Multi-award-winning stage and screen star Glenn Close will step into the role of Herod when Jesus Christ Superstar plays its final week at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane early next year.
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Titanique to embark on first UK tour in autumn 2027
The producers of the Olivier Award-winning West End run of the hit New York musical comedy Titanique have confirmed the production will embark on its first UK tour, launching at Newcastle Theatre Royal on 17 September 2027.
New Jesus Christ Superstar will tour the UK in 2027
The Sam Ryder-led new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar will follow its two London seasons by embarking on a major UK tour early next year.
Launch date for Starlight Express world tour
Following on from the successful London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s innovative Starlight Express, the first initial dates and venues have been revealed for the musical’s eagerly anticipated first world tour.
Jamie Lloyd’s Evita is Broadway bound
The hit Jamie Lloyd-directed production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita is heading for Broadway next spring with its multi-award-winning leading lady Rachel Zegler reprising her performance as Eva Perón.
Super six Herods to star in Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium
Six stars will share the role of King Herod in this summer’s London Palladium run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
West End season for hit touring production of Miss Saigon
The acclaimed new UK and Ireland tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical Miss Saigon will play a strictly limited West End season in 2027.
Seventh and final extension for Starlight Express and world tour announced
The London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s innovative Starlight Express has been extended for the final time with tickets now on sale for performances in the Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park through to 3 May 2026.
Cast for Macbeth-inspired new pop-powered British musical Weird
Casting has been confirmed for Weird – the new pop-powered British musical inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth – ahead of its world premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal later this month.
Sam Ryder to headline major production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium
The creative team of the 2016 production of Jesus Christ Superstar will reunite 10 years on to create a unique staging of their Olivier Award-winning, worldwide smash-hit production, starring Sam Ryder as Jesus.
New Cats to prowl Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2026
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre will be the spectacular setting for the debut of a major new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats next summer.
New UK and Ireland tour announced for hit production of Annie
Michael Harrison and David Ian’s hit production of Annie will embark on a new UK and Ireland tour next year.
Palladium’s Evita casts Diego Andres Rodriguez as Che
Rising star Diego Andres Rodriguez will make his West End debut as Che opposite the previously announced Rachel Zegler as Eva Perón in the Jamie Lloyd-directed new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita at the London Palladium this summer.
Catherine Tate to join Palladium Panto company for Sleeping Beauty
TV comedy queen Catherine Tate will become the latest big-name addition to the all-star London Palladium Pantomime company when she takes to the stage as Carabosse the Wicked Fairy in Sleeping Beauty this Christmas.
Rachel Zegler to play Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s production of Evita
American actress and singer Rachel Zegler will make her West End debut as Eva Perón in the Jamie Lloyd-directed new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita at the London Palladium this summer.
Miss Saigon revival tour to launch in autumn 2025
Over three decades after audiences were first mesmerised by Miss Saigon Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical will return to UK theatres next autumn at the start of a major UK tour.
New tour of Palladium’s Joseph to launch with Christmas season starring Donny Osmond as the Pharaoh
Donny Osmond will take on the role of the Pharaoh when the new touring production of the London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat launches with a Christmas season at Edinburgh’s Playhouse Theatre.
London debut for Off-Broadway hit Titanique
Producers Eva Price and Michael Harrison have announced plans to sail multi-award-winning New York musical comedy Titanique into London.
The Little Big Things to stream on National Theatre at Home
The world premiere production of The Little Big Things, the acclaimed new British musical based on Henry Fraser’s Sunday Times bestselling memoir, will be available to stream on National Theatre At Home from 9 May 2024.
Jane McDonald, Marisha Wallace and Tosh Wanogho-Maud join Palladium Panto Robin Hood
Jane McDonald, Marisha Wallace and Tosh Wanogho-Maud have joined the cast of the all-star London Palladium Pantomime production of Robin Hood.
Imelda Staunton-led Hello, Dolly! to debut at the London Palladium in July 2024
Producer Michael Harrison has confirmed Imelda Staunton’s Dolly Levi will finally sashay into the West End when the long-delayed revival of the classic musical Hello, Dolly! opens at the London Palladium next summer.
Louis Gaunt and Frances Mayli McCann to play Peter Pan and Wendy at the Palladium
Louis Gaunt will spend his second Christmas season at the London Palladium when he takes on the title role in the new production of Peter Pan.
New British musical The Little Big Things to debut at London’s @sohoplace
Michael Harrison and Nica Burns have announced the world premiere of new British musical The Little Big Things based on the Sunday Times best-selling memoir by Henry Fraser.
Norma Desmond role for Nicole Scherzinger in new Sunset Boulevard
Nicole Scherzinger will play faded movie star Norma Desmond in a major new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard later this year.
Palladium’s The Wizard of Oz finds its Dorothy – Georgina Onuorah
Georgina Onuorah will return to the central role of Dorothy when Leicester Curve’s hit new production of The Wizard of Oz arrives at the London Palladium this summer.
Paul O’Grady – 14 June 1955 to 28 March 2023
Heartbroken friends, fans and colleagues from the entertainment world and beyond are mourning the loss of entertainer and campaigner Paul O’Grady.
Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo to star in Palladium’s Wizard of Oz plus UK tour announced
Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo will be following the yellow brick road to the London Palladium this summer when Leicester Curve’s hit production of The Wizard of Oz arrives in London before embarking on a UK tour.
London Palladium date for Curve’s The Wizard of Oz
Leicester Curve’s regional premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of The Wizard of Oz is heading for the iconic London Palladium stage next summer.
Palladium’s Jack and the Beanstalk – further casting news
Louis Gaunt, Rob Madge and Natalie McQueen are the latest additions to the cast of this year’s London Palladium pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. After playing Bert in Mary Poppins, Gaunt (Gypsy, Royal Exchange Theatre, Sweet Charity, Nottingham Playhouse) will play Jack, with Madge (Millennials, The Other Palace, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, UK and Ireland tour) […]
Imelda Staunton’s Dolly Levy to make delayed West End debut in 2024
West End theatregoers will be able to see Imelda Staunton in classic musical Hello, Dolly! but the quadruple Olivier Award winner has confirmed her Dolly Levy will not sashay into a West End theatre until 2024. In an interview with Hollywood entertainment website Deadline, the actress insisted the Covid-delayed production will make its highly anticipated […]
Drifters Girl to take final bow at the Garrick in October – 2023 UK tour planned
Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian have confirmed their acclaimed new musical The Drifters Girl will play its final performance at the Garrick Theatre on 15 October 2022. The new musical inspired by the life of the woman behind legendary vocal group The Drifters which received its world premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal in October […]
Hit show Annie to embark on third UK tour in 2023
Michael Harrison and David Ian’s hit production of Annie will embark on a UK tour next year, opening at Leicester Curve on 25 February 2023. Directed by Nikolai Foster with set and costume design by Colin Richmond, choreography by Nick Winston, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound design by Richard Brooker, the popular version of […]
The Bodyguard – third UK and Ireland tour announced
Hit musical The Bodyguard will hit the road for its third UK and Ireland tour in 2023, opening at Glasgow King’s Theatre on 28 January. Produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian, the musical will follow its Glasgow run by visiting Bradford, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Stoke, Wimbledon, Liverpool, Dartford, Manchester, Leicester, Cardiff, Aberdeen, Wolverhampton, Bromley, Southend, […]
Palladium’s Jack and the Beanstalk – Alexandra Burke to play giant’s wife
Alexandra Burke will join previously announced panto favourites Julian Clary, Nigel Havers, Dawn French, Gary Wilmot and Paul Zerdin in Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium this Christmas. The former X Factor winner and recording artist whose musical theatre pedigree includes playing the Narrator in the acclaimed London Palladium revival of Joseph and […]
The Drifters Girl’s West End run extended into 2023
Michael Harrison and David Ian’s hit new musical The Drifters Girl will continue its debut West End run at the Garrick Theatre until February 2023. Originally due to play a 20-week season at London’s Garrick Theatre from 4 November 2021 following its world premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal a month earlier, the new musical inspired […]
Full cast confirmed for Palladium Joseph’s UK and Ireland tour
Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group have confirmed full casting for the eagerly-awaited UK and Ireland tour of the crowd and critic-pleasing London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Following two successful seasons at the Palladium, the hit production’s original Joseph and Pharaoh, Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan, will return along […]
Dawn French and Julian Clary lead the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium
Leading the cast of the London Palladium pantomime, back for its seventh year, are Dawn French and Julian Clary in a brand new production of Jack and the Beanstalk. For a strictly limited five-week run, French and Clary will be joined by returning Palladium panto favourites Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers and Gary Wilmot. Dawn French […]
Palladium’s hit Joseph to play UK tour dates in 2022
Following two successful seasons at the London Palladium, Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group’s crowd and critic-pleasing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will head out on tour in 2022. The hit production’s original Joseph and Pharaoh, Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan, will return along with Alexandra Burke and Linzi Hateley sharing the role […]
The Tiller Girls dance into Palladium Pantoland
The world-famous Tiller Girls are the latest addition to the star-studded line-up for the return of Pantoland at The Palladium this Christmas. Known to home audiences for their regular appearances on the iconic show Sunday Night At The London Palladium in the 1960s and 1970s, the Tiller Girls were the brainchild of musical theatre director […]
Donny Osmond to join star-studded 2021 Pantoland at The Palladium cast
Donny Osmond will join panto royalty Julian Clary, Nigel Havers, Gary Wilmot and Paul Zerdin when Pantoland at The Palladium returns to the London Palladium this Christmas. Stepping into the role of the Wizard of Pantomime, Osmond will be part in the all-star cast assembled for the extra-special celebration of all-things pantomime at the world-famous […]
Dianne Pilkington to lead the cast of Bedknobs and Broomsticks musical
Dianne Pilkington will lead the company assembled for the world premiere run of the major new musical based on the much-loved Disney classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks. The actress whose extensive West End genre credits include Wicked, Les Misérables and Young Frankenstein will star as the mysterious Miss Eglantine Price opposite fellow West End veteran Charles […]
Full cast confirmed for Joseph’s Palladium return
The full cast has been announced for the encore season of Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group’s crowd and critic pleasing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium. As previously announced, performances are due to begin on 1 July with returning Joseph and Pharaoh Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan appearing alongside […]
Extra dates for world premiere of Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks musical
The world premiere run of the major new musical based on the much-loved Disney classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks has been extended in response to high public demand. With performances due to begin at the Newcastle Theatre Royal on 14 August 2021 ahead of a UK tour which includes a five-week Christmas season at the Leeds […]
Linzi Hateley to return as The Narrator in Joseph at the London Palladium
Linzi Hateley will revisit her Olivier Award-nominated performance as The Narrator for special performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium this summer. Hateley will reunite with her original Joseph, Jason Donovan, who is due to return to the role of Pharaoh in the encore season of Michael Harrison and the […]
Alexandra Burke will star as The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium
Alexandra Burke will return to the West End this summer in the new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical gets ready for a strictly limited season at the London Palladium, running from 1 July (gala night is 15 July) to 5 September 2021. Jac Yarrow […]
Bedknobs & Broomsticks The Musical to fly into UK theatres
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat producer Michael Harrison will present the world premiere of a major new musical based on the much-loved Disney classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks in the UK next summer. Featuring the original songs by the legendary Sherman Brothers (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins), the 1971 part live action part animation […]
Elaine Paige to join star-studded Pantoland at The Palladium
Elaine Paige is the latest addition to the all-star cast heading for Pantoland at The Palladium for three weeks this Christmas. The veteran leading lady who previously played Queen Rat in Dick Whittington at the iconic London venue in 2017 will revisit the villainous role as part of the festive celebration of pantomime at the […]
Star-studded Pantoland to play London Palladium
Julian Clary will head an all-star cast in an extra-special celebration of pantomime at the London Palladium this Christmas. Presented by the world’s leading pantomime specialist Qdos Entertainment and LW Theatres, Pantoland at The Palladium will play a strictly limited three-week season at the world-famous theatre. The feast for panto-starved theatregoers which will run from […]
West End stars and industry figures to unite for Magic With The Musicals at the Palladium
Magic Radio will bring together over 70 leading figures from across the industry for a special Magic With The Musicals day at the London Palladium aimed at raising awareness of the plight of the theatre industry. Produced by Magic and TBI Media, the event on 17 September 2020 will result in a special three-hour show […]
Rescheduled dates for launch of My Best Friend’s Wedding musical
Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced the new dates for the world premiere of My Best Friend’s Wedding The Musical. Featuring former X Factor winner turned musical theatre leading lady Alexandra Burke (The Bodyguard, Chicago, Sister Act) as meddling food critic Julianne Potter, the show will now open at the Manchester Palace Theatre on […]
