Stephen Sondheim is among the musical theatre greats featured in a major new documentary celebrating the life and work of Cameron Mackintosh to be screened on Sky Arts this festive season. Filmed ten days before the legendary composer passed away, Sondheim’s contribution will add poignancy to the two-hour programme which also includes interviews with other […]
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Lucie Jones to play two Christmas concerts
West End leading lady Lucie Jones will take centre stage in two festive concerts this December including a special homecoming show in Cardiff. The Waitress star who recently played Fantine in Les Miserables: The Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre will return to Wales to play St David’s Hall in her hometown of Cardiff on […]
Full cast announced for Les Miserables’ West End return
Cameron Mackintosh has announced four new additions to the principal cast of the full production of Les Misérables which is due to make its eagerly-awaited return to the West End in September. Chanice Alexander-Burnett (Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre, Our House, Union Theatre) will step into the role of Fantine and Jordan Shaw (The Scottsboro […]
Return for Les Misérables – The Staged Concert planned
Cameron Mackintosh has announced plans for the return of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert in May followed by the eagerly awaited resumption of performances of the full production of Les Misérables in September and the re-launch of the touring production from November. If all goes to plan with the third stage of the Government’s […]
Come From Away concert cancelled – ATG theatres to remain closed until April
The special staged concert production of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, Come From Away has become the latest casualty of the current lockdown. Originally due to play the hit show’s West End home, the Phoenix Theatre from 10-27 February 2021, performances of Come From Away: The Concert have now been cancelled with performances of […]
Les Misérables Staged Concert’s Sondheim run extended until February 2021
With performances due to begin as planned on 5 December, the eagerly-anticipated run of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre has been extended for a second time following the announcement of new restrictions affecting indoor performances. In response to high public demand combined with the Government directive to theatres to reduce […]
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe return with new festive album ‘Together At Christmas’ and announce UK arena tour
Much-loved musical duo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe join forces again for new album Together at Christmas, out on Decca Records on 20 November 2020. They have also announces a UK arena tour in 2021, including a date at London’s O2 Arena on 19 December 2021. The record has everything you could want from a […]
CD and DVD Review: Les Misérables – The Staged Concert
LES MISERABLES – The Staged Concert – DVD and CD (CD – First Night – 093624888635; DVD – Universal – 832 111 3) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At least seven cast recordings in English and 26 foreign language cast recordings – do we really need another? That was the thought […]
Five Questions With: Shan Ako
The new live cast recording of the West End production of Les Miserables – The Staged Concert will be on many a musical theatre fan’s Christmas wish list this year, so we thought a chat with the show’s Eponine, otherwise known as SHAN AKO, was in order. Recorded live at the Gielgud Theatre, ‘Les Misérables […]
Live cast recordings of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert to be released
Cameron Mackintosh, First Night Records and Warner Music have announced the upcoming release of the new live cast recordings of the producer’s hit West End productions announced of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert next month. Now available to pre-order, the Mary Poppins album will be released on 6 November with the […]
West End run of Les Miserables – The Staged Concert is extended by two weeks
Cameron Mackintosh has announced a two-week extension to the run of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert due to extraordinary public demand. Playing at the Sondheim Theatre over the Christmas period, the run which begins on 5 December 2020 is now extended to 31 January 2021. Cameron Mackintosh said: “The phenomenal speed at which the […]
Acting For Others Covid-19 support fund passes £3.3 million
Over £3.3 million has been raised so far through the lockdown fundraising efforts of the industry to help fellow professionals through the Covid-19 fund set up by leading theatrical charity Acting For Others – the umbrella group for 14 industry charities Paying tribute to the fundraising efforts of over 200 organisations and initiatives, the president […]
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 […]
Acting For Others’ Covid-19 fund receives over £600,000
Over £600,000 has been raised through the lockdown fundraising efforts of the industry to help fellow professionals through the Covid-19 fund set up by leading theatrical charity Acting for Others. Paying tribute to the fundraising efforts of over 120 extraordinary organisations and initiatives, the umbrella group for 14 industry charities will distribute £290,000 next week […]
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert (Digital Download)
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert, available as a digital download Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In a time like this, when ghost lights are often the only illumination on theatre stages worldwide, casting my mind back to actually seeing a performance feels like a very long journey back in time. However, there […]
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert digital download will raise money for arts charities and the NHS
Cameron Mackintosh has announced the planned debut of the hugely successful Les Misérables – The Staged Concert on digital download in the UK and Australia, which will also raise much needed funds for performers, musicians and the NHS. For every digital download, available from Monday 20 April 2020 RRP £9.99, The Mackintosh Foundation will separately […]
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert – Gielgud Theatre
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London until 30 November 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When it comes to international musical phenomena of apparently boundless longevity and popularity, Les Misérables is the unquestionable champion. Cameron Mackintosh’s decision to, once again, stage a concert version of the […]
