Following on from a record-breaking, sold-out London Palladium run, Tyrone Huntley will continue to reprise his Olivier Award-nominated performance as Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar when the production moves into the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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Jesus Christ Superstar – London Palladium
Jesus Christ Superstar continues at the London Palladium until 5 September 2026, before transferring to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 16 October 2026 to 9 January 2027. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Casting news for Palladium’s Jesus Christ Superstar
The full cast has been confirmed for this summer’s eagerly-anticipated London Palladium run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
Further casting for Palladium’s Jesus Christ Superstar
Tyrone Huntley will reprise his Olivier Award nominated performance as Judas Iscariot alongside Olivier Award winner David Thaxton who will return to the role of Pontius Pilate in this summer’s London Palladium run of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Rosie: A New Musical – Adelphi Theatre
Rosie: A New Musical was reviewed at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ The show is blessed with some of most beautiful new music for the stage I have heard in a very long time.
Hadestown – Lyric Theatre
Hadestown continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It may have taken five years, but Nicola Roberts has finally got an opportunity to return to musical theatre.
Hadestown – Lyric Theatre
Hadestown continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Any doubts there might have been that the excitement around the West End production of Hadestown would dip following the departure of the Broadway OGs has been put to bed by the outstanding new cast.
New cast to join West End’s Hadestown
The acclaimed West End production of Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage at the Lyric Theatre from 11 March 2025.
Disney’s Aladdin – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Disney’s Aladdin was reviewed at Milton Keynes Theatre where it runs until 19 May 2024. The tour continues until 5 January 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Music Review: Rosie The Musical – Original Studio Cast Recording
Rosie The Musical – Original Studio Cast Recording (Cavendish Records). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The original studio cast recording has been produced by Broom and Cavendish Records and is available from 1 March. Well worth a listen or three.
Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream – Catching up on Episode 6
What a knockout start to the quarter-finals day of ITV’s on-location I Have A Dream talent show. Before the elimination of two more wannabe Sophies and Skys we were treated to a Mazz-terclass by the current West End Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! ABBA-solutely nailing ‘The Winner Takes It All’ – has it ever been better sung?
Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream – Catching up on Episode 4
And then there were ten. Two more bit the dust in ITV’s Sunday on-location talent show to find a Sky and Sophie for next year’s 25th-anniversary production of Mamma Mia! after the 12 remaining contestants for the prized roles of the two young lovers were split into pairs.
Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream – Catching up on Episode 2
The second episode of the ITV talent show Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream, a search to find a new Sophie and Sky for the 2024 cast of ABBA musical Mamma Mia!, ended in tears with Maddy Erzan-Essien the first to be voted off by the judges (Samantha Barks, Jessie Ware, Alan Carr and Amber Riley).
Disney’s Aladdin tour – cast announced
Yeukayi Ushe (Disney’s The Lion King, A Strange Loop, Kinky Boots and Motown The Musical) will star as Genie alongside recent Royal Academy of Music graduate Gavin Adams who will make his professional debut in the title role in Disney’s Aladdin as the hit show takes flight on its first UK and Ireland tour this autumn.
Cast and creatives for Sheffield’s Miss Saigon
Sheffield Theatres has confirmed the full cast and creative team for the first regional non-replica production of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical Miss Saigon.
From Here To Eternity – Charing Cross Theatre
From Here To Eternity continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 17 December 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Full credit to director Brett Smock and his team for a job well done. I’m already looking forward to seeing it again.
First London revival of From Here to Eternity – full cast
Casting has been unveiled for the first London revival of Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson’s From Here To Eternity at Charing Cross Theatre. Due to open nearly a decade after the musical’s West End debut, the newly revised production which will be directed by the artistic director of The Rev Theatre Company, Brett Smock, will […]
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 – Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 at the Sondheim Theatre, London. Back after a long, Covid-enforced break and showcasing an even greater array of dazzling international young talent than before, the 14th SSSSPOTY emphatically demonstrated that the future of musical theatre in the UK is in the best of hands. The competition, […]
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 – Meet the Finalists
From 350 video auditions down to the final 12 (plus three reserves)… Here, in alphabetical order by surname, we introduce you to the 2022 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY) selection. This group represents the cream of the UK’s musical theatre students, so you are guaranteed a wonderful evening of entertainment. To book tickets […]
Legacy: Maria Friedman and Friends extends run
The Menier Chocolate Factory in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, has confirmed an extension of the world premiere of new show, Maria Friedman & Friends – Legacy in response to high demand. Starring triple Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman, the show which celebrates the genius of Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand and Stephen Sondheim will now continue […]
Legacy: Maria Friedman and Friends – Menier Chocolate Factory
Legacy: Maria Friedman and Friends continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 17 April 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Maria Friedman – the three-time Olivier winner from nine nominations – is suddenly one of the busiest women in showbusiness. Having not long ago completed a week-long residency at the […]
Maria Friedman unveils new show celebrating the work of Hamlisch, Legrand and Sondheim
Triple Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman will celebrate the genius of Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand and Stephen Sondheim in a new show premiering at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory in March 2022. Presented by the Menier Chocolate Factory in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, Maria Friedman & Friends – Legacy will begin preview performances on 3 March […]
