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.
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Jesus Christ Superstar – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring
Jesus Christ Superstar was reviewed at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London where it runs until 18 May 2024, and then tours until 17 August 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
Jesus Christ Superstar – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Jesus Christ Superstar was reviewed at Milton Keynes Theatre (running until 4 November 2023). The tour continues until 17 August 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Jesus Christ Superstar – Palace Theatre, Manchester and Touring
Jesus Christ Superstar continues at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until 23 September 2023. The production then tours until 17 August 2024 (with more dates to be announced). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Black British Theatre Awards 2022 – nominees announced
The Royal Court’s production of For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy and Hope Mill Theatre’s production of The Wiz lead the way in the shortlist for the 2022 Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs). Both productions have received six nominations, with Matthew Xia (The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre) and […]
Full cast confirmed for Dreamgirls first UK tour
Sonia Friedman Productions has unveiled full casting for the long-awaited first UK tour of Broadway and West End hit Dreamgirls. As previously announced, Nicole Raquel Dennis (Dear Evan Hansen, Nöel Coward Theatre, Waitress, Adelphi Theatre) will revisit her chair-turning performance of ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ on ITV’s The Voice in 2019, […]
Cast confirmed for Vanara – The Legend premiere
West End and international stars feature among the cast for the world premiere production of new musical Vanara – The Legend at London’s Hackney Empire next month. Matthew Croke (Aladdin, Prince Edward Theatre, Hair, London Palladium), Glenn Carter (Evita, UK tour, Jesus Christ Superstar, UK tour), Johnnie Fiori (Hairspray, Shaftesbury Theatre, Sunshine Boys, Savoy Theatre, […]
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber – Leicester Curve
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber continues at Leicester Curve until 19 June 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s easy to forget, when examining the legend of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the sheer proliferation of work which has gone into a career spanning decades. Not to worry – Nikolai Foster and […]
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 […]
Songs For a New World transfers to the Vaudeville Theatre in February 2021 for a limited run
Lambert Jackson Productions has announced that its critically acclaimed production of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs For a New World will transfer to the Vaudeville Theatre for a strictly limited run from 9 February 2021, with previews from 5 February, running until 7 March. This comes after the huge success of the production at The London […]
