Improv specialists The Showstoppers will return to the West End’s Lyric Theatre in November for the first in a five-month season of monthly shows With two live shows left to play at The Showstoppers’ current residency, the Garrick Theatre, on 27 September and 11 October, the Olivier Award-winners have confirmed they will be taking their […]
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Showstoppers plan second Alternative Eurovision Song Contest online fundraiser
Olivier Award-winning improv specialists The Showstoppers will be joined by a number of special star guests for the second Alternative Eurovision Song Contest fundraiser on 15 May 2021. The team which kept lockdown audiences entertained in 2020 will be aiming to build on last year’s glitter and fun-filled Eurovision-themed event which raised £7,500 for The […]
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Garrick Theatre
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical continues its residency at the Garrick Theatre, London until 22 March 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Being cynical, you could say that any audience able to attend any live show at the moment is very easily, rather too easily pleased. But, for those theatre-junkies seeking a cure for the […]
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Garrick Theatre
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical continues its residency at the Garrick Theatre, London until 22 March 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This reviewer will never tire of seeing The Showstoppers company perform. Each production in its own right is a once in a lifetime experience for cast, crew and audience that […]
West End return for The Showstoppers with new season at the Garrick
After months of keeping homebound theatre-lovers entertained, improv specialists The Showstoppers are heading out of their homes and into the West End to play six Monday night shows at the Garrick Theatre. The team who turned their last West End performance at the Lyric Theatre in March into an impromptu live-stream event which has been […]
Showstopper! The (Socially Distanced) Improvised Musical LIVE
Showstopper! The (Socially Distanced) Improvised Musical LIVE Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I confess I have never seen The Showstoppers in the flesh though I know many people who have. It’s rather delightful that I saved up my first Showstopper! experience to have it online in this socially distanced world in a […]
Showstoppers launch Online Storytime for lockdown youngsters
Following on from their successful song-in-a-day challenges and alternative Eurovision, improv specialists The Showstoppers have turned their attention to entertaining kids during lockdown with a series of Online Storytime adventures. Armed with dozens of ideas suggested by children aged between three and 13 via social media, The Showstoppers have created a number of interactive musical […]
Star judges and guest performances for Showstoppers’ Eurovision alternative
A host of stay-at-home stars and celebrities will join in the fun when The Showstoppers Alternative Eurovision Song Contest streams live on Facebook from 8pm (GMT) on 15 May 2020. Christopher Biggins, Arlene Phillips, London Hughes and Claire Sweeney will take on judging details with comedian and presenter Tom Allen commentating on the action. Presented […]
The Showstoppers’ 24-Hour Challenge song ‘Daddy’s Your Teacher Now!’ wows Ramin Karimloo
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo has expressed his delight at the results of his challenge to The Showstoppers to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours. Aided and abetted by his son Hadley, the youngest-ever Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera had challenged the improvisation specialists to create a song […]
Ramin Karimloo issues second 24-hour Showstoppers song challenge
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo has followed Elaine Paige to issue a challenge to The Showstoppers to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours. Aided and abetted by his son Hadley, the youngest-ever Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera has challenged the improvisation specialists to create a song about home […]
Watch The Showstoppers’ response to Elaine Paige’s 24-Hour Lockdown Challenge
Elaine Paige has taken to social media again to congratulate The Showstoppers’ team on their response to her challenge to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours. The musical theatre legend who asked the improvisation specialists to create a song about home-isolation in the style of her favourite musical, West Side Story has […]
Elaine Paige launches 24-hour Showstoppers song challenge
Elaine Paige has today taken to social media to challenge The Showstoppers team to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours. The musical theatre legend has asked the improvisation specialists to create a song about home-isolation in the style of her favourite musical, West Side Story. The finished song will be unveiled on […]
Other Palace season for award-winning Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
The popular Showstopper! The Improvised Musical will celebrate a milestone 1,000th performance during an eight-week limited season at The Other Palace early in 2019. Running from Tuesday 22 January 2019 until Saturday 16 March 2019, the Olivier Award-winning show will bring its own innovative brand of entertainment to Westminster venue following a festive season of […]
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Apollo Theatre
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical continues at the Apollo Theatre, London until 29 November. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Some musicals can take years to write – and rewrite – while others can pop into existence spontaneously. But don’t think for one minute that a show crafted over a decade is going to be any more entertaining […]
