The full cast has been unveiled for the grand finale of the acclaimed world touring production of Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular.
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Star cast for Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular Grand Finale
The final all-star cast for the Grand Finale of the acclaimed world touring production Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular has been announced.
Les Misérables 40th anniversary special gala event planned
The world’s longest-running musical, Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a star-studded charity gala performance on 8 October.
Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular – Utilita Arena, Sheffield and Touring
Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular was reviewed at the Utilita Arena, Sheffield. A worldwide arena tour is now underway, reinventing the production to bring the much-loved and enduring show to a large-scale audience. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – more star signings and extra seats announced
More star signings have been confirmed for the highly anticipated Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – the major new world touring production based on the record-breaking Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.
Cameron Mackintosh confirms first all-stars for Les Mis arena tour
Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly and Bradley Jaden are the first star signings for the highly anticipated Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – the major new world touring production based on the record-breaking Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.
The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals – AO Arena, Manchester
National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals at the AO Arena, Manchester. Performed on 22 January 2024, broadcast on BBC1 on 27 January and now available on iPlayer. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe: Together This Summer – Hampton Court Palace Festival and Touring
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe: Together This Summer was reviewed at the London Hampton Court Palace Festival. The show continues to tour until 12 July 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Put those two old chums Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in an open-air arena anywhere, whether it be country pile, […]
Alfie Boe to headline Last Night of The Proms concert on home ground
Lancashire’s most famous tenor Alfie Boe will return to his home county to headline a special Last Night of The Proms concert in Lytham St Annes this summer. Marking the first time since Boe has performed on the Lancashire coast since his sold-out Homecoming show at Fleetwood Town FC in 2018, the exclusive show in […]
Alfie Boe among headline acts announced for Picnic Proms Summer Concert Series
West End and Broadway favourite Alfie Boe will be among the star names to take to the stage in a three-day series of spectacular concerts in the grounds of Harewood House in the heart of Yorkshire in September. Presented by Leeds-based Vivo Entertainment, the Picnic Proms Summer Concert Series will open on 3 September with […]
Five Questions With: Paul Ettore Tabone
After four years of performances in the West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic The Phantom of the Opera, as Ubaldo Piangi, the much-hailed tenor, PAUL ETTORE TABONE has now released his first studio album, This Is Me. Dubbed today as ‘Australia’s Andrea Bocelli’, Paul has been on a fascinating musical journey, from growing […]
Radio 2 listeners pick Les Misérables’ ‘One Day More’ as their favourite song from a musical
In the network’s biggest ever celebration of musical theatre, Radio 2 listeners have voted ‘One Day More’ from Les Misérables as the nation’s all-time favourite song from a musical. The Top 20 were broadcast today (31 January 2021) within the station’s flagship musical theatre programme Elaine Paige on Sunday (1-3pm) during a very special weekend […]
CD Review: Together At Christmas – Michael Ball and Alfie Boe
TOGETHER AT CHRISTMAS – Michael Ball & Alfie Boe (DECCA Records – 602435330624) Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ I find this time of the year exasperating. Celebrities bringing out Christmas albums, rehashing all the old chestnuts and the only reason to buy it is because of the fan base. Sorry for […]
Les Misérables Staged Concert’s Sondheim run extended until February 2021
With performances due to begin as planned on 5 December, the eagerly-anticipated run of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre has been extended for a second time following the announcement of new restrictions affecting indoor performances. In response to high public demand combined with the Government directive to theatres to reduce […]
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe return with new festive album ‘Together At Christmas’ and announce UK arena tour
Much-loved musical duo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe join forces again for new album Together at Christmas, out on Decca Records on 20 November 2020. They have also announces a UK arena tour in 2021, including a date at London’s O2 Arena on 19 December 2021. The record has everything you could want from a […]
CD and DVD Review: Les Misérables – The Staged Concert
LES MISERABLES – The Staged Concert – DVD and CD (CD – First Night – 093624888635; DVD – Universal – 832 111 3) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At least seven cast recordings in English and 26 foreign language cast recordings – do we really need another? That was the thought […]
Live cast recordings of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert to be released
Cameron Mackintosh, First Night Records and Warner Music have announced the upcoming release of the new live cast recordings of the producer’s hit West End productions announced of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert next month. Now available to pre-order, the Mary Poppins album will be released on 6 November with the […]
West End run of Les Miserables – The Staged Concert is extended by two weeks
Cameron Mackintosh has announced a two-week extension to the run of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert due to extraordinary public demand. Playing at the Sondheim Theatre over the Christmas period, the run which begins on 5 December 2020 is now extended to 31 January 2021. Cameron Mackintosh said: “The phenomenal speed at which the […]
Fame 30th to mark launch of new season of The Shows Must Go On
Universal’s popular The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel will return to streaming full shows on 25 September 2020 with the Fame The Musical – 30th Anniversary Tour. Directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, the 2018 production stars pop star turned actress Mica Paris as Miss Sherman with Keith Jack (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, […]
Dame Vera Lynn headlines morale-boosting music video ‘We’ll Meet Again
Alfie Boe has joined the previously announced line-up of socially distanced West End stars for a unique video version of ‘We’ll Meet Again’ featuring a special message of love and best wishes from Dame Vera Lynn. The inspirational face and voice of the Second world War is working her magic once again in a special […]
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert digital download will raise money for arts charities and the NHS
Cameron Mackintosh has announced the planned debut of the hugely successful Les Misérables – The Staged Concert on digital download in the UK and Australia, which will also raise much needed funds for performers, musicians and the NHS. For every digital download, available from Monday 20 April 2020 RRP £9.99, The Mackintosh Foundation will separately […]
The Barricade Boys and star guests unite for NHS-inspired performance of ‘Bring Him Home’
The Barricade Boys have joined forces with a number of fellow Les Misérables stars to perform a special version of ‘Bring Him Home’ in a tribute to NHS staff on the frontline during the coronavirus crisis. With an introduction by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, the virtual performance features the popular musical theatre-themed group alongside […]
Ball and Boe to bring Back Together tour to the big screen
Cinema-goers will get the chance to see everyone’s favourite musical double act Michael Ball and Alfie Boe’s latest touring show on the big screen for one weekend only in late March. Presented by leading cinema events’ specialists, CinemaLive, the final show at London’s O2 Arena on 7 March 2020 will be recorded to be shown […]
Les Misérables The Staged Concert – At The Cinema
Les Misérables The Staged Concert live and as live at the cinema. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thirty-four years after being Les Misérables’ first Marius, Michael Ball played Inspector Javert “probably for the last time” in the staged concert version which went live into cinemas nationally on 2 December and “as […]
New radio station celebrating musicals to launch
Stage and screen star Luke Evans and West End favourites Michael Ball, Alfie Boe and Ruthie Henshall are among the big names assembled for the launch of new radio station Magic at the Musicals. Following four years of sell-out shows, the popular Magic Radio event featuring cast members from some of the West End’s biggest […]
Stages – The Musical Theatre Festival At Sea from Floating Festivals
Stages – The Musical Theatre Festival At Sea from Floating Festivals 2019 Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Confession time: I completely underestimated the Stages Musical Theatre Festival At Sea from Floating Festivals. Despite having reported on the extensive programme of Q&As, workshops, cabarets, open mic sessions, theme nights and first-class headliners […]
‘It is going to be a week of how I want everyday life to be’ – Drew Baker on his role for Floating Festivals Stages
All aboard Explorer of the Seas for the Floating Stages Musical Theatre Festival at sea from 14 to 18 October 2019, leaving Southampton for Dublin and then returning to Southampton. On-board entertainment includes musical appearances by Alfie Boe, Sheridan Smith and Collabro plus the incorrigibly comic Joe Pasquale and popular show Avenue Q. DREW BAKER […]
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert – Gielgud Theatre
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London until 30 November 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When it comes to international musical phenomena of apparently boundless longevity and popularity, Les Misérables is the unquestionable champion. Cameron Mackintosh’s decision to, once again, stage a concert version of the […]
Adrian Mole musical writers join the Floating Festivals Stages cruise line-up
The team behind the hit new British musical The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾: The Musical have joined the star-packed list of attractions due to climb aboard the second edition of Stages – The Musical Theatre Festival at Sea this autumn. Writers Pippa Cleary and Jake Brunger will offer passengers a glimpse behind […]
Final casting for star-studded concert version of Les Misérables
Rehearsals have begun for the eagerly-anticipated, star-studded concert version of Les Misérables which is due to play the intimate Gielgud Theatre for 16 weeks from early next month. As previously announced by Cameron Mackintosh, Les Misérables – The Staged Concert will feature returning stars including Michael Ball as Javert opposite Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, […]
CD Review – As Time Goes By – Alfie Boe
AS TIME GOES BY – Alfie Boe (DECCA – 6796403) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I first got wind of Alfie Boe when he released Bring Him Home in 2010. I was writing reviews for another musical magazine at the time (which is sadly no longer in publication) and was sent the CD. […]
Elaine Paige presents star-studded collection of show tunes on latest CD
West End leading lady turned radio presenter Elaine Paige has used her expertise to help put together a three CD collection – Elaine Paige Presents Showstoppers from the Musicals – celebrating the best and most successful stage and screen musicals. The Evita star who now presents the hit Radio 2 show Elaine Paige On Sunday has […]
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe will attempt to break album signing record
West End favourites and musical double act Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are to attempt a record-breaking cross country signing of their new album later this month. Celebrating the release of Together Again on 27 October, the duo will race against the clock to sign copies of the album at five different HMV stores across […]
Carousel – London Coliseum
Carousel continues at the London Coliseum until 13 May. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ When the Michaels Linnit and Grade collaborated with the ENO and brought Sweeney Todd (starring Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel) to the London Coliseum in 2015, they appeared to have come up with a pretty successful formula: pick […]
Carousel at the ENO – first rehearsal images
Rehearsal images have been released of the cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, the third production in the partnership between The GradeLinnit Company and English National Opera (ENO). The cast features Katherine Jenkins (Julie Jordan), Alfie Boe (Billy Bigelow), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Star Keeper), Derek Hagen (Jigger Craigin), Alex Young (Carrie Pipperidge), Brenda Edwards (Nettie Fowler), […]
Nicholas Lyndhurst joins ENO Carousel
Small screen favourite Nicholas Lyndhurst will return to the West End stage for the first time since 2011 to join the previously announced Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins in the much-anticipated Carousel at the London Coliseum in April. Last seen in on the London stage in Trevor Nunn’s 2011 production of The Tempest, the much-loved […]
Carousel at the ENO – Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins star
Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins will star for the first time together in the West End as Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, the third production in the partnership between English National Opera (ENO)and the GradeLinnit Company. Lonny Price will direct the strictly limited run of 41 performances at ENO’s London Coliseum. Beginning on 7 April 2017, with press night on 11 April, the final […]
Casts past and present celebrate Les Misérables 30th anniversary
Stars from the original production of Les Misérables will join members of the current cast in a special charity performance to mark the show’s 30th anniversary on 8 October. Colm Wilkinson, Roger Allam, Frances Ruffelle, Alfie Boe, John Owen-Jones and Gerónimo Rauch will join the cast for a special finale at the Queen’s Theatre in aid of Save the Children […]
