Top Hat continues at Chichester Festival Theatre until 6 September 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Marshall’s spellbinding direction weaves seamless transitions between uproarious comedy and breathtaking dance sequences.
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Cast for Chichester’s Top Hat
Broadway star Phillip Attmore will make his UK debut opposite West End star Lucy St Louis in Chichester Festival Theatre’s eagerly anticipated production of Irving Berlin’s dance musical Top Hat.
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An unforgettable evening celebrating an enormous body of work, still relevant today in its bold subject matter, conveyed in simple, but meaningful and ultimately timeless, melodies and lyrics that go straight to the human heart and soul.
Newsfeed 15 November 2023: Pasha Kovalev choreographs Barista The Musical, Michael Ball and Lucy St Louis cast in My Favorite Things and more
Former Strictly Come Dancing glitterball-winning pro Pasha Kovalev will provide the Latin-flavoured choreography for the new original production Barista The Musical next year.
Alexia Khadime and Lucy St Louis will lead the 2023 Wicked West End cast
Alexia Khadime will return to the role of Elphaba for the third time in the hit West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre next spring alongside Lucy St. Louis who will step into the role of Glinda after playing Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
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) […]
Fundraising anniversary stream for acclaimed Now or Never
The Barn Theatre’s acclaimed recording of its ambitious live stream concert performance of song cycle Now or Never will receive a one-night-only anniversary stream next month to raise money for The Suzie Mackie Fellowship. Originally performed at the Barn Theatre in 2021, the digital song cycle which marked Matthew Harvey’s first collaboration with the Barn […]
Theatre rising stars recognised in The Stage 25 list
Twenty-five individuals or partnerships tipped to be future stars of the UK theatre industry feature on a new list unveiled to celebrate 25 years of the prestigious The Stage 100. Backed by titans of the theatre including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh and Sonia Friedman, The Stage 25 is made up of 25 theatre-makers with […]
More West End stars added to Camelot concert cast
West End stars Julie Atherton and Ivano Turco will join West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo for next month’s one-night-only performance of Camelot In Concert at the London Palladium. As previously announced, Karimloo (Love Never Dies, Les Misérables) will play King Arthur with Lucy St. Louis (The Phantom of the Opera, Motown The Musical) […]
Cinderella’s Ivano Turco & Caleb Roberts are among the winners at the Black British Theatre Awards 2021
There was a double win for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderella at the 2021 Black British Theatre Awards with two members of the cast – Ivano Turco and Caleb Roberts – winning acting prizes. Decided entirely by public vote, the awards took place at the illustrious Old Finsbury Town Hall, London, hosted by Grammy, […]
Cynthia Erivo and Danny Sapani to co-host Black British Theatre Awards
Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winner Cynthia Erivo and Black Panther, Star Wars and Killing Eve actor Danny Sapani will co-host the 2021 Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) on 21 November 2021. Commenting on the awards, stage and screen star Erivo said: “I am so proud as a Black British actress to return from Los Angeles to the […]
Nominees for 2021 Black British Theatre Awards
The Color Purple – At Home, The Last Five Years and West End Musical Celebration are in the running for the Best Musical Production Award at the 2021 Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) next month. Following on from last year’s special socially distanced event at London’s Young Vic Theatre which was broadcast on Sky Arts, the winners of the third BBTAs […]
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 […]
Ramin Karimloo to play King Arthur in exclusive Camelot concert
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo will head the cast of a one-night-only performance of Camelot In Concert at the London Palladium early next year. Karimloo (Love Never Dies, Les Misérables) will play King Arthur with Lucy St. Louis (The Phantom of the Opera, Motown The Musical) as his Queen Guenevere and Bradley Jaden […]
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 […]
Now or Never – Barn Theatre, Cirencester
Now or Never was streamed from the Barn Theatre, Cirencester. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Since the start of the first lockdown over a year ago, Cirencester’s Barn Theatre has led the way in finding avenues for live theatre in a socially distanced world. Be that live circus shows, YouTube reimaginings […]
Barn Theatre to premiere new song cycle Now or Never with live digital concert
Casting has been confirmed for the Barn Theatre’s most ambitious live-stream to date, the premiere of new song cycle Now or Never next month. Marking Matthew Harvey’s first collaboration with the Barn since the composer, lyricist and performer took up the post of associate artist at the popular Cirencester venue, the live ‘one-shot’ digital concert […]
Anderson and Petty announce virtual concert A Christmas Wish in aid of Acting For Others
Songwriters Anderson and Petty have announced A Christmas Wish, a virtual concert with West End stars from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Six: The Musical, Wicked and more, available to stream at select times from 17-20 December 2020. The concert is hosted by Ben Stock and Hilary O’Neil and is in aid of theatrical charity Acting For Others who provide emotional and financial support to […]
Interview – Lucy St Louis on the joy of playing Diana Ross in Motown the Musical
LUCY ST LOUIS, currently playing the iconic role of Diana Ross in the West End production of Motown the Musical (a performance for which she has just won an IARA Award), is no stranger to the musical theatre world. Her credits include Beautiful – The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre), The Book of Mormon (Prince of […]
Interview – Cedric Neal plays Berry Gordy in Motown the Musical
CEDRIC NEAL is currently making his West End debut as Motown founder Berry Gordy in Motown the Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre. His theatre credits include: Rhythm of Life – A Cy Coleman Revue (St James Theatre), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre/Broadway) and After Midnight (Broadway). As a company member at Dallas Theater Center, Cedric has also […]
Motown the Musical – Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Motown the Musical continues at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The best jukebox musicals make an emotional connection with an audience, however formulaic the narrative structure, and on one level Motown the Musical (originally on Broadway three years ago) does just that. It is no surprise that right from […]
Motown the Musical – further 200,000 tickets are released for sale
Following last night’s first preview of the West End production of Motown the Musical, due to public demand, a further 200,000 tickets are released for sale taking bookings at the Shaftesbury Theatre to 18 February 2017. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and […]
Motown the Musical – full casting revealed for West End production
As rehearsals begin for the West End production of Motown the Musical, full casting is announced led by Cedric Neal as Berry Gordy, Lucy St. Louis as Diana Ross, Charl Brown as Smokey Robinson and Sifiso Mazibuko as Marvin Gaye. They are joined by Keisha Amponsa Banson as Mary Wells, Cindy Belliot as Anna Gordy, Samuel Edwards as Jackie Wilson, Tanya Nicole Edwards as Florence Ballard, Portia Harry as Teena Marie, Aisha Jawando as Martha Reeves, Joshua […]
Motown the Musical – casting update revealed
Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson) and Sifiso Mazibuko (Marvin Gaye) join the previously announced Cedric Neal (Berry Gordy) and Lucy St. Louis (Diana Ross) in the West End production of Motown the Musical. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. London previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre will begin on 11 February 2016, with […]
Motown the Musical to hold open auditions for two key roles
The key roles of Marvin Gaye and the young Michael Jackson in the upcoming West End production of Motown the Musical will be cast following open auditions next month. The auditions will be held on 7 November at the Royal Shakespeare Company Rehearsal Rooms (35 Clapham High Street, London). Those wishing to try out for […]
Motown the Musical – Cedric Neal and Lucy St. Louis lead cast
Cedric Neal (Berry Gordy) and Lucy St. Louis (Diana Ross) will lead the cast in the West End production of Motown the Musical, opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. London previews will begin on 11 February 2016, with press night on […]
