The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard were announced today (Monday 29 February) by past winners Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton at Rosewood London, the awards’ official hotel partner. The awards, which this year celebrate their 40th anniversary, will take place on Sunday 3 April at the Royal Opera House. Gypsy and Kinky Boots […]
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Bend It Like Beckham wins at Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2015
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical came out top at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2015, winning The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical. The award was presented to Gurinder Chadha (director and new book), composer Howard Goodall, Paul Mayeda Berges (new book) and producer Sonia Friedman the Evening Standard’s by Henry Hitchings. Bend It Like Beckham will play its final performance […]
Curtain Up album awards – Bend It Like Beckham, Cynthia Erivo, Oliver Tompsett and Scott Alan are winners
The original London cast of Bend It Like Beckham and Cynthia Erivo, Oliver Tompsett and Scott Alan were crowned the winners of The Curtain Up radio show’s first musical theatre album awards today. Bend It Like Beckham was chosen as the Best Cast Recording while Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Tompsett Sing Scott Alan took home the […]
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical will close on 5 March 2016
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical will play its final performance at the Phoenix Theatre on 5 March 2016, at the end of the cast’s year-long contract. Rehearsals began for the critically acclaimed production in March 2015 with a company led by Natalie Dew as Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules. The producers are currently finalising both national and international touring […]
Bend It Like Beckham – Jamie Muscato joins cast
From 14 December 2015 Jamie Muscato joins the cast of Bend It Like Beckham The Musical at the Phoenix Theatre to play coach Joe alongside Natalie Dew as football crazy Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player with the Harriers, a local women’s football team. Sophie-Louise Dann plays the role of Paula with Jamal Andréas as Jess’ good friend Tony. Preeya Kalidas plays Pinky, Jess’ sister, with Tony Jayawardena and Natasha […]
Voting opens for Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical
Voting has opened for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical, part of this year’s London Evening Standards Awards at the Old Vic Theatre on 22 November. Listeners have until midnight on 25 October to cast their vote for one of the five shortlisted shows after Elaine Paige opened the voting on her weekly […]
CD Reviews – Bend It Like Beckham – Tim Prottey-Jones – Ann Veronica
Nick Wakeham casts an eye over some of the latest CD releases. Musical Theatre Review’s CD reviews page is presented in association with DRESS CIRCLE, the longest-running Musical Theatre specialist shop in the world. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM – Original London Cast I have to admit that I am reviewing this album without having seen the actual show on […]
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical – Phoenix Theatre
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical continues at the Phoenix Theatre, London. Star rating: 3 stars ★ ★ ★ Football-themed musicals aren’t exactly all that common. The only West End production that springs to mind is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Beautiful Game, which (until its recent Fringe revival at the Union Theatre) was best left […]
Bend It Like Beckham – first look at production images
First production images have been released for the new British musical Bend It Like Beckham, currently in previews with opening night on 24 June 2015. Earlier this year a further 200,000 tickets were released for sale at the Phoenix Theatre, taking bookings to 24 October 2015. Pictures by Ellie Kurttz. Natalie Dew plays football crazy Jess with Lauren Samuels as Jules, […]
Olivier Awards 2015 – our Red Carpet gallery
Have a look at our splendid gallery of pictures taken on Sunday 12 April by our photographer Phillip Cowndley at the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard, the most prestigious event in the UK theatrical calendar, held at London’s Royal Opera House. The full list of winners is available at www.olivierawards.com. Hosted by acclaimed actor and comedian […]
New images – Bend It Like Beckham cast heads to rehearsal via Southall
Before rehearsals began, the West End cast of Bend It Like Beckham spent the day in Southall, West London, where the story of the musical is set, so here is a sneak peek at what they got up (images by Uli Weber). London previews begin for the new British musical Bend It Like Beckham on 15 May 2015 with opening night on […]
Bend It Like Beckham – Natalie Dew, Lauren Samuels and Jamie Campbell Bower lead cast
Casting has been revealed for Bend It Like Beckham which opens at the Phoenix Theatre on 24 June 2015. Natalie Dew will play football crazy Jess with Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player with the Harriers, a local women’s football team, and Jamie Campbell Bower as their coach Joe. Directed by Gurinder Chadha, with original music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Charles Hart, Bend It Like Beckham has a new […]
Musical Theatre 2015 Preview – all you need to know
You can’t get more comprehensive than this, here’s a preview of all the 2015 musical theatre openings we know about so far in the West End, on the London Fringe and across the UK. JANUARY: Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Playhouse, London The UK premiere of David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane’s […]
MTN & MMD Joint Conference 2014 takes place this week
Olivier Award-winning writer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer the Opera) West End producer Kim Poster, and writer Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) have joined the line-up of practitioners taking part in the Musical Theatre Network/Mercury Musical Developments annual joint conference at the Almeida Theatre on 21 March. The day runs from 10am–4.30pm and includes a number of […]
