The full cast has been unveiled for the grand finale of the acclaimed world touring production of Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular.
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Star cast for Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular Grand Finale
The final all-star cast for the Grand Finale of the acclaimed world touring production Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular has been announced.
West End’s Les Misérables to celebrate 40th birthday with a special season
Cameron Mackintosh is marking 40 years of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables by assembling a special, star-studded company of artists who have all played a part in the multi-award-winning show’s history.
Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular – Utilita Arena, Sheffield and Touring
Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular was reviewed at the Utilita Arena, Sheffield. A worldwide arena tour is now underway, reinventing the production to bring the much-loved and enduring show to a large-scale audience. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – more star signings and extra seats announced
More star signings have been confirmed for the highly anticipated Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – the major new world touring production based on the record-breaking Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.
Made in Dagenham 10th Anniversary Concert – London Palladium
Made in Dagenham 10th Anniversary Concert at the London Palladium. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Cameron Mackintosh confirms first all-stars for Les Mis arena tour
Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly and Bradley Jaden are the first star signings for the highly anticipated Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – the major new world touring production based on the record-breaking Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.
Two new Jean Valjeans for West End’s Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit production of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre will welcome two new Jean Valjeans to the stage following the departure of Killian Donnelly who will take his final bow as Jean Valjean on 10 February.
The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals – AO Arena, Manchester
National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals at the AO Arena, Manchester. Performed on 22 January 2024, broadcast on BBC1 on 27 January and now available on iPlayer. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
New booking extension for West End’s The Phantom of the Opera
Booking for The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre has been extended up to 4 March 2023 with a new performance schedule to take effect from 3 October this year. As previously announced from 1 August, the hit show’s current Phantom and Christine, Killian Donnelly (Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre, Les Misérables, West End […]
Phantom of the Opera – new cast and booking extended
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh have announced new casting and an extended booking period up to 17 December 2022 for The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. From 1 August, the hit show’s current Phantom and Christine, Killian Donnelly (Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre, Les Misérables, West End and UK and Ireland tour) […]
The Phantom of the Opera – Her Majesty’s Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera continues at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When it opened in London on 9 October 1986, it was a sensation – 35 years later it’s still sensational. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, back at an immaculate, ornate and invitingly […]
Cast for The Phantom of the Opera’s West End return
Lucy St Louis and Rhys Whitfield will join the previously announced Killian Donnelly when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera returns to its London home and birthplace, Her Majesty’s Theatre, from 27 July 2021. With Donnelly (Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre, Les Misérables, West End and UK & Ireland tour) stepping […]
Les Misérables, Phantom and Mary Poppins feature in BGT Final West End celebration
Sixty performers from some of the West End’s biggest shows will come together for a special star-studded performance presented by Cameron Mackintosh during this weekend’s Britain’s Got Talent final. Celebrating the 35th birthday of Les Misérables and the 34th birthday of The Phantom of the Opera, the star-studded piece will feature the companies of Les […]
The new UK and Ireland tour of The Phantom of the Opera is cancelled
Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group have announced that their new UK and Ireland tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which had only played its opening date prior to a 14-month tour, will not re-open due to the shutdown of British theatre by the Government because of Covid-19. The producers’ […]
Kinky Boots The Musical at the cinema – filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre
Kinky Boots The Musical at the cinema – filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The multiple Tony- and Olivier-winning musical Kinky Boots sashays its way into cinemas this February, completing something of a loop. The musical, inspired by the 2005 Miramax movie of the same […]
Killian Donnelly will take title role in The Phantom of the Opera tour
Killian Donnelly will play the man in the famous mask when the eagerly-anticipated UK and Ireland tour of the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera launches early next year. Currently starring as Jean Valjean in the international tour of Les Misérables, the actor who originated the role of Charlie Price […]
Les Misérables – at Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Les Misérables continues at Milton Keynes Theatre until 8 June 2019 and then tours until 18 July 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Les Misérables is such a well-established West End show, one could worry that the grandeur and impact of the show might not translate to a touring production, but any uncertainty […]
Les Misérables – Edinburgh Festival Theatre & Touring
Les Misérables continues at Edinburgh Festival Theatre until 19 February 2019 and on tour until 4 January 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Returning to Edinburgh with this new production, Les Misérables continues to impress. Victor Hugo’s classic work is certainly ‘in vogue’ with new film renditions (including Boublil and Schönberg’s […]
Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry will return for London Kinky Boots film version
Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry will march back into the multi-award-winning Kinky Boots later this month to star in a filmed version of the hit show. The original stars of the show will be back playing Charlie and Lola at London’s Adelphi Theatre from Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 November 2018 as filming takes place […]
Star-packed music video accompanies Dan and Laura Curtis song which raises funds for Help For Heroes
Judi Dench, Paul McCartney, Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Martin are among a glittering group of stars who have joined a host of West End favourites in a very special musical video tribute to servicemen and women around the world. Aimed at raising funds for UK charity Help The Heroes, The Hero – A West End […]
Full cast for record-breaking Les Misérables tour
Rehearsals have begun for the November launch of the eagerly-anticipated new UK and Ireland tour of Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables. Returning to the road in this country for the first time in over a decade, the production is already set to break records ahead of its opening season at […]
Killian Donnelly to play Jean Valjean in Les Miserables UK tour
Kinky Boots star Killian Donnelly will play Jean Valjean in Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed touring production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables which will return later this year nearly a decade after its last UK tour. Currently playing Jean Valjean in the West End production of the hit show, Donnelly will give his final performance at […]
West End favourites line up to join The Barricade Boys’ Christmas shows
Les Misérables-inspired male vocal group The Barricade Boys has revealed a star-studded list of guest stars lined up to join them during their festive three-week season at the Studio at The Other Palace next month. School of Rock’s Gary Trainor will take to the stage with the group on the first night (5 December), with […]
David Thaxton to return as Javert in West End Les Misérables
David Thaxton will return to the role of Javert in Cameron Mackintosh’s record-breaking Les Misérables at London’s Queen’s Theatre in January. Last seen as Javert in 2014, Thaxton (an Olivier Award winner for his performance in the Donmar Warehouse’s Passion), who also previously played Enjoiras in the production, will re-join the show from 22 January […]
New Les Misérables cast – Killian Donnelly and Carley Stenson join line-up
From Monday 12 June 2017, there will be major cast changes at the West End production of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, which is now in its record-breaking 33rd year. Killian Donnelly will star as Jean Valjean. He joins Les Misérables fresh from Broadway where he is currently playing the lead role of Charlie […]
Kinky Boots West End cast album to be released
The stars of the smash hit West End production of the multi Olivier-nominated Kinky Boots will follow their Broadway predecessors by releasing a cast album. Available for pre-order next Friday (11 March) ahead of its 1 April release, the Sony Masterworks release was recorded live with the current West End cast at London’s Adelphi Theatre. […]
Evening Standard Theatre Awards – Imelda Staunton, Katie Brayben, Rosalie Craig and Killian Donnelly among nominees
The London Evening Standard has announced the shortlist for its 61st Theatre Awards, in partnership with The Ivy. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony presented by Rob Brydon, and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, at the Old Vic on Sunday 22 November. This year for the first time […]
Kinky Boots – Adelphi Theatre
Kinky Boots continues at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ One by one, British-inspired movies are popping up in musical stage adaptations, although unlike Bend It Like Beckham (currently running at the Phoenix Theatre) and Made in Dagenham (this show’s predecessor at the Adelphi), Kinky Boots originally opened on Broadway […]
MAD Match – Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera cast members prepare for football battle
Former Chelsea and England footballer Dennis Wise has been giving cast members from Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera some footballing tips prior to their final fundraising showdown match on 2 August at Bromley Football Club. The match sees the two giants of the West End heading down to Bromley Arena, not for a singing showdown, but […]
Interview – Matt Cardle – from X Factor to Memphis the Musical
X Factor winner, multi-platinum selling recording artist and songwriter MATT CARDLE has joined Beverley Knight in the cast of David Bryan and Joe DiPietro’s Memphis the Musical. He took over the role of radio DJ Huey Calhoun from Killian Donnelly (opposite Knight as Felicia Farrell) on 6 July and will continue in the show until the end of its run […]
The Commitments closes in November, UK and Ireland tour planned for 2017
West End musical The Commitments is to close on Sunday 1 November 2015, after a successful run at the Palace Theatre. The London run will be followed by an extensive 2017 UK and Ireland tour, further details will be announced soon. Since opening on 8 October 2013, The Commitments – adapted for the stage by Booker Prize-winning […]
Kinky Boots – Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry lead cast
Casting for the UK premiere of Kinky Boots sees Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry portray the central characters Charlie and Lola at the heart of the story. Joining them are Amy Lennox (Lauren), Jamie Baughan (Don), Amy Ross (Nicola) and Michael Hobbs (George). Kinky Boots will open at London’s Adelphi Theatre on 15 September 2015, with previews from 21 August. With a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony Award-winner […]
Memphis the Musical – Original London Cast Album
Newly crowned as the West End’s Best New Musical at the WhatsOnStage Awards, Memphis the Musical is set in the world of underground R&B clubs in 1950s Tennessee. Killian Donnelly stars as Huey Calhoun, the white radio DJ who faces wrath – and outright racism – as he brings the clubs’ “race music” to wider […]
Beverley Knight extends her run in Memphis the Musical
Queen of British soul, Beverley Knight who stars as Felicia Farrell alongside Killian Donnelly as Huey Calhoun, has announced that she will be extending her run in Memphis the Musical until July 2015. The production, which is currently nominated for ten publicly-voted WhatsOnStage Awards, continues to book through to 31 October 2015. Producers of the musical, which recently celebrated its 100th performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre, […]
Book and CD reviews – Paradise Lost, West End Goes Mad, Michael Ball and more…
NICK WAKEHAM casts an eye over some of the latest CD releases– perhaps a few belated Christmas presents? PARADISE LOST – Various Artists (SimG Records – SimGR-CD023) Inspired by the epic poem by John Milton, this new version of Paradise Lost is an intimate love story set against an impressive war taking place in Heaven. Built around […]
The West End Goes MAD for Christmas album features host of theatre stars
Auburn Jam Records has announced the release of The West End Goes MAD For Christmas, a compilation album of Christmas songs by new writers, performed by a host of West End stars. The album will be officially released on 30 November to coincide with MAD Trust’s annual fundraiser, A West End Christmas, at St Paul’s (The […]
Memphis the Musical – Shaftesbury Theatre
Memphis the Musical continues at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. If you happen to be pining for the Great White Way, then a trip to the Shaftesbury Theatre may be in order, for while Memphis the Musical isn’t perfect, it boasts many of the qualities that make Broadway shows so special. Set in 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, […]
Memphis the Musical begins rehearsals – new images
Rehearsals have now begun for the West End production of hit Broadway musical Memphis, which will have preview performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London from 9 October 2014 with opening night on 23 October. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Memphis has a Grammy Award-winning original score by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan and book by Joe […]
West End production of Memphis – full cast revealed
Casting was announced today for the West End production of Broadway musical Memphis, which will have preview performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London from 9 October 2014 with opening night on 23 October. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Memphis has a Grammy Award-winning original score by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan and book by Joe DiPietro. […]
