The hit world premiere production of the new musical based on David Nicholls’ best-selling book One Day will transfer to London’s West End in November.
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Further cast for Love Never Dies concert
Further casting has been announced for the autumn return of the WhatsOnStage Award-winning concert presentation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies.
Jamie Muscato and Joy Woods to join cast of Cabaret
From 25 May, Jamie Muscato will step into the role of The Emcee with Joy Woods as Sally Bowles in the hit West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.
Love Never Dies concert to play five London performances
The WhatsOnStage Award-winning concert presentation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies will return to London this autumn as part of the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary The Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty’s Theatre.
One Day: The Musical – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
One Day: The Musical continues at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh until 19 April 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Em and Dex’s story has found a new home. A perfect home. Their tale begins and ends in Edinburgh. The Lyceum is a fitting host.
Two-week extension for Edinburgh debut of One Day: The Musical
The upcoming world premiere of a new musical based on David Nicholls’ best-selling book One Day has been extended for an extra two weeks in response to exceptional public demand.
Music Review: Jamie Muscato – Live 2024
Jamie Muscato – Live 2024 (Westway Music). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is this playfulness, curiosity and sheer range of vocal skill that makes him such an excellent entertainer and top class performer.
The Great Gatsby: A New Musical – London Coliseum
The Great Gatsby: A New Musical continues at the London Coliseum until 7 September 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Have a glass of champagne, enjoy the revelry, and if you’re left pondering deeper questions afterward, that is just a bonus.
Olivier Awards 2025 – Fiddler on the Roof is the most nominated production
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard have been announced and Fiddler on the Roof is leading the way, having been recognised in 13 categories.
Corbin Bleu, Rachel Tucker and more join the West End cast of The Great Gatsby
Joining the previously announced Jamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann in The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum are Corbin Bleu, Amber Davies, Joel Montague, John Owen-Jones, Jon Robyns and Rachel Tucker.
First casting news for Coliseum’s The Great Gatsby
Jamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann will star in the West End debut of the new Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic Jazz Age romantic tragedy, The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum in April.
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 continues at the Donmar Warehouse, London until 8 February 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A truly dazzling achievement of contemporary musical theatre performed by a superb cast.
Music Review: Schwartz Songs
Schwartz Songs – Brand New Recordings of Stephen Schwartz’s Greatest Songs (Westway Music). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must-listen for fans of musical theatre, not only paying homage to Schwartz’s incredible career but also introducing his music to a new generation of listeners.
Trio of West End favourites to guest star in Carrie Hope Fletcher’s second concert tour
West End stars Jamie Muscato, Bradley Jaden and Ben Forster will be award-winning star and author Carrie Hope Fletcher’s special guests during her second concert tour.
Wild About You – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Wild About You at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ The presentation succeeded in convincing me that there is a fine piece of art waiting to be chiselled out of the attractive but raw marble that is Wild About You.
Newsfeed: Cast for European premiere of Your Lie In April, West End debut for Golda, Talawa to co-produce touring production of Play On! and more
Zheng Xi Yong (Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre) and Rumi Sutton (Hex, National Theatre) will play the central characters in the European premiere of Your Lie in April – The Musical. The latest from the producers of last year’s English language premiere of Death Note: The Musical in Concert will make its debut in the West […]
Music Review: Rachel Tucker – …you’re already home
Music Review: Rachel Tucker – …you’re already home(Westway Records). While Rachel Tucker is undoubtedly most known for her theatre performances on the stages of London and Broadway, ‘…you’re already home’ is far more than ‘just’ a musical theatre album, going deeper in its messaging and sentiment to bring together a musical microcosm of lived experiences belonging to the real person behind those characters.
Newsfeed: Carrie Hope Fletcher tour, MTFestUK 2024, Lena Hall and Jamie Muscato at the Cadogan Hall and more
Following her successful first solo concert tour An Open Book, award-winning West End star and author Carrie Hope Fletcher will embark on a second tour in September 2024.
Moulin Rouge The Musical – Piccadilly Theatre
Moulin Rouge! The Musical continues at the Piccadilly Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ From the moment you enter the Piccadilly Theatre’s transformed auditorium – complete with elaborately wrought red and gold metal work, giant blue elephant, and lounging, corseted performers – the investment of artistic (and financial) resources is inescapably and impressively evident. In almost every way, this is a great thing. The experience is decadent, opulent, beautiful: everything about it is Moulin Rouge.
Full cast for Once – In Concert
Lambert Jackson has revealed the full cast for the upcoming concert presentation of the multi-award-winning Broadway and West End musical Once.
Carrie Hope Fletcher and Jamie Muscato to star in Once – In Concert at the London Palladium
Carrie Hope Fletcher (Heathers, Cinderella, Les Misérables) and Jamie Muscato (Heathers, Bend It Like Beckham, The Undeclared War) will reunite in 2023, starring as Girl and Guy in Once – In Concert at the London Palladium on 12 March 2023. They will head an actor-musician cast in this special one-night-only concert of the critically acclaimed […]
New cast for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
The West End production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will welcome a number of new cast members next month as the hit show enters its second year at the Piccadilly Theatre. From 17 October 2022, Melissa James (The Bodyguard UK tour, Cats, UK tour) will play showgirl Satine, opposite Jamie Muscato (Heathers: The Musical, The […]
Workshop debut for new Macbeth-inspired musical Lady M
Shakespeare’s villainous Lady Macbeth provides the inspiration for new musical Lady M, the latest project from Toy Soldier Productions’ Gina Georgio and James Beeny. The musical which has begun workshops re-imagines the Scottish Play as a contemporary musical with Macbeth’s scheming wife at the heart of the action. The workshops will conclude with a showing […]
First track from BBC’s U.Me: The Musical released
The opening track from the BBC commissioned U.Me: The Musical is now available ahead of the musical’s world premiere on the BBC World Service and on BBC Sounds on 12 May. Performed by Anoushka Lucas (Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), ‘Everything Stops’ also features a number of West End stars as special […]
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 […]
WhatsOnStage Awards – Turbine Theatre – Stream.Theatre
WhatsOnStage Awards, streamed by Stream.Theatre from the Turbine Theatre, London. The 21st WOS Awards can surely claim to be unique as the first awards show to have no awards! They have been rolled over to next year because of you-know-what. No awards is not strictly true because 21 Angels who went beyond the call of […]
West End Musical Celebration concerts rescheduled
With indoor theatre performances not due to resume until 17 May 2021 at the earliest, the West End Musical Celebration – Live At The Palace Theatre concerts have been rescheduled to dates in June. Originally planned for October last year, the star-packed celebration of musical theatre and the return of live theatre will now play […]
Stars unite for Make A Difference Trust single to mark a year of closedown
Some of the most distinctive voices in the West End feature on a new charity single released to mark a year since UK theatres went dark. With representatives from every musical open in the West End when the curtains came down on 16 March 2020 along with artists from shows that should have opened in […]
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 […]
New dates and new look for West End Musical Celebration – Live At The Palace Theatre
The postponed festive show West End Musical Christmas – Live at London’s Palace Theatre has been re-scheduled and re-branded after the show was shelved due to the December Covid-closedown. Now re-titled West End Musical Celebration – Live At The Palace Theatre, the star packed celebration of musical theatre will now play the Palace Theatre from […]
Monday Night At The Apollo – new dates announced
Revised dates have been announced for the new live and live-streamed fundraising concert series Monday Night At The Apollo. Originally due to play two shows in front of a socially distanced audience at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury this month with a third concert in early February, the shows will now take place on 12 […]
Star-packed West End Musical Christmas shows for London’s Palace Theatre
The team behind the popular West End Musical Brunch events and the recent West End Musical Drive-In series has joined forces with producer Nica Burns to bring a festive version of the north London shows to the heart of the West End this Christmas. Running from 17 until 20 December 2020, West End Musical Christmas […]
Loserville team to reunite for Barn Theatre’s virtual Elliot Davis concert
Busted’s James Bourne will re-unite (virtually) with his Loserville co-writer Elliot Davis this weekend for the third concert in the Barn Theatre’s new online series showcasing the work of Britain’s musical theatre composers. Bourne will join an all-star line-up of West End favourites for the musical celebration of the work of the award-winning British composer […]
INTERVIEW: Nikolai Foster on seeing West Side Story differently for a 21st century audience
Musical Theatre Review contributor Tina Foote counts herself very lucky in that she saw NIKOLAI FOSTER direct West Side Story with NYMT in 2013 at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse. Foster was joined by a dream creative team including Drew McOnie (choreographer), takis (designer) and Tom Deering (MD), plus a wonderful cast of 40 young performers and […]
Curve’s West Side Story cast revealed
Heathers leading man Jamie Muscato and newcomer Adriana Ivelisse will play star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria in the eagerly-anticipated Leicester Curve production of the classic musical West Side Story. Following on from last year’s Made at Curve seasonal production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the team at Leicester’s major new production of the Romeo and […]
Heathers The Musical – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Heathers the Musical continues at Theatre Royal Haymarket until 24 November 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ On the face of it, cult film Heathers would not seem to be a great candidate to form an evening of uplifting musical theatre. The 1988 film is a dark, dark comedy that takes […]
New song and revised script for Heathers West End transfer run
The record-breaking Heathers – The Musical will feature a new song and a re-worked script when it arrives at the Theatre Royal Haymarket next month. Due move to the bigger stage in the heart of the West End for a strictly limited run from 3 September 2018, audiences for the final performances of the European […]
West End transfer for The Other Palace hit Heathers – The Musical
The record-breaking European premiere of Heathers – The Musical looks set to keep hitting the high notes with a West End transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in September. Now the highest grossing show in history at both Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Other Palace and the venue’s previous incarnation the St. James Theatre, Heathers – […]
Jodie Steele, Sophie Isaacs, T’Shan Williams and Jamie Muscato are cast in Heathers – The Musical at The Other Palace
Veronica’s ‘mean girl’ classmates, playing opposite Carrie Hope Fletcher’s Veronica Sawyer in the eagerly-anticipated European premiere of Heathers – The Musical (beginning its limited run next month) will be played by Jodie Steele (Myth, The Other Palace), Sophie Isaacs (The Rocky Horror Show, European tour) and T’Shan Williams (Caroline or Change, Hampstead Theatre). Big Fish star […]
Kelsey Grammer to star in Big Fish the Musical at The Other Palace
Kelsey Grammer will star as Edward Bloom in a new production of John August and Andrew Lippa’s Big Fish the Musical. Based on the novel Big Fish by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Pictures film screenplay by John August, this new production will be the London premiere of the musical and also marks Grammer’s first […]
David Bowie’s Lazarus – Amy Lennox and Jamie Muscato cast
Ahead of its hugely anticipated European premiere at London’s King’s Cross Theatre, full casting has been revealed for David Bowie and Enda Walsh’s Lazarus. Gabrielle Brooks, Sydnie Christmas, Richard Hansell, Amy Lennox, Maimuna Memon, Jamie Muscato, Tom Parsons and Julie Yammanee will be joining previously announced cast members Michael C Hall, Michael Esper and Sophia Anne Caruso, who are reprising their roles from the original New York Theatre Workshop production. Lazarus broke box office records […]
Stay Awake, Jake – Vault Festival
Stay Awake, Jake continues at the Vault Festival, London until 7 February. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Composer/lyricist Tim Gilvin has developed and honed his one-act, one-man musical into a captivating journey that, with the help of a top-class performer (and some uncomfortable seating) keeps you on the edge of your seat. Stay Awake, […]
Vault Festival – S&S Award winner Stay Awake, Jake features in line-up
An eclectic mix of music, comedy and drama has been lined up for this year’s Vault Festival at the distinctive subterranean arts venue in London’s Waterloo. The festival programme which runs from 27 January until 6 March includes the 2014 S&S Award-winning, one-man musical Stay Awake, Jake by Tim Gilvin. Featuring Jamie Muscato (Dogfight, Bend it […]
Bend It Like Beckham – Jamie Muscato joins cast
From 14 December 2015 Jamie Muscato joins the cast of Bend It Like Beckham The Musical at the Phoenix Theatre to play coach Joe alongside Natalie Dew as football crazy Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player with the Harriers, a local women’s football team. Sophie-Louise Dann plays the role of Paula with Jamal Andréas as Jess’ good friend Tony. Preeya Kalidas plays Pinky, Jess’ sister, with Tony Jayawardena and Natasha […]
Sweeney Todd – WNO – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton and Touring
Sweeney Todd continues at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton until 17 October and on tour until 29 November. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Welsh National Opera’s first-ever musical, the bloody tale of revenge that many regard as Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, is part of their Madness trilogy that’s currently on tour with Bellini’s I Puritani and […]
WNO takes reimagined production of Sweeney Todd on short UK tour
The Welsh National Opera’s inventive re-working of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd begins a short UK tour at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre this week. The production, which breaks with the traditional Victorian era setting to place the Demon Barber’s grisly antics at the heart of Thatcherite Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s, […]
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 […]
My Lifelong Love – An Evening With Georgia Stitt and Friends – Garrick Theatre
My Lifelong Love – An Evening With Georgia Stitt and Friends was performed at the Garrick Theatre, London. US composer and lyricist Georgia Stitt’s performance in My Lifelong Love at the Garrick Theatre marked her solo West End debut. The show featured songs from her three albums: This Ordinary Thursday, Alphabet City Cycle and My Lifelong Love, and also her shows […]
Eva Noblezada and Cynthia Erivo star in Georgia Stitt show
US composer and lyricist Georgia Stitt is to make her West End debut at London’s Garrick Theatre on Sunday 26 October, in a return to London following her sell-out concerts at St Paul’s Church in 2007 and The Hippodrome in 2012. She will be joined by the cream of singers in the West End: Simon Bailey, Norman Bowman, […]
