Actress, singer and presenter Lucie Jones will return to Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables at London’s Sondheim Theatre, playing the role of Fantine.
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Sheffield Theatres announce first regional production of Miss Saigon
Joanna Ampil has been cast as The Engineer in the first regional non-replica production of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical Miss Saigon. Presented by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Sheffield Theatres new production will be co-directed by artistic director Robert Hastie and RTYDS associate artistic director Anthony Lau. The production will be designed by Ben […]
The Pirate Queen – London Coliseum
The Pirate Queen – A Charity Concert was staged for one night charity gala at the London Coliseum on 23 February 2020. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The historical swashbuckler written by composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil (with additional lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr and John Dempsey) – and inspired […]
Final casting news for The Pirate Queen
Earl Carpenter and Daniel Boys will complete the line-up of West End stars assembled for the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum later this month. Carpenter, whose extensive musical theatre credits include leading roles in Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Evita, will […]
Les Misérables – Sondheim Theatre
Les Misérables continues at the Sondheim Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In 2020, Les Misérables is as much a cornerstone of West End musical theatre as a chorus line, a love duet, or an overpriced interval drink. Even your joyless work colleague who can’t stand musicals knows the basics. […]
Charity concert debut for Boublil & Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen
Come From Away’s Rachel Tucker will take the title role in a special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum on 23 February 2020. The actress who famously played Elphaba in Wicked in the West End and on Broadway will be joined on stage by Britain’s Got Talent 2011 […]
Miss Saigon – Birmingham Hippodrome and Touring
Miss Saigon continues at Birmingham Hippodrome until 23 September and then tours the UK until March 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ After the whirlwind of the 25th anniversary and Broadway transfer, Miss Saigon – our favourite Madam Butterfly-inspired grand operetta is back – and touring the UK. Right now it’s […]
Miss Saigon – 25th anniversary performance in cinemas – Review
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cameron Mackintosh’s most recent production of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical, Miss Saigon – 25th Anniversary Performance will be screened at cinemas across the UK today (16 October). The film mixes footage from the last night at the Prince Edward Theatre in February, along with selections from the 2014 gala show. Featuring the […]
Interview – original Chris, Simon Bowman on Miss Saigon 25th anniversary film
The role of Chris in Miss Saigon made SIMON BOWMAN a West End star when the show debuted to rave reviews at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1989. After playing the American soldier whose doomed romance with Vietnamese bargirl Kim is the subject of the smash hit musical for around 1,000 performances, Bowman went […]
Miss Saigon begins UK tour in July 2017
The acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s musical Miss Saigon– a recent hit in the West End – will embark on a major UK tour, opening at Curve Leicester on 3 July 2017. Cameron Mackintosh said: “It’s hard to believe that it has been over 25 years since Miss Saigon first opened, but if anything, the tragic love story of […]
Miss Saigon 25th anniversary film to debut in cinemas
The filmed version of Cameron Mackintosh’s most recent production of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical Miss Saigon will be screened at cinemas across the UK on 16 October. Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance, which mixes footage from the last night at the Prince Edward Theatre in February with selections from the 2014 gala show, will […]
Les Misérables returns to Singapore in 2016 for the first time in 20 years
Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables is celebrating another milestone with the news that its latest production will open in Singapore next year two decades after it first played in the country. The acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s musical will open at Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre in May 2016 with tickets going on sale from today (Monday […]
Miss Saigon – final London flight in February 2016
Cameron Mackintosh announced today that Boublil and Schönberg’s musical Miss Saigon will make its final London flight at the Prince Edward Theatre on Saturday 27 February 2016. Cameron Mackintosh said today: “I’m delighted to announce a final extension of my hugely successful new production of Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre. This record-breaking and award-winning production is […]
Tickets for Miss Saigon gala will sell at original 1989 prices
Cameron Mackintosh has revealed that there will be a Gala Performance of Boublil & Schönberg’s Miss Saigon on Monday 22 September 2014 to celebrate 25 years since the musical originally premiered. The new production opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in May this year. The original production opened on 20 September 1989 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane […]
Kwang-Ho Hong joins Miss Saigon London cast
Cameron Mackintosh has revealed that Korean star Kwang-Ho Hong will play Thuy in his forthcoming new production of Boublil and Schonberg’s Miss Saigon. This now completes the casting for the show which makes its highly anticipated return to the West End on Saturday 3 May 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the musical’s 25th anniversary […]
Miss Saigon – Malmo Opera
Miss Saigon continues at Malmö Opera until 30 January 2014. The Malmö Opera is one of three Swedish opera houses that regularly has musical theatre in its repertoire. Malmö, like Gothenburg, has to deal with the challenge of a vast main stage and a big house. Finding the right musical of the right quality which […]
Miss Saigon set for the Prince Edward
Cameron Mackintosh has finally revealed that the Boublil and Schonberg musical Miss Saigon will return to the West End in May 2014 to the Prince Edward Theatre. He said: “I find it hard to believe that it is already 25 years since I first premiered Miss Saigon in London at Drury Lane Theatre before it went on to phenomenal success around the world. “Ten […]
