To Maury, With Love at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Truly delivered: it was elegantly staged, musically exhilarating, warmly embraced by the audience and filled with affection.
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To Maury, With Love – Sydnie Christmas and Madalena Alberto complete cast
Sydnie Christmas and Madalena Alberto are the final additions to the all-star cast for To Maury, With Love – this month’s special concert celebrating multi-award-winning composer Maury Yeston’s 80th birthday.
Titanic The Musical – Churchill Theatre, Bromley and Touring
Titanic The Musical was reviewed at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley. The UK and Ireland tour continues until 5 August 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Full company for Titanic tour announced as rehearsals begin
Rehearsals have begun for the upcoming 10th anniversary UK touring production of the Tony Award-winning Titanic The Musical ahead of the tour’s launch next month.
The Lion – Southwark Playhouse
The Lion continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 25 June 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Men will literally spend £10k on guitars instead of going to therapy. Some will even perform a one-man show about their predicaments, and then go on to sanction adaptations of that show starring other actors. The “I […]
Titanic to set sail again on UK tour in 2023
The Tony Award-winning Titanic The Musical will set sail for a new UK tour from March next year a decade after director Thom Southerland’s critically-acclaimed production made its debut at the Southwark Playhouse in London. Produced by Danielle Tarento, Steven M. Levy, Sean Sweeney and Vaughan Williams, in association with the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, the […]
Southwark Playhouse run for revival of Benjamin Scheuer’s The Lion
Alex Stenhouse and Sean Daniels will direct the first revival of Benjamin Scheuer’s Drama Desk Award-winning autobiographical show The Lion at the Southwark Playhouse later this year. Presented by Danielle Tarento in association with the Arizona Theatre Company, the new production of the one-man folk musical will star Max Alexander-Taylor. Announcing the production which will […]
Preludes in Concert – Southwark Playhouse
Preludes in Concert, live streaming from Southwark Playhouse, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Experimental art about the struggles of an artist can be bad. Uniquely, horrifyingly, embarrassingly bad. As such, perhaps you never made the trip to see Southwark Playhouse’s autumn 2019 production of Dave Malloy’s Preludes, despite the cavalcade […]
Preludes The Concert to be live-streamed by Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse will live stream a concert version of triple Tony Award nominee Dave Malloy’s Preludes in May. Previously seen in The Large in the autumn of 2019, the new version of UK premiere production which was directed by Alex Sutton and produced by Danielle Tarento will reunite the original cast for the live-streamed performances […]
The Elf Who Was Scared of Christmas – Charing Cross Theatre
The Elf Who Was Scared of Christmas at Charing Cross Theatre, London (available to watch via Stream.Theatre). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s always a treat to see a joyful, affirmative Christmas show for preschoolers. And this year it carries a new resonance because it is such a relief to be […]
Christmas LIVE at Charing Cross cabaret season features a host of stars
Alongside the previously announced The Elf Who Was Scared of Christmas, Danielle Tarento presents Christmas LIVE at Charing Cross, a season of fabulous festive treats featuring a host of stars. The line up is as follows: Benjamin Scheuer in Concert American singer-songwriter and guitarist Benjamin Scheuer performs a brand new solo set on 15 December […]
Gina Beck and Neil McDermott unite for new festive family show
West End stars Gina Beck and Neil McDermott have joined forces to create a new Christmas show which will receive its world premiere at London’s Charing Cross Theatre in December. Written and performed by Beck (Matilda The Musical, Show Boat) and McDermott (Pretty Woman, Shrek The Musical), The Elf Who Was Scared of Christmas will […]
Video of winning Song For Our Time released
Marking 20 weeks since theatres across the country went dark, the organisers of the Song For Our Time competition have unveiled the winning song recorded by West End and Broadway star Hadley Fraser. Written by Amir Shoenfeld and Caitlyn Burt, ‘Looking At The Moon’ was chosen from nearly 300 entries from songwriters from across the […]
The Color Purple music video released to raise funds for BTA
Five West End stars have reunited with the British Theatre Academy ensemble from the BTA’s critically-acclaimed production The Color Purple in Concert to record a fundraising single. Featuring Marisha Wallace (Waitress, Dreamgirls), Wendy Mae Brown (Ghost, The Lorax), Cavin Cornwall (Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors), Tyrone Huntley (Dreamgirls, Jesus Christ Superstar), and Hugh Maynard (Miss […]
Stiles and Drewe and BTA launch Musical Theatre Young Singer Award
Award-winning composers Stiles and Drewe have joined forces with the British Theatre Academy to launch a search for the next generation of West End talent. Youngsters aged six to 18 from across the four nations of the UK are being invited to submit video entries for the annual Musical Theatre Young Singer Award. The videos […]
h Club London to launch bi-weekly virtual chat show hosted by Oscar Conlon-Morrey
A host of West End stars will join actor Oscar Conlon-Morrey for the first in a series of virtual musical theatre hours on 24 May 2020. Launched by new free digital membership club, h Club London (formerly The Hospital Club) and produced by Danielle Tarento, Sunday in the Club with Oscar will feature the Only […]
Tributes flow in for popular performer Nolan Frederick
Graham Norton and Miriam Margolyes are among the many friends and theatre colleagues who have taken to social media to post heartfelt tributes to Nolan Frederick following the announcement of the actor’s death. A hugely popular performer, Nolan Frederick’s extensive musical theatre credits included Cats, Ragtime, Show Boat, Kiss Me, Kate, Bat Boy, The Pajama […]
Acting For Others sets up separate Covid-19 fund
Leading theatrical charity Acting for Others have announced the formation of a separate Covid-19 fund to co-ordinate efforts to support those in the arts facing hardship as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Coinciding with the announcement that next month’s West End Flea Market fundraiser has been postponed, the organisation which will make funds available […]
Composers invited to write ‘A Song For Our Time’ charity track
As the theatre industry continues to find new ways to offer support for those who are hardest hit by current crisis, composers are being invited to write a new song to be recorded by West End stars and a virtual choir to raise funds for theatrical charity Acting For Others. The brainchild of award-winning producer […]
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 […]
Titanic The Musical UK and Ireland tour – news from the launch
Musical theatre fans got their first glimpse of the UK and Ireland tour of Titanic The Musical at a press launch at Southampton’s SeaCity museum last week. As previously announced, Thom Southerland’s critically-acclaimed production of the multi award-winning Broadway show will begin its first tour in Southampton, the city where the RMS Titanic began its […]
Titanic The Musical to sail into Belfast as part of debut national tour
The eagerly anticipated UK and Ireland tour of Titanic The Musical will make an early stop at Belfast, the city where the doomed ship was built. As previously announced, Thom Southerland’s critically-acclaimed production of the multi award-winning Broadway will begin its first tour in Southampton, the city where the RMS Titanic began its fateful maiden […]
West End gala to raise funds for victims of Grenfell Tower fire
Giles Terera and Danielle Tarento are presenting a West End fundraising gala evening of song, dance and comedy for the hundreds of families made homeless and the relatives of those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire. Songs and Solidarity will take place at Trafalgar Studios 1 on Sunday 25 June at 7.30pm. […]
The Color Purple in Concert – Cadogan Hall
The Color Purple in Concert was performed at the Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There are some musicals which grow in stature the more they get stripped back. The Color Purple is one such musical. The recent Broadway revival – a transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory’s 2013 […]
Southerland’s staging of Titanic The Musical to launch tour in Southampton
Thom Southerland’s critically-acclaimed production of the multi award-winning Broadway musical Titanic The Musical is to sail into the city where the RMS Titanic began its doomed maiden voyage at the start of its first tour. Opening at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre on 12 April 2018 in the week of the Titanic’s 106th anniversary, the production which […]
The Color Purple – all-star cast to perform in one-off concert
An all-star West End cast will perform one night only concert version of The Color Purple at London’s Cadogan Hall on Sunday 21 May. The Color Purple tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. The […]
Death Takes a Holiday – Charing Cross Theatre
Death Takes a Holiday continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 4 March. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thom Southerland and Danielle Tarento once again give Maury Yeston the five-star treatment, with the European premiere of the composer/lyricist’s 2011 musical Death Takes a Holiday. Based on Alberto Casella’s play La […]
Death Takes a Holiday Euro premiere – Maxwell Caulfield, Zoë Doano and Chris Peluso cast
Maxwell Caulfield, Zoë Doano and Chris Peluso will head the cast of the much-anticipated European premiere of Maury Yeston’s Death Takes a Holiday at the Charing Cross Theatre next month. The third production in Thom Southerland’s first season as artistic director, following on from the critically acclaimed Titanic and Ragtime (which has just received a […]
Ragtime – Charing Cross Theatre
Ragtime continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until Saturday 10 December. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Director Thom Southerland has something of a reputation for tackling epic shows in intimate settings (Titanic, for one) – shifting the focus away from grand theatrical gestures and placing the focus on storytelling and […]
Ragtime at Charing Cross Theatre – new gallery of images
Pictures: Roy Tan West End and Broadway stars Earl Carpenter and Anita Louise Combe are heading the cast of Thom Southerland’s new actor-musician production of the multi-award winning Ragtime. Carpenter, whose theatre credits include playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End and on Broadway, joins Combe (Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre) in […]
Ragtime at Charing Cross – Earl Carpenter and Anita Louise Combe star
West End and Broadway stars Earl Carpenter and Anita Louise Combe will head the cast of Thom Southerland’s new actor-musician production of the multi-award winning Ragtime. Carpenter, whose theatre credits include playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End and on Broadway, will join Combe (Gypsy at the Savoy […]
Allegro – Southwark Playhouse
Allegro continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 10 September. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Allegro, written in 1947, falls between Carousel (1945) and South Pacific (1949) in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s prolific output. These two shows were staged at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in succession, but Allegro is only now […]
Allegro at the Southwark Playhouse – video released
The first video has been released from the much-anticipated European premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro at the Southwark Playhouse this August. Katie Bernstein sings iconic number ‘The Gentleman is a Dope’ from the musical, directed by Thom Southerland and produced by Danielle Tarento. The show, which was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s third collaboration for the stage following Oklahoma! and Carousel, will open […]
Titanic run extended at Charing Cross Theatre
Thom Southerland’s critically acclaimed production of the multi award-winning Broadway musical Titanic is to stay anchored for an extra week at the Charing Cross Theatre. The record-breaking musical, which launched Southerland’s first season as artistic director at the London venue, will now end its planned ten-week run on Saturday 13 August. To give other West […]
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro – details of full casting and creatives
Details of the casting and creatives for the much-anticipated European premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro at the Southwark Playhouse this August have been revealed. The show, which was the legendary writing duo’s third collaboration for the stage following Oklahoma! and Carousel, will open for a six-week season in The Large at Southwark Playhouse from Friday […]
Titanic – Charing Cross Theatre
Titanic continues at Charing Cross Theatre, London, until 6 August. Rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The gods have not always been kind to the Charing Cross Theatre, which has had its share of shipwrecks in its time, but this maiden voyage under new artistic director Thom Southerland and his co-producer Danielle Tarento must […]
Sneak preview of Titanic at Charing Cross Theatre
Theatre fans are being given a sneak preview of the multi-award winning Broadway musical Titanic which sails back into London for a ten-week season at the Charing Cross Theatre at the end of this week. The short video features rehearsal footage and on-camera interviews with director Thom Southerland and choreographer Cressida Carré. First seen at […]
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro has European premiere at Southwark Playhouse
Almost 70 years after Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro opened in 1947 to the highest advance in Broadway history, the musical is finally getting its professional European premiere, produced by Danielle Tarento and directed by Thom Southerland. In 1905 in a small Midwestern town, the wife of a local doctor gives birth to a baby boy, Joseph Taylor Jr. Allegro chronicles nearly four decades in the […]
Titanic at Charing Cross Theatre – final casting
Final casting has been announced today for the return of the multi award-winning production of the Broadway musical Titanic, first seen at Southwark Playhouse, which is coming back to London with director Thom Southerland once again at the helm. Titanic will set sail for a ten-week season at Charing Cross Theatre from 28 May to 6 August […]
Arion Productions launches masterclass series
Arion Productions has launched a new series of masterclasses offering training in selected areas of the performing arts. The London-based theatre producers will offer four one-day only classes for up to 50 students at the Diorama Arts Studios in London’s Regent’s Place beginning in May. The Portfolio Masterclasses will be led by double Olivier Award […]
Thom Southerland appointed artistic director of Charing Cross Theatre
Thom Southerland has been appointed artistic director of London’s Charing Cross Theatre. The rising star director has programmed an opening season of major musicals, including the return of his acclaimed multi award-winning Titanic and the European premiere of Death Takes a Holiday. Titanic was originally produced at Southwark Playhouse in 2013 by Danielle Tarento. Tarento […]
Interview – creators of Grey Gardens, Scott Frankel, Michael Korie and Doug Wright
Grey Gardens received its European premiere at the Southwark Playhouse opened on 2 January and has quickly proved to be the first must-see show of 2016. This quirky musical takes its inspiration from the 1975 feature-length documentary of the same name – indeed, it’s the first Broadway musical based on a documentary – turning the […]
European premiere of Grey Gardens – cast and creative team revealed
Final casting and the full creative team have been revealed for the eagerly awaited European premiere of the Broadway musical Grey Gardens, based on an iconic 1975 documentary, telling the spectacular real life rise and fall of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ aunt and cousin, Edith and Edie Bouvier Beale. Joining the previously announced Olivier Award-winning West End stars […]
European premiere of Grey Gardens – Sheila Hancock and Jenna Russell star
Olivier Award-winning West End stars, Sheila Hancock and Jenna Russell, are to star in the eagerly awaited European premiere of Grey Gardens. Based on an iconic 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens, with Book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie, tells the spectacular real life rise and fall of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ aunt and cousin, Edith […]
Dogfight cast and creative team reunite for one-off concert
Exactly a year after Dogfight’s acclaimed European premiere season ended at Southwark Playhouse, the original cast and creative team are to reunite for a special concert version of the musical in the main theatre at St James Theatre on Sunday 11 October. Dogfight was nominated Best Musical and Laura Jane Matthewson named Outstanding Emerging Talent in […]
Interview – Grand Hotel composer/lyricist Maury Yeston on his musical theatre vision
Maury Yeston is not just a Tony-Award-winning composer/lyricist: he’s a passionate teacher and advocate of new musical theatre writing. Forget the aphorism that “those who can’t, teach”– his first two shows on Broadway – Nine and Titanic – both secured the Tony for Best New Musical, and both shows continue to delight audiences. He is […]
Tonight’s performance of Grand Hotel cancelled after actress Christine Grimandi hit by motorbike
Following a road accident in which Grand Hotel actress Christine Grimandi was struck by a motorobike on a pedestrian crossing near Southwark Playhouse after the show, tonight’s performance of the acclaimed musical has had to be cancelled. Producer Danielle Tarento said: “I’m very sorry to say that I have no choice but to cancel the […]
Grand Hotel composer Maury Yeston to attend Q&A at Southwark Playhouse
Broadway composer Maury Yeston is flying in from New York to see at first hand the acclaimed new version of his Tony Award-winning musical Grand Hotel. And to celebrate it receiving some of best reviews of the summer, Yeston will attend a post-show Question & Answer session on Tuesday 18 August at Southwark Playhouse, hosted by Matt […]
Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse – last minute cast change
Just a few days before its first preview, there has been a last minute cast change for the new production of the Broadway musical Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse. The production will open for a six-week season this Friday, 31 July (press night is Wednesday 5 August). Grand Hotel is produced by Danielle Tarento and directed […]
Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse – rehearsal images released
Rehearsal images have been released of the new London Production of Grand Hotel which will open for a six-week season at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 31 July. Press night is Wednesday 5 August. Pictures: Ian McGlasham. The 17-strong international cast of the new London production of the acclaimed Broadway musical will feature Christine Grimandi (as ageing Russian prima ballerina Elizaveta […]
