Hadestown continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Any doubts there might have been that the excitement around the West End production of Hadestown would dip following the departure of the Broadway OGs has been put to bed by the outstanding new cast.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Southwark Playhouse
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 17 June 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
How To Succeed in Business – full cast
Full casting has been unveiled for the new production of the classic Broadway musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Southwark Playhouse this summer. As previously announced double Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Tracie Bennett (Follies, National Theatre, Mame, Hope Mill Theatre) will play the traditionally male role of J.B. Biggley, […]
Cast and creatives announced for MTFestUK 2021
Paul Taylor-Mills has confirmed the line-up of award-winning and international performers and creatives assembled for next month’s MTFestUK 2021. Due to open at the Turbine Theatre in London from 17-29 May 2021 before embarking on a digital tour from 31 May until 4 July, the third edition of the annual celebration of new musical theatre […]
Disenchanted! – stream.theatre
Disenchanted! is available on stream.theatre until 11 April 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Disney princesses are intrinsic to modern pup culture. From Snow White to Rapunzel, the fairytales of Grimm and Perrault have been pummelled into capitalist submission, the dark edges of their morality tales chamfered away into tales that […]
West End stars to feature in Disenchanted digital production
A group of the West End’s rising stars will play fairytale princesses with a difference in a new digital production of Off-Broadway hit Disenchanted. Jodie Steele (Six The Musical, Heathers: The Musical) will play Snow White with Sophie Isaacs (Six The Musical, Heathers: The Musical) featuring as Cinderella, Grace Mouat (& Juliet, Six The Musical) […]
Barn Theatre announces interactive musical theatre-themed concert
The Barn Theatre has unveiled plans for an innovative new digital event which will put homebound musical theatre fans in control of the content. Running from 22 February until 7 March 2021, The Secret Society of Leading Ladies puts the spotlight on musical theatre’s most famous females and features performances from some of the West […]
Thespie announces star-studded concerts celebrating Black and LGBT+ theatre artists
West End stars will feature in two fundraising online concert premieres as part of theatre discovery platform Thespie’s month-long celebration of Black and LGBT+ theatre artists. With proceeds going to LGBT+ charity Stonewall, Break Free will feature LGBT+ theatre artists sharing their personal stories and performing the musical theatre and pop songs that have inspired […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester continues to be streamed online on 4, 5 and 6 December 2020; 11, 12 and 13 December 2020; and 18, 19 and 20 December 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My colleague Nigel Smith reviewed this show when it opened in person at Manchester’s Hope Mill […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester (Although Rent has been closed by the national Covid lockdown, it was recorded live and is available as an online streamed performance from 27 November to 20 December 2020). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The creator of Rent, Jonathan Larson, saw parallels between Puccini’s […]
