American stage and screen star Anthony Rapp will make a rare London appearance this December in a series of concerts at St James Studio. One of the original stars of the innovative musical Rent, Rapp will be performing in the venue’s studio theatre at the same time as the new 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s […]
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Tim McArthur presents new show at St James Studio
Cabaret performer Tim McArthur celebrates his 25-year stage career with a brand new show on 1 October at London’s St James Studio. Accompanied by a four-piece band, McArthur’s first solo cabaret performance in two years, Mountains, is a celebration of songs from the musical theatre world. Apart from the show’s title song ‘Mountains’ (Mrs Henderson Presents), McArthur […]
St James Studio autumn season – 16 new shows
London’s St James Studio has announced a diverse mix of 16 new shows for a packed autumn season that also includes the previously announced EFG London Jazz Festival. Tickets are on sale this week for the line-up that begins with audience favourite Eve Ferret accompanied by musical partner and guitarist Roddy Matthews in Eve Ferret: […]
The Stripper at St James Studio – casting news
Casting has been announced for the revival of musical whodunnit The Stripper, will open at London’s St James Studio next month. Hannah Grover (The Toxic Avenger), Gloria Onitiri (The Bodyguard), Marc Pickering (The Toxic Avenger), Michael Steedon (Hairspray) and Sebastien Torkia (Travels With My Aunt) began rehearsals for the show this week. Based on the […]
Musical theatre writer Adam Gwon to play St James Studio
Multi-award winning American composer and lyricist Adam Gwon will play a special concert at London’s St James Studio next week. Adam Gwon – The New American Musical will feature rising musical theatre star Gwon, a five-piece band and special guests performing his work at the venue on 12 May. A winner of the prestigious Fred Ebb, Richard Rodgers and […]
London Festival of Cabaret 2016 – all the details
Full programme details have been announced for this year’s London Festival of Cabaret which will run at various venues across the capital from 22 April until 8 May. Now in its fourth year, the festival, which aims to celebrate the great composers, lyricists and interpreters of popular song, will take place at four host venues: […]
Forever Plaid – Jon Lee, Keith Jack, Matthew Quinn and Luke Striffler cast
The full cast has been revealed for the three-week run of Forever Plaid at London’s St James Theatre Studio. Jon Lee stars alongside Keith Jack, Matthew Quinn and Luke Striffler. Jon Lee plays Jinx. He recently played Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys in the West End (Prince Edward Theatre). Other credits include Marius in Les […]
London Festival of Cabaret at St James Studio – line-up includes Sophie-Louise Dann
The St James Studio will once again be one of the main host venues for the popular London Festival of Cabaret. Now entering its fourth year, the Festival – which aims to celebrate the great composers, lyricists and interpreters of popular song – runs from 22 April until 8 May. Other host venues across the city […]
Musical revue Forever Plaid has three-week run at St James Studio
Popular Off-Broadway musical revue Forever Plaid is being presented at the St James Studio Theatre by the producing team behind recent Studio hits Jerry’s Girls, Marry Me a Little and Miss-Leading Ladies Join the boys of Forever Plaid from 5 April to 24 April 2016 on a humorous ‘heavenly’ journey through some of the greatest close-harmony songs of the 1950s. With one final […]
The World Goes Round – The Songs of Kander & Ebb – St James Studio Theatre
The World Goes Round – The Songs of Kander & Ebb continues at the St James Studio Theatre, London until 7 February. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Even though The World Goes Round has not quite achieved the same kind of profile for Kander and Ebb as Side By Side By Sondheim has for another masterful […]
Interview – Oliver Tompsett in The World Goes Round – The Songs of Kander & Ebb
The World Goes Round, the compilation revue of songs by John Kander & Fred Ebb, had a great reception at Chelsea’s Pheasantry last year. It returns to the St James Studio from 2 to 7 February with a cast including OLIVER TOMPSETT, at only 34, a veteran of the musical stage. Tompsett is best known for playing […]
Comedy cabaret duo Ferris & Milnes set up residency at St James Studio
Ferris & Milnes, the musical theatre comedy cabaret performed by Dominic Ferris and Martin Milnes, will have a 2016 residency at the St James Studio, London. To coincide with the announcement, an exclusive new video of Ferris and Milnes’ ‘33 Sondheim Numbers in 5 Minutes’ has been released, giving theatre-lovers the chance to see the medley which was […]
Ross Leadbeater’s Great British Songbook – St James Studio
Ross Leadbeater’s Great British Songbook with Charlotte Jaconelli at St James Studio, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It takes a deal of persuasion on an October Saturday night to get a Strictly Come Dancing junkie away from his TV set and a delivery King Prawn Dhansak but, when you think […]
The Clockmaker’s Daughter returns to London stage for one night only.
Following an acclaimed world premiere season at the Landor Theatre, the original cast and creative team of The Clockmaker’s Daughter, a new British musical by Michael Webbon and Daniel Finn, are to reunite for a special one-off concert version at St James Studio on Monday 2 November. The Clockmaker’s Daughter was praised by critics and the production was nominated for ten […]
Looking For Lansbury – St James Studio Theatre
Looking For Lansbury was performed by Fiona-Jane Weston at the St James Studio, London. The show is also touring. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ On Friday 16 October Angela Lansbury turned 90 – a landmark that was celebrated in style by Fiona-Jane Weston and her audience. Weston, in the latest of […]
Miss-Leading Ladies – St James Studio
Miss-Leading Ladies continues at St James Studio, London until 30 August. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Cabaret lovers are being spoilt for sibling revelry. It’s only a month since the Callaway sisters, Ann and Liz, flew over from New York to wow us at the Hippodrome and now Miss-Leading Ladies, with brother-and-sister act […]
Madalena Alberto – Don’t Cry For Me – St James Studio
Madalena Alberto performed her show Don’t Cry For Me at the St James Studio, London. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Originally from Lisbon, Madalena Alberto moved to London to study performing arts and since graduating has developed a successful career in musical theatre. She has recently played Eva Peron in Evita both in […]
Cy Coleman revue Rhythm of Life – Marti Webb, Debbie Kurup, Cedric Neal and John Barr in line-up
Marti Webb, Debbie Kurup, Cedric Neal and John Barr are to star in Rhythm of Life, a brand new song cycle celebrating many of the greatest hits by master of the catchy show tune, Tony Award-winning Cy Coleman. Rhythm of Life – which includes five new songs from the Cy Coleman Archive never performed before in […]
Ria Jones and Ceri Dupree bring Miss-Leading Ladies to St James Studio
Siblings Ria Jones and Ceri Dupree will star in this celebration of some of the greatest grande dames of stage and screen, adding their own unique family twist. From Ethel Merman to Doris Day, Marlene Dietrich to Danny La Rue, Miss-Leading Ladies will showcase them all, playing at the St James Studio Theatre from 5–30 August (press night […]
Scott Alan and Cynthia Erivo – Home Again – St James Studio
Scott Alan and Cynthia Erivo: Home Again at the St James Studio Theatre, London, as part of the London Festival of Cabaret. Star rating: Five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In the world of musical theatre and its cabaret sibling, we are used to describing songs and performances as ‘moving’ or ‘emotional’. All too often, though, there […]
Interview – composer Scott Alan reunites with Cynthia Erivo at the London Festival of Cabaret
New York-based composer Scott Alan (Home; Dreaming Wide Awake) and Broadway-bound actress and singer Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple; I Can’t Sing!) will join forces for Home Again, three special concerts (4–6 May) at the St James Studio, London as part of the London Festival of Cabaret 2015 (28 April to 11 May). Audiences can expect to hear Erivo […]
Apartment 40c – St James Studio
Apartment 40c continues at St James Studio, London until 12 April. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This Manhattan-set musical, written by two Brits, the co-artistic directors of London Theatre Workshop, Ray Rackham and Tom Lees, had decent reviews when it premiered at their Fulham HQ before Christmas but this is a bigger, better version. Expanded […]
Under Construction – St James Studio
Under Construction, a showcase featuring three new musicals, was performed at St James Studio, London. Star rating: 2 stars ★ ★ The three musicals are: The Sorrows of Satan Authors: Luke Bateman and Michael Conley; director: Adam Lenson; musical director: Freddie Tapner. Cast: Oliver Hembrough, Paul Keating, Samantha Hull and Freddie Tapner. One Way Ticket Authors: Daniel Sturman and RC Staab; director: Luke Fredericks; musical director: Nathan Jarvis. […]
Jerry’s Girls – St James Studio
Jerry’s Girls continues at St James Studio, London until 15 March. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It is only when you hear 28 of his show songs paraded one after the other in a sparkling revue staged so winningly by a hectically-involved cast of five under Kate Golledge’s imaginative direction that you realise the full extent of Broadway legend Jerry […]
Jerry’s Girls London revival – meet the Girls
Full casting has been announced for musical revue Jerry’s Girls which, 30 years after it opened on Broadway, will be revived in a limited two-week run (3 to 15 March) at the St James Studio, London. Jerry’s Girls are Anna-Jane Casey, Ria Jones and Sarah-Louise Young. Anna-Jane Casey was recently seen starring in Forbidden Broadway at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Vaudeville Theatre. West End credits […]
Wartime Women: A Khaki Cabaret – Fiona-Jane Weston – St James Studio
Wartime Women: A Khaki Cabaret was performed by Fiona-Jane Weston at St James Studio, London. Now for something completely different – a cabaret about the role women played in war, from Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury in 1588 to Hannah Snell, who disguised herself as a man and joined the Marines in 1747 (and […]
Songwriters Anderson & Petty are home at St James Theatre
Barry Anderson and Mark Petty, the transatlantic songwriting duo known as Anderson & Petty, are hosting a celebration concert of their debut songbook album You Are Home at St James Studio, London on Sunday 16 March. They will be joined by a host of West End performers including Matthew Barrow, Edward Baruwa, Kieran Brown, Nadine Cox, […]
