Cameron Mackintosh has revealed that Korean star Kwang-Ho Hong will play Thuy in his forthcoming new production of Boublil and Schonberg’s Miss Saigon. This now completes the casting for the show which makes its highly anticipated return to the West End on Saturday 3 May 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the musical’s 25th anniversary […]
Cool Rider arrives at the Lyric
Cool Rider – formerly entitled Grease 2 in Concert – plays two performances today (Monday 27 January) at the West End’s Lyric Theatre. Joining Reece Shearsmith as biology teacher Mr Stuart, Ashleigh Gray as Stephanie, Aaron Sidwell as Michael, Hannah LeVane as Paulette and Niall Sheehy as Johnny are Bronté Barbe, Nadine Cox, Joshua Dowen, Evelyn Hoskins, Kane […]
The Wit and Whimsy of Alexander S. Bermange
The Wit and Whimsy of Alexander S. Bermange is returning to the St James Theatre, London on Sunday 2 February, following its sell-out success in July 2013. Bermange has received recognition for his stage musicals (including, in the last year, Thirteen Days at the Arcola Theatre, The Route to Happiness at the Landor Theatre, and […]
No Way to Treat a Lady – Landor Theatre
No Way to Treat a Lady at the Landor Theatre, London continues until 9 February. Seen in London only once for a short run at the Arts Theatre back in 1998 with Donna McKechnie, Joanna Riding and Tim Flavin in the cast, Douglas J Cohen’s musical comedy thriller makes an overdue return at Clapham’s Landor […]
The World Goes ‘Round – Lyric Theatre, Belfast
The World Goes ‘Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb was performed at the Naughton Studio, Lyric Theatre, Belfast. If the challenge for any new company is to make sure its first public outing announces the new venture in style, then the debut appearance by Northern Ireland’s youngest company, Blunt Fringe Productions, can be judged a […]
Singular Sensations – Patricia Routledge – Charing Cross Theatre
Patricia Routledge talked to Edward Seckerson as part of the Singular Sensations season at the Charing Cross Theatre, London, and, after the performance, received a Living Legend award. To most audiences around the world the name of Patricia Routledge probably means the star of the BBC television comedy series Keeping Up Appearances, in which the incorrigibly […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – West End launch
Musical theatre fans, don your bow ties, shine your shoes and brace yourselves. In only a few weeks, with previews beginning at the Savoy Theatre on 10 March, one of the most highly anticipated theatrical events of the year arrives – the UK premiere of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Librettist Jeffrey Lane and composer/lyricist David Yazbek’s […]
Thriller Live – West End’s first Michael Jackson returns
Kieran Alleyne was a shy 13-year-old Leicester schoolboy with no formal acting training when he was chosen in an open audition from thousands of young hopefuls for a starring role in the West End, singing the songs of the young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live. Now he is heading back to the West End tonight (Wednesday […]
From Here to Eternity closes at the end of March
It has been announced that From Here to Eternity, Tim Rice’s new musical, will close on 29 March 2014, after a run of six months in the West End. The date is a month earlier than previously expected. Composed by Stuart Brayson, with lyrics by Rice and a book by Bill Oakes, the musical – […]
Happy Days – Brighton and Touring
Happy Days was reviewed at the Theatre Royal, Brighton and continues touring until 5 July. Do not be alarmed, dear reader. This is not a musical version of Samuel Beckett’s play of the same name. It is in fact a staged version of the US TV sitcom, which ran for ten ears, depicting small town life […]
Dreamboats and Petticoats – Sheffield and Touring
Dreamboats and Petticoats was reviewed at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield and continues touring until 24 May, 2014. Nostalgia shows these days often plump for a back catalogue inspired by the 1970s and 80s, so it’s nice to find shows that bring a fond recall of the 1950s and 60s, when rock‘n’roll set the young frolicking. […]
A Spoonful of Sherman – St James Studio Theatre
A Spoonful of Sherman – A Celebration of the Life, Times and Songs of Robert B Sherman was performed at the St James Studio Theatre, London. For two performances only we had the exquisite pleasure of witnessing the birth of a new musical revue based on the well-known catalogue of the late, great Hollywood songwriter Robert […]
