National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals at the AO Arena, Manchester. Performed on 22 January 2024, broadcast on BBC1 on 27 January and now available on iPlayer. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
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Cast for Hamilton’s first UK and Ireland tour
The full cast has been announced for the eagerly awaited first UK and Ireland tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning musical Hamilton.
Additional performance for concert version of Treason in response to high public demand
After selling out within two weeks of tickets going on sale the star-studded concert version of new British musical Treason will now play an extra date at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane this summer. Originally due to play the prestigious venue on 22 August 2022, the live stage debut of the new musical will also […]
LMTO to present summer concert versions of Chess, Kinky Boots and Treason
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra will present star-studded concert versions of Chess, Kinky Boots and new British musical Treason at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London this summer. Currently starring in Frozen at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Samantha Barks will take to the same stage on 1 August 2022 in another guise, as […]
Star line-up for CheerUp Charlie Gala
A host of musical theatre favourites will join inspirational young anti-bullying campaigner Charlie Kristensen at The Actors’ Church in Covent Garden for his fundraising event, #CheerUp Charlie – The Show on 31 October 2021. Produced by Mark Robert Petty, the gala performance will feature: Lewis Asquith, Lizzie Bea, Nikki Bentley, Daniel Boys, Kieran Brown, Robin […]
Daniel Boys and Emily Tierney star in the European premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s New York
West End stars Daniel Boys (Spamalot, Avenue Q and The Boys in the Band in the West End and Marvin in Falsettos) and Emily Tierney (Glinda in Wicked, Molly in Ghost, Super Hot Lady in Eugenius) are to star in the European premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s New York at London’s Waterloo East Theatre from 26 […]
CD Review: The Andrew Fisher Songbook – Various Artists
THE ANDREW FISHER SONGBOOK – Various Artists (SimG Records – SimGR-CD040) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is the latest release from the label SimG Records which is dedicated to supporting emerging artists and musical theatre writers and the company is to be lauded for such. The Andrew Fisher Songbook contains songs from […]
Treason: The Musical in Concert – Cadogan Hall
Treason: The Musical in Concert at Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ In current times with theatres closed and only online options available, getting attention to new works of musical theatre can be even harder than usual – not that they were ever easy. Ricky Allan and Kieran Lynn’s Treason: […]
Cast and new streaming dates for Treason The Musical In Concert
Casting has been announced for the digital concert premiere of the new Gunpowder Plot-inspired musical drama Treason next month. Due to be performed and filmed live at London’s Cadogan Hall, the concert production will feature West End stars including Lucie Jones (Legally Blonde, Waitress), Oliver Tompsett (& Juliet, Kinky Boots), Daniel Boys (Falsettos, Nativity Rocks!), […]
CD Review: Gabriel – Studio Cast Recording
GABRIEL – Studio Cast Recording (SimG Records – SimGR-CD039) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Written by Andrew Fisher and Nick Stimson, we have a new take on the nativity, seen through the eyes of angel Gabriel who sees this task as his chance to earn his much longed for promotion to […]
Daniel Boys leads West End stars on cast recording of new Nativity-themed musical Gabriel
West End star Daniel Boys takes on the title role in the world premiere recording of Gabriel, a new two act Christmas musical from composer Andrew Fisher (Girl in a Crisis, Billy Bow). Due for release on 14 December 2020 by SimG Records, the studio cast recording features Boys (Falsettos, Spamalot) alongside Lauren Samuels (Bend […]
CD Records: Something’s Afoot – Cast Recording
SOMETHING’S AFOOT – World Premiere Studio Cast Recording (JAY RECORDS – CDJAY1458) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I am officially in heaven! Back in 1977 I worked at Wyndham’s Theatre in the box office. We used to have to do one shift every week called a ‘split-shift’ which meant you had between two […]
Pirate Queen UK premiere concert raises over £10,000 for charity
First-time theatre producer Tom Gribby has presented Leukaemia UK with a cheque for over £10,000 raised from the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum in February. Handing over a cheque for £10,058, Gribby [pictured left] said: “I am delighted at the amount raised from the Pirate Queen […]
Charlie Kristensen chats with the stars in new online series
Inspirational young anti-bullying campaigner Charlie Kristensen has launched a series of lockdown interviews with star guests on his YouTube channel. Supported by The Theatre Café, Musical Chairs with #CheerUpCharlie! features the Berkshire 10-year-old chatting with a range of interviewees from the UK and the US. The Musical Chairs line-up to date includes: Iain Armitage, Luke […]
Daniel Boys – Leave a Light On – Online Performance
Daniel Boys performed from his sitting room as part of the Leave a Light On series of live streamed concerts produced by Lambert Jackson Productions and The Theatre Café. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hats off to Lambert Jackson and The Theatre Café for producing this series of live streamed concerts from performers’ […]
The Pirate Queen – London Coliseum
The Pirate Queen – A Charity Concert was staged for one night charity gala at the London Coliseum on 23 February 2020. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The historical swashbuckler written by composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil (with additional lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr and John Dempsey) – and inspired […]
Final casting news for The Pirate Queen
Earl Carpenter and Daniel Boys will complete the line-up of West End stars assembled for the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum later this month. Carpenter, whose extensive musical theatre credits include leading roles in Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Evita, will […]
Falsettos – The Other Palace
Falsettos continues at The Other Palace, London until 23 November 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ If love really can tell a million stories, to use the show’s tag line, then Falsettos is close on being the ultimate tale of one sad, joyous and tragic relationship all woven beautifully into a wider family […]
First casting news for Falsettos premiere
An all-star cast will take to the stage in the long-awaited UK premiere of double Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos at The Other Palace this summer. Funny Girl’s Natasha J Barnes (American Idiot, Arts Theatre, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse) will play Cordelia alongside Daniel Boys (The Boys in the Band, Park Theatre, UK tour, Vaudeville Theatre, Spamalot, […]
Nativity! The Musical – Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Touring
Nativity! The Musical continues at Birmingham Repertory Theatre until 12 November and then tours until 6 January 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Scrap the panto. If you see one thing this season, let it be this. Gathering a cult following in 2009, Debbit Isitt’s comic Christmas masterpiece Nativity! hit the […]
Nativity! The Musical – Louis Walsh to make stage debut in London leg of tour
X Factor judge Louis Walsh will make his stage acting debut as a Hollywood producer in the London run of the eagerly-anticipated Nativity! The Musical at London’s Eventim Apollo. The pop manager and TV talent show judge will step into the role played on film by stage and screen star Clarke Peters from 13 until […]
A Spoonful of Sherman – Live At Zédel
A Spoonful of Sherman continues at Live At Zédel, London until 20 August. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The Sherman Brothers made their mark in film history with a repertoire including Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Jungle Book, just to name a few. A Spoonful of Sherman tells […]
Casting for A Spoonful of Sherman at Live At Zédel
West End favourites Helena Blackman and Daniel Boys will star alongside Robert J. Sherman in A Spoonful of Sherman at London entertainment hub Live At Zédel in August. Following two sold-out runs, the celebration of the work of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, returns to London to play Live At Zédel from 7-20 […]
Nativity! The Musical – Daniel Boys, Sarah Earnshaw and Simon Lipkin cast
Casting has been revealed for the world premiere of Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s production of Nativity! The Musical opening at the Rep on Friday 20 October 2017. Daniel Boys will play Paul Maddens, Sarah Earnshaw is Jennifer Lore and Simon Lipkin plays Mr Poppy. They will be joined by Andy Barke, Jamie Chapman, Jemma Churchill, Gary […]
Miss Atomic Bomb – St James Theatre
Miss Atomic Bomb continues at St James Theatre, London until 9 April. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Hurrah! A new British musical and one that is original. It’s not been adapted from a classic novel nor does it rely on music hall knees-ups. Its originality derives from the British sense of […]
New musical Miss Atomic Bomb – Catherine Tate and Dean John-Wilson join line-up
Award-winning star of TV and theatre, Catherine Tate (Assassins, The Catherine Tate Show, The Vote, Doctor Who) and Dean John-Wilson (Aladdin, Here Lies Love), who takes the leading role in Disney’s Aladdin this summer, will lead the cast in the new musical comedy Miss Atomic Bomb, alongside musical theatre performer Florence Andrews (A Little Night Music, Annie Get Your Gun), Simon Lipkin (The Lorax, Assassins, Rock of […]
Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens staged in West End in aid of The Make a Difference Trust
Tickets are now on sale for a West End revival of the song cycle Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, taking place at the Criterion Theatre on Sunday 31 May 2015. More than 30 of the West End’s most talented performers will take to the stage for the special ‘one night only’ performance in aid […]
Follow Spot – Daniel Boys – Proud Cabaret City
The Follow Spot cabaret evenings are performed at London’s Proud Cabaret City (featuring Jess Robinson, Katie Paine, Sooz Kempner and Daniel Boys). The season continues until 26 April. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Another Sunday night brings another West End On Sea event at Proud Cabaret City. Hilarious impressionist Jess Robinson does a phenomenal job yet again as the […]
Follow Spot cabaret season kicks off with Anna-Jane Casey
A spring season of The Follow Spot cabaret evenings, presented by West End On Sea Productions at London’s Proud Cabaret City, begins this Sunday (8 February) when actress and singer Anna-Jane Casey (who will soon be seen in Jerry’s Girls at the St James Theatre) will be appearing. Future nights also feature big names from the musical theatre world, up […]
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris – Charing Cross Theatre
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 22 November. Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (conception, English lyrics and additional material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman and based on Brel’s lyrics) could be considered the original ‘jukebox musical’. Originally staged Off-Broadway […]
West End Heroes – Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro lead line-up
Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro will headline the 2014 West End Heroes gala concert at the Dominion Theatre on Sunday 28 September. The chart-topping group – the fastest selling new British band of 2014 – will be perfoming a song from their debut No. 1 album Stars. They will join double Olivier Award winner and recording artist Michael Ball who is hosting as […]
Anything Can Happen – St James Theatre
A workshop presentation of Anything Can Happen, a revue celebrating the songs of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, took place at the St James Theatre, London. Composer George Stiles and lyricist Anthony Drewe have been creating musicals together for 30 years now. So a revue which aims to catalogue those three decades in a two-hour […]
Daniel Boys and Lauren Samuels star in Stiles and Drewe revue Anything Can Happen
West End performers Annalene Beechey, Daniel Boys, James Gillan and Lauren Samuels will star in the exclusive workshop presentation of the new musical revue Anything Can Happen! – celebrating the diverse repertoire of the Olivier Award-winning British writing team George Stiles and Anthony Drewe – on Friday 25 July at 1.30pm at the St James Theatre. Anything Can Happen! has been specifically created […]
Love Story – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Love Story continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 12 July. “What can you say, about a girl, a 25-year-old girl, who died?” A lyric that comes at the end of the very first song in Stephen Clark and Howard Goodall’s blisteringly powerful musical adaptation of Erich Segal’s novel Love Story and in answer to the question asked – […]
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. […]
