The producers of the hit London production of Wicked have unveiled the 20th anniversary West End company due to begin performances at the Apollo Victoria on 19 May.
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New cast members announced for West End’s Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production Les Misérables will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage at the Sondheim Theatre from 27 March 2023.
Mary Poppins to fly back into the West End from August 2021
Rehearsals have begun for the August return of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins to its West End home, the Prince Edward Theatre. As previously announced Zizi Strallen (Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, Mary Poppins tour UK, Ireland and Dubai) will continue to take on the starring role as the magical nanny alongside […]
Mary Poppins – Prince Edward Theatre
Mary Poppins continues at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ If you accept this techni-colorful, tuneful show on its own terms – rather than wanting it to be something it isn’t – it’s jolly enjoyable. If you don’t, then you’ll be disappointed because the “magic” is pretty […]
Mary Poppins West End casting update
Further casting has been unveiled for the eagerly-awaited West End return of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins this autumn. With rehearsals due to begin in September, Amy Griffiths, Claire Moore, Claire Machin, Jack North and Barry James will join the previously announced Zizzi Strallen, Charlie Stemp, Joseph Millson and Petula Clark in the […]
Flowers for Mrs Harris – Chichester Festival Theatre
Flowers for Mrs Harris continues at Chichester Festival Theatre until 29 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Daniel Evans’ farewell production at The Crucible, Sheffield before taking over as Chichester’s artistic director was the staging of this new British musical, based on the 1958 novella by Paul Gallico. Rachel Wagstaff […]
Casting for UK and Ireland tour of Titanic The Musical
Eleven actors who have previously played roles in Titanic The Musical are among the full cast for the production’s eagerly-anticipated UK and Ireland tour. Due to visit the cities and communities most closely associated with the doomed ship, Thom Southerland’s critically-acclaimed production of the multi-award-winning Broadway musical is due to launch its UK and Ireland […]
The Girls – Phoenix Theatre
The Girls continues at the Phoenix Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Musical adaptations of films are nothing new. Nor are adaptations of plays. Adaptations of plays that were themselves based on plays are rarer – but having the film, play and now musical written by the same person is unique. […]
West End Wilma Award winners revealed
Kinky Boots and Titanic were double award winners at the West End Wilma Awards ceremony in London on Friday. The already multi award-winning Kinky Boots was named Best West End Musical with its star Matt Henry taking home the prize for Best Actor in a West End Show at the event at the Hippodrome Casino. Titanic claimed the […]
The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre – Sophie-Louise Dann and Joanna Riding among cast
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new British musical, The Girls, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth, Calendar Girls, will open in London’s West End at the Phoenix Theatre, with performances from 28 January 2017. The West End premiere follows sold-out runs at the Grand Theatre, Leeds and the […]
