Tony Award winner Alex Newell will take centre stage in a 50th anniversary concert production of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O Hirson’s Tony Award-winning musical Pippin at the London Palladium this spring.
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Ramin Karimloo and Michelle Visage to star in The Addams Family Live in Concert
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo and international TV and radio personality Michelle Visage will play Gomez and Morticia Addams in a special concert presentation of The Addams Family A Musical Comedy at the London Palladium early next year. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and John Stalker Productions, the show’s West End […]
Katy Lipson to host Aria Entertainment’s first Open Pitching Day for writers of new stage musicals
On 13 and 14 March 2023, Aria Entertainment’s Katy Lipson will be hosting an open pitching day in central London to give writers the chance to present their new musicals.
Broken Wings – Charing Cross Theatre
Broken Wings continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 26 March 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The evening did not start well. A damp, squelchy walk across Hungerford Bridge from Waterloo Station, then a false start to the show because of a sound issue at the Charing Cross Theatre […]
New dates for Zorro The Musical at Charing Cross Theatre
Christian Durham’s innovative new production of Zorro The Musical will begin previews at Charing Cross Theatre on 2 April 2022 ahead of an opening night on 12 April. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and John Gertz, the immersive actor-musician production which had played just two previews at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre before the […]
Full cast and creatives for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice UK tour
Full details of the cast and creative team for next year’s major new touring production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice have been confirmed. As previously announced the newest version of Jim Cartwright’s much-loved play will be directed by Bronagh Lagan and will star Off-Broadway and YouTube star Christina Bianco in the title […]
Streaming return for hit A Killer Party
The UK premiere recording of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party returns to Stream.Theatre this week. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US, is available as a nine-episode series for home viewing on stream.theatre until 28 November. The cast includes Jason Manford (Curtains, The Producers), Ben Forster […]
15 new musicals to be showcased at The Chamber Musical Sessions event in October
Aria Entertainment’s Katy Lipson and Adam Lenson of Adam Lenson Productions will showcase the results of the first year of their AriaALP Chamber Project with a concert celebration in London in October. Featuring the first two newly commissioned shows, The Chamber Musical Sessions at the Garrick Theatre on 4 October 2021 will celebrate the work […]
Christina Bianco and Shobna Gulati to play mother and daughter in new production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Off-Broadway and YouTube star Christina Bianco will take on the title role in new UK touring production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice next year. Presented by Katy Lipson and Glass Half Full Productions, the newest version of Jim Cartwright’s much-loved play next month will also star Shobna Gulati and Ian Kelsey. Often […]
Nimax’s Rising Stars Festival showcases the work of 23 producers making their West End producing debuts
Twenty-three young theatre producers are being given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present their work in the West End for the first time. Their 17 productions – plays, musicals, concerts and one-off events – have attracted a wide range of performers from emerging talent to popular West End stars. The Rising Stars Festival will run from […]
The Last Five Years to transfer to the West End
After a critically-acclaimed run at Southwark Playhouse last year and a highly successful worldwide stream with stream.theatre, Jason Robert Brown’s award-winning musical The Last Five Years will play a limited season at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, previewing from 17 September 2021, with an opening night on 23 September and running until 13 October 2021. Directed by […]
Longlist of 15 new musicals announced for Chamber Musical Project
Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment and Adam Lenson of Adam Lenson Productions have revealed a longlist of 15 new musicals as part of their previously announced Chamber Musical Project. With a passion and a commitment to discovering new musical theatre, evidenced by Aria’s From Page To Stage festival and full-time literary department, and Lenson’s regular […]
Jason Manford, Rachel Tucker, Cedric Neal, Debbie Kurup & more are cast in the UK premiere of A Killer Party
Casting has been announced for the UK premiere of A Killer Party which will be released as a series of nine episodes to watch on-demand. The dates have now changed from the previous announcement to 26 April to 23 May 2020. The cast includes Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Only Fools and Horses, Nativity The Musical) as Shea […]
Jack Holden’s new play Cruise to have a West End run at the Duchess Theatre
Following on from the upcoming release of 16 online performances of Cruise, Jack Holden’s new one-man play will be the reopening production at the West End’s Duchess Theatre in May 2021. Written and performed by Holden (War Horse, West End, Ink, Almeida Theatre) and featuring a 1980s soundtrack performed live by music and sound designer […]
UK version of hit online musical A Killer Party to premiere in April
The UK premiere of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party will debut as a nine-episode series on stream.theatre next month. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US last summer, will be available for home viewing from 19 April until 16 May 2021. With the line-up of ‘suspects’ […]
CD Review: Soviet Zion – Concept Album Cast
SOVIET ZION – Concept Album Cast Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Soviet Zion is a concept album of a new full-length musical drama that explores the intertwining lives of pioneers who each move to Siberia, participating in the real-life movement to establish the first Jewish homeland of the modern era – a Yiddish-speaking, […]
Jack Holden’s new eighties-set play Cruise to premiere on stream.theatre
Sixteen performances of the world premiere of new one-man play CRUISE will be available to view online in April 2021. Written and performed by Jack Holden (War Horse, West End, Ink, Almeida Theatre) and featuring a 1980s soundtrack performed live by sound designer John Elliott, the production which will be directed Bronagh Lagan will be […]
The Last Five Years and Rags share the musical theatre honours at the 2021 Offies
There were two wins each for the Southwark Playhouse run of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years and the Park Theatre transfer of Hope Mill Theatre’s critically-acclaimed production of Rags (Charles Strouse, Stephen Schwartz, Joseph Stein), directed by Bronagh Lagan, at OffWestEnd’s 2021 Offies Awards. Jonathan O’Boyle won in the Director category for his […]
Design for flexible new live entertainment venue announced
A vision for a new type of live performance venue has been unveiled by The Vertical Theatre Group – a newly established organisation founded by a group of producers, creative and technical specialists last summer in response to the devastating impact of the pandemic on live entertainment. Designed to help guarantee the future of live […]
Concept album released for new musical drama Soviet Zion
The creators of a new musical drama set in Siberia have released an original concept album featuring 12 vocalists along with a second album of bonus material. Featuring a book by Giles Howe with Roberto Trippini and music by Giles Howe and Katy Lipson, Soviet Zion focuses on an American family and a European family […]
Doing, rather than waiting – An interview with acclaimed producer Katy Lipson (Part Two)
KATY LIPSON is the director of Aria Entertainment, a company which has been at the forefront of reimagining how theatre can operate given our current world of lockdowns and social distancing. Her Park Theatre production of Rags (originally at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre) and Southwark Playhouse production of The Last Five Years have been nominated for six Off-West End Awards […]
Doing, rather than waiting – An interview with acclaimed producer Katy Lipson (Part One)
KATY LIPSON is the director of Aria Entertainment, a company which has been at the forefront of reimagining how theatre can operate given our current world of lockdowns and social distancing. Her Park Theatre production of Rags (originally at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre) and Southwark Playhouse production of The Last Five Years have been nominated […]
The Last Five Years and Rags lead the musical theatre nominees for 2021 Offies
The Southwark Playhouse run of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years and the Park Theatre transfer of Hope Mill Theatre’s critically-acclaimed production of Rags lead the musical theatre finalists for OffWestEnd’s 2021 Offies Awards. Jonathan O’Boyle’s actor-musician production of The Last Five Years and Bronagh Lagan’s staging of Rags The Musical lead the list […]
Lipson and Lenson launch search for new UK musicals
Aria Entertainment’s Katy Lipson and Adam Lenson of Adam Lenson Productions are uniting to commission a new musical a year from UK-based writers. Writers are being invited to pitch their ideas through an online portal with the writers of the winning project receiving a commission of up to £6,000 funded by the two independent organisations. […]
Southwark Playhouse’s The Last Five Years to be streamed
Home audiences across the world will get their chance to see the sold-out Southwark Playhouse production of The Last Five Years next month when a filmed performance is released on new platform stream.theatre. Recorded using multiple cameras, the filmed performance of Jonathan O’Boyle’s hit actor-musician production will be streamed from 26-29 November 2020 (with a […]
Southwark Playhouse run of The Last Five Years extended
With over two-thirds of tickets already sold, the Southwark Playhouse run of Jonathan O’Boyle’s hit actor-musician production of The Last Five Years has been extended for an extra two weeks. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment in association with Edward Prophet and People Entertainment, the production will now run from 1 October until 14 […]
New 2021 dates for second Addams Family musical tour
Samantha Womack and Cameron Blakely’s return visit to the roles of Morticia and Gomez in the touring production of The Addams Family musical has been rescheduled for early 2021. Originally due to be back on the road in the UK and Ireland this summer, the gothic musical comedy will now launch at Cardiff’s New Theatre […]
Metta and Aria to produce new British musical The Rhythmics
Leading independent theatre production companies Metta Theatre and Aria Entertainment are joining forces to produce new feel-good musical The Rhythmics. With a book and lyrics by Metta’s artistic director Poppy Burton-Morgan and music and lyrics by Stiles & Drewe prize-winner Ben Glasstone (Reanimator), The Rhythmics is one of three new British musicals already benefiting from […]
The Addams Family musical to tour again in 2020
Morticia and Gomez will be taking their creepy and kooky brood on the road again in 2020 in a new touring production of The Addams Family musical. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Music & Lyrics Limited, the 2020 UK and Ireland tour will be directed by Matthew White (The Producers, Mr Stink […]
Classic musicals and new British work to play Hope Mill Theatre in 2019
The highly successful partnership between Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment continues with a 2019 season that will include the UK premiere of a new version of the Broadway musical RAGS, the first UK revival of classic musical Mame and new British musical The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, inspired by A […]
Hope Mill Theatre and Aria Entertainment launch new drama course in Manchester
Northern-based performers will benefit from the launch of a new drama course which marks the latest development in the highly successful partnership between Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment. Aria’s Katy Lipson and Hope Mill’s Joseph Houston and William Whelton are the driving forces behind Hope Aria Academy, a part-time […]
Unexpected Joy – Southwark Playhouse
Unexpected Joy continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 29 September 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The European Premiere of Bill Russell and Janet Hood’s new musical Unexpected Joy is an… Unexpected Joy! Following the Off-Broadway premiere earlier this year producers Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Jim Kierstead for Kierstead Productions have brought […]
A passionate woman: New musicals champion & producer Katy Lipson brings Unexpected Joy & the From Page to Stage festival to the Southwark Playhouse
The European premiere of Unexpected Joy, opening this week at the Southwark Playhouse, tells the story of three generations of female singers and their week together to try and clear some long-held family feuds. Joy is a baby boomer pop star, who lived the hippie life and is now preparing for a concert to honour […]
From Page To Stage 2018 line-up revealed
Aria Entertainment has revealed the seven new musicals chosen for this year’s From Page To Stage festival which will play the Southwark Playhouse in September 2018. Returning for its sixth year and running from 10 until 25 September, the musical theatre event created by leading independent theatre company Aria, will feature staged readings and showcase […]
UK debut For John Bucchino’s It’s Only Life
Award-winning musical revue It’s Only Life will receive its UK premiere with a limited run at the Union Theatre this summer. Produced by Katy Lipson for musical theatre specialists Aria Entertainment, the show about love, loss and longing will run from Wednesday 13 June until Saturday 7 July 2018. Featuring the work of songwriter John […]
From Page To Stage moves to Southwark Playhouse and launches Northern spin-off
Writers from across the world are once again being invited to compete with homegrown talent for a place in this year’s line-up at the popular From Page to Stage festival. Returning for its sixth year, the musical theatre event created by leading independent theatre company Aria Entertainment will move into the Southwark Playhouse from 10 until […]
Hope Mill’s last two shows of 2018 are The Return of the Soldier and A Christmas Story
British musical The Return of the Soldier and the UK premiere of Broadway hit A Christmas Story The Musical will be the final two in-house productions in 2018 from the highly successful partnership between Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment. Charles Miller and Tim Sanders’ musical adaptation of Rebecca West’s novella […]
London’s Aria Entertainment and New York’s Jim Kierstead announce new producing deal
Award-winning producer Katy Lipson has announced a major new transatlantic partnership with Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatre and film producer Jim Kierstead. Aimed at developing and presenting new and ground-breaking work on both sides of the Atlantic, the partnership between Aria Entertainment and Kierstead Productions will launch with a co-production of the new musical Unexpected […]
Hope Mill Theatre to celebrate first two years with evening of song and backstage stories
The creative team behind Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre will step out from behind the scenes in April to celebrate the distinctive venue’s incredible first two years in operation. An evening of song and stories, An Aria of Hope and Dreams on Monday 16 April, will be hosted by Hope Mill’s co-founders Joseph Houston and […]
Little Women – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Little Women continues at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 9 December. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Whilst its production of Hair has announced an extension to the London Vaults run, and its Pippin is due to open at Southwark Playhouse in February, Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre doesn’t show any signs […]
Hope Mill Theatre and Aria Entertainment reveal first shows for 2018
The world premiere of new British musical The Toyboy Diaries will be the first of three in-house productions in early 2018 from the highly successful partnership between Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment. Running from 18 January until 10 February, The Toyboy Diaries was announced as part of a 2018 […]
Manchester’s Hope Mill to stage European premiere of Little Women
Bronagh Lagan will direct the European premiere of Tony-nominated Broadway musical Little Women, the final production in the second season of shows from the partnership between Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic 1869 novel, the show which has a book by Allan Knee, with lyrics […]
Interview – producer Katy Lipson makes her mark by taking musicals from page to stage
Hailing from Manchester and now living in London, young musical theatre producer KATY LIPSON is making waves with her production company Aria Entertainment. Projects for 2017 include the From Page to Stage Summer Festival, Yank!, Hair, Toxic Avenger, Pippin, The Addams Family, and the year isn’t over yet. She also won producer of the year at the […]
Full West End rep company for From Page to Stage
A cast of 56, more than 50 composers and writers, and an 18-strong creative team will form a musical rep company in the West End for this year’s From Page to Stage Summer Festival at The Other Palace. Aria Entertainment’s annual event will bring a packed programme of new musicals to its new home at […]
From Page To Stage festival – Bacharach’s Some Lovers heads line-up
Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers will receive its fully presented European premiere as part of this year’s From Page To Stage summer festival. Bacharach’s second original musical is a surprise inclusion in the line-up for Aria Entertainment’s annual event which moves to its new home at The Other Palace for three weeks this […]
Hope Mill Theatre’s Yank! to receive London transfer
Off-Broadway musical Yank! will transfer to London this summer just months after its acclaimed UK premiere run at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. The Second World War gay love story will play the Charing Cross Theatre from Monday 3 July until Saturday 19 August with a press night on Monday 10 July. Yank! has a book and lyrics […]
Hope Mill Theatre’s Hair transfers to The Vaults
The acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre production of the iconic rock musical Hair transfers to London in autumn 2017, celebrating its 50th anniversary year. Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, the show plays The Vaults from 4 October to 3 December (press night is 10 October). The production of Hair created a huge buzz in Manchester when it opened […]
Yank! at the Hope Mill Theatre – casting revealed
Casting has been revealed for the international premiere of Off-Broadway musical and Second World War love story Yank! in Manchester next month. The first production in the second season of shows from the partnership between Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment will run from 9 March to 8 April. Leading the cast are Scott […]
Original Bacharach musical Some Lovers heads for London workshop
Members of the creative team behind Promises, Promises, due to begin previewing on Friday (13 January), have revealed they are working on the European premiere of Burt Bacharach’s second original musical Some Lovers. Aria Entertainment’s Katy Lipson and Senbla’s Ollie Rosenblatt will present an industry-only workshop reading of the show written by music legend Bacharach and […]
From Page to Stage festival goes global
Writers from across the world will for the first time compete with homegrown talent for a place in next year’s From Page to Stage summer festival. Opening the doors to the world’s aspiring musical theatre writers, the event’s creators Aria Entertainment also revealed From Page to Stage (FPTS) will be moving to its new home at Andrew […]
