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Happy 50th anniversary to A Chorus Line
Broadway loves celebrating its anniversaries and, hot on the heels of the 50th for Chicago, the wonderful A Chorus Line reached that landmark.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Musical Theatre Preview
There are several standout shows this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – musical theatre continues to stretch the boundaries, taking inspiration from classic literature, faith, history, art and the environment.
Five Questions With: Melissa Errico
Described by the New York Times as “one of Sondheim’s deepest-hearted yet lightest-touch interpreters”, Melissa Errico will be performing her Sondheim in the City concert at London’s Cadogan Hall on 12 July 2025.
Five Questions With: Aaron Lee Lambert
Aaron Lee Lambert is playing Agustín Magaldi in Jamie Lloyd Company’s forthcoming production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita at the London Palladium.
Five Questions With: Nancy Allsop
Nancy Allsopp is playing the lead role of Nicky in Tim Firth’s award-winning joyous and uplifting show This is My Family, making its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, running until 12 July 2025.
The impressive musical theatre pedigree of UK Eurovision contenders Remember Monday
This year the UK’s hopes for the Eurovision Song Contest rest with Remember Monday, a three-piece girl group with an impressive musical theatre pedigree.
Five Questions With: Dylan MarcAurele
Five Questions With Dylan MarcAurele, the creator and star of Pop Off, Michelangelo!, playing at London’s Underbelly Boulevard Soho from 17 May to 13 July 2025.
Five Questions With: Karen Mason
It’s rare for Broadway actress-singer, recording star and cabaret great KAREN MASON to come to the UK – the last time she sang in London was in 2013. Here Jeremy Chapman catches up prior to the performer’s Kander and Ebb show And All That Jazz! at London’s Crazy Coqs on 24 and 28 April 2025, as part of Musical Theatre Review’s interview series Five Questions With…
Five Questions With: Sarah Goggin
Actress Sarah Goggin is currently playing Lorraine Baines in the West End production of Back to the Future The Musical at London’s Adelphi Theatre.
Explosive musical comedy meets reality TV in Miss I-Doll at The Other Palace
What would happen if during a live reality TV show final one of the contestants simply revealed… the truth? Check out the explosive musical comedy Miss I-Doll, running at London’s The Other Palace Studio from 18 February to 9 March 2025, and you might just find out!
Five Questions With: Gina Beck and Michael Simkins
Nicholas Hytner’s multi-award-winning immersive production of Guys & Dolls at London’s Bridge Theatre on 4 January 2025. To mark the occasion, we here revisit our Five Questions With… interviews with cast members Gina Beck and Michael Simkins.
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2024
A selection of Musical Theatre Review critics were asked to choose their ‘show of the year’ from all the productions they had seen in 2024. As you can see below, some struggled to pick just one!
Royal Academy of Music – The Last Twenty Five Years!
The Last Twenty Five Years! was performed by the Royal Academy of Music’s Musical Theatre Company. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The talent on stage was amazing as usual, and it’s always exciting to see the stars of tomorrow showcased by the talented and imaginative Matt Ryan.
Edinburgh Fringe hit Summoning Sondheim transfers to the West End for Halloween
After a hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, SUMMONING SONDHEIM will be transferring to West End’s Seven Dials Playhouse from 29 October to 2 November 2024 – just in time for Halloween!
Cult hit musical Frank’s Closet heads to London’s West End for two nights only
Fresh from critically acclaimed runs at the Union Theatre and Wilton’s Music Hall – and in response to popular demand – the cult five-star hit musical FRANK’S CLOSET is making its West End debut, for two Sunday nights only (3rd and 17th November 2024 at London’s Arts Theatre). Frank’s Closet was conceived in 2009, when […]
Five Questions With: Helen Hobson
Actress and singer Helen Hobson has recently joined the West End cast of The Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty’s Theatre, playing Madame Giry. Here Helen continues Musical Theatre Review’s interview series: Five Questions With…
Five Questions With: Hugh Panaro
Hugh Panaro is back in London with the UK premiere of Hugh Panaro – Man Without a Mask, a highly personal scrapbook of a life and career, taking audiences backstage, into dressing rooms and right to the heart of Broadway.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Musical Theatre Preview
Edinburgh Editor Fee Orr writes… There are several standout shows this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – musical theatre is stretching the boundaries, taking inspiration from the worlds of tech, telly and film hits, a couple of court cases and a strong dash of ‘Scotch’, including a viral failed attempt to re-create one of Roald Dahl’s masterpieces.
Five Questions With: Lorna Dallas
Musical Theatre Review chats to award-winning international theatre and singing star Lorna Dallas who is bringing her latest show Snapshots to London’s Crazy Coqs for two nights this month.
Five Questions With: Melissa Errico
One of the hottest cabaret tickets in town this summer will be the visit of Deux Grandes Dames, New York superstar MELISSA ERRICO and her Parisian soulmate Isabelle Georges, to the Crazy Coqs in London’s Piccadilly on 10 and 13 July 2024.
