A high-powered cast has been assembled for director Terry Gilliam and choreographer Leah Hausman’s highly-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s magical musical Into The Woods at the Theatre Royal Bath this summer. The co-creator of the Olivier Award winning Shockhead Peter, Julian Bleach (The Grinning Man) will play Mysterious Man with Olivier nominees […]
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West End favourites to star in A Musical Theatre Christmas at The Actors’ Church
A host of West End musical theatre performers will bring a touch of festive magic to The Actors’ Church in Covent Garden with a one-night only Christmas concert on 5 December 2021. Produced by Mark Robert Petty, the evening of musical theatre festive favourites, traditional carols and seasonal songs will feature: Roshani Abbey, Lewis Asquith, […]
Anderson and Petty announce virtual concert A Christmas Wish in aid of Acting For Others
Songwriters Anderson and Petty have announced A Christmas Wish, a virtual concert with West End stars from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Six: The Musical, Wicked and more, available to stream at select times from 17-20 December 2020. The concert is hosted by Ben Stock and Hilary O’Neil and is in aid of theatrical charity Acting For Others who provide emotional and financial support to […]
Cast for Amies and Clements virtual concert
Six’s Jodie Steele, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s Hiba Elchikhe and Shrek’s Marcus Ayton will be among the West End stars featured in this weekend’s Barn Theatre’s instalment in the popular online series showcasing the work of Britain’s musical theatre composers. Released on 27 June 2020 at 7.30pm BST on the Cirencester venue’s Facebook, YouTube and […]
Assassins – Watermill Theatre, Bagnor
Assassins continues at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor until 26 October 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Every time I see Assassins, I like it more and more and this darkly comic Watermill revival of the controversial Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman take on the American dream that “every now and then goes a […]
New British musical The Dreamers to debut at Abbey Road Studios
The world famous Abbey Road Studios will be the setting for four premiere performances of new British musical The Dreamers next month. Marking the first time the iconic recording studios have hosted a musical, the performances on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 December will be co-produced by Stars Foundation for Cerebral Palsy, with all profits […]
The World Goes Round – The Best of Kander & Ebb – Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
The World Goes Round – The Best of Kander & Fred Ebb continues at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough until 3 September. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Staging musicals in-the-round is always a challenge. Just where, for example, should director Lotte Wakeham tell the the cast to focus for voice projection? The most successful at solving this […]
The World Goes Round at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre – casting news
The line-up of performers cast in Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough’s forthcoming 25th anniversary production of The World Goes Round – The Songs of Kander & Ebb has been announced. Part of the venue’s 2016 Summer Festival, the show was conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman and David Thompson, to celebrate the work of the prolific partnership of composer […]
