Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street continues at Birmingham Repertory Theatre until 15 August 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Birmingham Rep production shines like the blades of the man himself.
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Full cast for Birmingham Rep’s Sweeney Todd
The full cast has been confirmed for the eagerly anticipated Birmingham Rep production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s multi-award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
To Maury, With Love – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
To Maury, With Love at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Truly delivered: it was elegantly staged, musically exhilarating, warmly embraced by the audience and filled with affection.
To Maury, With Love – Sydnie Christmas and Madalena Alberto complete cast
Sydnie Christmas and Madalena Alberto are the final additions to the all-star cast for To Maury, With Love – this month’s special concert celebrating multi-award-winning composer Maury Yeston’s 80th birthday.
Music Review: Pirates! The Penzance Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Pirates! The Penzance Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording, now available via streaming and digital formats. The CD edition is released on 14 November 2026 (Center Stage Records). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The opening jazz number transports us to a joint-jumping New Orleans in this recording of ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’. […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – London Palladium
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in Concert was performed at the London Palladium. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
A Face in the Crowd – Young Vic Theatre
A Face in the Crowd continues at the Young Vic Theatre, London until 9 November 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ There are creases to be ironed for sure, but A Face in the Crowd is still one to see.
Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser to star in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels concert
West End and Broadway stars Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser will play the double-dealing title characters in a concert presentation of the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the London Palladium in November.
The Addams Family: The Musical Comedy – Live in Concert at the London Palladium
The Addams Family: The Musical Comedy at the London Palladium. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
Ramin Karimloo and Michelle Visage to star in The Addams Family Live in Concert
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo and international TV and radio personality Michelle Visage will play Gomez and Morticia Addams in a special concert presentation of The Addams Family A Musical Comedy at the London Palladium early next year. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and John Stalker Productions, the show’s West End […]
Music Review: Funny Girl – New Broadway Cast Recording
FUNNY GIRL – New Broadway Cast (Sony Masterworks 1996587888824). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Whatever went wrong for the critics of the new Broadway production certainly doesn’t reveal itself on the new album.
Cast for Doctor Zhivago concert at the London Palladium
Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Schoenmaker will reprise their performances as Yurii Zhivago and Lara Guishar when Doctor Zhivago In Concert plays the London Palladium on 7 May 2023.
Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Shoenmaker will star in Doctor Zhivago In Concert
Following the success of the 2019 UK concert premiere of Doctor Zhivago, its stars Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Schoenmaker will reprise their roles in Doctor Zhivago In Concert at the London Palladium for one-night-only on 7 May 2023. Full casting will be announced at a later date. Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, […]
Rachel John to release debut album
Olivier Award nominee Rachel John’s debut album, the gospel-themed From my lips to God’s ear, will be released by Westway Music on 8 April 2022. Executive produced by Ramin Karimloo, the West End and Broadway performer whose company Mercy Productions recorded John’s concert at the NTA Church in Tooting last year, the nine-track album of […]
More West End stars added to Camelot concert cast
West End stars Julie Atherton and Ivano Turco will join West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo for next month’s one-night-only performance of Camelot In Concert at the London Palladium. As previously announced, Karimloo (Love Never Dies, Les Misérables) will play King Arthur with Lucy St. Louis (The Phantom of the Opera, Motown The Musical) […]
Rumi: The Musical – London Coliseum
Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum. A new musical, taking its inspiration from the life of the 13th century poet, philosopher and musician Rumi made its debut in the epic arena of the London Coliseum. It is a perfect setting for the telling of such a phenomenon – Rumi and his teachings have been […]
CD Review: Into the Unknown – Samantha Barks
INTO THE UNKNOWN – Samantha Barks (Westway Music – Download) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Samantha Barks’ album Into the Unknown has just been released while she is still taking the West End by storm in Frozen playing the role of Elsa. What a powerhouse of a voice! I was blown away […]
CD Review: Some Lovers – Various Artists
SOME LOVERS – Various Artists (Broadway Records – DIG20821 – Digital Download) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Burt Bacharach is one of the world’s most acclaimed, award-winning composers/songwriters. His music is as diverse as his audiences, spanning generations and continents, as he is celebrated both as a pop culture icon and […]
Full cast for Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum
Final casting has been confirmed for the world premiere performances of Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum next month. As previously announced West End stars Ramin Karimloo and Naaman will follow their performances on the musical’s concept album by playing Rumi and his mentor Tabrizi in the semi-staged […]
West End and Broadway stars signed to new musical theatre label
West End and Broadway stars Samantha Barks, Kerry Ellis and Ramin Karimloo are among the first signings for new London-based musical theatre record label Westway Music. Launching on 12 November with Frozen star Barks’ new studio album ‘Into The Unknown’ the new label created by artist manager and promoter Neil O’Brien, Westway Music is a […]
Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes to join Beanie Feldstein in the first Broadway revival of Funny Girl
Producers Sonia Friedman, Scott Landis and David Babani have announced that Golden Globe Award nominee Beanie Feldstein (American Crime Story: Impeachment; Hello, Dolly!) will be joined by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, Anastasia) as Nick Arnstein, five-time Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch (Glee, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Mrs. Rosie Brice […]
Mazz Murray to reprise the role of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard at the Royal Albert Hall
Mazz Murray will reprise her performance as fading movie star Norma Desmond for a one night only special concert performance of Sunset Boulevard at the Royal Albert Hall in December. Presented by The Alpha Family, in association with Quick Fantastic, the performance will reunite Murray (We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia!) with Ramin Karimloo (Les […]
Ramin Karimloo and Nadim Naaman to star in premiere performances of Rumi: The Musical
West End stars Ramin Karimloo and Nadim Naaman will take the lead in the world premiere performances of Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum in November. The actors who also feature on the concept album of the musical will bring their portrayals of Rumi and his mentor Tabrizi to […]
Ramin Karimloo to play King Arthur in exclusive Camelot concert
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo will head the cast of a one-night-only performance of Camelot In Concert at the London Palladium early next year. Karimloo (Love Never Dies, Les Misérables) will play King Arthur with Lucy St. Louis (The Phantom of the Opera, Motown The Musical) as his Queen Guenevere and Bradley Jaden […]
CD Review: Rumi: The Musical – Original Concept Recording
RUMI: THE MUSICAL – Original Concept Recording (Broadway Records – digital) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Three years since the birth of the idea, the studio album of RUMI: The Musical has finally arrived. Written by Dana Al Fardan and Nadim Naaman, this musical follows the story of the transformative and […]
Samantha Barks and Ramin Karimloo to star in film version of musical Tomorrow Morning
West End and Broadway stars Samantha Barks and Ramin Karimloo will star in a feature film version of Laurence Mark Wythe’s musical Tomorrow Morning. Originally planned as a stage production, the revival of the musical which premiered in London in 2006 will mark the film directing debut of stage director and choreographer Nick Winston. Winston […]
Concept album to be released for Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical
West End star Nadim Naaman and Qatar-based composer Dana Al Fardan have revealed plans for the release of a concept album for their second stage musical. Featuring Naaman and fellow Phantom of the Opera star Ramin Karimloo, the full-length concept album for Rumi: The Musical has been recorded during the pandemic in London and Doha. […]
Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer
Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer (where it is available for a year). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As soon as the great Ramin Karimloo launched into a sublime ‘Music of the Night’, tears started rolling down cheeks and shivers tumbled like a waterfall down the spine. We […]
Virtual lockdown production of Songs For A New World returns via Stream.Theatre
Lambert Jackson Productions’ online lockdown production of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs For A New World will be available on stream.theatre for one week from 21 February 2021. Featuring West End stars Rachel John (Hamilton), Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of the Opera), Cedric Neal (Motown) and Rachel Tucker (Come From Away) and introducing recent graduate Shem Omari […]
Tonight At The London Coliseum performance dates announced
The dates have been announced for the series of live acoustic concerts featuring a line-up of West End stars on stage at the London Coliseum. Presented by West End and Broadway producers Jack Maple and Brian Zeilinger for their new company Take Two Theatricals in association with Jamie Chapman Dixon and John-Webb Carter on behalf […]
Musical theatre stars to headline London Coliseum concert series
Seven West End stars will take centre stage in a series of acoustic concerts at London’s Coliseum which will be streamed over one week in September. Presented by West End and Broadway producers Jack Maple and Brian Zeilinger for their company Take Two Theatricals in association with Jamie Chapman Dixon and John-Webb Carter on behalf […]
Songs For A New World – Lambert Jackson Productions and The Other Palace
Songs For A New World – A virtual revival presented by Lambert Jackson Productions and The Other Palace continues until 25 July 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If only for Jason Robert Brown’s best-known composition ‘Stars and the Moon’ wistfully sung by the wondrous Rachel Tucker, this virtual revival of […]
Lambert Jackson announces virtual production of Songs For A New World
Lambert Jackson Productions in association with The Other Palace has announced a “virtual lockdown production” of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs For A New World. Filmed entirely in isolation, Séimí Campbell directs Rachel John (Hamilton), Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of the Opera), Cedric Neal (Motown) and Rachel Tucker (Come From Away), with musical supervision by Adam Hoskins […]
Star-studded online concert Kings Of Broadway 2020 will celebrate the work of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman & Stephen Sondheim
Kings Of Broadway 2020, an online concert celebrating the music of the legendary Broadway composers Jule Styne, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim (the latter two whose lyrics will also be celebrated), will premiere at 7pm on Sunday 31 May 2020 via the ‘Quick Fantastic’ channel on YouTube. The evening will feature a cross section of […]
The Showstoppers’ 24-Hour Challenge song ‘Daddy’s Your Teacher Now!’ wows Ramin Karimloo
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo has expressed his delight at the results of his challenge to The Showstoppers to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours. Aided and abetted by his son Hadley, the youngest-ever Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera had challenged the improvisation specialists to create a song […]
Ramin Karimloo issues second 24-hour Showstoppers song challenge
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo has followed Elaine Paige to issue a challenge to The Showstoppers to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours. Aided and abetted by his son Hadley, the youngest-ever Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera has challenged the improvisation specialists to create a song about home […]
Join Ramin Karimloo and special guests for a live-streamed Phantom afterparty
Tonight at 9.45pm (17 April 2020), following the 7pm online streaming of the 25th anniversary concert of The Phantom of the Opera, West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo is hosting a live-streamed afterparty (What a Masquerade: Ramin Karimloo’s Phantom Afterparty). Karimloo said: “It’s going to be a joyous, celebratory evening of togetherness and hope. […]
Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary show to stream via The Shows Must Go On
The next show to stream via Universal’s free YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On will be the 25th anniversary version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011. The show features Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom and Sierra Boggess as Christine. As usual, theatre fans […]
The Barricade Boys and star guests unite for NHS-inspired performance of ‘Bring Him Home’
The Barricade Boys have joined forces with a number of fellow Les Misérables stars to perform a special version of ‘Bring Him Home’ in a tribute to NHS staff on the frontline during the coronavirus crisis. With an introduction by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, the virtual performance features the popular musical theatre-themed group alongside […]
Lambert Jackson announces concert version of The Secret Garden at the London Palladium
Lambert Jackson Productions has unveiled plans for a London Palladium concert version of the Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden and a third season of intimate genre shows at The Other Palace. After starring in Lambert Jackson’s concert staging of Dr Zhivago at London’s Cadogan Hall, Ramin Karimloo (Love Never Dies, Adelphi Theatre, The Phantom […]
CD Review: From Now On – Ramin Karimloo
FROM NOW ON – Ramin Karimloo (Sony Masterworks Broadway) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As you would expect from such well-known and respected talent in the world of musical theatre – Ramin Karimloo has released an absolutely stunning CD which, thanks to the treatment, comes out as not just another cover album […]
Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Schoenmaker star in UK concert premiere of Doctor Zhivago
Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Schoenmaker will take the central roles in the UK concert premiere of Doctor Zhivago on London this September. Presented by Lambert Jackson Productions, the performance at Cadogan Hall on 1 September 2019 will feature Karimloo (The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Miss Saigon) in the title role with Schoenmaker […]
Barbra Streisand – British Summer Time Hyde Park
Barbra Streisand performed at British Summer Time Hyde Park, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The legend lives on. Exactly six years after her last concert at the O2, Barbra Streisand was back in London for her first open-air concert here as part of the British Summer Time event in Hyde […]
Stars to join British Theatre Academy performers for special performance of Godspell
West End favourites Laura Baldwin, Luke Bayer, Max Bowden, Rachel John and Ramin Karimloo will appear alongside students from the British Theatre Academy in a semi-staged production of Godspell at London’s Cadogan Hall on 29 June 2019. Announcing the line-up of guest performers, BTA artistic director Matthew Chandler said: “I am so excited about this […]
‘The whole point of the show is for us to all share an energy’: Ramin Karimloo on his upcoming performances with Seth Rudetsky… and lots more
The international musical theatre star RAMIN KARIMLOO will be joining Seth Rudetsky onstage for three intimate performances of Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre on 5 and 6 October 2018. The show will combine performances from Ramin with interview sections and ‘behind-the-scenes’ stories. Ramin is best known for his Olivier-nominated performance in Love Never Dies […]
Ramin Karimloo to join Seth Rudestky for three special concert performances
Award-winning Iranian-Canadian actor and singer Ramin Karimloo is heading back to London for three special concert performances as part of Seth Rudetsky’s popular Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre series in October. The international star who originated the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, and made […]
Stars line up to record The Clockmaker’s Daughter studio album
Five leading West End stars will lend their voices to a new studio recording of Webborn and Finn’s The Clockmaker’s Daughter. Currently starring as Peggy Schuyler in Hamilton, Christine Allado (In The Heights) will record the role of Constance alongside Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies) as Abraham, Fra Fee […]
Anastasia – Broadhurst Theatre, New York
Anastasia continues at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Daily headlines in US political news continue to ponder the Russian interference in last fall’s presidential election, but what about Russian influence over Broadway? Anastasia, the lavishly engaging new musical that has just opened on Broadway, is the […]
Interview – songwriters Daniel and Laura Curtis on latest album Overture
Award-winning composers and lyricists Daniel and Laura Curtis have assembled 25 leading artists from both the US and UK to record the largest-ever Broadway and West End collaboration album, Overture. Best-known for their debut album Love On 42nd Street, the duo’s work has been performed by leading musical theatre performers including Lea Salonga, Sierra Boggess and Ramin […]
Murder Ballad – Arts Theatre
Murder Ballad continues at the Arts Theatre, London until 3 December. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The murder ballad – a narrative song recounting the events leading up to and including a death, whether factual or imagined – has been around since the 18th century and persisted in some form or […]
