The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 18th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
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Oliver! – Gielgud Theatre
Oliver! continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London, booking until until 29 March 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ A marriage made in heaven between arguably Charles Dickens’ finest work, indubitably Lionel Bart’s – so many instantly recognisable songs – and the supreme Matthew Bourne as director-choreographer.
Oliver! – Chichester Festival Theatre
Oliver! continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 7 September 2024. The production will begin performances at the Gielgud Theatre, London on 14 December 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This show is not lavish; it’s densely packed and full of good stuff like a hearty pie-and-mash supper.
Rehab the Musical – Neon194
Rehab the Musical continues at Neon 194, London until 17 February 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Make the new Neon 194 venue near Piccadilly Circus your destination if you fancy an exciting night of big tunes and raunchy fun to warm up this cold, cold winter.
Treason – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh and Touring
Treason was reviewed at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. The production then tours until 22 November 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
More venues added to Mother Goose touring schedule
Ambassador Theatre Group Productions has added three extra venues to the UK and Ireland tour of the hit new production of classic pantomime story Mother Goose.
Mother Goose – Theatre Royal, Brighton
Mother Goose was reviewed at Theatre Royal, Brighton. A season at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London (15 December 2022-29 January 2023) will be followed by a UK and Ireland tour. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Anna-Jane Casey joins Ian McKellen and John Bishop in the UK and Ireland tour of Mother Goose
Ambassador Theatre Group Productions has announced final casting for the UK and Ireland tour of the pantomime Mother Goose. Anna-Jane Casey will join the show as Cilla The Goose with Mairi Barclay, Becca Francis, Shailan Gohil and Laura Tyrer also confirmed to join the company.
Music Review: Rob Madge: My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) – Cast Album
ROB MADGE: MY SON’S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) – Cast Album (Westway). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Why on Earth haven’t I seen Rob Madge’s acclaimed show, My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) yet? I’m certain it is fantastic. I have friends who have heartily recommended […]
NEW VIDEO: Ian McKellen to play Mother Goose in major new touring panto
Ian McKellen will take on the title role in a star-studded special touring production of the classic pantomime Mother Goose. Presented by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, after famously playing another iconic character Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the Old Vic in 2004 and 2005, theatrical knight McKellen will step into the role of Mother Goose, […]
My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) is Westway’s first cast album release
The original cast recording of award-winning show My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) will be first original cast release from new London-based musical theatre record label Westway. Due for release on 21 October 2022 as the musical becomes the Turbine Theatre’s first West End transfer when it begins a limited season at […]
December return for Musical Theatre Rave: The After Party
Following a successful launch in August, Musical Theatre Rave: The After Party will return to London’s Heaven nightclub in December. Currently starring in the West End production of Only Fools and Horses, Oscar Conlon-Morrey will return to host The After Party: Act 2 from 9pm on 4 December through to 3am on 5 December. Announcing […]
Hosts and performances revealed for 22nd WhatsOnStage Awards
West End star Jodie Prenger and Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson will return to host the 22nd annual WhatsOnStage Awards at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 27 February 2022. The duo will be joined by star presenters Chris Bush, Graziano Di Prima, Omari Douglas, James Graham, David Harewood, Frances Mayli McCann, Stephanie McKeon, […]
Comparing Notes: Oscar Conlon-Morrey with Edward Seckerson – Crazy Coqs
Comparing Notes: Oscar Conlon-Morrey with Edward Seckerson at Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There cannot be a better way of spending a Sunday afternoon than in the company of the outrageously talented Oscar Conlon-Morrey which is what those lucky enough to be at the Crazy Coqs did for […]
Streaming return for hit A Killer Party
The UK premiere recording of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party returns to Stream.Theatre this week. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US, is available as a nine-episode series for home viewing on stream.theatre until 28 November. The cast includes Jason Manford (Curtains, The Producers), Ben Forster […]
Legends of Lockdown LIVE – Vaudeville Theatre
Legends of Lockdown LIVE at Vaudeville Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Legends of Lockdow LIVE! is a variety concert celebrating those enterprising and intrepid entertainers who put out social media content and kept us sane while theatres were closed over lockdown. Except they didn’t really keep us sane, did […]
Lockdown online stars to take to Vaudeville stage
Award-winning West End actor Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Only Fools and Horses) will be among the social media favourites to feature in a special one night only live show at London’s Vaudeville Theatre. Presented by the 2020-launched New Frame Productions, Legends of Lockdown LIVE! will showcase some of the talented individuals who kept home-bound audiences entertained and […]
A Killer Party – Stream.Theatre
A Killer Party is available to stream until 30 May 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A group of performers are called together for a themed murder mystery party. But when the lights go out, and then the host is found face down in the soup, has one of the actors gone […]
Ben Forster joins A Killer Party cast
Ben Forster (Jesus Christ Superstar, Elf The Musical) will complete the cast for the UK premiere of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US last summer, will be available as a nine-episode series for home viewing on stream.theatre from 19 April […]
Jason Manford, Rachel Tucker, Cedric Neal, Debbie Kurup & more are cast in the UK premiere of A Killer Party
Casting has been announced for the UK premiere of A Killer Party which will be released as a series of nine episodes to watch on-demand. The dates have now changed from the previous announcement to 26 April to 23 May 2020. The cast includes Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Only Fools and Horses, Nativity The Musical) as Shea […]
WhatsOnStage Awards – Turbine Theatre – Stream.Theatre
WhatsOnStage Awards, streamed by Stream.Theatre from the Turbine Theatre, London. The 21st WOS Awards can surely claim to be unique as the first awards show to have no awards! They have been rolled over to next year because of you-know-what. No awards is not strictly true because 21 Angels who went beyond the call of […]
Lockdown Angels honoured at the 21st Annual WhatsOnStage Awards
During the 21st Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, live streamed from London’s Turbine Theatre, a select group were honoured as Angels, following nominations from the public. As a thank you for all their love and support during lockdown, the 21 Angels will receive a complimentary night at the theatre when live performances are able to resume. From […]
Line-up for 21st WhatsOnStage Awards revealed
Details of the star-studded line-up for this year’s special WhatsOnStage Awards ceremony have been unveiled. Reflecting current times as the industry awaits the return to live theatre following the Covid crisis, the event will feature performances from shows that were cut short in 2020 and selections from productions planned for 2021. Jodie Prenger and Tom […]
Musical Theatre Review critics offer their Top 5 theatre picks from 2020
As each year draws to a close, Musical Theatre Review usually pulls together a round-up of all the productions covered that have received four and five star reviews. After such an extraordinary year, during which any production staged has been a triumph over adversity, such an approach seemed inappropriate. Instead, I asked a small group […]
Thirty West End voices unite for new The Show Must Go On charity single
Thirty West End performers have lent their voices to a new original song created to bring a little Christmas cheer with all profits going to Acting For Others, The Fleabag Support Fund and NHS Covid-19 Urgent Appeal through the Theatre Support Fund+. Written by director and performer Anna Hale, producer and director Joe McNeice and […]
First Date – Crazy Coqs
First Date, a musical streamed from Crazy Coqs, London, continues until 24 October 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Two-hander boutique musicals have been staged before in the Crazy Coqs cabaret room at Zédel’s but First Date is different, a full-blown online show about the dating game with a cast of five that […]
Samantha Barks and Simon Lipkin to star in virtual version of First Date
Samantha Barks and Simon Lipkin will take the lead in a virtual production of the Broadway musical First Date next month. Presented by Lambert Jackson Productions and Crazy Coqs, the production will be filmed at London’s Crazy Coqs and will be made available for streaming on 22, 23 and 24 October 2020 at 7.30pm. Due […]
Sondheim Sessions: Oscar Conlon-Morrey
Sondheim Sessions: Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Crowdcast, 7 June 2020). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Only Fools and Horses The Musical star Oscar Conlon-Morrey launched the new Stephen Sondheim Society season of virtual cabarets while theatreland is unavoidably dark with a half-hour taster of his exceptional brand of humour and song. Accompanied by world-renowned […]
Sondheim Society to launch the Sondheim Sessions online
With this year’s Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY) shelved due to the Covid-19 crisis, the organisers are launching the Sondheim Sessions, a series of free online concerts celebrating the timeless work of Stephen Sondheim this weekend. SSSSPOTY 2017 prize-winner Oscar Conlon-Morrey will take centre stage on Sunday (7 June 2020) for […]
h Club London to launch bi-weekly virtual chat show hosted by Oscar Conlon-Morrey
A host of West End stars will join actor Oscar Conlon-Morrey for the first in a series of virtual musical theatre hours on 24 May 2020. Launched by new free digital membership club, h Club London (formerly The Hospital Club) and produced by Danielle Tarento, Sunday in the Club with Oscar will feature the Only […]
Charities to benefit from All The Web’s A Stage event announced
Acting For Others, Help Musicians and The Golsoncott Foundation are the charitable organisations set to benefit from Theatre Together’s upcoming online event All The Web’s A Stage. Over 60 artists and industry professionals are now involved in the project which was set up to find ways to raise money for those in the arts facing […]
Further casting for Only Fools and Horses musical
Dianne Pilkington and Pippa Duffy will play Del Boy and Rodney’s leading ladies in the eagerly-anticipated musical version of Only Fools and Horses when the Trotters will step out on stage at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in February 2019. Young Frankenstein star Pilkington will play Del Boy’s long-suffering Raquel while Duffy (Mid Morning Matters With […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Kilworth House Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire until 9 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The canopies of Kilworth House Theatre open once more to the glitz of a night at the theatre, and what could be more glitzy than the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic Joseph? It is – […]
Just Another Love Story – Above The Arts
Just Another Love Story continues at Above The Arts, London until 26 May 2018. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ There have been a rash of Sondheim shows in and around the London Fringe in the past few weeks but Ray Rackham’s love letter to the world’s greatest living composer is as good as it gets. Rackham, the […]
