A new cast will take to the Savoy Theatre stage in late October as the multi Olivier Award-winning and record-breaking Paddington The Musical celebrates its first birthday in the West End.
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Funny Girl hits the big screen – marking the 10-year anniversary of the acclaimed West End production
It’s 10 years since Funny Girl, directed by Michael Mayer, transferred to the Strand’s Savoy Theatre, having initially opened Off-West End at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and later touring the UK following huge success in London.
Paddington The Musical and Evita are the big winners at the 26th annual WhatsOnStage Awards
The critically acclaimed smash-hit Paddington The Musical triumphed at the 26th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, winning nine awards.
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2025
We have asked Musical Theatre Review’s brilliantly talented team of expert critics, based across the UK, to name one particular show that made the biggest impression on them during the last 12 months.
Paddington The Musical – Savoy Theatre
Paddington The Musical continues at the Savoy Theatre, London, booking until 25 October 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Paddington is found, his label reads ‘please look after this bear’. And that is exactly what everyone involved in this production has done.
Paddington Bear makes his musical debut in London
The producers of Paddington The Musical have finally revealed the identity of those charged with bringing the marmalade sandwich-loving bear to life.
Paddington The Musical – the almost complete company
The producers of the eagerly-anticipated Paddington The Musical have announced the newest additions to the cast ahead of the show’s world premiere at London’s Savoy Theatre this autumn.
Paddington The Musical premiere – rehearsals begin
The principal cast has been assembled for the eagerly-anticipated Paddington The Musical ahead of the show’s world premiere at London’s Savoy Theatre this autumn.
Burlesque – Savoy Theatre
Burlesque continues at the Savoy Theatre, London until 6 September 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ On release in 2010, Burlesque – the Christina Aguilera/Cher movie musical – was met with a cold wall of indifference from critics, but a fervent dedication from fun-seeking moviegoers that has seen its popularity persist to this […]
Casting news for West End’s Burlesque The Musical
Broadway star Orfeh will make her West End debut in the hit stage adaptation of the 2010 movie Burlesque when it makes its eagerly awaited West End debut this summer.
Todrick Hall to take charge of West End premiere of Burlesque The Musical
Director, choreographer, record producer and songwriter Todrick Hall will direct and choreograph the hit stage adaptation of the 2010 movie Burlesque when it makes its eagerly awaited West End debut this summer.
Paddington musical to premiere at the Savoy Theatre
The eagerly-anticipated Paddington The Musical will receive its world premiere at London’s Savoy Theatre this autumn.
June closing date for Mean Girls – 2026 UK tour announced
The award-winning West End production of the Broadway hit Mean Girls will end its Savoy Theatre run on 8 June 2025 ahead of a UK tour in 2026.
West End run for Burlesque The Musical
The hit stage adaptation of the 2010 movie Burlesque will make its eagerly awaited West End debut this summer.
Full cast for world premiere of Austenland
The full cast has been confirmed for the world premiere of a new musical based on Shannon Hale’s 2007 best-selling novel Austenland later this month.
UK premiere of Tony-nominated If/Then to star Kerry Ellis
Kerry Ellis will star in the long-awaited UK premiere of the Tony-nominated If/Then early next year.
Mean Girls – Savoy Theatre
Mean Girls continues at the Savoy Theatre, London (booking until 16 February 2025). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It used to be that musicals got made into movies. But now, has your movie really been a success until it’s been made into a musical? Is Mean Girls just the latest in the lineage […]
London’s Mean Girls’ cast and creative team confirmed
The full cast and creative team have been unveiled for the eagerly anticipated West End debut of the Broadway hit Mean Girls this summer.
Sunset Boulevard – Savoy Theatre
Sunset Boulevard continues at the Savoy Theatre, London until 6 January 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Sunset Boulevard – Savoy Theatre
Sunset Boulevard continues at the Savoy Theatre, London until 6 January 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The success of this high-tariff revival hinges on Nicole Scherzinger, no past-her-sell-by has-been like Desmond but a sexy superstar who is so much more than a Pussycat Doll. She’s a powerhouse singer with a great stage presence who blows you away and a glorious, delicate dancer.
Broadway musical Mean Girls heads to the West End in June 2024
Hit Broadway musical Mean Girls, based on the Paramount Pictures film of the same name, will debut at the West End’s Savoy Theatre from June 2024. Tickets go on sale from 1 November 2023.
Sunset Boulevard – full cast and creatives
The full cast and creative team have been unveiled for director Jamie Lloyd’s highly anticipated new London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard.
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.
Oliver Tompsett to take over as Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman as the show sets West End closing date
West End favourite Oliver Tompsett will step into the leading role of Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman The Musical at the Savoy Theatre from 4 April until 18 June 2023. The production will then close in London before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour, opening at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre on 17 October.
Courtney Bowman to join cast of Pretty Woman and new extension announced
West End sensation Courtney Bowman will join the cast of Pretty Woman The Musical at the Savoy Theatre from 15 November 2022.
Five Questions With: Bob Harms
BOB HARMS plays Happy Man/Mr Thompson in the smash hit feel-good Pretty Woman The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre and has done so since the West End production opened at the Piccadilly Theatre in February 2020. Musical Theatre Review said of Bob’s performance: “Bob Harms shamelessly steals the show in a variety of roles, from the […]
Pretty Woman’s Savoy run extended into 2023
Pretty Woman The Musical will remain in residence at London’s Savoy Theatre into next year with booking now extended up to 28 January 2023. The hit show’s producers have also announced the news that the show’s original stars Aimie Atkinson (Six, Arts Theatre, In The Heights, King’s Cross Theatre) and Danny Mac (Sunset Boulevard UK […]
New cast members join Pretty Woman at the Savoy
Pretty Woman: The Musical will welcome five new cast members to the production at the Savoy Theatre which is currently booking up to June. Patrick Barrett, Elly Jay, Annabelle Laing, Will Luckett and Cilla Silver will join the cast which is headed by SIX’s Aimie Atkinson (In the Heights, King’s Cross Theatre) and Danny Mac […]
Pretty Woman confirms reopening date at the Savoy Theatre
Pretty Woman: The Musical will reopen in its new home, the Savoy Theatre, as planned on 8 July 2021 although social distancing measures will remain in place until 20 July. As previously announced Six’s Aimie Atkinson (In the Heights, King’s Cross Theatre) and Danny Mac (Sunset Boulevard UK tour, White Christmas, Dominion Theatre) will walk […]
Pretty Woman to reopen at the Savoy Theatre in July 2021
After breaking advance box office records at the Piccadilly Theatre last year, the London production of Pretty Woman: The Musical will take up residence in its new home, the Savoy Theatre this summer. Announcing the change and location and reopening dates for the show which had only just arrived in the West End when theatres […]
Book Review: D’Oyly Carte: Inside Out – Roberta Morrell
D’Oyly Carte: Inside Out – Roberta Morrell (Matador Books – ISBN: 978-1-83859-481-7) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is the second book by the delightful Roberta Morrell on her years with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company and it is an absolutely enchanting read. The first book D’Oyly Carte: The Inside Story focused on […]
West End production of Sunday in the Park With George is postponed until 2021
The highly anticipated West End season of Sunday in the Park with George, starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, has been postponed until further notice, following the temporary closure of theatreland this spring. Presented by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Riva Marker and Jeanine Tesori in association with New York […]
9 To 5 West End cast recording released
The West End cast recording of Dolly Parton’s hit show 9 to 5 The Musical is now available to stream and download on all streaming platforms. Recorded live at London’s Savoy Theatre where the production celebrates its first birthday this month, the recording features stars Caroline Sheen, Amber Davies, Natalie McQueen, Bonnie Langford and Brian […]
Louise Redknapp and Brian Conley head back to West End’s 9 To 5 The Musical
Louise Redknapp and Brian Conley will return to their roles in 9 to 5 The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre. Redknapp will be back in the West End as Violet Newstead from 10 February 2020 following Caroline Sheen’s final performance as Violet on 8 February. Redknapp is expected to remain with the production until the […]
Sunday in the Park With George starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford opens at the Savoy Theatre in June 2020
Tickets have gone on sale today for a strictly limited season of Sunday in the Park With George starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford and directed by Sarna Lapine, at the Savoy Theatre. Preview performances will begin on 11 June 2020, with the final performance taking place on 5 September 2020. Official opening night to […]
Back to the office for Caroline Sheen in 9 To 5 The Musical
West End star Caroline Sheen is heading back to the Savoy theatre to re-join the cast of 9 To 5 The Musical from 4 July 2019 following the departure of Louise Redknapp. The Witches of Eastwick star previously stepped in to play Violet Newstead for the first few weeks of the show’s London run when […]
Caroline Sheen to replace Louise Redknapp for 9 To 5 The Musical’s Savoy run
West End star Caroline Sheen has stepped in to replace Louise Redknapp for the first few weeks of the eagerly-awaited Savoy Theatre run of Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 The Musical. The actress, who featured in the original cast of The Witches of Eastwick (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and took on the title role in […]
Injured Louise Redknapp forced to miss 9 To 5 The Musical opening
Louise Redknapp has been forced to delay her debut in a starring role in the eagerly-awaited Savoy Theatre run of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical after the former pop star sustained injuries to her face and wrist in a fall. In a statement released this week, the producers said: “Due to an injury this […]
Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 The Musical to play the Savoy Theatre in early 2019
Brian Conley, Natalie McQueen, Louise Redknapp and reality TV star Amber Davies will take the central roles in Dolly Parton’s musical 9 To 5 The Musical when it plays London’s Savoy Theatre for a strictly limited season from January 2019. Presented by the Queen of Country herself, the production will star pop singer turned theatre […]
Arts Ed’s Alex Cardall wins the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Award – Savoy Theatre
Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year and Stiles + Drewe Best New Song competitions at the Savoy Theatre, London. After four years of female domination, Alex Cardall struck back for the fellas by winning the 12th annual Stephen Sondheim Student Performer of the Year competition at its new venue, the Savoy Theatre. The ArtsEd student who comes […]
Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year and Stiles + Drewe Prize 2018 – meet the winners
The winners of the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year and Stiles + Drewe Prize have been announced at the 12th anniversary West End Gala at the Savoy Theatre which was hosted Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett. Alex Cardall (who is about to graduate from the Arts Educational Schools, London) won the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year award after performing ‘Buddy’s […]
Dreamgirls to end Savoy run before UK tour
The critically-acclaimed UK premiere run of Dreamgirls will give its final performance at the Savoy Theatre on Saturday 12 January 2019 ahead of a UK tour. Currently starring Marisha Wallace, Moya Angela and Karen Mav sharing the iconic role of Effie White, with Asmeret Ghebremichael as Lorrell Robinson and Brennyn Lark as Deena Jones, the award-winning production will end after lighting up the Savoy for […]
New Effies line up for Dreamgirls as Amber Riley bids the production farewell
From 20 November 2017, Moya Angela will join Marisha Wallace and Karen Mav to play the iconic role of Effie White in Dreamgirls. Booking for the run at the Savoy Theatre will also extend through to 2 June 2018. The three actresses will all share the role at different performances throughout the week. Award-winning Amber […]
CD Review – Dreamgirls – Original London Cast
DREAMGIRLS – Original London Cast (Sony – 889854294922) Having taken London by storm at the Savoy Theatre, Sony has released a double live recording which simply sizzles with electricity and loads of atmosphere. Not only is it recorded live, but it also contains the full score, which is absolutely brilliant for all those Dreamgirls enthusiasts […]
Dreamgirls West End cast recording – release details
Newly-crowned Olivier Award winners Amber Riley and Adam J Bernard feature on the highly anticipated Original London Cast Recording of the West End production of Dreamgirls which will be released by Sony Masterworks Broadway next month. Currently available to pre-order now via Amazon, the two CD set will be available via Amazon, iTunes and all […]
Dreamgirls – Asmeret Ghebremichael joins the cast
West End and Broadway actress Asmeret Ghebremichael has joined the cast of the critically-acclaimed UK premiere run of Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre. Best-known for her performances in The Book of Mormon on Broadway and in the West End, the American actress and singer takes over the role of Lorrell Robinson after Ibinabo Jack was […]
West End Dreamgirls – Original London Cast Recording to be released in April
The Original London Cast Recording of the West End production of musical Dreamgirls will be released on Sony Classical in mid-April and is available to pre-order today via Amazon. This brand new double album was recorded live last month at the Savoy Theatre. It captures the performances of the original London cast of Dreamgirls, the […]
Dreamgirls – Savoy Theatre
Dreamgirls continues at the Savoy Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dreamgirls first debuted on Broadway in 1981 and after a long 35-year wait, it finally has its London debut. As fans of the show will already know, the book throws the spotlight on the Dreamettes, a young, ambitious singing trio […]
Dreamgirls – a sneak peek at rehearsals and more tickets released
As more tickets were released for the long-awaited UK premiere of Dreamgirls (the new booking period will extend performances at the Savoy Theatre until 6 May 2017), Musical Theatre Review’s Tal Fox went along to rehearsals for a sneak peek: “It’s hard to believe that the cast of Dreamgirls is only into its second week of […]
Meet The Dreams in Dreamgirls – new images and video
The first official images of Amber Riley, Ibinabo Jack and Liisi LaFontaine as The Dreams have been revealed. Exclusive new photography and a behind the scenes video have been made available today ahead of Amber Riley’s appearance on The Graham Norton Show where she will sing ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’. The Graham Norton Show will be broadcast […]
