The producers of the world’s biggest musical theatre fan convention Musical Con have unveiled the full programme for the popular event’s upcoming fifth anniversary celebration. Due to open its doors to musical theatre lovers once again at ExCel London on 17 and 18 October, Musical Con 2026 will include a special Beetlejuice Spotlight featuring the […]
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New Cabaret stars among guests of honour for Musical Con
Just under a month after they make their debut as The Emcee and Sally Bowles, Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada will be among the guests of honour at the fourth Musical Con next month.
Dates for Musical Con 2025
The producers of musical theatre fan convention Musical Con have confirmed the popular event will return for the fourth consecutive year this autumn.
Black British Theatre Awards 2024 – the winners
MJ The Musical and West End Musical Productions’ Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward were among the winners at the 2024 Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs).
Musical Con 2024 – check out the schedule
The full schedule has been unveiled for Musical Con 2024 – the world’s biggest musical theatre fan convention which returns for the third consecutive year this weekend (19 and 20 October).
Musical Con 2023 – full schedule confirmed
The full schedule has been confirmed for the second Musical Con – the musical theatre-themed event which will turn ExCel London at Royal Victoria Dock into a haven for musical theatre lovers on 21 and 22 October 2023.
Second Musical Con planned for October 2023
Following an inaugural event that attracted over 10,000 musical theatre-lovers, the West End’s first official musical theatre fan convention MUSICAL CON will return to ExCel London next year.
More tickets available for first Musical Con
Extra tickets have been released for the UK’s first musical theatre fan convention Musical Con in response to high demand. Announced in April this year, the latest event from the team behind the popular West End Musical Drive-In and West End Musical Celebration, will turn ExCel London into a haven for musical theatre-lovers on 22 […]
Theatre rising stars recognised in The Stage 25 list
Twenty-five individuals or partnerships tipped to be future stars of the UK theatre industry feature on a new list unveiled to celebrate 25 years of the prestigious The Stage 100. Backed by titans of the theatre including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh and Sonia Friedman, The Stage 25 is made up of 25 theatre-makers with […]
West End Musical Celebration – Palace Theatre
West End Musical Celebration continues at the Palace Theatre, London until 13 June 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I – like you, I’m sure – have spent the last 15 months sat at home, counting down the days until I would get ‘Defying Gravity’ belted directly into my face again. […]
Nimax’s Rising Stars Festival showcases the work of 23 producers making their West End producing debuts
Twenty-three young theatre producers are being given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present their work in the West End for the first time. Their 17 productions – plays, musicals, concerts and one-off events – have attracted a wide range of performers from emerging talent to popular West End stars. The Rising Stars Festival will run from […]
West End stars to feature in Disenchanted digital production
A group of the West End’s rising stars will play fairytale princesses with a difference in a new digital production of Off-Broadway hit Disenchanted. Jodie Steele (Six The Musical, Heathers: The Musical) will play Snow White with Sophie Isaacs (Six The Musical, Heathers: The Musical) featuring as Cinderella, Grace Mouat (& Juliet, Six The Musical) […]
West End Musical Celebration concerts rescheduled
With indoor theatre performances not due to resume until 17 May 2021 at the earliest, the West End Musical Celebration – Live At The Palace Theatre concerts have been rescheduled to dates in June. Originally planned for October last year, the star-packed celebration of musical theatre and the return of live theatre will now play […]
April return for West End Musical Drive-In
The UK’s biggest musical theatre concert series West End Musical Drive-In is returning with a series of live performances in its London home next month. Following on from its popular live shows last year (and the current digital re-streaming) which brought a touch of musical theatre magic to audiences in their cars, the series will […]
New dates and new look for West End Musical Celebration – Live At The Palace Theatre
The postponed festive show West End Musical Christmas – Live at London’s Palace Theatre has been re-scheduled and re-branded after the show was shelved due to the December Covid-closedown. Now re-titled West End Musical Celebration – Live At The Palace Theatre, the star packed celebration of musical theatre will now play the Palace Theatre from […]
Eleven Six Queens to join the West End Musical Drive-In line-up
Eleven past and present ‘Queens’ from the hit show Six are the latest additions to the line-up of West End favourites bringing a touch of musical theatre magic to drive-in audiences in London. Courtney Bowman, Maddie Bulleyment, Collette Guitart, Sophie Isaac, Vicki Manser, Shekinah McFarlane, Grace Mouat, Natalie Paris, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Courtney Stapleton and Jodie […]
More performers join West End Musical Drive-In line-up
John Owen-Jones, Layton Williams and Sophie Evans are the latest additions to the line-up of West End favourites who will bring a touch of musical theatre magic to drive-in audiences from 25 July 2020. Presented by the team behind the popular West End Musical Brunch events, the West End Musical Drive-In experience will be on […]
