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Young Frankenstein – Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool
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.
Young Frankenstein – English Theatre
Young Frankenstein continues at the English Theatre, Frankfurt until 3 April 2022, transferring to Munich’s Deutsches Theater München from 19-30 April. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Two years after its production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd, the English Theatre is back with another famous horror story, but this […]
Voting open for The Curtain Up Show’s Album of the Year
Some of the biggest shows to play the West End and Broadway will battle it out for The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2018. Presented in association with TodayTix, the awards linked to popular theatre chat show The Curtain Up Show will once again feature three categories, each with six nominees. They are open to […]
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 […]
First judges and competitors revealed for West End Bake Off 2018
Actresses Ruthie Henshall and Wendi Peters will be among the judges at this year’s West End Bake Off which has been scheduled for the day of Prince Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle, Saturday 19 May. Due to be held once again at The Actors’ Church, St Pauls the fourth edition of the annual fundraiser organised […]
West End Eurovision – Shaftesbury Theatre
West End Eurovision at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Hamilton, Young Frankenstein, 42nd Street, Dreamgirls, The Phantom of the Opera and Aladdin. All musicals with a healthy dose of camp. Take a bunch of cast members, add some over the top creativity and some Eurovision songs, and you get […]
Olivier Awards 2018 ceremony – Hamilton opener, Chita Rivera singing West Side Story, Joseph 50th ann tribute
Special performances to mark the 60th anniversary of the London opening of West Side Story and the 50th anniversary of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will feature in the star-studded ceremony for the 2018 Olivier Awards on 8 April 2018. Musical theatre legend Chita Rivera will celebrate her London debut as Anita in the classic […]
West End Eurovision returns to London in April
Sequin-spangled fundraiser West End Eurovision will return to the heart of London’s theatreland for the first time in four years next month. Inspired by the annual song contest, the show which raises funds for Make A Difference Trust, the UK-based charity involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS both at home and overseas, will […]
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 […]
WhatsOnStage Awards 2018 – a photo-reflection on the big night
At a ceremony hosted at the Prince of Wales Theatre by Trevor Dion Nicholas and Vikki Stone, the 18th annual WhatsOnStage Awards – decided entirely by theatregoers themselves – were revealed. Photographer Vivienne Vincent was there. Leading the pack was 42nd Street, currently running at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which took home four prizes for Best Musical […]
WhatsOnStage Awards 2018 – 42nd Street and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie come out on top
Leading the pack at the 18th annual WhatsOnStage Awards was 42nd Street, currently running at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which took home four prizes for Best Musical Revival, Best Choreography, Best Set Design and Best Costume Design – from a total of eight nominations. At a ceremony hosted at the Prince of Wales Theatre […]
WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 – 42nd Street and Bat Out of Hell top musical theatre nominations
At a ceremony held today at London’s Café de Paris, Aladdin’s Trevor Dion Nicholas announced the nominees for the 18th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, the only major theatre awards decided entirely by the theatregoers themselves. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage which closes 31 January, with the winners announced […]
Young Frankenstein – Garrick Theatre
Young Frankenstein continues at the Garrick Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Mel Brooks’ comedy musical monster lumbers into London 10 years after it opened on Broadway and, although leaner than before, only just about manages to squeeze itself on to the intimate Garrick stage. It certainly hasn’t matured over […]
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 […]
Young Frankenstein cast – Lesley Joseph, Hadley Fraser and Ross Noble join line-up
Comedian Ross Noble will take a break from his successful stand-up career to play Igor in Mel Brooks’ musical Young Frankenstein which will receive its West End premiere at London’s Garrick Theatre in the autumn. Prior to the announcement of his casting, the popular and award-winning comedian revealed on his Twitter feed that his ‘new […]
Young Frankenstein to be brought to life in the West End
The UK premiere of Mel Brooks’ musical Young Frankenstein will arrive at London’s Garrick Theatre in October. Based on the much-loved hit 1974 hit film which was written by Brooks and his regular collaborator the legendary Gene Wilder, the musical will arrive in the West End nearly 10 years after its Broadway debut. The London […]
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 […]
Remembering Gene Wilder – 11 June, 1933 to 29 August, 2016
Remembering Gene Wilder – June 11, 1933- August 29, 2016. The American comic actor, who has died from Alzheimer’s disease, will be best remembered for his playing of quirky, oddball and often hysterical characters in the films he made with Mel Brooks and also in those he wrote and directed himself. Michael Darvell pays tribute […]
Mel Brooks Live in London for one night only at Prince of Wales Theatre
Mel Brooks Live in London will be a special one-night only event on Sunday 22 March 2015 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. American comedy legend Mel Brooks takes the stage for his first-ever solo show in the UK, sure to be chock-full of childhood memories, Hollywood history, unforgettable live music and uproarious laughter. “I am thrilled […]
