Rent continues at the Tom Stoppard Theatre, London until 29 May 2027. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Larson’s great work encourages a new generation not only to learn more about the era in which it was written, but to question what is going wrong now.
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Lead cast confirmed for new West End production of RENT
Principal casting has been confirmed for the upcoming West End run of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical RENT.
Brigadoon – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Brigadoon continues at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London until 20 September 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Drew McOnie and writer Rona Munro have stayed true to the tone of the original piece while making some creative refinements which surely will resonate with a modern audience.
Classic Brigadoon and UK premiere of Shucked to feature in Drew McOnie’s first season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
The first major London revival of Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon in 35 years and the eagerly-awaited UK premiere of Broadway hit Shucked will feature in director and choreographer Drew McOnie’s inaugural season as artistic director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Mandela – Young Vic Theatre
Mandela continues at the Young Vic Theatre, London until 4 February 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Does Mandela translate to the musical theatre stage? It does, and at times powerfully so. Dramaturgically, creatively, it could do more, so I’m intrigued to see how the show might still yet evolve after this world premiere.
Broadway’s Michael Luwoye to star in Young Vic’s Mandela
Michael Luwoye (Hamilton) will take on the title role in the world premiere of Mandela at the Young Vic this autumn. The actor who played the title role in the Broadway and US touring production of Hamilton, will star as Nelson Mandela opposite Danielle Fiamanya (Frozen) as Winnie Mandela in the production which will debut […]
Soft Sessions: Live in Concert – Stream.Theatre
Soft Sessions is available on stream.theatre until 2 May 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Perhaps the thing I’ve missed most of all over the past year are cabaret nights. Sitting in a small, intimate space, tightly crammed in (back when we didn’t mind that sort of thing), listening to voices […]
YouTube series Soft Sessions becomes Soft Sessions Live In Concert
Following the success of YouTube series Soft Sessions, a group of major West End performers are to appear in Soft Sessions Live In Concert. Appearing in the concert together, recorded at Woolwich Warehouse, are: Grace Mouat (Hair, & Juliet, Six), Jake Halsey-Jones (Hamilton), Courtney Stapleton (Dear Evan Hansen, Six), Martha Kirby (Grease, Bat Out of […]
Curve announces extended run for The Color Purple – at Home
Leicester Curve has announced an extension to the hit online run of The Color Purple – at Home. Produced in association with Birmingham Hippodrome, the concert re-working of the hit 2019 production will now stream online until 16 March 2021. The concert version of the first co-production between Birmingham Hippodrome and Curve which had been […]
Line-up for 21st WhatsOnStage Awards revealed
Details of the star-studded line-up for this year’s special WhatsOnStage Awards ceremony have been unveiled. Reflecting current times as the industry awaits the return to live theatre following the Covid crisis, the event will feature performances from shows that were cut short in 2020 and selections from productions planned for 2021. Jodie Prenger and Tom […]
The Color Purple – at Home – Curve Leicester
The Color Purple at Home is streaming from Curve Leicester until 7 March 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If the cynics are right, if musical theatre is indeed all jazz hands and pomp and fluff – a medium incapable of supporting the weight of “important” stories – then this musical […]
Curve to reunite with Birmingham Hippodrome for The Color Purple – At Home
Leicester Curve will follow its critically-acclaimed Sunset Boulevard – at Home by reuniting with Birmingham Hippodrome to stream The Color Purple – at Home, a concert reworking of their hit 2019 production. The concert version of the first co-production between Birmingham Hippodrome and Curve had been due to be part of Curve’s reopening season, but […]
Concert versions of The Color Purple and Sunset Boulevard to feature in Curve’s comeback season
Live theatre will return to Leicester Curve next month for the first time since the venue closed its doors to the public in March with the launch of an autumn season that will feature two re-imagined, socially distanced concert versions of two Made at Curve productions. Launching on 12 November 2020 with an exclusive event […]
Turbine Theatre outdoor festival to feature concert production of Hair
Arlene Phillips will direct an outdoor concert version of classic rock musical Hair next month as part of the Turbine Theatre’s special festival of live entertainment presented on a safe and socially distanced jetty next to Battersea Power Station. Starring Matt Croke (Aladdin, Funny Girl), Danielle Fiamanya (The Color Purple, & Juliet), Jordan Luke Gage […]
Janie Dee and Joanna Riding reunite for outdoor staging of A Little Night Music
Janie Dee and Joanna Riding will star in a special outdoor version of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s evocative A Little Night Music in London. The pair who previously appeared together in the National Theatre’s hit production of Follies will reunite for the socially distanced concert performance in Holland Park on 15 August 2020. They […]
West End Frozen cast and new dates confirmed
Full casting and new dates have been announced for Disney Theatrical Productions’ eagerly-anticipated West End production of Tony-nominated musical Frozen. Originally due to skate into the refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the autumn, the production will now open in London on 14 April 2021 with preview performances from 2 April. The initial booking period […]
Claude-Michel Schönberg to make a special guest appearance in The Barn’s Annabel Mutale Reed concert
Tony Award-winning composer, librettist and record producer Claude-Michel Schönberg will be making a special guest appearance in concert The Barn Presents: The Music of Annabel Mutale Reed, celebrating the work of musical theatre playwright, lyricist and director Annabel Mutale Reed. The concert will debut on the Cirencester venue’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter channels on 11 […]
