West End star Daniel Boys takes on the title role in the world premiere recording of Gabriel, a new two act Christmas musical from composer Andrew Fisher (Girl in a Crisis, Billy Bow). Due for release on 14 December 2020 by SimG Records, the studio cast recording features Boys (Falsettos, Spamalot) alongside Lauren Samuels (Bend […]
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Come From Away cast and creatives to feature in next One Night Only online event
Cast and creatives from international hit musical Come From Away will unite online for the fourth instalment in the popular One Night Only series this month. Panel guests for the unique, virtual, interactive evening will include writers Irene Sankoff and David Hein, director Christopher Ashley, musical stager Kelly Devine, musical supervisor and arranger Ian Eisendrath, […]
Jamie team to reunite for third one night only event
Cast and creatives from hit British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will reunite online for the third instalment in the popular One Night Only series next month. SimG Productions and Musical Theatre Radio’s third One Night Only event on YouTube on 4 September will follow on from June’s successful reunion of the team behind From […]
Saturday Night Fever team to reunite for One Night Only
Adam Garcia and Arlene Phillips will be among the cast and creatives from the original 1998 production of Saturday Night Fever to reunite online for a special event next month. Following on from June’s successful reunion of the team behind From Here To Eternity, SimG Productions’ second One Night Only event will take place on […]
Darius Campbell, Siubhan Harrison, Rebecca Thornhill and Robert Lonsdale line up for From Here To Eternity one-night-only reunion
Writers Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson and cast members from the West End production of From Here To Eternity will appear in a special One Night Only reunion, presented by SimG Productions and Musical Theatre Radio on 22 June 2020. This unique, virtual, interactive event will reunite cast and creatives from the original London production […]
Five Questions With: Emma Kingston
EMMA KINGSTON is joining Kim Criswell and Luke Bayer in the Game of Thrones-inspired Tyrell as part of the second MT Fest UK at London’s Turbine Theatre. Written by Alex Ratner and directed by Simon Greiff, the show will be performed on the evenings of Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 February with a matinee […]
Casts announced for MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre
A number of West End stars have been lined up to appear in each of the new musicals chosen to feature in the programme for Paul Taylor-Mills’ MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre next month. Running from 3-15 February 2020 at the newly opened venue on the banks of the Thames in Battersea, the second MTFestUK […]
Girl in a Crisis – Live At Zédel
Girl in a Crisis at Live At Zédel, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Putting your talent right upfront in an intimate venue like the lush Crazy Coqs and before an almost pin-dropping quietly attentive audience is anything but easy. Plenty of credit then goes to Lorna Want whose manic, emotional and […]
Rumpy Pumpy! – Union Theatre
Rumpy Pumpy! continues at the Union Theatre, London until 19 November. Star rating: one star ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ The real-life story of two ladies from the Women’s Institute who campaigned for rights and improved conditions for sex workers – and the decriminalisation of prostitution, no less – sounds like it should be the ideal […]
Rumpy Pumpy! – first look at Linda Nolan and Louise Jameson in Rumpy Pumpy!
The producers of next month’s production of Barbara Jane Mackie’s Rumpy Pumpy! have released a first look at Linda Nolan and Louise Jameson in character, along with full casting details. The home-grown musical, based on the true story of two WI members who became the unlikely champions of the rights of prostitutes, is due […]
British musical Rumpy Pumpy! to play Windsor and London
Barbara Jane Mackie’s Rumpy Pumpy!, the home-grown musical based on the true story of two WI members who became the unlikely champions of the rights of prostitutes, is to return to the stage this autumn. Due to open at Windsor’s Theatre Royal in November ahead of seven performances at London’s Union Theatre, the show which […]
The S&S Award Gala 2015 – St James Theatre
The S&S Award Gala was held at the St James Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Where is the home of new musical theatre writing in the UK? The West End houses 33 musicals currently – putting aside adaptations, jukebox musicals and classic works, only two of these could be considered new standalone original works. The National Theatre allows […]
S&S Award Gala – Nigel Harman and David Bedella lead line-up
Olivier Award winners Nigel Harman and David Bedella will take leading roles in this year’s S&S Award Gala at St James Theatre on Sunday 23 November. It has also ben announced that The S&S Award is linking up with Leicester Curve to be the ‘host venue’ for the winning show’s developmental programme. Curve, under new artistic director Nikolai Foster, has declared its […]
Van Winkle – a folk musical is showcased at St James Theatre
SimG Productions presents a workshop presentation of the new piece Van Winkle – a folk musical on Friday 17 October at the St James Theatre, directed by Simon Greiff. Written by Caroline Wigmore, with arrangements and orchestrations by Jen Green, Van Winkle is a retelling of Washington Irving’s classic tale Rip Van Winkle. This new musical workshop will […]
Before After – St James Studio Theatre
Before After was performed at the St James Studio Theatre, London. For budding writers of new musical theatre there always comes a time in the process when the next step in development is to put the piece in front of an audience – to gauge their reaction and to invite (hopefully) constructive feedback before taking […]
Anything Can Happen – St James Theatre
A workshop presentation of Anything Can Happen, a revue celebrating the songs of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, took place at the St James Theatre, London. Composer George Stiles and lyricist Anthony Drewe have been creating musicals together for 30 years now. So a revue which aims to catalogue those three decades in a two-hour […]
Daniel Boys and Lauren Samuels star in Stiles and Drewe revue Anything Can Happen
West End performers Annalene Beechey, Daniel Boys, James Gillan and Lauren Samuels will star in the exclusive workshop presentation of the new musical revue Anything Can Happen! – celebrating the diverse repertoire of the Olivier Award-winning British writing team George Stiles and Anthony Drewe – on Friday 25 July at 1.30pm at the St James Theatre. Anything Can Happen! has been specifically created […]
Emerging Artists – catch the latest show at Crazy Coqs
“Despite the financial rewards of a West End hit, there are still relatively few avenues for new musical theatre writers to showcase their new work. Thankfully Simon Greiff has recognised this need and created Emerging Artists at the Crazy Coqs in central London. Picking up the late night slot at the popular cabaret venue, Emerging Artists offers to introduce […]
Picture Perfect: A New Musical premieres this weekend
Picture Perfect: A New Musical, a contemporary song-cycle musical that explores love and relationships using the songs of award-winning American composer Scott Evan Davis, conceived and directed by Simon Greiff, gets its London premiere at the St James Studio Theatre, London this weekend with four performances on 31 May and 1 June. Josh is graduating […]
Merrily We Roll Along – London College of Music
Merrily We Roll Along was performed by the London College of Music BA Musical Theatre students at Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford. From way down the Sondheim pecking order, well behind Follies, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music and Company in the eyes of most, Merrily We Roll Along has emerged over the past two years as […]
Helen Hobson leads cast in Picture Perfect: A New Musical
Picture Perfect: A New Musical, a contemporary song-cycle musical that explores love and relationships using the songs of award-winning American composer Scott Evan Davis, conceived and directed by Simon Greiff, will get its London premiere at the St James Studio Theatre, London with four performances on 31 May and 1 June. Josh is graduating college […]
Emerging Artists season at Crazy Coqs
Simon Greiff for SimG Productions, in association with the Crazy Coqs, is presenting the Emerging Artists season. Following last November’s successful launch (as part of the inaugural London Festival of Cabaret), Emerging Artists will return for three nights at the acclaimed Crazy Coqs. This season will feature emerging British based writers and performers presenting original […]
