Performer Buna McCreery-Njie is playing Marlon Jackson in the US national tour of MJ The Musical, having played the role in the West End production.
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Leslie Odom Jr to play London Palladium concerts
Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom Jr will play two solo concerts at the London Palladium in October.
West End’s Hamilton incoming new cast
Casting has been announced for the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Broadway’s original Aaron Burr Leslie Odom Jr to join Hamilton’s West End cast
Broadway’s original Aaron Burr, Leslie Odom Jr, will reprise his performance in the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning Hamilton.
Celebrate London Theatre Week with London Box Office
Musical Theatre Review readers, we have some exciting news for you. We have teamed up with LondonBoxOffice.co.uk to tell you all about London Theatre Week which is back and bigger than ever.
Five Questions With: Aaron Lee Lambert
Aaron Lee Lambert is playing Agustín Magaldi in Jamie Lloyd Company’s forthcoming production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita at the London Palladium.
New cast announced for 2025 Hamilton tour dates
New casting has been announced for the successful UK and Ireland tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning musical Hamilton.
Cast changes for West End’s Hamilton
Several changes are being made to the cast of the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals – AO Arena, Manchester
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 ★ ★ ★ ★
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.
New cast members to join West End’s Hamilton in June
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced new casting for the West End’s hit production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton.
More venues added to the first UK and Ireland tour of Hamilton
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have added 10 more cities to the itinerary for the eagerly awaited first UK and Ireland tour of Hamilton.
The National Lottery’s Big Night Of Musicals – AO Arena, Manchester
Was there any hankie big enough to disguise the tears when children and adults with learning difficulties, all members of David Stanley’s Music Man Project, joined Michael Ball during The National Lottery’s Big Night Of Musicals at the AO Arena, Manchester?
First UK tour of Hamilton to launch in Manchester in November 2023
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced the first UK tour of Hamilton with performances of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning musical due to begin at the Manchester Palace Theatre on 11 November 2023.
Brand-new podcast The Mayor of Musical Theatre – in association with Musical Theatre Review – releases its first episode
West End Legend and Mother Goose star Anna-Jane Casey shares backstage secrets from the Stephen Sondheim Old Friends memorial concert, reveals the musical score that most often gets stuck in her head and describes what it’s like to return to panto on new podcast, The Mayor of Musical Theatre.
WhatsOnStage Awards 2023 – the nominees
Daniel Fish’s innovative 2019 Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s much-loved Oklahoma! leads the musical theatre nominees for the 23rd WhatsOnStage Awards.
Musicals Mash Up: 10-16 October 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. We hope you approve! News editor Angela Thomas reports.
London Palladium concert date for Ariana DeBose
Multi-award-winning actor, singer and dancer Ariana Debose will take to the stage of the London Palladium next spring.
Hamilton and Mary Poppins West End runs extended again
Cameron Mackintosh Limited has announced extended booking periods for two of the West End’s most popular shows – Hamilton and Mary Poppins. Performances of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre are now extended up to 17 December 2022. As previously announced, from 21 June the new cast will be led by Reuben Joseph […]
West End LIVE – first 34 shows confirmed and rooftop preview pop-ups planned
Thirty-four of the West End’s most popular shows will be on hand to turn London’s iconic Trafalgar Square into the ultimate open-air theatre when West End LIVE returns to the capital in June The organisers of the crowd-pleasing live entertainment event have revealed the list of 34 shows already confirmed to feature in the weekend […]
New cast lined up for Hamilton from 21 June
New casting has been announced for the hit West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton with the newcomers due to begin performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre from 21 June 2022. The new cast will be led by Reuben Joseph (The Tragedy of Macbeth, Almeida Theatre, Orphans, National Theatre of Scotland) as Alexander Hamilton with […]
Hamilton West End now booking until July 2022
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced an extension to the successful West End run of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton with tickets now on sale for performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre until 10 July 2022. The latest high-profile London production to confirm a new booking period currently stars Karl Queensborough (The Girl From the […]
Hamilton return for Olivier Award winner Giles Terera
Giles Terera will reprise his Olivier Award-winning performance as Aaron Burr in the West End production of Hamilton for six weeks from 17 December 2021. Terera (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, National Theatre, The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre) will step back into the production at the Victoria Palace Theatre to replace the musical’s […]
First birthday celebrations for Maria Friedman and Adrian Der Gregorian’s Doorstep Productions
West End stars Maria Friedman and Adrian Der Gregorian’s Doorstep Productions is celebrating its first birthday. Launched in 2020, the company which was set up to bring the magic of live theatre to the people’s doorsteps and neighbourhoods during lockdown has proved a hit with theatre-lovers across the country. Commenting on the success of the […]
‘Best ever line-up’ promise for West End LIVE 2021
Nearly 50 shows and acts will be on hand to turn London’s iconic Trafalgar Square into the ultimate open air theatre when West End LIVE makes its eagerly anticipated return next weekend. After being forced to cancel last year’s event due to the pandemic, the organisers of the crowd-pleasing live entertainment event are promising 2021’s […]
West End LIVE returns in September: Top London shows to perform in Trafalgar Square
West End LIVE will return over the weekend of 18 and 19 September 2021 with thousands of theatre fans able to enjoy free performances from the West End’s top shows. This year’s event features the first ever West End LIVE appearances from award-winning musicals Hamilton and The Book Of Mormon, as well as an exciting […]
Giles Terera recollects theatre directly and authentically from the actor’s perspective in Hamilton and Me
Tom Martland writes: July marks the 17th, and hopefully final, month in which curtains have been down and house lights shut off across the West End and the rest of the country’s usually vibrant theatres. It also marks the publication of Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal by London’s original Aaron Burr, Giles Terera. If […]
Full cast unveiled for Hamilton’s West End return
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced full casting for the award-winning West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton when it resumes performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre from 19 August 2021. Karl Queensborough (The Girl From the North Country, The Old Vic) will step back into the role of Alexander Hamilton with Simon-Anthony […]
Hamilton And Me: An Actor’s Journal – Giles Terera
HAMILTON AND ME: AN ACTOR’S JOURNAL – Giles Terera (Nick Hern Books – Hardback, Ebook and Audiobook) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★★ Giles Terera MBE is an award-winning actor, musician and writer. In 2017 he was cast as Aaron Burr in the London production of Hamilton. It was in that role that […]
Special streaming event to celebrate publication of Giles Terera’s Hamilton book
Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera will mark the publication of his book Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal by returning to Hamilton’s London home, the Victoria Palace Theatre, for an exclusive event. Featuring guest appearances from original London cast members including Jamael Westman (Alexander Hamilton) and Rachel John (Angelica Schuyler), the special event which will […]
Giles Terera hosts new Hamilton-themed podcast series
Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera is the host of a new podcast featuring fellow cast members and creatives from the London production of Hamilton. Created to accompany Terera’s upcoming book release Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal – the star’s personal account of his experiences playing the role of Aaron Burr in the West End […]
Broadway reopening set for September 2021
Broadway is finally – and definitely – coming back. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the ban on theatrical performance in effect for over a year will be lifted on 14 September 2021. Selling of advance tickets will begin immediately. The shutdown, mandated in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, began on 12 […]
West End’s Hamilton to step ‘back into the room’ from August 2021
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced plans for the award-winning West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton to resume performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre from 19 August 2021. Announcing the reopening plans for another of his major productions, Mackintosh said: “The last year has been unbelievably hard for everyone but particularly so […]
Bursts of brilliance from the year theatre stopped
We could have been born with a love of television or comic books or 1930s radio plays. That wouldn’t have been quite so bad. But no, Dionysus, god of theatre, took one look at us and decreed: “On top of the worldwide suffering and loss from Coronavirus, you are to spend the 2020 pandemic almost […]
Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer
Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer (where it is available for a year). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As soon as the great Ramin Karimloo launched into a sublime ‘Music of the Night’, tears started rolling down cheeks and shivers tumbled like a waterfall down the spine. We […]
Sheridan Smith to host Palladium show as part of BBC musicals special
Sheridan Smith will return to the London Palladium to host a star-studded transatlantic celebration of the music and stars of musical theatre and film on BBC Radio 2 later this month. Musicals: The Greatest Show will be the centrepiece of Radio 2 Celebrates Musicals – three days of programming on the national radio station along […]
Giles Terera’s Hamilton adventure to feature in new book
Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera’s personal account of the London production of Hamilton will be released in hardback, e-book and audiobook form by leading theatre publisher Nick Hern Books next summer. Based on the actor’s own experiences playing the role of Aaron Burr in the West End debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning musical, Hamilton and […]
High demand for The Show Must Go On Live! At The Palace Theatre leads to additional dates
Two extra dates have been added to The Show Must Go On! Live At The Palace Theatre concert series in response to high public demand. After selling out the initial four star-packed special performances at London’s Palace Theatre, the team behind the successful lockdown-launched Theatre Support Fund + will now move their fundraising efforts onstage for […]
Five Questions With: Rachel John
RACHEL JOHN is starring in the upcoming live performances of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs For A New World at the London Palladium on 11 October 2020. Rachel originally performed the role of Woman 1 in Lambert Jackson Productions’ virtual performance of Songs For A New World, broadcast during lockdown in association with The Other Palace. […]
Black British Theatre Awards 2020 to air on Sky Arts
Hamilton, Thriller Live and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical are in the running for the Best Musical Production Award at the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards in late October. Following on from last year’s inaugural live ceremony, the winner of the Best Musical category will be announced during a special socially distanced event at […]
Special YouTube MAD Drag Night in aid of Covid-19 hardship fund
With this year’s MAD Drag Night shelved due to the Coronavirus-crisis, a number of former celebrity hosts have been enlisted for a special fundraising online show this weekend. Celebrating the glitz and glamour of one of the highlights of the Make A Difference Trust’s fundraising calendar, the Best of A MAD Drag Night will stream […]
Hamilton – Disney Plus
Hamilton is streaming now (and hopefully forever) on Disney Plus. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s hard to say anything about Hamilton that hasn’t already morphed into a cliché. Certainly, every critic who has reviewed it – in seemingly the most ubiquitously discussed art event in some time – has jostled […]
Watch: The non-stop rise of Lin-Manuel Miranda
On Friday 3 July 2020, the film of Hamilton will be made available to stream on Disney Plus, giving millions the opportunity to see the show from the comfort of their own homes for the very first time. To celebrate the occasion, here is a brief history of writer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda’s remarkable career to date: […]
Redundancies loom as Cameron Mackintosh announces Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera won’t return until 2021
In response to the continued uncertainty over when the government is going to completely withdraw social distancing measures and allow the safe return of theatre productions Cameron Mackintosh, his producing partners and Delfont Mackintosh Theatres have issued a statement confirming that they have had to take the difficult decision of delaying the return of their […]
Our Top Ten recent Tony Awards performances
Is there a Tony Awards-shaped hole in your heart this month? One so big even a singalong screening of the movie Grease won’t fill it? Here are ten of our favourite Tony performances from recent years to lift your spirits and celebrate Broadway’s finest: 10. 2019 – Frozen Broadway’s first Queen Elsa of Arendelle, Cassie […]
New Theatre Support Fund creates fundraising T-shirt
The producers of 16 of the biggest musicals in the West End have given their blessing to a new T-shirt aimed at raising funds for those in the industry hardest hit by the current crisis. Featuring a design that uses the distinctive branding of some of the world’s most famous shows, the T-shirts are the […]
Fundraising initiative Musical Marathon unites musical directors from around the world
Over 20 leading musical directors will unite early next month for an online concert to raise funds for NHS Charities and Acting For Others. Produced by Sam Young, Musical Marathon will feature performances by musical directors from high-profile productions including Hamilton, Les Misérables and Six. Further information about which participants are performing which songs can […]
The Top 12 Olivier Awards Performances of the Last Ten Years
In lieu of an Olivier Awards ceremony this Sunday evening, ITV is broadcasting a compilation of their greatest performances instead. Just in case the choices don’t match yours, here are our top 12 favourite Olivier Awards performances of the last decade, in no particular order. With thanks to Ian Bowkett. 2019 – Jason Manford, Janie […]
Karl Queensborough is the new West End Hamilton from November 2019
Karl Queensborough will step into the role of Alexander Hamilton next month as the multi-award-winning Hamilton enters its third year at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Currently performing as the alternate Hamilton in the London production, Queensborough (The Girl From the North Country, The Old Vic) will take over the role full-time from 18 November 2019. […]
Mousetrap Awards 2019 – winners revealed
Young people took centre stage at the eighth edition of The Mousetrap Awards, the UK’s only theatre awards run by and for young people, at a packed Charing Cross Theatre. Presented by Mousetrap Theatre Projects’ Youth Forum, the lively event opened with a welcome speech by the current star of hit show Everybody’s Talking About […]
