Angela Thomas rounds up all the latest news in regional and touring theatre in the UK and Ireland.
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Maddie Grace Jepson to join cast of Back to the Future The Musical
Tik Tok star Maddie Grace Jepson will make her stage debut in the multi-award-winning West End production of Back to the Future The Musical in August.
A Christmas Carol – The Musical Staged Concert – Dominion Theatre
A Christmas Carol – The Musical Staged Concert at the Dominion Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nobody set out to be an Ebenezer Scrooge this year, but some are being forced into it by circumstance. We are pinching every penny in anticipation of the economic fallout of the pandemic […]
Christine Allado and David Bedella are among the line-up for charity concert We Need A Little Christmas
A host of stage and screen stars are uniting for a festive filmed concert in support of Shelter and Crisis at Christmas which will be streamed online from 20 December 2020 until 1 January 2021. Filmed at The Actors Church (St Paul’s Church) in Covent Garden, We Need A Little Christmas will feature performances from: […]
Further casting for A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre
First pictures have been released of Brian Conley and co-stars in rehearsals for the eagerly-anticipated new concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre this festive season. With performances due to begin on 7 December, the rehearsal shots feature Conley, Matt Jay-Willis, Jacqueline Jossa, Lucie Jones, […]
Jacqueline Jossa, Matt Jay-Willis, Lucie Jones, Cedric Neal and Sandra Marvin join Brian Conley in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre
Busted star Matt Jay-Willis will play Bob Cratchit opposite Brian Conley’s Ebenezer Scrooge in the new concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre. The singer who previously appeared in the West End in Wicked and Little Shop of Horrors will play Scrooge’s downtrodden employee alongside […]
Brian Conley to star as Scrooge at the Dominion
Brian Conley will take centre stage as Ebenezer Scrooge at the Dominion Theatre this Christmas in a new concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol. The comedian turned musical theatre favourite will take on the iconic role in a special production featuring a cast of over 50 and the […]
Sunday At The Musicals returns in October with a fundraiser
A host of West End favourites will take to the stage at The Actors’ Church when the popular Sunday at the Musicals returns on 4 October 2020 with a fundraising concert. Produced by Paul Burton Productions, the star-studded show which will be directed by Charlotte Peters will raise funds for Acting For Others. The line-up […]
Theatre shutdown ends 9 to 5 Musical’s West End run
The stars and creative team involved in the London production of 9 to 5 The Musical have paid tribute to the show following the announcement that the Savoy Theatre run has been ended by the coronavirus shutdown. With this week’s announcement of the cancellation of all West End performances until 31 May 2020, the production […]
Forces charity launches free variety show
British Armed Forces charity The Not Forgotten has launched its own free entertainment show The Best Seat In The House aimed at those in care homes and in senior living facilities across the country. With the older generations the hardest hit by both the Coronavirus and the restrictions brought in to try and keep them safe, […]
9 To 5 West End cast recording released
The West End cast recording of Dolly Parton’s hit show 9 to 5 The Musical is now available to stream and download on all streaming platforms. Recorded live at London’s Savoy Theatre where the production celebrates its first birthday this month, the recording features stars Caroline Sheen, Amber Davies, Natalie McQueen, Bonnie Langford and Brian […]
Louise Redknapp and Brian Conley head back to West End’s 9 To 5 The Musical
Louise Redknapp and Brian Conley will return to their roles in 9 to 5 The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre. Redknapp will be back in the West End as Violet Newstead from 10 February 2020 following Caroline Sheen’s final performance as Violet on 8 February. Redknapp is expected to remain with the production until the […]
9 to 5 The Musical – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
9 To 5 The Musical continues at the Milton Keynes Theatre until 28 September 2019 and then tours until 5 September 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 9 To 5 the movie is legendary, with the infectious theme song and all-star cast of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. It’s […]
Back to the office for Caroline Sheen in 9 To 5 The Musical
West End star Caroline Sheen is heading back to the Savoy theatre to re-join the cast of 9 To 5 The Musical from 4 July 2019 following the departure of Louise Redknapp. The Witches of Eastwick star previously stepped in to play Violet Newstead for the first few weeks of the show’s London run when […]
Caroline Sheen to replace Louise Redknapp for 9 To 5 The Musical’s Savoy run
West End star Caroline Sheen has stepped in to replace Louise Redknapp for the first few weeks of the eagerly-awaited Savoy Theatre run of Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 The Musical. The actress, who featured in the original cast of The Witches of Eastwick (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and took on the title role in […]
Injured Louise Redknapp forced to miss 9 To 5 The Musical opening
Louise Redknapp has been forced to delay her debut in a starring role in the eagerly-awaited Savoy Theatre run of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical after the former pop star sustained injuries to her face and wrist in a fall. In a statement released this week, the producers said: “Due to an injury this […]
Bonnie Langford joins the West End cast of 9 to 5 The Musical
Bonnie Langford will return to the role of Roz Keith when the new version of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical launches at London’s Savoy Theatre for a strictly limited season in early 2019. Currently featuring in 42nd Street, Langford (Cats, EastEnders) who previously played the office assistant with an eavesdropping habit during the […]
Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 The Musical to play the Savoy Theatre in early 2019
Brian Conley, Natalie McQueen, Louise Redknapp and reality TV star Amber Davies will take the central roles in Dolly Parton’s musical 9 To 5 The Musical when it plays London’s Savoy Theatre for a strictly limited season from January 2019. Presented by the Queen of Country herself, the production will star pop singer turned theatre […]
Kerry Ellis joins the cast of Sunday at the Musicals
Kerry Ellis will be performing in Sunday at the Musicals at St. Paul’s Church (The Actors Church) in Covent Garden on 26 November. Ellis is recognised as a leading lady of West End and Broadway musicals, with a number of starring roles in London, New York and around the world. She achieved chart-topping success as […]
Female stars line up for next Sunday at the Musicals
Rosemarie Ford will host a show featuring some of musical theatre’s female stars in the next Sunday at the Musicals charity concert at St. Paul’s Church (The Actors Church) in Covent Garden on 26 November. Produced by Paul Burton and Paul Burton Productions, the show will feature a glittering line-up of West End performers, including […]
West End Heroes – Dominion Theatre
Performed at the Dominion Theatre, London. An idea two years in the making, West End Heroes combined a variety of West End performers with singers and musicians from the Armed Forces for a unique evening in aid of the charity Help for Heroes, hosted by Brian Conley. The military services contain a number of regular musical troupes. […]
