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Rehab the Musical – Neon194
Rehab the Musical continues at Neon 194, London until 17 February 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Make the new Neon 194 venue near Piccadilly Circus your destination if you fancy an exciting night of big tunes and raunchy fun to warm up this cold, cold winter.
Bat Boy: The Musical – London Palladium
Bat Boy: The Musical was reviewed at the London Palladium. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩
Cast for West End premiere of Billie The Kid
The full cast has been unveiled for new British musical Billie The Kid ahead of the show’s West End premiere at the Vaudeville Theatre in November.
Music Review: Bonnie & Clyde The Musical – Original West End Cast Recording
BONNIE & CLYDE THE MUSICAL – Original West End Cast Recording (Broadway Records). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ While already an impressive score in itself, the principal cast is what really exalts the West End version of the soundtrack to a league of its own, lending emotional depth and vulnerability to this ill-fated love story.
Dates and details are revealed for Musical Con 2023
When Phantoms walk the streets and Cats cosplayers crowd the Elizabeth line singing ‘One Day More’, you know what time it is. Musical Con, the West End’s official musical theatre fan convention, is back with over 70 West End stars joining fans at the ExCeL London on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2023.
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical – Garrick Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical continues at the Garrick Theatre, London until 20 May 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ They made a name for themselves back in the 1930s and now Bonnie & Clyde returns to the West End for a second run after wowing audiences at the Arts Theatre and with live staged concerts.
Full cast confirmed for Bonnie and Clyde at the Garrick Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical’s Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage will be joined in the cast by Jodie Steele as Blanche Barrow, Dom Hartley-Harris as Preacher with Cleve September returning as Ted.
Rehab: The Musical – Playground Theatre
Rehab – The Musical continues at the Playground Theatre, London until 17 September 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ One of musical theatre’s greatest strengths is when a show takes inspiration from real-life times of difficulty and creates something positive out of them. Bringing light to shade and turning trauma into […]
Jodie Steele and Annabel Giles join cast of Rehab The Musical
West End star Jodie Steele (Six The Musical, Heathers) and TV presenter Annabel Giles have been added to the cast of Rehab The Musical, ahead of the new British show’s debut at The Playground Theatre next month. The pair will join the previously announced Keith Allen (Celebration, Almeida Theatre, Trainspotting), Jonny Labey (Strictly Ballroom, Piccadilly Theatre, […]
More tickets available for first Musical Con
Extra tickets have been released for the UK’s first musical theatre fan convention Musical Con in response to high demand. Announced in April this year, the latest event from the team behind the popular West End Musical Drive-In and West End Musical Celebration, will turn ExCel London into a haven for musical theatre-lovers on 22 […]
Stars line-up for the first West End Musical Convention
Musical theatre fans will be able to celebrate their favourite theatrical genre in the company of a host West End stars this autumn at the first West End Musical Con. The latest event from the team behind the popular West End Musical Drive-In and West End Musical Celebration, will turn ExCel London into a haven […]
Full cast announced for But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical
Alice Croft will play pom-pom wielding high school senior Megan Williams in the world premiere of But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical at London’s Turbine Theatre from 18 February until 15 April 2022. The co-founder and artistic director of The Grad Fest, Croft (Soapdish The Musical – MT Fest 2020, Turbine Theatre) will be joined […]
West End stars celebrate Valentine’s Day with West End Musical Love Songs
An all-star line-up including Les Misérables stars Jon Robyns (currently playing Jean Valjean) and Shan Ako (who previously played Eponine), Wicked stars Emma Hatton and Nikki Bentley who both played the iconic Elphaba, Six stars Natalie Paris and Jodie Steele (who recently reprised her role as Heather Chandler in Heathers), Matt Jeans (Joseph, White Christmas) […]
Gatsby – Southwark Playhouse
Gatsby continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 8 January 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The beauty of creating atmosphere in a novel is that so much of the heavy lifting is done in the imagination of the reader. Adaptations often fall short when bringing well-realised fictional worlds to other mediums, […]
Jodie Steele and Ross William Wild to star in Gatsby: The Musical
Jodie Steele and Ross William Wild will return to the central roles of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby for the festive run of Ruby in the Dust Theatre’s Gatsby: The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse. Steele (SIX The Musical, Heathers) and Wild (Million Dollar Quartet, American Idiot) will be joined by Luke Bayer (Everybody’s Talking […]
Date set for West End Musical Christmas Live in London
The team behind the popular West End Musical Brunch events, the West End Musical Drive-In series and the hit West End Musical Celebration shows will return to London with another star-packed celebration of musical theatre this festive season. Featuring a cast of West End stars, a live band and a dance ensemble, West End Musical […]
Heathers The Musical – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Heathers The Musical continues at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London until 11 September 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bullying, bulimia, under-age sex, suicide, toxic masculinity, murder, school shootings… it’s rarely the stuff of musical theatre, let alone jolly, bubble-gum musicals with infectious pop scores. Yet Heathers The Musical manages to combine […]
Heathers West End return – class of 2021 unveiled
Christina Bennington and Jordan Luke Gage will take on the starring roles in the eagerly-anticipated West End return of Heathers The Musical this summer. Bennington (Bat Out of Hell, Dominion Theatre, Oklahoma! UK tour) will play Veronica Sawyer opposite Gage (& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre) in the production which will also feature Jodie Steele (Six UK […]
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 […]
Disenchanted! – stream.theatre
Disenchanted! is available on stream.theatre until 11 April 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Disney princesses are intrinsic to modern pup culture. From Snow White to Rapunzel, the fairytales of Grimm and Perrault have been pummelled into capitalist submission, the dark edges of their morality tales chamfered away into tales that […]
West End stars to feature in Disenchanted digital production
A group of the West End’s rising stars will play fairytale princesses with a difference in a new digital production of Off-Broadway hit Disenchanted. Jodie Steele (Six The Musical, Heathers: The Musical) will play Snow White with Sophie Isaacs (Six The Musical, Heathers: The Musical) featuring as Cinderella, Grace Mouat (& Juliet, Six The Musical) […]
Gatsby – A Musical – Cadogan Hall
Gatsby – A Musical, streamed from Cadogan Hall, London. Before I begin: full disclosure. I’m not a fan of F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 jazz-age novel. I didn’t like being forced to read it at school, and laying the blame squarely with myself – and not the almost-universally-lauded contender for the No. 1 “Great American Novel” […]
Turbine’s production of Hair The Musical will play the London Palladium and Mayflower Southampton
Following a sell-out run as part of The Turbine on the Jetty season, Hair The Musical (In Concert), directed by Arlene Phillips, will now play two performances at the London Palladium on 13 June 2021, and two performances at Southampton Mayflower Theatre on 27 June. The performances were originally planned for earlier this year, but […]
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 […]
New cast members and dates for Gatsby online concert
West End stars Jodie Steele and Liam Doyle are among the new cast members announced for the upcoming digital concert version of Gatsby A Musical later this month. Steele (Six The Musical, Heathers) will play Daisy Buchanan with Doyle (Wicked, Legally Blonde) as her husband Tom and Joe Frost (Jersey Boys, An Officer and a […]
West End Musical Drive-In shows to be streamed online
Home-bound audiences will be able to get a taste of the initiative that brought a touch of musical theatre magic to a London car park with the release of digital recordings of the West End Musical Drive-In concerts via the stream.theatre platform. Featuring over 25 West End stars including Alice Fearn (Come From Away), Lucie […]
Together Again – Thespie
Together Again, streamed on Thespie.com. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Fans of Heathers, the rock musical which played at The Other Palace and for a limited West End run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2018, will enjoy this sixth instalment in Thespie’s Reunited concert series. It reunites three of the stars […]
Theatre stars and students to feature in Valentine’s Day online concert
West End stars and recent graduates will be among the line-up of 30 performers who will appear in Theatre Fan Parties’ second virtual concert next month. Following on from the successful One Perfect Moment concert, the Valentine’s Day event which will be streamed online for 48 hours from 7pm on 14 February 2021 will feature […]
Two more concerts added to popular Thespie Reunited series
Theatre platform Thespie has announced an extra two shows in its popular Reunited series of filmed concerts for home-bound audiences which launched this month with Unlimited: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz. Cast members from Pretty Woman will reunite for Never Give Up On A Dream on New Year’s Eve while former Heathers stars will feature […]
The Theatre Channel – Episode One
The Theatre Channel – Episode One – The Theatre Café/Adam Blanshay Productions Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The Theatre Café, a hub for West End musical theatre loving audiences is brought to life like you’ve never seen it before by The Theatre Channel. Producer Adam Blanshay feels passionately that this socially distanced musical […]
New Theatre Channel launches on 2 October 2020
Adam Blanshay Productions and The Theatre Café will release the first episode of their new pay-to-stream musical theatre flavoured web series on 2 October 2020. Featuring a mix of West End stars and leading creatives, The Theatre Channel will be available via a new platform hosted on The Theatre Café’s website. The opening episode will […]
Godspell 50th to feature at West End Musical Drive-In
Stars from the recent online charity concert marking the 50th anniversary of Godspell will feature alongside a one-off screening of the event at the West End Musical Drive-In on 4 October 2020. Jodie Steele (Six, Heathers), Danyl Johnson (2009 X Factor finalist), Jenny Fitzpatrick (Tina, The Musical, Our House), John Barr (The Story of Bart, […]
Turbine Theatre outdoor festival to feature concert production of Hair
Arlene Phillips will direct an outdoor concert version of classic rock musical Hair next month as part of the Turbine Theatre’s special festival of live entertainment presented on a safe and socially distanced jetty next to Battersea Power Station. Starring Matt Croke (Aladdin, Funny Girl), Danielle Fiamanya (The Color Purple, & Juliet), Jordan Luke Gage […]
Six star Jodie Steele records ‘Beautiful City’ as taster for Godspell 50th online
West End star Jodie Steele features on a special recording of ‘Beautiful City’ from Godspell released as a preview of the upcoming star-studded online charity concert marking the 50th anniversary of the hit show. Producer Ginger Quiff Media has teamed up with leading theatre-recording label Broadway Records to release the single which will be available […]
Eleven Six Queens to join the West End Musical Drive-In line-up
Eleven past and present ‘Queens’ from the hit show Six are the latest additions to the line-up of West End favourites bringing a touch of musical theatre magic to drive-in audiences in London. Courtney Bowman, Maddie Bulleyment, Collette Guitart, Sophie Isaac, Vicki Manser, Shekinah McFarlane, Grace Mouat, Natalie Paris, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Courtney Stapleton and Jodie […]
Star-packed online concert to mark Godspell’s 50th
West End favourites Ruthie Henshall, Ria Jones and Jenna Russell will be among the star names joining an online charity concert marking the 50th anniversary of Godspell next month. Presented by Thomas Hopkins and Michael Quinn for Ginger Quiff Media in association with Hope Mill Theatre, the Godspell 5oth Anniversary Concert will stream worldwide on 27, […]
Cast for Amies and Clements virtual concert
Six’s Jodie Steele, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s Hiba Elchikhe and Shrek’s Marcus Ayton will be among the West End stars featured in this weekend’s Barn Theatre’s instalment in the popular online series showcasing the work of Britain’s musical theatre composers. Released on 27 June 2020 at 7.30pm BST on the Cirencester venue’s Facebook, YouTube and […]
Marisha Wallace releases ‘Tomorrow’ to raise money for Broadway Cares and Make A Difference Trust
West End and Broadway star and recording artist Marisha Wallace (Waitress, Dreamgirls, Aladdin) has released a cover of the timeless ‘Tomorrow’ from the musical Annie to raise funds for Broadway Cares and the Make a Difference Trust. One hundred per cent of the funds raised from the song will be donated to both organisations to […]
West End stars perform Newfound Hope Songs, written during lockdown for NHS Charities Together
As the world continues with social-distancing measures, and with theatreland on hiatus, many stars of the West End stage are getting creative at home and taking to social media with free clips, songs, and messages of support for fans, theatregoers, for their local communities, and in appreciation of key workers in the NHS and front-line […]
West End stars add their voices to On Hope: A Digital Song Cycle
A host of musical theatre stars are among the cast of over 100 performers due to make a contribution to the inspirational on hope: a digital song cycle which will be live streamed in the coming weeks. Performers from hit shows including Bat Out of Hell, Les Misérables, Six and Wicked will make their contributions […]
Six The Musical – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh and Touring
Six The Musical continues at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh until 8 February 2020, and on tour until 25 July 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Wow! To be part of an enthusiastic, packed house on a February Tuesday night is quite a buzz – and this is a show that lives […]
Six touring Queens announced
The full cast has been confirmed for the eagerly anticipated 2019/2020 UK tour of hit new British musical Six this autumn. Lauren Drew (Catherine of Aragon), Maddison Bulleyment (Anne Boleyn), Lauren Byrne (Jane Seymour), Shekinah McFarlane (Anne of Cleves), Jodie Steele (Katherine Howard) and Athena Collins (Catherine Parr), with alternates Jennifer Caldwell, Cassandra Lee and […]
Strictly’s Kevin Clifton and Blue’s Anthony Costa to join Rock of Ages tour
Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer Kevin Clifton and former pop star Anthony Costa will join the UK and Ireland tour of the glam rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages next year. Award-winning international ballroom and Latin dancer Clifton will take on the role of Stacee Jax from 22 January until 6 April 2019, while Costa, the […]
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 […]
Casting For UK and Ireland tour of Rock of Ages
A former Coronation Street favourite and a TV talent show contestant turned stage star will take on key roles in the eagerly-anticipated UK and Ireland tour of the glam rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages which is due to open at the Bromley’s Churchill Theatre in September. Best known for playing Curly Watts in the […]
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 […]
Cast revealed for Into the Woods at the Cockpit Theatre
Casting has been announced for All Star Productions and Trilby Productions’ fresh new version of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods which is due to play at London’s The Cockpit from 23 May to Sunday 24 June 2018 (press night is 25 May). Following on from a sold-out run in 2014 at All Star’s […]
Stars lend their voices to songwriter Oliver Boito debut EP
Wicked stars Oliver Savile and Jodie Steele are among a host of West End favourites who appear on a new EP of original musical theatre ballads by songwriter Oliver Boito. Released on iTunes on Sunday (21 January), Notes of Love is Boito’s debut EP of original compositions in collaboration with orchestrator Simon Nathan and producer/arranger […]
