Young Frankenstein continues at the Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool until 3 January 2026. Star Rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Young Frankenstein is two hours of uproariously funny and often risqué comedy.
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The Producers – Garrick Theatre
The Producers continues at the Garrick Theatre, London until 21 February 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Everything that was stunning at the Menier is only bigger and better at the Garrick.
Hairspray – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff and Touring
Hairspray was reviewed at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff; the tour then continues until 3 June 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Off to a head start (if you’ll forgive the pun) in the Donald Gordon Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre, this brand new touring production of Hairspray ticks most of […]
Broadway librettist – ‘a giant of the theatre’ – Thomas Meehan dies
Tributes have been paid to triple Tony Award-winning writer Thomas Meehan who has passed away at the age of 88. Widely seen as one of Broadway’s leading librettists, Meehan won his first Tony Award for his work with lyricist/director Martin Charmin and composer Charles Strouse in turning the comic strip Little Orphan Annie into the […]
Annie in the West End – cast joining Miranda Hart revealed
Rehearsals began today (24 April 2017) for the West End production of Annie at the Piccadilly Theatre. Joining the previously announced Miranda Hart who will play Miss Hannigan are Alex Bourne as Daddy Warbucks, Holly Dale Spencer as Grace Farrell, Jonny Fines as Rooster and Djalenga Scott as Lily. The title role of Annie will be shared by Madeleine Haynes, 13 years old from Hadley Wood, Barnet; Lola Moxom, 12 years old […]
Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein to open in Newcastle in August 2017 before West End run
Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, which will open for a pre West End season at the Newcastle Theatre Royal (26 August to 9 September 2017), is slated for a West End opening autumn 2017. Based on the Oscar-nominated hit 1974 film and co-written with Thomas Meehan, Brooks will once again collaborate with Broadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman for this all-singing all-dancing […]
Annie – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury and Touring
Annie continues at the Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury until 19 March, then on tour until 11 June 2016. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ However cheesy and sentimental the story of little orphan Annie becomes in this much-loved musical, first on Broadway just under 40 years ago, the message that “the sun will come out […]
Kimberley Walsh and Ben Forster cast in Elf musical
Ben Forster, Kimberley Walsh, Joe McGann and Jessica Martin will star in the London premiere of Elf, the hit musical at the Dominion Theatre from 24 October 2015 for a strictly limited ten-week season, ending on 2 January 2016, with a press night on Thursday 5 November. Forster, McGann and Martin all starred in the sold-out […]
Elf the musical has London premiere at Dominion in October
Following the sold-out UK and Ireland premieres in Plymouth and Dublin in December 2014, ELF the musical will receive its London premiere at the Dominion Theatre from 24 October 2015 for a strictly limited ten-week season, ending on 2 January 2016, with a press night on Thursday 5 November. Based on the beloved 2003 New […]
Rocky – Winter Garden Theatre, New York
Rocky continues at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, in an open-ended run. It’s another pulse-quickening, eye moistening opportunity to root for the underdog, as Rocky Balboa makes it to the Broadway stage in epic fashion. The small-time boxer who’s given the chance of a lifetime to show his stuff in a championship fight first […]
