The hit new stage adaptation of the blockbuster movie The Greatest Showman will follow its recent sold-out run at the Bristol Hippodrome by making its West End debut at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane with preview performances due to begin on 14 April 2027.
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The Greatest Showman to open in the West End in spring 2027
Disney Theatrical Group has announced that the brand-new stage adaptation of The Greatest Showman will premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in spring 2027.
Mean Girls – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Mean Girls was reviewed at the Milton Keynes Theatre, where it continues until 18 April 2026. The tour continues until 30 January 2027. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Mean Girls arrives with energy, sharp wit and a surprising amount of heart.
The Greatest Showman premiere cast unveiled
Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks will take the lead in the world premiere stage adaptation of the blockbuster movie The Greatest Showman.
First casting news for Mean Girls UK and Ireland tour
Initial casting has been confirmed for the first UK and Ireland touring production of the Broadway hit Mean Girls The Musical.
50 First Dates musical – cast confirmed
The full cast has been confirmed for the upcoming world premiere of a new musical based on the hit Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy 50 First Dates.
Disney’s Hercules – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Disney’s Hercules is booking at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London until 28 March 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ A dazzling flex of Disney’s mighty theatrical muscles: big, straightforward, undeniably powerful, and you can’t help but love him. I mean it.
London world premiere for 50 First Dates The Musical
Georgina Castle and Josh St Clair will take the lead in the world premiere in London of a new musical based on the hit Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy 50 First Dates.
June closing date for Mean Girls – 2026 UK tour announced
The award-winning West End production of the Broadway hit Mean Girls will end its Savoy Theatre run on 8 June 2025 ahead of a UK tour in 2026.
Bristol 2026 world premiere for Greatest Showman musical
Double Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw will follow this summer’s London premiere of Disney’s Hercules by directing and choreographing the world premiere stage adaptation of the blockbuster movie The Greatest Showman.
Full cast confirmed for West End’s Hercules
Disney Theatrical Group has unveiled full casting for the upcoming UK premiere production of Disney’s Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The Book Of Mormon – The Alexandra, Birmingham and Touring
The Book of Mormon was reviewed at The Alexandra, Birmingham where it continues until 28 December 2024. The tour continues until 8 November 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
Disney finds its West End Hercules
Luke Brady will take on the title role in the upcoming UK premiere production of Disney’s Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane next summer.
Summer 2025 West End debut for Hercules
Following a surprise appearance at last year’s Royal Variety Performance, Hercules will become the latest Disney favourite to take up residence on the London stage next summer.
Mean Girls – Savoy Theatre
Mean Girls continues at the Savoy Theatre, London (booking until 16 February 2025). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It used to be that musicals got made into movies. But now, has your movie really been a success until it’s been made into a musical? Is Mean Girls just the latest in the lineage […]
London’s Mean Girls’ cast and creative team confirmed
The full cast and creative team have been unveiled for the eagerly anticipated West End debut of the Broadway hit Mean Girls this summer.
Broadway musical Mean Girls heads to the West End in June 2024
Hit Broadway musical Mean Girls, based on the Paramount Pictures film of the same name, will debut at the West End’s Savoy Theatre from June 2024. Tickets go on sale from 1 November 2023.
Disney’s Aladdin tour – cast announced
Yeukayi Ushe (Disney’s The Lion King, A Strange Loop, Kinky Boots and Motown The Musical) will star as Genie alongside recent Royal Academy of Music graduate Gavin Adams who will make his professional debut in the title role in Disney’s Aladdin as the hit show takes flight on its first UK and Ireland tour this autumn.
Big wins for Kimberly Akimbo and Parade at the Tony Awards 2023
Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo, the work of Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, led the way at the 76th Annual Tony Awards, winning five prizes (the most received by any production) including Best Musical. The show also picked up performance awards for Victoria Clark and Bonnie Milligan plus Best Book […]
On Broadway with Patrick Honoré
Patrick Honoré has been giving his regards to Broadway… Dancin’, Some Like it Hot, Bad Cinderella and Kimberly Akimbo.
October 2023 launch for the first UK and Ireland tour of Disney’s Aladdin
Disney’s Aladdin will take flight on its first UK and Ireland tour this autumn, launching at the Edinburgh Playhouse from 24 October until 18 November 2023.
Dreamgirls – Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham and Touring
Dreamgirls continues at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham until 31 December 2022 before touring until 7 January 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Dreamgirls – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Dreamgirls continues at the Milton Keynes Theatre until 5 February 2022 and then tours until 31 December 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ However enjoyable, it doesn’t take long for some musicals to begin to feel a bit dated, but Dreamgirls (opened on Broadway in 1981) just seems to get better […]
The Book of Mormon – Palace Theatre, Manchester and Touring
The Book of Mormon continues at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until 1 January 2022 and then tours the UK until 13 September 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ When it first exploded onto Broadway in 2011, The Book of Mormon was – and still is – that rarest of things: a […]
Full cast confirmed for Dreamgirls first UK tour
Sonia Friedman Productions has unveiled full casting for the long-awaited first UK tour of Broadway and West End hit Dreamgirls. As previously announced, Nicole Raquel Dennis (Dear Evan Hansen, Nöel Coward Theatre, Waitress, Adelphi Theatre) will revisit her chair-turning performance of ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ on ITV’s The Voice in 2019, […]
Dreamgirls UK tour will star Nicole Raquel Dennis
Sonia Friedman Productions today announced that Nicole Raquel Dennis will play the role of Effie White in the first ever UK tour of Dreamgirls. A finalist on ITV’s The Voice in 2019, Nicole wowed viewers and judges at her blind audition, performing Dreamgirls mega-hit ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ alongside team mentor Jennifer […]
Extra dates and venues for Dreamgirls tour announced
Sonia Friedman Productions have added further venues and 2021 dates to the eagerly-anticipated first UK tour of the multi-award-winning West End production of Dreamgirls. As previously announced, the touring version of the production which lit up London’s Savoy Theatre for over two years will launch at the Bristol Hippodrome from 12 September until 3 October, […]
First tour dates announced for UK tour of Dreamgirls
Just months after the critically acclaimed Dreamgirls took its final bow at the Savoy Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions has announced the first details of the hit show’s first UK tour. Launching at the Bristol Hippodrome from 12 September until 3 October 2020, the touring version of the award-winning production which lit up London’s Savoy Theatre […]
The Book of Mormon – Palace Theatre, Manchester
The Book of Mormon continues at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until 24 August 2019 before touring to the Sunderland Empire, with more venues to be announced. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Mormons are here. We’ve been told they were coming for months, with adverts around the city generating huge excitement […]
The Prom – Longacre Theatre, New York
The Prom continues at the Longacre Theatre, New York. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ “Straight people like Broadway, too,” says Mr. Hawkins, the very straight, very theatre-loving high school principal in a very small Indiana town. “You know I’ve heard that,” responds Dee Dee Allen, the fading Broadway star, who is […]
Broadway season preview: Kong, Cher, a Prom and a Pretty Woman
Though in absentia, two gigantic personalities tower over the upcoming fall Broadway musical season: King Kong and Cher, writes Ron Cohen. After much huffing and puffing, King Kong, the musical featuring a 20-foot tall puppet as the mighty Kong, will finally make it to the Great White Way with previews starting 5 October 2018 for […]
Dreamgirls to end Savoy run before UK tour
The critically-acclaimed UK premiere run of Dreamgirls will give its final performance at the Savoy Theatre on Saturday 12 January 2019 ahead of a UK tour. Currently starring Marisha Wallace, Moya Angela and Karen Mav sharing the iconic role of Effie White, with Asmeret Ghebremichael as Lorrell Robinson and Brennyn Lark as Deena Jones, the award-winning production will end after lighting up the Savoy for […]
Mean Girls – August Wilson Theatre, New York
Mean Girls continues at the August Wilson Theatre, New York. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ High school chaos and raunchiness reign supreme in Mean Girls, the new Broadway musical adaptation of the 2004 movie comedy that burrowed deeply into the psyche of America’s teenage girls. And at times, it all makes […]
Dreamgirls – Asmeret Ghebremichael joins the cast
West End and Broadway actress Asmeret Ghebremichael has joined the cast of the critically-acclaimed UK premiere run of Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre. Best-known for her performances in The Book of Mormon on Broadway and in the West End, the American actress and singer takes over the role of Lorrell Robinson after Ibinabo Jack was […]
West End Dreamgirls – Original London Cast Recording to be released in April
The Original London Cast Recording of the West End production of musical Dreamgirls will be released on Sony Classical in mid-April and is available to pre-order today via Amazon. This brand new double album was recorded live last month at the Savoy Theatre. It captures the performances of the original London cast of Dreamgirls, the […]
Dreamgirls – Savoy Theatre
Dreamgirls continues at the Savoy Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dreamgirls first debuted on Broadway in 1981 and after a long 35-year wait, it finally has its London debut. As fans of the show will already know, the book throws the spotlight on the Dreamettes, a young, ambitious singing trio […]
Dreamgirls – a sneak peek at rehearsals and more tickets released
As more tickets were released for the long-awaited UK premiere of Dreamgirls (the new booking period will extend performances at the Savoy Theatre until 6 May 2017), Musical Theatre Review’s Tal Fox went along to rehearsals for a sneak peek: “It’s hard to believe that the cast of Dreamgirls is only into its second week of […]
Dreamgirls cast celebrates first day in rehearsals
The long-awaited UK premiere of Dreamgirls has preview performances at the Savoy Theatre from 19 November and opening night on Wednesday 14 December 2016. On Monday 3 October, Sonia Friedman Productions assembled the full company for the first day of rehearsals. American actress and singer Amber Riley will star as Effie White and is joined by Ibinabo Jack as Lorrell Robinson […]
Video – first glimpse of Amber Riley singing ‘I Am Changing’ from Dreamgirls
An exclusive new video has been released in advance of the long-awaited UK premiere of Dreamgirls which will have preview performances at the Savoy Theatre from 19 November and opening night on Wednesday 14 December 2016. American actress and singer Amber Riley is joined in the video feature by Dreamgirls director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw as they discuss the joys and challenges […]
Tuck Everlasting – Broadhurst Theatre, New York
Tuck Everlasting continues at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Living forever is no picnic. That’s the philosophic message delivered to mixed effect in the new Broadway musical Tuck Everlasting, which moves through a rather long, pallid stretch to a poignant conclusion. Based on the best-selling 1975 children’s novel […]
Dreamgirls in the West End – tickets go on sale this week
Sonia Friedman Productions has revealed today that tickets for the long-awaited UK premiere of Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls go on sale this week (already available to priority bookers with tickets going on general sale at 12 noon on Friday 1 April). The brand new production begins preview performances at the Savoy Theatre from 19 November with […]
Dreamgirls heads for the West End – Glee star Amber Riley cast as Effie
Amber Riley will make her West End debut this year in the UK premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls. The American actress and singer, best known for her role as Mercedes Jones in the television musical comedy Glee, will play soulful singer Effie White in the production which will open at the Savoy Theatre with performances from […]
Aladdin West End production – Dean John-Wilson and Jade Ewen cast
Dean John-Wilson will play the role of Aladdin alongside Jade Ewen as Jasmine in the West End premiere of the new musical based on the classic Academy Award-winning animated film. Aladdin will now open at the Prince Edward Theatre on Wednesday 15 June 2016, with previews from Friday 27 May. Tickets are on general sale for performances up to and […]
Disney’s Aladdin has West End premiere in June 2016
Disney has revealed that the Tony Award-winning new musical Aladdin will hold its West End premiere on Thursday 9 June 2016 at the Prince Edward Theatre, with previews from Friday 27 May. Broadway cast member Trevor Dion Nicholas will make his London stage debut as Genie. “In 1992, Howard Ashman, Alan Menken and Tim Rice’s reimagining of the Aladdin […]
Something Rotten! – St James Theatre, New York
Something Rotten! continues at the St James Theatre, New York. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Who would have thought that an off-hand reference to Chess – a 30-year-old musical, beloved by some but forgotten by many – would get a resounding laugh from a Broadway audience in 2015? Well, it did the other night, and […]
Aladdin – New Amsterdam Theatre, New York
Aladdin continues at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, in an open-ended run. All the folks involved in putting on Aladdin, the new Broadway musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film, seem to be working feverishly to make sure we, the audience, don’t take it seriously. It’s all just good-natured, expensive hokum. That includes […]
