To Maury, With Love at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Truly delivered: it was elegantly staged, musically exhilarating, warmly embraced by the audience and filled with affection.
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To Maury, With Love – Sydnie Christmas and Madalena Alberto complete cast
Sydnie Christmas and Madalena Alberto are the final additions to the all-star cast for To Maury, With Love – this month’s special concert celebrating multi-award-winning composer Maury Yeston’s 80th birthday.
Video & song alert: Molly Lynch sings ‘All the Dead Poets’ from major new musical Killing The Cat
A new video has been released featuring Molly Lynch singing the haunting song ‘All the Dead Poets’ from the world premiere of major new musical Killing The Cat, accompanied by musical director Billy Bullivant. Molly Lynch is joined by Madalena Alberto, Tim Rogers, Joaquin Pedro Valdes and Kluane Saunders in Killing The Cat, directed by […]
Molly Lynch, Joaquin Pedro Valdes and Kluane Saunders join the cast of new musical Killing The Cat at Riverside Studios
Molly Lynch, Kluane Saunders and Joaquin Pedro Valdes are joining Madalena Alberto and Tim Rogers in the world premiere of the musical Killing The Cat, directed by Jenny Eastop, at London’s Riverside Studios from 17 March to 22 April 2023 (press night is 22 March). Marking a new transatlantic collaboration between an Anglo-American writing team […]
Madalena Alberto and Tim Rogers to star in world premiere of musical Killing The Cat
Musical theatre stars Madalena Alberto and Tim Rogers are to star in the world premiere of the musical Killing The Cat, a new transatlantic collaboration between an Anglo-American writing team and UK and US producers. With book and lyrics by Walking With Dinosaurs writer Warner Brown and music by radical American composer Joshua Schmidt, Killing […]
Carousel – Kilworth House Theatre
Carousel continues at Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire until 3 July 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Nick Winston is directing and choreographing a musical production you know you’re going to see something special, and Carousel is truly special. From beginning to end, you are treated to heavenly vocals, jaw-dropping dance […]
Stars lend their voices to reading of children’s book Broadway Baby
Olivier Award winners Sharon D Clarke and Matt Henry and TV favourite Catherine Tate are among a host of stage and screen stars featuring in a virtual reading for new children’s book Broadway Baby. Celebrating the Official London Theatre Kids Week and in support of the Theatre Artists Fund, the online reading of the best-selling […]
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber – Leicester Curve
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber continues at Leicester Curve until 19 June 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s easy to forget, when examining the legend of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the sheer proliferation of work which has gone into a career spanning decades. Not to worry – Nikolai Foster and […]
Competition and crowdfunding appeal launched by producers of new musical Vanara
The team behind the autumn world premiere of new musical Vanara has launched a new competition to offer one lucky winner the chance to feature on the upcoming London cast recording. Ahead of its London’s Hackney Empire debut in October and planned UK tour, hopefuls are being invited to submit their vocal renditions for consideration […]
Winner off new musical Vanara’s online talent search
Filipino actress Shaira Rica Opsimar has been judged the winner of an online music contest organised by the team behind new musical Vanara. Opsimar was chosen from hundreds of online entrants as the winner of a prize that includes cash and merchandise from the musical which producers hope to open in London in 2021. The […]
Madalena Alberto and Eleanor Jackson join cast of Aspects of Love London run
Madalena Alberto and Eleanor Jackson will complete the cast for the London transfer of Hope Mill Theatre’s hit version of Aspects of Love early next year. One of the Southwark Playhouse’s final productions at its current Newington Causeway site, the London run of Aspects of Love will star most of those who appeared in the […]
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical – Live at Zédel
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical at Live at Zédel, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the summer residencies at Live at Zédel, comic songwriter Alexander S. Bermange’s 17-song musical revue I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical returns fresh from its successful run at the same […]
Evita UK and Italy tour to begin in March 2018
Bill Kenwright’s successful touring version of the hit West End production of Evita will launch the 2018 leg of its tour – taking in dates in the UK and Italy – at Torquay’s Princess Theatre next month. Following on from acclaimed runs in Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates, the production, which features Madalena Alberto […]
Ruffelle, Huntley and Kemp to play new Pizza Express live venue
Frances Ruffelle, Tyrone Huntley and Martin Kemp are among the latest additions to the star-studded launch season line-up at restaurant chain Pizza Express’ latest London entertainment venue. Tickets are already on sale for An Audience With Martin Kemp on 31 August, West End favourite Ruffelle’s solo show I Say Yeh-Yeh on 3 September and Evening […]
Pizza Express to open new entertainment venue in London
Restaurant chain Pizza Express will open a new live entertainment venue at its newly designed restaurant in London’s High Holborn at the end of August. The intimate space in the basement will feature a wide range of music, cabaret, comedy, and ‘audience with’ Q&A sessions. Designed to allow the audience to get close to some […]
Zedel return for Joan Vazquez’s Sondheim show
Spanish artist Joan Vázquez will return to London next month with his celebration of musical theatre legend Stephen Sondheim, Something’s Coming – a Sondheim Tribute. The performer, who made his London debut last autumn as part of the launch season of entertainment concept Live At Zédel, will once again appear at the Crazy Coqs on […]
Madalena Alberto – Live At Zédel
Madalena Alberto at Live At Zédel, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Not even Storm Doris could keep them away from Madalena Alberto’s one-nighter at Piccadilly nightspot Live At Zédel, even if it did leave her percussionist stranded in Manchester. The strong-voiced Portuguese songbird has a growing reputation in musical theatre […]
Something for everybody at Live at Zédel
To launch its spring programme, Piccadilly cabaret room Live at Zédel gave us a taster of seven very different acts, drolly introduced by French comic/compere Marcel Lucont, who is very funny indeed, rather naughty, and will be well worth seeing during Zedel’s French Fest in March. From a musical theatre point of view the highlight […]
From Page to Stage showcase of new musicals begins today
This year’s From Page to Stage event, beginning today (31 October), sees Mark Anderson, Emma Kingston, Sarah Earnshaw and Madalena Alberto (pictured) join the cast for the 2016 line-up of showcase musicals which includes the 14-minute musical 21 Chump Street by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. As previously announced, the other showcase musicals to feature at the event at […]
The Zedel Follies – Live At Zedel
The Zedel Follies – Chapter One: It’s a Man’s World at Live At Zedel, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The Zedel Follies is a new monthly series featuring groups of female singers with an extensive background of musical theatre in the West End. Kicking off the series were Madalena Alberto (Evita), […]
Evita tour returns to UK in 2017
Bill Kenwright’s production of Evita is to return to next year for another major UK tour. The revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s much-loved musical last toured the country three years ago ahead of a successful London run at the Dominion Theatre in the autumn of 2014. Although there is no news yet on the […]
New Union Theatre patrons Ruthie Henshall and Stephen Mear back The Fix
New Union Theatre patrons, West End leading lady Ruthie Henshall and award-winning choreographer Stephen Mear, joined the cast and crew of Atomicus Entertainment’s production of The Fix to promote the first show to play the state-of-the-art theatre space. Commenting on her decision to take on the role of patron at the new Union, Henshall said: “The success of […]
The War of the Worlds – Dominion Theatre
The War of the Worlds continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 30 April. Star rating: one star ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ For some people of a certain age, the music most closely associated with alien contact is the five-tone sequence from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. For others such as myself, who […]
The War of the Worlds – full casting and a sneak peek at rehearsals
Alongside the onscreen appearance of Liam Neeson and the onstage appearance of Jeff Wayne and his Black Smoke Band and ULLAdubULLA string orchestra, casting has now been announced for the world stage premiere of The War of the Worlds at the Dominion Theatre. The show will preview from Monday 8 February 2016 with an opening […]
The War of the Worlds – cast includes Jimmy Nail, David Essex and Michael Praed
Alongside the onscreen appearance of Liam Neeson and the onstage appearance of Jeff Wayne and his Black Smoke Band and ULLAdubULLA string orchestra, casting has now been announced for the world stage premiere of The War of the Worlds at the Dominion Theatre. The show will preview from Monday 8 February 2016 with an opening […]
TODAY! Top West End performers support Hello Again revival
Today performers from some of the West End’s biggest shows will join forces for a special concert to raise funds for the first British revival of Michael John LaChiusa’s Off-Broadway musical Hello Again at The Hope Theatre, Islington next month. Proceeds of the concert entitled Lust and Love at the Actors’ Church in London’s Covent Garden […]
Madalena Alberto – Don’t Cry For Me – St James Studio
Madalena Alberto performed her show Don’t Cry For Me at the St James Studio, London. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Originally from Lisbon, Madalena Alberto moved to London to study performing arts and since graduating has developed a successful career in musical theatre. She has recently played Eva Peron in Evita both in […]
Evita – Dominion Theatre
Evita continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 1 November. Originally written in 1976, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical Evita was groundbreaking in many different ways. Despite the proliferation of mob scenes throughout, Evita is essentially a three-person musical – a political love-triangle of sorts with the narrator (originally more than a hint of […]
Evita tour heads to West End for 55 performances
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita is to return to London’s West End for a strictly limited season, opening on Tuesday 16 September at the recently refurbished Dominion Theatre (press night is Monday 22 September). The musical, considered by many to be the writers’ masterwork will play for 55 performances only in the West End, with […]
Emerging Artists – Crazy Coqs
Emerging Artists was performed at the Crazy Coqs, London. It’s all well and good to celebrate the songbooks of America and Europe as part of the London Festival of Cabaret but the concept would be considered a museum piece if there wasn’t adequate time given over to new, original work. Kit and McConnel, Miss Hope Springs […]
