Burlesque continues at the Savoy Theatre, London until 6 September 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ On release in 2010, Burlesque – the Christina Aguilera/Cher movie musical – was met with a cold wall of indifference from critics, but a fervent dedication from fun-seeking moviegoers that has seen its popularity persist to this […]
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – The Other Palace
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World continues at The Other Palace, London until 8 September 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Reminding audiences of the importance of representation and having positive role models to look up to from a young age.
Assassins – Chichester Festival Theatre
Assassins continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 24 June 2023. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★
Cast confirmed for Curve’s festive Wizard of Oz
Leicester Curve has unveiled the full cast for the regional premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of The Wizard of Oz this Christmas. As previously announced, Georgina Onuorah (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre, Millennials, The Other Palace Studio) will make her Curve debut as Dorothy. Onuorah will take to the yellow brick road alongside Jonny Fines […]
West End stars feature in cast of Into The Woods at Theatre Royal Bath
A high-powered cast has been assembled for director Terry Gilliam and choreographer Leah Hausman’s highly-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s magical musical Into The Woods at the Theatre Royal Bath this summer. The co-creator of the Olivier Award winning Shockhead Peter, Julian Bleach (The Grinning Man) will play Mysterious Man with Olivier nominees […]
West End stars and recent graduates to unite for charity concert
West End favourites and potential stars of tomorrow will join forces for an online charity concert in November. Hosted by Britain’s Got Talent’s Michael Auger and Charlotte Jaconelli, Spotlight on the Future LIVE! will be recorded live and streamed online from 6 to 9 November 2020. Featuring a mix of solos, duos, trios and quartets, […]
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 […]
Mark Petty’s first four Crazy Coqs Presents shows announced
Lyricist Mark Petty has released details of the Crazy Coqs Presents series of shows which will launch this month at Live At Zédel. Announced earlier this year as part of the packed summer season line-up at London entertainment hub, the themed shows will be co-produced and hosted by Petty, the UK half of transatlantic songwriting […]
Rob Rokicki Back in London – The Pheasantry
Rob Rokicki Back in London at The Pheasantry, London. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The New York singer-songwriter Rob Rokicki stopped off at The Pheasantry on his way to Berlin and delighted a Sunday sell-out audience with 25 compositions that are making him one of the more exciting new writers in musical […]
NY composer Rob Rokicki joined by Michael Auger and Charlotte Jaconelli in London show
New York musical theatre writer Rob Rokicki will join forces with Britain’s Got Talent singers Michael Auger and Charlotte Jaconelli for a special one night only concert in London on 29 May. The singer-songwriter, whose musical The Lightning Thief was nominated alongside the smash hit Hamilton for Outstanding Musical at the prestigious Off-Broadway Lucille Lortel Awards, […]
Ross Leadbeater’s Great British Songbook – St James Studio
Ross Leadbeater’s Great British Songbook with Charlotte Jaconelli at St James Studio, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It takes a deal of persuasion on an October Saturday night to get a Strictly Come Dancing junkie away from his TV set and a delivery King Prawn Dhansak but, when you think […]
Sunday At the Musicals – female stars queue up for EABF fundraiser
Paul Burton and Paul Burton Productions are producing a special one-night charity concert in aid of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund. Entitled Sunday At the Musicals, the concert, which will feature 20 female singers, is being staged in the Cabaret & Music Theatre at London’s Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square on Sunday 14 June at 8pm. The production is being directed by Carole […]
She Loves Me Not – Landor Theatre
She Loves Me Not continues on Sunday evenings at the Landor Theatre, London until 29 March. Star rating: 3 stars ★ ★ ★ Watching the Landor Theatre’s recent revival of She Loves Me, it was clear that the success of the show was in no small part down to a cast that was really gelling together. And […]
She Loves Me – Landor Theatre
She Loves Me continues at the Landor Theatre, London until 7 March. Star rating: 4 stars **** It’s 20 years since She Loves Me won five Oliviers for the Savoy revival of this sweet, old-fashioned 1963 Bock and Harnick musical and one of those award-winners, Tracie Bennett, Best Supporting Actress as roving-eyed shopgirl Ilona Ritter, was at the Landor’s press […]
Charlotte Jaconelli cast in She Loves Me at the Landor Theatre
Charlotte Jaconelli (2012 Britain’s Got Talent runner-up) will play Amalia Balash in the Landor Theatre’s revival of She Loves Me this February (4 February to 7 March – press night is 9 February). Having trained at Arts Educational School, this is her musical theatre debut. Jaconelli commented: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be making my debut at the fabulous […]
Daniel Koek – London Hippodrome
An Evening With West End Star Daniel Koek was performed at the London Hippodrome. Looking at Daniel Koek, it is hard to believe that someone so young has played the lead role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. Hearing his voice, however, it is even harder to believe that Les Mis didn’t snatch him up […]
Daniel Koek launches new album at the Royal Albert Hall
Les Misérables star Daniel Koek graced the stage of the Elgar Rooms at the Royal Albert Hall this week to showcase his new album High. The highly-regarded Australian performer moved to London ten years ago when he was awarded a place on the musical theatre postgraduate course at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2005. This was followed by lead roles in shows […]
Les Miserables star Daniel Koek launches new album
Daniel Koek, star of the West End production of Les Misérables – recently playing the lead role of Jean Valjean – is launching his new album called High on Monday 7 July at the Elgar Rooms, Royal Albert Hall. Guests include ex-G4 frontman Jonathan Ansell, Charlotte Jaconelli, the sweet-voiced soprano from Britain’s Got Talent, and West End leading lady Na-Young Jeon (famed for her roles as Kim in Miss Saigon […]
