Blood Brothers continues at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London until 12 February 2022 and on UK tour until 22 October 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What’s new to be said about the musical theatre institution they call Blood Brothers? Not much. It’s been performed more than 10,000 times in the West […]
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Bill Kenwright’s Blood Brothers returns for 16-week UK tour
Bill Kenwright’s multi-award-winning production of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers has returned for a 16-week UK tour with 2007 X Factor finalist Niki Evans back in the role of Mrs Johnstone. Evans (Kinky Boots, UK tour) who first played the iconic role in the West End production at the Phoenix Theatre in 2008, stars alongside Sean […]
TV personality Jess Wright makes genre debut in Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Reality TV personality Jess Wright will make her theatrical debut in new musical comedy Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Wright who first appeared on ITV2’s The Only Way Is Essex in 2010 will step into the role of Jocelyn in the touring production from early October, replacing former Emmerdale actress Stephanie Dooley (Creeped Out, CBBC) […]
Line-up for Barn Theatre’s celebration of the work of Finn Anderson
Cirencester’s Barn Theatre has unveiled another star-studded line-up for the second concert in the venue’s new virtual series showcasing the work of Britain’s musical theatre composers. Celebrating the work of Scottish musical theatre composer and singer/songwriter Finn Anderson, the concert will be released on 23 May 2020 at 7.30pm BST on the venue’s Facebook, YouTube […]
Hippodrome concert to celebrate Alexander Bermange’s Wit & Whimsy
Musical theatre favourites will take to the stage at London’s Hippodrome on Sunday (30 April) to celebrate the work of musical comedy composer Alexander S. Bermange. Celebrating the launch of Whit & Whimsy, a double album of the writer’s songs recorded by a star-studded line-up of stage and screen favourites, the live show will feature performances […]
Shout! The Mod Musical – Blackpool Opera House
Shout! The Mod Musical continues at Blackpool Opera House until 3 November. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Are retro musicals becoming like late-night taxis? You know, you wait a while for one to come along and then two arrive at the same time. So halfway through the run of All Or Nothing – […]
Suzanne Shaw leads cast of Shout! in Blackpool
Pop star turned stage star Suzanne Shaw will head the cast of the jukebox musical Shout! when it arrives in Blackpool this autumn. The singer who first found fame when she won a place in the line-up of Hear’Say, the band formed on the ITV talent show Popstars, will play Red Girl in the show […]
Forecast Academy to stage A Concert for Alice in memory of former student Alice Gross
Award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Mvula, Britain’s Got Talent stars Escala, X Factor finalists Lloyd Daniels and Niki Evans, along with leading West End performer Julie Atherton, will come together with a host of other established artists including ZooNation and London Contemporary Voices for an evening of music and dance in aid of Alice’s Youth Music Memorial […]
Cool Rider – Duchess Theatre
Cool Rider continues at the Duchess Theatre, London until 19 April. The idea for Cool Rider stems from one of the most precarious concepts in film or theatre history – the musical sequel. With the huge success of the film adaptation of Grease, Paramount Pictures immediately set about commissioning a series of sequels. The first […]
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Touring
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was reviewed at the Harlow Playhouse and continues its tour until 16 November. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss) was workshopped and developed at the Barrington Stage […]
