Amélie the Musical has had a remarkable journey: from a Broadway under-performer; to an exciting British reinterpretation at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre, on tour, and at London’s Other Palace Theatre; to an acclaimed run reopening the West End’s historic Criterion Theatre after the Covid-19 shutdown. Musical Theatre Review’s Ian Bowkett spoke to four of its […]
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Amélie the Musical – Criterion Theatre
Amélie the Musical continues at the Criterion Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It has become the hot take du jour to be cynical about Amélie, the 2001 Jean-Pierre Jeunet film that so delighted us all those years ago. In real life, wouldn’t such a person – quirky nearly to […]
Amelie The Musical transfers to the West End’s Criterion Theatre in May 2021
Following its opening at the Watermill Theatre, a critically-acclaimed sell-out tour in 2019, a highly successful Christmas season at The Other Palace in 2019, a Grammy nomination and three Olivier Award nominations, Amélie The Musical arrives in the West End this summer. Following the government roadmap announcement, tickets are on sale now for a socially […]
Amélie’s Audrey Brisson and Chris Jared release new music videos
Amélie stars Audrey Brisson and Chris Jared have recorded three new videos featuring songs from the hit show in advance of the 2020 Olivier Awards. Recorded in their home with their newborn daughter as an audience of one, the couple perform ‘Stay’, ’Halfway’ and ‘Half Asleep’ from the hit show which has been nominated for […]
Olivier Awards 2020 – A video refresher of the musical nominees
It feels like forever ago that we could simply hop down to the West End and – perhaps after a spot of bank robbery to afford a ticket – bask in the brilliance of some of the most spectacular musicals London has ever seen. Presumably, all the nominees at this year’s delayed Olivier Awards deserve […]
& Juliet leads the Olivier Awards 2020 nominations followed by Fiddler, Dear Evan Hansen and Mary Poppins
New British musical & Juliet topped the list of Olivier Awards 2020 nominations with recognition in nine categories. Once again illustrating the range and diversity of musical theatre currently playing in the West End, the three shows to attract the most Olivier nominations are all genre favourites with Trevor Nunn’s revival of the classic Fiddler […]
Musical Theatre Review 2019 – Five-Star Show Round-Up
Musical Theatre Review reflects on another stunning and diverse year of theatre. Here is a round-up of five star reviews from 2019 productions in the West End, on the London Fringe, in the regions and on tour (plus a sprinkling of Broadway openings too). With thanks to all our awesome contributors. JANUARY 2019 Songs For Nobodies […]
Amélie The Musical – The Other Palace
Amélie The Musical continues at The Other Palace, London until 1 February 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Enchantingly bizarre, charming throughout and sumptuously produced, Amélie The Musical, is the perfect ‘alternative’ festive offering this year at The Other Palace, a venue that since its relatively recent inception has always at […]
Nominees for UK Theatre Awards 2019
Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome’s The Color Purple, Sheffield Theatres’ Standing At The Sky’s Edge and the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester’s West Side Story will battle it out for the title of Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards next month. The three hit shows were among the list of nominees for the 2019 awards […]
London season at The Other Palace for Amelie The Musical
The Watermill Theatre’s sold-out production of the critically-acclaimed musical version of hit French film Amélie will follow its current UK tour with a Christmas season in London. Starring French-Canadian stage and screen star Audrey Brisson (The Grinning Man, Bristol Old Vic) in the title role, the hit production will play a limited season at The […]
Danny Mac to join tour of Amelie
British actor Danny Mac will star opposite French-Canadian stage and screen star Audrey Brisson in the UK tour of the critically-acclaimed musical version of hit French film Amélie. The former Hollyoaks star whose theatre credits include On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, and an award-winning performance in the UK touring production of […]
Amélie The Musical to premiere at the Watermill Theatre before tour
The musical version of hit French film Amélie will receive its UK premiere at Newbury’s Watermill Theatre in 2019 ahead of an extensive UK tour. Directed by Michael Fentiman, Amélie The Musical will debut at the distinctive Berkshire venue from 11 April until 18 May 2019 before heading out on the road from 20 May. […]
