Angela Thomas rounds up all the latest news in regional and touring theatre in the UK and Ireland.
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Casting update – West End, regional and touring theatre, plus London concerts too
Sometimes there are so many exciting press releases arriving in the Musical Theatre Review email inbox, that it’s hard to keep up, so we asked our news editor Angela Thomas if she could round up all the very latest casting news related to West End, regional and touring productions (and even a few London concerts […]
Musicals Mash-Up December 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. News editor Angela Thomas reports.
Musicals Mash Up: 23-30 October 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. We hope you approve! News editor Angela Thomas reports.
First Musical Con – full schedule announced
The full schedule has been confirmed for Musical Con, the new musical theatre themed event which will turn ExCel London into a haven for musical theatre lovers on 22 and 23 October 2022. Ten thousand musical theatre fans and enthusiasts are due to attend the weekend event which will offer fans the opportunity to meet […]
Double Stage Debut nominations for Hugh Coles and Ben Joyce
Back to the Future’s Hugh Coles and Jersey Boys’ Ben Joyce will battle it out in two categories at The Stage Debut Awards. The two actors have received nominations in both the Best Performer in a Musical and Best West End Debut categories. In the musical category they will be up against Elijah Ferreira for […]
The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals – A0 Arena, Manchester
The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals at A0 Arena, Manchester, broadcast on BBC1 and BBC Radio 2, also available via BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Close your eyes, listen and you would swear it was Tina Turner belting out ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero’, ‘Simply […]
BBC to broadcast performances from National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals
Jason Manford will take charge of a star-studded celebration of musical theatre at the AO Arena in Manchester later this month. Featuring many of the nation’s most popular musicals, The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals on 24 January 2022 has been planned as a ‘thank you’ to National Lottery players who have helped support […]
Back To The Future The Musical – Adelphi Theatre
Back To The Future The Musical continues at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Film to stage adaptations are tricky, especially if the movie in question has taken on an iconic status. Stick too closely to the original without re-inventing the piece and the results may be disappointing […]
Single released as taster for Back To The Future original cast recording
A recording of Olly Dobson performing ‘Back in Time’ has been released as a taster for next summer’s release of the Original Cast Recording of the critic and crowd-pleasing Back To The Future The Musical. Timed to coincide with Back To The Future Day, the single is taken from the cast recording which will be […]
West End date for Back To The Future The Musical
The critic and crowd-pleasing stage musical version of the classic Back To The Future will make its delayed West End debut in May next year. Following on from its debut run at the Manchester Opera House which was cut short by the Covid-crisis, Back To The Future The Musical will speed into the Adelphi Theatre […]
Government statement on coronavirus means curtain comes down on West End and UK theatre
Theatres across the country went dark last night as the Government moved into the next phase of its fight against the coronavirus. In a statement released by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre, it was confirmed that all member venues would be closed until the Government’s advice against social gatherings during the […]
Full cast for Back To The Future The Musical
Full casting has been announced for the eagerly-anticipated stage musical version of the classic Back To The Future which will debut in Manchester early next year ahead of a West End run. As previously revealed Bat Out of Hell and Matilda original cast member Olly Dobson will take on the coveted role of Marty McFly. […]
Back To The Future The Musical will debut in Manchester in February 2020 ahead of a West End transfer
The original Doc Brown, Christopher Lloyd has welcomed the news that a stage musical version of the classic movie Back To The Future will debut in Manchester early in 2020 ahead of a West End run. The brainchild of producer Colin Ingram (Ghost – The Musical) and the creators of the much-loved time-travelling film series, […]
Urinetown the Musical transfers to the West End
Director Jamie Lloyd’s critically acclaimed production of Urinetown the Musical will transfer to the Apollo Theatre, running from 29 September 2014. With music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann and book and lyrics by Greg Kotis, Urinetown had its UK premiere earlier this year at the St James Theatre. Director Lloyd said: “Having attracted a diverse audience of all ages at the St. James earlier this year, I’m […]
Back to the Future musical heads to West End
Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the creators of the film Back to the Future, are developing a stage musical version, with plans to open the production in the West End in the movie’s 30th anniversary year. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the new musical will have a book by Zemeckis, Gale and Lloyd, and new music […]
