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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Paddington The Musical and Evita are the big winners at the 26th annual WhatsOnStage Awards
The critically acclaimed smash-hit Paddington The Musical triumphed at the 26th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, winning nine awards.
West End Wicked – new cast to join in the spring
The hit London production of Wicked will welcome a new Elphaba and Glinda to the stage of the Apollo Victoria Theatre this spring.
Box Office Radio lines up VIP musical weekender in 2024
A host of leading West End stars will feature in the Box Office Radio VIP Musicals Weekender in Torquay in Devon early next year.
The Band’s Visit – Donmar Warehouse
The Band’s Visit continues at the Donmar Warehouse, London until 3 December 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The 10-time Tony Award-winning The Band’s Visit finally pulls into London’s Donmar Warehouse for its European premiere and has immediately become the capital’s must-see show. As much as I’ve harped on during my […]
Carousel – Kilworth House Theatre
Carousel continues at Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire until 3 July 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Nick Winston is directing and choreographing a musical production you know you’re going to see something special, and Carousel is truly special. From beginning to end, you are treated to heavenly vocals, jaw-dropping dance […]
West End stars to step out on stage and on the pitch for charity football event
A host of West End favourites will feature in a fundraising football and concert event in aid of theatrical charity Acting For Others and child bereavement charity Sands London in July. The fundraiser on 17 July 2022 at the New River Sports and Fitness Centre in Wood Green will open with a short concert at […]
West End favourites to star in new London concert series The Westway Sessions
Musical theatre favourites will take centre stage in a new intimate concert series at London music venue Piano, Smithfield in May. Hosted by new music and film label, Westway, The Westway Sessions will launch on 9 May 2022 with a performance reuniting former Les Misérables’ co-stars Rob Houchen (City of Angels) and Emma Kingston (Heathers) […]
Cast of West End stars announced for Michael Xavier’s eighth Christmas charity concert
Thirteen major musical theatre stars will take to the stage at St Paul’s (The Actors) Church in Covent Garden for this year’s edition of Michael D. Xavier’s festive fundraiser Christmas With the Stars on 19 December 2021. Organised by Michael Xavier’s MX Masterclass and featuring MXM students, West End and Broadway leading man Xavier will […]
Cast for Heathers The Musical’s Other Palace encore run
Ailsa Davidson and Freddie King will take on the central roles as Veronica Sawyer and Jason ‘J.D’ Dean when Heathers The Musical returns to its original London home The Other Palace later this month. They will be joined by Emma Kingston, Inez Budd and Teleri Hughes as ‘The Heathers’ with Vicki Lee Taylor as Ms. […]
Children of Eden 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert – Cadogan Hall
Children of Eden 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert at Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Stephen Schwartz’s musical Children of Eden is an odd beast. First performed in 1991, Schwartz’s music and lyrics combine with a book by John Caird to tell two Biblical tales from the Book of Genesis. Act I […]
West End performers feature in cast for The Chamber Musical Sessions Concert
Aria Entertainment and Adam Lenson Productions have unveiled the cast of West End artists lined-up to showcase the work of the UK-based writing teams behind 15 new chamber musicals in The Chamber Musical Sessions Concert. Celebrating the first year of the Aria-ALP Chamber Project, the concert at the Garrick Theatre on 4 October 2021 will […]
London return for musical theatre-themed RE:arrangement
Award-winning musical director Nick Barstow will bring his hit concert series RE:Arrangement back to London later this month at Udderbelly’s London Wonderground for one night only. After debuting at Crazy Coqs in London and entertaining audiences aboard the Stages Floating Festival musical cruise in 2019, musical director, composer and arranger Barstow will bring his musical […]
Cast and creatives announced for MTFestUK 2021
Paul Taylor-Mills has confirmed the line-up of award-winning and international performers and creatives assembled for next month’s MTFestUK 2021. Due to open at the Turbine Theatre in London from 17-29 May 2021 before embarking on a digital tour from 31 May until 4 July, the third edition of the annual celebration of new musical theatre […]
Intermissions goes Live at the Vaudeville Theatre
Following the success of last year’s digital shows Alice Fearn is back with Intermissions Live, this time in person at London’s Vaudeville Theatre on 24 May 2021. For one night only the Intermissions team, including vocalist Emma Lindars and musical director Nick Barstow, will reunite onstage for an evening of live music, interviews and very […]
BKLYN The Musical – Lambert Jackson Productions (Stream.Theatre)
BKLYN The Musical, streaming until 4 April 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This is a dynamic retread of Brooklyn The Musical which ran on Broadway for eight months in 2004-5, went on tour in the USA, then turned up at Greenwich Theatre on the London Fringe 18 months ago without making enough […]
First track release from new Barn Theatre associate artist Matthew Harvey
The Barn Theatre has released the first recording of a new song by Matthew Harvey to coincide with the announcement of the appointment of the composer, lyricist and performer as associate artist. Featuring Harvey (Jesus Christ Superstar, Violet) along with fellow West End stars Eloise Davies (Be More Chill, Grease), Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar, […]
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 […]
Filmed release of new production of BKLYN – The Musical
Lambert Jackson Productions will present a new filmed production of Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson’s BKLYN – The Musical on stream.theatre next month. Available from 22 March until 4 April 2021, the filmed release features Sejal Keshwala (Bend It Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre), Emma Kingston (Zorro, Hope Mill Theatre), Newtion Matthews (One Love: The Bob Marley […]
Barn Theatre announces interactive musical theatre-themed concert
The Barn Theatre has unveiled plans for an innovative new digital event which will put homebound musical theatre fans in control of the content. Running from 22 February until 7 March 2021, The Secret Society of Leading Ladies puts the spotlight on musical theatre’s most famous females and features performances from some of the West […]
Cast for Minack’s The Last Five Years
Emma Kingston (Evita, In The Heights) and Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton, Ragtime) will star in the new outdoor production of James Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years at the world-famous Minack Theatre in Cornwall next month. As previously announced, award-winning director and choreographer Omar F Okai will direct the production which will feature musical direction by […]
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 […]
Star-studded online concert Kings Of Broadway 2020 will celebrate the work of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman & Stephen Sondheim
Kings Of Broadway 2020, an online concert celebrating the music of the legendary Broadway composers Jule Styne, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim (the latter two whose lyrics will also be celebrated), will premiere at 7pm on Sunday 31 May 2020 via the ‘Quick Fantastic’ channel on YouTube. The evening will feature a cross section of […]
Five Questions With: Emma Kingston
EMMA KINGSTON is joining Kim Criswell and Luke Bayer in the Game of Thrones-inspired Tyrell as part of the second MT Fest UK at London’s Turbine Theatre. Written by Alex Ratner and directed by Simon Greiff, the show will be performed on the evenings of Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 February with a matinee […]
Casts announced for MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre
A number of West End stars have been lined up to appear in each of the new musicals chosen to feature in the programme for Paul Taylor-Mills’ MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre next month. Running from 3-15 February 2020 at the newly opened venue on the banks of the Thames in Battersea, the second MTFestUK […]
West End stars line up for Night Caps concert series at MT Fest UK
Paul Taylor-Mills has revealed the line-up of West End stars who will perform in the Night Caps concert series that will form part of MT Fest UK, the festival of new musical theatre at The Other Palace in February 2019. Described as an opportunity for audiences to get to know some of the country’s eminent […]
Star-packed music video accompanies Dan and Laura Curtis song which raises funds for Help For Heroes
Judi Dench, Paul McCartney, Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Martin are among a glittering group of stars who have joined a host of West End favourites in a very special musical video tribute to servicemen and women around the world. Aimed at raising funds for UK charity Help The Heroes, The Hero – A West End […]
Nadim Naaman and guests – Live at Zédel
Nadim Naaman and guests performed at Live at Zédel, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Nadim Naaman has managed to acquire an impressive set of credits at a young age, and his selection of songs for this evening at Live at Zédel was ably served by an impressive voice. Opening with […]
Fiddler On the Roof – Chichester Festival Theatre
Fiddler On the Roof continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 2 September. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Who would have thought that a musical set in an Ukrainian Shtetl, that tells of the persecution and eviction of Jews from their homeland, would prove to be such a durable success. Such […]
Musical Marathon charity event to be staged at The Other Palace
The Other Palace will host a star-studded charity concert on Easter Sunday (16 April) to raise funds for male cancer charity Orchid. A host of West End favourites have been enlisted by The Other Palace’s artistic director Paul Taylor-Mills to take part in The Musical Marathon, a week before Taylor-Mills runs the London Marathon. Hosted […]
From Page to Stage showcase of new musicals begins today
This year’s From Page to Stage event, beginning today (31 October), sees Mark Anderson, Emma Kingston, Sarah Earnshaw and Madalena Alberto (pictured) join the cast for the 2016 line-up of showcase musicals which includes the 14-minute musical 21 Chump Street by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. As previously announced, the other showcase musicals to feature at the event at […]
Kings of Broadway – Palace Theatre
Kings of Broadway was performed at the Palace Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Only five weeks after a glittering 85th birthday concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane came another Sondheim tribute at the Palace Theatre, this time also celebrating two other Kings of Broadway: the show tune champion Jerry Herman, composer […]
