Last month’s four-day live theatre event, All Together Now! raised over £4.6 million for theatrical organisations across the world. Developed by theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) and billed as A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre, the event featured over 2,000 organisations from 31 countries over the four-day period in November. Nearly 5,000 individual performances […]
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Claire Sweeney to join 9 to 5 tour in early 2022
Claire Sweeney will join the cast of the UK touring production of Dolly Parton’s feelgood show 9 to 5 The Musical from 13 January until 5 March 2022. The stage and screen favourite whose genre credits include Roxie Hart in Chicago and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls will step into the role of Violet […]
Cast confirmed for UK tour of 9 to 5
Full casting has been confirmed for the upcoming UK tour of Dolly Parton’s feelgood show 9 to 5 The Musical which is now due to launch at Southampton Mayflower on 31 August 2021. As previously announced, Louise Redknapp (Cabaret UK tour) will step back into the role of Violet Newstead after starring in the hit […]
Full list of free songs announced for MTI’s All Together Now! event
Music Theatre International (MTI) has confirmed the full list of songs which will be available free of charge for its eagerly-awaited weekend-long event, All Together Now! A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. As previously announced the revue will include songs from the musicals of such luminaries as Stephen Schwartz; Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; Cameron […]
Date set for MTI’s All Together Now and creative team announced
Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced further details for its upcoming weekend-long event, All Together Now! A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. Developed by the theatrical licensing agency with the support of authors, their estates and rights holders, the musical revue-style event aimed at schools and theatres across the world will celebrate the return of […]
Theatre shutdown ends 9 to 5 Musical’s West End run
The stars and creative team involved in the London production of 9 to 5 The Musical have paid tribute to the show following the announcement that the Savoy Theatre run has been ended by the coronavirus shutdown. With this week’s announcement of the cancellation of all West End performances until 31 May 2020, the production […]
European premiere for Broadway show Brooklyn
Broadway musical Brooklyn will receive its European premiere at London’s Greenwich Theatre this autumn over 16 years after the show’s US debut. With a book, lyrics and music by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson, the story of a Parisian street singer called Brooklyn who heads for New York in search of her father, will play […]
Caroline Sheen to replace Louise Redknapp for 9 To 5 The Musical’s Savoy run
West End star Caroline Sheen has stepped in to replace Louise Redknapp for the first few weeks of the eagerly-awaited Savoy Theatre run of Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 The Musical. The actress, who featured in the original cast of The Witches of Eastwick (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and took on the title role in […]
Injured Louise Redknapp forced to miss 9 To 5 The Musical opening
Louise Redknapp has been forced to delay her debut in a starring role in the eagerly-awaited Savoy Theatre run of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical after the former pop star sustained injuries to her face and wrist in a fall. In a statement released this week, the producers said: “Due to an injury this […]
Bonnie Langford joins the West End cast of 9 to 5 The Musical
Bonnie Langford will return to the role of Roz Keith when the new version of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical launches at London’s Savoy Theatre for a strictly limited season in early 2019. Currently featuring in 42nd Street, Langford (Cats, EastEnders) who previously played the office assistant with an eavesdropping habit during the […]
