Stage, screen and recording artist Josh Groban will play the Demon Barber, Sweeney Todd opposite Tony Award-winner Annaleigh Ashford as the resourceful Mrs Lovett in the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s multi-award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd since 1980. Produced by Jeffrey Seller and directed by Hamilton’s Tony Award-winning director Thomas Kail, […]
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Giles Terera hosts new Hamilton-themed podcast series
Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera is the host of a new podcast featuring fellow cast members and creatives from the London production of Hamilton. Created to accompany Terera’s upcoming book release Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal – the star’s personal account of his experiences playing the role of Aaron Burr in the West End […]
West End’s Hamilton to step ‘back into the room’ from August 2021
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced plans for the award-winning West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton to resume performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre from 19 August 2021. Announcing the reopening plans for another of his major productions, Mackintosh said: “The last year has been unbelievably hard for everyone but particularly so […]
Hamilton – Disney Plus
Hamilton is streaming now (and hopefully forever) on Disney Plus. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s hard to say anything about Hamilton that hasn’t already morphed into a cliché. Certainly, every critic who has reviewed it – in seemingly the most ubiquitously discussed art event in some time – has jostled […]
Watch: The non-stop rise of Lin-Manuel Miranda
On Friday 3 July 2020, the film of Hamilton will be made available to stream on Disney Plus, giving millions the opportunity to see the show from the comfort of their own homes for the very first time. To celebrate the occasion, here is a brief history of writer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda’s remarkable career to date: […]
The Wrong Man – MCC Theater Space, New York
The Wrong Man continues at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, New York until 17 November 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ “Am I a human being/Or am I here performing?” So sings Duran, the lead character, at the start of the new Off-Broadway musical The Wrong Man. It’s a […]
More tickets available for Hamilton
Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced another extended booking period for the smash hit London version of the multi-award-winning Broadway hit Hamilton. Tickets for performances until Saturday 30 March 2019 will go on sale via official Hamilton ticketing channels from Monday (4 June 2018) at 12 noon GMT. Earmarked by Mackintosh as the perfect […]
Hamilton receives a recording-breaking 13 nominations in Olivier Awards 2018
Smash hit musical Hamilton predictably leads the field with a record-breaking 13 nominations for this year’s Olivier Awards, overtaking previous joint record holders: last year’s The Cursed Child and 2008’s Hairspray with 11 nominations. Announced today by Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke, the nominees for the 2018 Olivier Awards with Mastercard recognised a number of […]
Further tickets available for Hamilton’s West End opening
More tickets will be made available tomorrow (3 November at 12 noon GMT) for the much-anticipated London debut of the multi award-winning Broadway hit Hamilton. The new ticketing announcement by Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh follows the completion of the re-seating process caused by the rescheduling of preview performances due to begin on 6 December. […]
Hamilton – The Public Theater, New York
Hamilton continues at The Public Theater, New York, until 3 May. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ All the hubbub surrounding it might cause you to believe otherwise, but the new musical Hamilton may not be the most important event to happen in America since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Nevertheless, this show recounting […]
