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Musical Con 2023 – full schedule confirmed
The full schedule has been confirmed for the second Musical Con – the musical theatre-themed event which will turn ExCel London at Royal Victoria Dock into a haven for musical theatre lovers on 21 and 22 October 2023.
Dates and details are revealed for Musical Con 2023
When Phantoms walk the streets and Cats cosplayers crowd the Elizabeth line singing ‘One Day More’, you know what time it is. Musical Con, the West End’s official musical theatre fan convention, is back with over 70 West End stars joining fans at the ExCeL London on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2023.
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 […]
More tickets available for first Musical Con
Extra tickets have been released for the UK’s first musical theatre fan convention Musical Con in response to high demand. Announced in April this year, the latest event from the team behind the popular West End Musical Drive-In and West End Musical Celebration, will turn ExCel London into a haven for musical theatre-lovers on 22 […]
Stars line-up for the first West End Musical Convention
Musical theatre fans will be able to celebrate their favourite theatrical genre in the company of a host West End stars this autumn at the first West End Musical Con. The latest event from the team behind the popular West End Musical Drive-In and West End Musical Celebration, will turn ExCel London into a haven […]
Streaming return for hit A Killer Party
The UK premiere recording of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party returns to Stream.Theatre this week. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US, is available as a nine-episode series for home viewing on stream.theatre until 28 November. The cast includes Jason Manford (Curtains, The Producers), Ben Forster […]
The Best of the West End – Royal Albert Hall
The Best of the West End at the Royal Albert Hall, London Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The breathtaking Best of the West End, presented by Alpha at the Royal Albert Hall, lived up to its name with some of the best stars in musical theatre taking to the stage for a […]
Fundraising Best of the West End concert at Royal Albert Hall announced
A host of the West End’s brightest stars will take to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall for a special concert in aid of Acting For Others on 21 July 2021. Presented by Alpha as part of the iconic venue’s 150th anniversary season, the third concert in the popular The Best of the West […]
West End Musical Celebration – Palace Theatre
West End Musical Celebration continues at the Palace Theatre, London until 13 June 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I – like you, I’m sure – have spent the last 15 months sat at home, counting down the days until I would get ‘Defying Gravity’ belted directly into my face again. […]
A Killer Party – Stream.Theatre
A Killer Party is available to stream until 30 May 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A group of performers are called together for a themed murder mystery party. But when the lights go out, and then the host is found face down in the soup, has one of the actors gone […]
Ben Forster joins A Killer Party cast
Ben Forster (Jesus Christ Superstar, Elf The Musical) will complete the cast for the UK premiere of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US last summer, will be available as a nine-episode series for home viewing on stream.theatre from 19 April […]
West End Musical Celebration concerts rescheduled
With indoor theatre performances not due to resume until 17 May 2021 at the earliest, the West End Musical Celebration – Live At The Palace Theatre concerts have been rescheduled to dates in June. Originally planned for October last year, the star-packed celebration of musical theatre and the return of live theatre will now play […]
Star-packed West End Musical Christmas shows for London’s Palace Theatre
The team behind the popular West End Musical Brunch events and the recent West End Musical Drive-In series has joined forces with producer Nica Burns to bring a festive version of the north London shows to the heart of the West End this Christmas. Running from 17 until 20 December 2020, West End Musical Christmas […]
Marisha Wallace releases ‘Tomorrow’ to raise money for Broadway Cares and Make A Difference Trust
West End and Broadway star and recording artist Marisha Wallace (Waitress, Dreamgirls, Aladdin) has released a cover of the timeless ‘Tomorrow’ from the musical Annie to raise funds for Broadway Cares and the Make a Difference Trust. One hundred per cent of the funds raised from the song will be donated to both organisations to […]
Selected Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to be streamed on new free channel The Shows Must Go On
Things will get a little bit brighter for musical theatre fans from 7pm on Friday (3 April 2020) when the 2000 adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be made available free of charge on YouTube. Starring Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough and Joan Collins, the production will be the first in […]
Main Men of Musicals – Cadogan Hall
Main Men of Musicals was performed at Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Continuing a string of successful one-night-only concerts at Cadogan Hall, Lambert Jackson presented Main Men of Musicals with four of the West End’s leading men taking centre stage. This show follows There is Nothin’ Like a Dame and West End Women […]
Thriller Live – Lyric Theatre
Thriller Live continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ After 10 years in the West End Thriller Live has made history as the longest-running show the Lyric Theatre has ever played host to, and is listed by Official London Theatre as the West End’s 14th longest-running musical. […]
Star-packed music video accompanies Dan and Laura Curtis song which raises funds for Help For Heroes
Judi Dench, Paul McCartney, Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Martin are among a glittering group of stars who have joined a host of West End favourites in a very special musical video tribute to servicemen and women around the world. Aimed at raising funds for UK charity Help The Heroes, The Hero – A West End […]
Musical celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber planned for June at Royal Hospital Chelsea
The Royal Hospital Chelsea will be the setting for a star-studded musical celebration of the work of Andrew Lloyd Webber this summer. Presented by Live At Chelsea on Sunday 17 June, Andrew Lloyd Webber – A Musical Celebration With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will feature performances of some of the composer’s best-loved songs and will […]
Ben Forster to miss final week of Elf The Musical after breaking ankle on stage
Ben Forster has been forced to pull out of the title role in the final week of Elf The Musical at The Lowry in Salford following an on-stage accident. Forster, who returned to the role he originated in the production which is due to end its highly successful Salford run on 14 January, was rushed […]
Elf The Musical to be screened on Channel 5
A live recording of Elf The Musical will be broadcast at 5pm on Channel 5 on Saturday (23 December). Starring Ben Forster (Jesus Christ Superstar) who returned to the role of Buddy in the current production which launched in Plymouth in November, the TV film was recorded live at The Lowry in Salford where the […]
Elf the Musical is back for Christmas with Ben Forster returning to title role
Ben Forster will be back in green this Christmas when he returns to the role of Buddy in Elf the Musical. The actor who shot to fame when he won Andrew Lloyd Webber’s television talent search for his leading actor in the stadium tour of Jesus Christ Superstar is currently winning acclaim for his performance in […]
The Phantom of the Opera – Ben Forster to continue in title role until September
Ben Forster will extend his run as The Phantom until Saturday 2 September in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera. Now in its 31st year at Her Majesty’s Theatre in the West End, the show also stars Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine Daae and Nadim Naaman as Raoul. They are joined by […]
Broadway in Concert at the London Palladium
Broadway in Concert at the London Palladium. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Having spotted a number of people sporting black Matt Cardle UK tour hoodies in the front rows before curtain up, it was pretty obvious that said Mr Cardle, along with the other performers joining him on the revered London […]
The Phantom of the Opera – images from 30th anniversary celebrations
On Monday 10 October the West End production of the iconic musical The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special charity gala performance in aid of The Music in Secondary Schools Trust. To celebrate this milestone, the current cast including Ben Forster as The Phantom, Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine Daae and Nadim Naaman as Raoul were […]
The Phantom of the Opera celebrates 30th West End anniversary with charity gala
On Monday 10 October, the West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical The Phantom of the Opera, at the Her Majesty’s Theatre, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special charity gala performance in aid of The Music in Secondary Schools Trust. Tickets are on sale now. To celebrate this milestone, the current cast including Ben Forster as The […]
The Phantom of the Opera – new additions to West End cast
Cast changes have been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera ahead of the show’s 30th birthday at Her Majesty’s Theatre in October. From Monday 5 September current stars Ben Forster, Celinde Schoenmaker and Nadim Naaman will be joined by Siôn Lloyd (Monsieur Firmin), Mark Oxtoby (Monsieur Andre), Paul Ettore Tabone (Piangi), […]
Broadway in Concert – Kerry Ellis, Matt Cardle, Lee Mead, Ben Forster and Sophie Evans line up
West End favourite Kerry Ellis will be joined by four stage stars discovered by television talent shows in a glittering celebration of the Broadway musical this November. Broadway in Concert will feature Wicked and We Will Rock You star Ellis alongside X Factor winner Matt Cardle (Memphis); West End leading men Lee Mead (Joseph and […]
Elf the Musical – Dominion Theatre
Elf the Musical continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 2 January 2016. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Before it opened at the Dominion, Elf – based on the 2003 comedy movie starring Will Ferrell – was already making headlines, albeit for the wrong reasons. Its top price tickets, advertised at a whopping £267.50, are […]
Elf London premiere – new and exclusive production images
The London premiere of the musical ELF has a strictly limited ten-week season, playing at the Dominion Theatre until 2 January 2016. The Gala Opening Night, taking place this week on Thursday 5 November, will be in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Check out these new and exclusive production images from Musical Theatre Review’s official photographer Roy Tan. The company is led by Ben […]
Limited number of ELF tickets to be released at affordable prices following public demand
In an unprecedented move, the producers of the musical ELF, opening at the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre, have bowed to overwhelming public and social media demand to introduce a more affordable ticket price to broaden the demographic the show is attracting. The new price brand of £30 for a limited number of tickets through the […]
Stephen Fry and Emma Bunton to appear in Rocky Horror Show gala
Comedian, writer, actor and presenter Stephen Fry, Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc and Spice Girl Emma Bunton are the first celebrities to be announced as special guest stars in the Gala Charity Performance of The Rocky Horror Show at London’s Playhouse Theatre on 17 September, which will be broadcast live to cinemas across the UK and Europe. They […]
John Owen-Jones and Ben Forster to star in The Phantom of the Opera
From Monday 7 September 2015, there will be major cast changes in the West End production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre, with John Owen-Jones initially playing The Phantom, followed by Ben Forster (from Monday 1 February 2016). Owen-Jones has most recently played the part in the new production of […]
Kimberley Walsh and Ben Forster cast in Elf musical
Ben Forster, Kimberley Walsh, Joe McGann and Jessica Martin will star in the London premiere of Elf, the hit musical at the Dominion Theatre from 24 October 2015 for a strictly limited ten-week season, ending on 2 January 2016, with a press night on Thursday 5 November. Forster, McGann and Martin all starred in the sold-out […]
Evita – Dominion Theatre
Evita continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 1 November. Originally written in 1976, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical Evita was groundbreaking in many different ways. Despite the proliferation of mob scenes throughout, Evita is essentially a three-person musical – a political love-triangle of sorts with the narrator (originally more than a hint of […]
Jesus Christ Superstar US tour suddenly cancelled
The much-publicised new North American touring production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar has suddenly been cancelled, just over a week before its first performance in New Orleans on 9 June. Options Clause Entertainment LLC, an affiliate of the production company S2BN Entertainment, announced that the Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Spectacular Tour had been cancelled […]
Jesus Christ Superstar – NIA Birmingham
Jesus Christ Superstar was performed at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham as part of a tour which continues until 15 October. There are those, I among them, who opined that Godspell was a more sophisticated 1970s musical about Jesus than Jesus Christ Superstar. So what a pleasure to encounter the much-heralded tour of Tim Rice and Lloyd […]
