Jake Sharp will be back at the head of the class when the eagerly-awaited first major UK and Ireland tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Olivier award-winning School of Rock – The Musical launches at Hull New Theatre in September. The actor who previously played Dewey Finn in the West End will return to take charge […]
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Classes to start for UK and Ireland tour of School of Rock – The Musical in September 2021
Auditions are in full swing for the eagerly awaited first major UK and Ireland tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Olivier Award-winning School of Rock – The Musical with classes due to begin at Hull New Theatre in September. Originally due to launch at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham in February, the kids will be back in […]
Online auditions will be held for children to be cast in the School of Rock forthcoming tour
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s award-winning West End show, School of Rock – The Musical, opens its first UK tour at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on 13 February 2021 and is launching an online search for talented young musicians. With mini-rockers across the country currently being taught at the school of ‘mom and dad’, the team would […]
TOUR NEWS: Bring It On, Sister Act, Say Yes To Tess, Waitress, Hairspray, Six and School Of Rock – The Musical
Angela Thomas catches up with the latest touring news… BRING IT ON The first UK and Ireland tour of the Broadway musical version of hit teen film Bring It On will culminate in a London festive season at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Presented by Selladoor Productions, the Tony-nominated tale of duelling cheerleaders which is […]
Year three cast for School of Rock London
Craig Gallivan will step into the leading role of Dewey Finn in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Olivier Award-winning School of Rock – The Musical next month. Details of the year three cast for the hit show were released on the same day as a further 350,000 tickets were made available for the show which is now […]
New cast for West End’s School of Rock
Rehearsals have begun for the new West End cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Olivier Award-winning School of Rock – The Musical. Due to take to the stage at the New London Theatre from 15 November, the new line-up will be headed by Stephen Leask (One Man, Two Guvnors) who will step into the leading role […]
School of Rock to host Radio 2 Children In Need show
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Olivier Award-winning School of Rock – The Musical will play host to this year’s BBC Radio 2’s Children In Need Gala on 6 November. The link with the popular BBC TV fundraiser was announced just weeks after the producers confirmed a fourth extension to the show’s West End run at the New […]
West End’s School of Rock extends run until January 2019
School looks set to stay in session for at least two more years with the announcement of a fourth extension to the West End run of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – The Musical. Now booking until 13 January 2019 at the New London Theatre, the production team also confirmed the dates for the next […]
CD Review – Cockeyed Optimist – Jenn Gambatese
COCKEYED OPTIMIST (Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein) – JENN GAMBATESE (Jay Records – CdJAY1447) To my shame I had never heard of Jenn Gambatese before being sent this CD to review. I now know she played Jane in Disney’s stage musical version of Tarzan on the Great White Way, Glinda on a national tour of […]
London celebrates West End Live 2017
London theatre is celebrating following the triumphant West End LIVE 2017, which saw hundreds of thousands flock to Trafalgar Square [exclusive images form our official photographer Roy Tan]. Now in its 13th year, the event has become one of Europe’s largest free performing arts festivals. The event is organised by Westminster City Council and the […]
West End’s School of Rock – The Musical – Gary Trainor to take over lead role
Gary Trainor will step into the leading role of Dewey Finn in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Olivier Award-winning School of Rock – The Musical later this month. The actor, who has played the alternate Dewey since the show’s London premiere, will lead the cast from 17 May with Stephen Leask joining the cast as the new […]
Olivier Awards 2017 – Groundhog Day wins Best New Musical, double acting prizes for Dreamgirls
While the biggest story of the Olivier Awards 2017 was the success of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which collected a record-breaking nine Olivier Awards (overtaking Matilda and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as the most decorated production in the ceremony’s history), there was still plenty to celebrate in the musical […]
School Of Rock – The Musical – open auditions planned to find new band members
Auditions are being held to find new young classmates for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking School of Rock – The Musical. Open auditions will take place on Saturday 25 March in Cardiff, Tuesday 23 and Thursday 25 May in London, Saturday 10 June in Sheffield, Saturday 15 July in Birmingham, Saturday 23 September in Liverpool and […]
Olivier Awards 2017 – Groundhog Day receives eight nominations
Groundhog Day leads the musical theatre field in the list of nominations for this year’s Olivier Awards, revealed today by Kinky Boots star Matt Henry and fellow Olivier Award winner Denise Gough (People, Places and Things). The well-received show which makes its Broadway debut later this month picked up nominations in eight categories including the Mastercard Award […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrates four musicals on Broadway
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrated four musicals playing simultaneously on Broadway when Sunset Boulevard opened at the Palace Theatre yesterday (9 February 2017). Three of Lloyd Webber’s musicals rang in 2017 by breaking house records at the Winter Garden (School of Rock – The Musical), Majestic (The Phantom of the Opera) and Neil Simon (Cats) […]
School of Rock – more box office records fall
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock the Musical has reached new milestones on both sides of the Atlantic. In the West End the production has broken the box office record previously held by War Horse at the 1,000-seat New London Theatre, while over on Broadway the show has smashed its own record at the Winter Garden Theatre. […]
Musical Theatre 2016 – a reflection – what was your favourite?
Musical Theatre Review reflects on an incredibly busy year of theatre – in the West End, on the London Fringe, across the UK – and picks a selection of shows from each month that topped the FOUR and FIVE star ratings with our contributors. JANUARY Guys and Dolls – Savoy Theatre, London Star rating: five stars ★ […]
School of Rock the Musical – children’s open auditions to be held in Manchester
The West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock the Musical, which opened earlier this month, will hold children’s open casting auditions this coming Sunday, 4 December, at The Lowry Theatre in Salford, Manchester. Successful children could then form part of future casts of the show in the West End in 2017. The production is looking to […]
School of Rock the Musical – New London Theatre
School of Rock the Musical continues at the New London Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Richard Linklater’s 2003 film School of Rock remains one of the director’s most mainstream works. Telling the story of a feckless loser who pretends to be a supply teacher and ends up coaching a […]
Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – West End dates confirmed
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new show School of Rock – The Musical will arrive in the West End this October a few months earlier than expected. Public booking will open 25 May with previews at the New London Theatre beginning on 24 October ahead of the opening night on 14 November. The show is initially booking until […]
Hamilton receives a record-breaking 16 Tony nominations
Why don’t they just call them the Hamiltons? The Tony Award nominations for the 2015-16 Broadway season were announced today (Tuesday) and a record-breaking 16 of them went to the blockbuster Hamilton, which delivers a hip-hop look at Alexander Hamilton and the other founding fathers of the United States. The count beats the previous record […]
Cats will return to Broadway this summer
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats will return to Broadway this summer at the Neil Simon Theatre. Preview performances will begin on 14 July, with an official opening set for 2 August 2016. When Cats opens, Lloyd Webber will, once again, have the rare distinction of having three musicals running simultaneously on Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock – The Musical, and Cats . Composed by Lloyd Webber and based […]
School of Rock – The Musical – Lloyd Webber searches for West End cast of kids
The search is on for at least 39 talented youngsters to play the child stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking new show School of Rock – The Musical when it finally arrives in the UK in 2017 (although previous reports suggested autumn 2016). The show, which is based on the hit Jack Black comedy film and […]
School of Rock – The Musical to open at the London Palladium in autumn 2016
Following its Broadway opening last night at the Winter Garden Theatre, the West End production of School of Rock – The Musical will open at the London Palladium in autumn 2016. Dates for the West End run will be confirmed in the New Year with details of when the production will go on sale. Andrew Lloyd […]
School of Rock – The Musical begins Broadway previews – cast members from stage and screen versions meet
The world premiere production of School of Rock – The Musical on Broadway has begun previews at the Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening set for 6 December. Based on the hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock will feature music from the movie, as well as new music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, […]
School of Rock – Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals 360° music video
Andrew Lloyd Webber has released a fully immersive 360° music video for ‘You’re in the Band’, a musical number from his upcoming Broadway show, School of Rock – The Musical. Shot in a real New York City classroom, this innovative 360° video produced for the Broadway production is one of the first of its kind on YouTube or Facebook. The video was designed […]
From Lloyd Webber to Fiddler – what Broadway has to offer during the next season
If yet another production of the ever-beloved Fiddler On the Roof doesn’t exactly set you tingling with anticipation, how about a fresh-off-the-page Andrew Lloyd Webber rockfest? At any rate, such endeavours are both part of the upcoming fall schedule on Broadway, which is brimming over with musical openings, a mix of revivals and brand new […]
Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – The Musical premieres on Broadway
School of Rock – The Musical will have its world premiere on Broadway, with previews beginning on 2 November 2015 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening set for 6 December. Based on the hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock will feature music from the movie, as well as new music written by […]
