The Toxic Avenger continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 21 May. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s a tale as old as time. Boy meets blind girl, turns toxic due to exposure to hazardous waste, goes on to save the environment and eventually wins over the girl. Okay, so it might not quite […]
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Matt Cardle begins UK concert tour in June
Former X Factor champion and West End theatre award winner Matt Cardle is to begin a UK concert tour in June. The multi-Platinum selling singer/songwriter who won rave reviews and the Best West End Debut award last year for his performance in the musical Memphis will go back to his roots on his 16-date Intimate […]
Memphis the Musical – Shaftesbury Theatre
Memphis the Musical continues at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London until 31 October, 2015. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Memphis the Musical mixes fiction and fact to produce a sensational musical about the music scene and segregation in 1950s Memphis. The story is inspired by a mix of true events and people from the underground dance […]
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 […]
Olivier Awards 2015 – our Red Carpet gallery
Have a look at our splendid gallery of pictures taken on Sunday 12 April by our photographer Phillip Cowndley at the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard, the most prestigious event in the UK theatrical calendar, held at London’s Royal Opera House. The full list of winners is available at www.olivierawards.com. Hosted by acclaimed actor and comedian […]
Sunny Afternoon big winner at Olivier Awards 2015
The Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden was the setting for the 39th Laurence Olivier Awards. The star-studded event was hosted by Lenny Henry and sponsored by MasterCard, who rolled out the red carpet to welcome the great and the good from the West End theatre scene. The ceremony opened with music from Katie […]
Olivier Awards 2015 – Memphis the Musical and Beautiful lead nominations
New productions Memphis the Musical and Beautiful – The Carole King Musical lead the nominations for individual productions, receiving nine and eight nods respectively, at the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard. The nominations were announced today (Monday 9 March) by actors James McAvoy and Lesley Manville. Among the shows’ nominations are those for the MasterCard Best New Musical Award, where the […]
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 […]
Miss Saigon sweeps the board at WhatsOnStage Awards
Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Miss Saigon won a record-breaking nine WhatsOnStage Awards at a star-studded ceremony last night at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre. The 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, voted for by the theatre-going public, were hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Steve Furst (the latter is currently appearing in Made in Dagenham at the Adelphi […]
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, […]
WhatsOnStage Awards – Miss Saigon and Memphis the Musical dominate nominations
Miss Saigon picked up 12 nominations for the 15th Annual WhatsOn Stage Awards. Picture: Roy Tan At a ceremony held today at London’s Café de Paris, Angela Griffin and Steve Furst announced the nominees for the 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage (closes 31 January 2015), […]
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, […]
