Thriller Live beat off strong opposition from Hamilton and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical to claim the Best Musical Production Award at the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards during a special socially distanced event at London’s Young Vic Theatre which aired on Sky Arts as part of the channel’s new free-to-air line-up. Following on […]
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Black British Theatre Awards 2020 to air on Sky Arts
Hamilton, Thriller Live and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical are in the running for the Best Musical Production Award at the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards in late October. Following on from last year’s inaugural live ceremony, the winner of the Best Musical category will be announced during a special socially distanced event at […]
Thriller Live records ‘I’ll Be There’ to support Black Lives Matter
The global casts of Thriller Live have reunited (virtually) once again to record a special version of ‘I’ll Be There’ in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Just a few weeks after stars past and present joined forces for a farewell version of Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’ marking the end of the hit show’s […]
Thriller Live team says goodbye with special music video
With COVID-19 denying the Thriller Live team the chance to take the hit show’s final bow on stage at the Lyric Theatre, stars past and present have teamed up (virtually) to say farewell with a version of Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’. Sixteen lead singers including Peter Andre and the show’s first young West End MJ, […]
West End’s Thriller Live has taken its last moonwalk
The producers of Thriller Live have confirmed the hit show took its final bow at the Lyric Theatre last Sunday (15 March 2020) just three performances short of becoming the 11th longest-running West End musical of all time. Originally due to end its record-breaking 11 year run at the Lyric Theatre on 28 April, the […]
Birthday singalong planned by Thriller Live
Hit show Thriller Live will celebrate its record-breaking 11th year in the West End with its first Singalong Show on 22 January 2020. For one night only, audience members will be invited to join the cast in singing Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 classic songs. The birthday singalong comes just a few months after it […]
Book Review: My Life With Michael – Gary Lloyd
MY LIFE WITH MICHAEL: 10 Years of Thriller Live! – Gary Lloyd (The Book Guild Publishing – ISBN: 9781912881666) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Is it really 10 years since Michael Jackson died and that Thriller Live! opened on the West End? Time just flies these days! When Thriller Live! opened it was […]
West End Live 2019 – full details of weekend schedule revealed
Full details have been released of the line-up of award-winning shows and performers due to feature in this year’s West End LIVE event when it returns to London’s iconic Trafalgar Square next weekend. With first time appearances from new hits including Come From Away, Only Fools and Horses The Musical, Waitress, 9 To 5 The […]
Thriller Live – Lyric Theatre
Thriller Live continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ After 10 years in the West End Thriller Live has made history as the longest-running show the Lyric Theatre has ever played host to, and is listed by Official London Theatre as the West End’s 14th longest-running musical. […]
Thriller Live – Lyric Theatre
Thriller Live (4,000th performance) at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ If you’re looking for a quiet night out, Thriller Live probably isn’t the place for you. However, if you’re after a show where you’re encouraged to treat it as if you were going to see the late king of pop […]
Stars line-up for Thriller Live gala show in aid of the Prince’s Trust
Singer Peter Andre, comedian Russell Kane and impressionist Jon Culshaw will join the cast of the record-breaking Thriller Live for one night only to celebrate the production’s 4,000th West End performance and launch a new partnership with The Prince’s Trust next week. The glittering Gala Charity Performance at the Lyric Theatre on Wednesday 12 September […]
Thriller Live to celebrate 4,000th West End performance with special charity show
The record-breaking Thriller Live will celebrate its 4,000th West End performance with a special gala show launching a new partnership with The Prince’s Trust in September. The glittering Gala Charity Performance on Wednesday 12 September 2018 will feature a number of high-profile special guest stars who will take to the stage alongside the cast at […]
Young Frankenstein team crowned West End Bake Off champs
Young Frankenstein took home the top honours at the fourth annual West End Bake Off charity event held at The Actors’ Church, St Pauls. Judges Christopher Biggins, Ruthie Henshall and Wendi Peters crowned the team from the hit show the winners, following in the footsteps of last year’s champions 42nd Street. Commenting on the day’s […]
West End’s Thriller Live to celebrate Michael Jackson’s 60th birthday
Cast and crew on the hit Thriller Live at London’s Lyric Theatre are gearing up for a 10th anniversary year of milestone moments. Now the eighth longest-running show currently playing in the West End, Thriller Live will celebrate becoming the 14th longest-running West End musical of all time on 15 February. Further celebrations and prime-time […]
New dancers join Thriller Live cast in the West End
Eight young dancers are making their West End debuts in the record-breaking Thriller Live at London’s Lyric Theatre. The new cast members have all secured 12-month contracts with the show which will ensure they are part of the 10th anniversary celebrations planned for January 2018. Unveiling details of the new dancers, the show’s award-winning director […]
New stage show Purple Rain – celebrating the music of Prince – begins tour in 2018
Purple Rain – a new theatrical event celebrating the music of one of the world’s greatest pop artists, Prince – will tour the UK from February 2018 (kicking off from 1 to 10 February 2018 at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley). Directed by Gary Lloyd, director of hit production Thriller Live, the show is billed as […]
Thriller Live – Lyric Theatre
Thriller Live continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ After a whopping 3,358 performances in the West End, Thriller Live celebrated at the gorgeous Lyric Theatre as the show becomes the 15th longest-running musical in West End history. A party was certainly had at the venue. The cast […]
Thriller Live extends West End booking until October 2017 plus details of new tour
The record-breaking Thriller Live has reached another milestone moment with the announcement of a new West End booking period which will take the show up to October 2017. Inspired by the life and music of Michael Jackson, the show – which celebrated its 3,000th performance at London’s Lyric Theatre in March this year – also […]
Thriller Live celebrates 3000 West End performances
The cast of the Michael Jackson inspired Thriller Live celebrated yet another milestone moment this week with an American-themed party to mark the show’s 3000th performance in London’s West End. Members of the current cast partied the night away at Planet Hollywood and tucked in to a custom-made giant three tier cake topped with a […]
Thriller Live becomes 17th longest-running West End musical of all time
Last night’s 2,901th performance of the Michael Jackson inspired Thriller Live at the Lyric Theatre marked the point at which the concert spectacular becomes the 17th longest-running West End musical of all time. Just weeks after the show which is in its seventh year in London’s West End hit the milestone $150 million mark at […]
Thriller Live – Lyric Theatre and Touring
Thriller Live continues at the Lyric Theatre, London and also on tour. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Thriller Live has been running at the Lyric since January 2009 but this week sees the launch of a ten-month UK and European tour, along with a host of production revamps. It is testament to the enduring quality […]
Thriller Live hits $150 million mark at the global box office
The Michael Jackson inspired Thriller Live is celebrating hitting the milestone $150 million mark at the international box office. The show, which is in its seventh year in the West End (currently at the Lyric Theatre) will be cracking open the champagne again in December when it will overtake Evita to become the 17th longest-running West End […]
Thriller Live – big creative changes in the West End, while show tours from October
Major changes are about to happen to the long-running record-breaking West End concert spectacular, Thriller Live. A new opening to the show is being created and four new Michael Jackson songs – ‘Who’s Loving You’, ‘Rockin’ Robin’, ‘Remember the Time’ and ‘Human Nature’ – are being added. “This is a really, really exciting time,” said Gary Lloyd, Thriller Live’s award-winning […]
Thriller Live celebrates seventh year in the West End
There are celebrations on Shaftesbury Avenue today as Thriller Live starts its seventh year in the West End – by breaking yet more records. Tito Jackson, who was guest of honour at the star-studded opening night at the Lyric Theatre in 2009 and has seen it several times since with the rest of the Jackson brothers, has this […]
Thriller Live – Lyric Theatre
Thriller Live continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Since touring the UK in 2007 and then opening at the Lyric Theatre in January 2009, Flying Music’s Thriller Live has become something of a global phenomenon (3,700 performances in 29 countries and a global audience of almost three million). It’s a demonstration that a relatively simple […]
Kids Week returns with line-up of 37 shows
The annual London theatre initiative Kids Week (www.kidsweek.co.uk) returns this summer from 1–31 August 2014 with an exciting line-up of 37 shows offering free tickets for children. Now in its 17th year and run by Society of London Theatre, Kids Week is all about encouraging young people and their families to experience the magic of live […]
Thriller Live – West End’s first Michael Jackson returns
Kieran Alleyne was a shy 13-year-old Leicester schoolboy with no formal acting training when he was chosen in an open audition from thousands of young hopefuls for a starring role in the West End, singing the songs of the young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live. Now he is heading back to the West End tonight (Wednesday […]
