42nd Street continues at Sadler’s Wells, London until 2 July 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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Aspects of Love – Lyric Theatre
Aspects of Love is booking at the Lyric Theatre, London until 11 November 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Samantha Womack, Michael Praed and Faye Tozer to lead UK tour of 42nd Street
Samantha Womack, Michael Praed and Faye Tozer will step into Curve and Sadler’s Wells’ 42nd Street when the new production of classic backstage musical comedy heads out on tour this summer.
Star casting announced for Curve and Sadler’s Wells’ 42nd Street
Ruthie Henshall, Adam Garcia, Les Dennis, and Nicole-Lily Baisden will lead Curve and Sadler’s Wells’ highly anticipated new production of classic backstage musical comedy 42nd Street.
First tour dates announced for Curve and Sadler’s Wells’ 42nd Street
David Ian for Crossroads Live and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions have announced the tour dates for Curve and Sadler’s Wells’ major new production of classic backstage musical comedy 42nd Street.
The Drifters Girl – Garrick Theatre
The Drifters Girl continues at the Garrick Theatre, London until 15 October 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s not an easy task to follow in the footsteps of national treasure Beverley Knight but Broadway star (and Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award nominee) Felicia Boswell makes a fine West End debut […]
Drifters Girl to take final bow at the Garrick in October – 2023 UK tour planned
Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian have confirmed their acclaimed new musical The Drifters Girl will play its final performance at the Garrick Theatre on 15 October 2022. The new musical inspired by the life of the woman behind legendary vocal group The Drifters which received its world premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal in October […]
New production of 42nd Street to launch with seasons at Curve and Sadler’s Wells
Jonathan Church (Singin’ in the Rain, The Drifters Girl) will direct a major new production of classic backstage musical comedy 42nd Street. Presented by David Ian for Crossroads Live and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions, the Curve and Sadler’s Wells production will open at Leicester Curve on 17 May 2023 (until 3 June 2023) ahead of a […]
Singin’ in the Rain – Opera House, Manchester and Touring
Singin’ in the Rain continues at the Opera House, Manchester until 14 May 2022 and tours until 20 August 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The stage incarnation of Singin’ in the Rain is now such a well-established and much-loved entity in its own right that it’s easy to forget that it has only […]
Singin’ in the Rain – New Victoria Theatre, Woking and Touring
Singin’ in the Rain continues at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking until 2 April 2022 and tours until 20 August 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green cobbled together a new film musical from Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed’s back catalogue in the early 1950s, […]
Cast and special guest stars announced for Singin’ in the Rain tour
Sam Lips (Cats, Strictly Ballroom) will step into the iconic role of Don Lockwood when the acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Singin’ in the Rain follows its hit summer 2021 season at Sadler’s Wells by embarking on an extensive UK and Ireland tour. Lips will star opposite Charlotte Gooch (Strictly Ballroom, Piccadilly Theatre, Top […]
The Drifters Girl – Garrick Theatre
The Drifters Girl continues at the Garrick Theatre, London. There is so much that is perfect about The Drifters Girl, the musical that tells the story of Faye Treadwell (Beverley Knight), a woman of colour who broke into a male-controlled music industry more than 60 years ago. So we have the inspirational story of Faye Treadwell, […]
Singin’ in the Rain – Sadler’s Wells
Singin’ in the Rain continues at Sadler’s Wells, London until 5 September 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ What better way to end a theatrical drought than with a show in which it actually rains on stage? Yes, I know, it’s a gimmick, but for a Singin’ in the Rain first-timer […]
Adam J Bernard, Tarinn Callender, Matt Henry and Tosh Wanogho-Maud cast in The Drifters Girl
Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced that Adam J Bernard, Tarinn Callender, Matt Henry and Tosh Wanogho-Maud will play The Drifters in a brand new musical, also starring Beverley Knight, which tells the remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest vocal groups and the woman who made them. The Drifters Girl will begin […]
The Drifters Girl premiere and West End debut rescheduled
Michael Harrison and David Ian’s new musical The Drifters Girl will now premiere in Newcastle ahead of a West End run in the autumn of 2021, just over a year later than planned. Starring Beverley Knight, the major new musical inspired by the life of the woman behind legendary vocal group The Drifters will now […]
Beverley Knight to star in new musical The Drifters Girl
Beverley Knight will take centre stage in a major new musical inspired by the life of the woman behind legendary vocal group The Drifters. Premiering in Newcastle next year ahead of a West End season, The Drifters Girl has been tailor-made to showcase the talents of recording artist turned musical theatre leading lady, Knight (The […]
Adam Cooper returns to the role of Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain return
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Adam Cooper will re-create his crowd-pleasing performance as Don Lockwood when the acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Singin’ in the Rain plays a five-week season at Sadler’s Wells next summer. Cooper first played the iconic role at Sadler’s Wells in the 2004 revival of the show before playing Lockwood once […]
Daniel Evans to be new Chichester Festival Theatre artistic director
It has been announced that Daniel Evans will step down from his role at Sheffield Theatres in June 2016 to take over as artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre, succeeding Jonathan Church. Chichester Festival Theatre Chairman, William Castell: “I am delighted to confirm Daniel Evans as our next artistic leader. After a comprehensive search, we were presented with a very […]
Mack & Mabel – Chichester Festival Theatre
Mack & Mabel continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 5 September, and then tours the UK and Ireland from 1 October–6 December. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s musical, telling of the early days of silent film-making and the relationship between film director Mack Sennett and his greatest star Mabel Normand, has […]
Interview – look what happened to Rebecca LaChance in Mack & Mabel at Chichester
After an extensive search, American actress REBECCA LaCHANCE was cast as Mabel Normand alongside Michael Ball’s Mack Sennett in Chichester’s summer musical, Mack and Mabel, which opens tonight at the Festival Theatre (playing until 5 September, and then touring across the UK and Ireland). Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, this musical comedy (book […]
Mack & Mabel at Chichester Festival Theatre – a gallery of new images
Chichester’s summer musical, Mack & Mabel, with Michael Ball and Rebecca LaChance in the title roles, opens tonight (playing until 5 September), before touring across the UK and Ireland. Here are a brand new set of production images from our official photographer Roy Tan. Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, musical comedy Mack & Mabel, with music […]
Mack and Mabel at Chichester Festival Theatre – full cast revealed
The full cast has been confirmed for Chichester’s forthcoming summer musical, Mack and Mabel, which will be led by Michael Ball and Rebecca LaChance in the title roles. Following the Chichester run (13 July to 5 September), this major new production will tour across the UK and Ireland. Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, […]
Jonathan Church and Alan Finch to leave Chichester Festival Theatre at end of September 2016
Artistic director Jonathan Church and executive director Alan Finch announced today that they are to step down from their respective roles at Chichester Festival Theatre at the end of September 2016, following Festival 2016. Both Church and Finch joined Chichester Festival Theatre in 2005, overseeing the organisation’s 50th anniversary in 2012 and the recent £22 million […]
Rebecca LaChance cast opposite Michael Ball in Mack and Mabel at Chichester
After an extensive search, American actress Rebecca LaChance has been confirmed to star as Mabel alongside Michael Ball in Chichester’s forthcoming summer musical, Mack and Mabel, at the Festival Theatre from 13 July to 5 September, and then touring across the UK and Ireland in the production. Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, this […]
Chichester season – A Damsel in Distress joins Mack and Mabel
Chichester marks its first full season following its major redevelopment with two major musicals in the Festival Theatre, the previously announced Michael Ball in Mack and Mabel, directed by Jonathan Church with choreography by Stephen Mear, and a new stage version of A Damsel in Distress, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford. A Damsel in Distress (30 May–27 June) has music and lyrics […]
Michael Ball leads Mack and Mabel at Chichester and on tour
Michael Ball returns to Chichester this summer in a major new production of Mack and Mabel, directed by Jonathan Church, which opens at the Festival Theatre in July (press night is 21 July), followed by a UK tour from 1 October to 6 December. Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, this […]
Imelda Staunton’s Gypsy headlines Chichester Festival Theatre season
Chichester Festival Theatre’s much-anticipated production of Gypsy, starring Imelda Staunton as Mama Rose, will open on 14 October (running to 8 November) in the newly refurbished main house as part of the 2014 season. The production will reunite Staunton with director Jonathan Kent, following their award-winning collaboration on Sweeney Todd. Also in the cast will be Lara […]
