The producers of the hit London production of Wicked have unveiled the 20th anniversary West End company due to begin performances at the Apollo Victoria on 19 May.
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West End Wicked – new cast to join in the spring
The hit London production of Wicked will welcome a new Elphaba and Glinda to the stage of the Apollo Victoria Theatre this spring.
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert was reviewed at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ On a Monday night in London, this was Pippin perfection.
More star casting for Pippin in Concert
Olivier Award winner Patricia Hodge (Money, Private Lives) is among the latest star additions to the cast of next month’s 5oth anniversary concert production of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O Hirson’s Tony Award-winning Pippin.
Rock Follies – Minerva Theatre, Chichester
Rock Follies continues at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester until 26 August 2023.Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ I was a child when the Rock Follies hit the small screen in 1976-77, but I do remember listening to older teenage girls talking excitedly about the 12-part series, and I must have heard some […]
Three musicals feature in Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2023 programme
A new musical based on the ground-breaking TV series Rock Follies is one of three major musicals and four world premieres to feature in artistic director Daniel Evans’ final season at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Cast for UK tour of CAKE
Zizi Strallen will follow her crowd-pleasing performance as Mary Poppins by taking on the role of infamous French queen Marie Antoinette in new British rap and R‘n’B-flavoured musical CAKE: The Marie Antoinette Playlist.
West End’s Mary Poppins to take final bow in January 2023
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins will take its final bow at the Prince Edward Theatre on 8 January 2023. Announcing the last extension in the magical musical’s West End run, Mackintosh said: “When the new revised production of Mary Poppins opened at the end of 2019 with a tremendous cast headed by Zizi […]
Hamilton and Mary Poppins West End runs extended again
Cameron Mackintosh Limited has announced extended booking periods for two of the West End’s most popular shows – Hamilton and Mary Poppins. Performances of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre are now extended up to 17 December 2022. As previously announced, from 21 June the new cast will be led by Reuben Joseph […]
Cast for The Car Man’s Royal Albert Hall season
Will Bozier and Richard Winsor will share the title role when Matthew Bourne’s multi-award-winning dance thriller The Car Man returns for 14 performances only as part of the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary celebrations this summer. Presented by New Adventures and the Royal Albert Hall, the acclaimed work inspired by Bizet’s Carmen has been re-imagined […]
Extension announced for West End’s Mary Poppins
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh have announced an extension to performances of the multi-award-winning Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre. Starring Zizi Strallen (Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, Mary Poppins tour UK, Ireland and Dubai) as the magical nanny alongside Charlie Stemp (Half A Sixpence, West End, Hello, Dolly!, Broadway) as Bert, the musical […]
Theatre Support Fund+ and Aqua Shard offer show-stopping prize draw of unique paintbrushes signed by renowned theatre actors
Exclusively designed paintbrushes which made up Aqua Shard’s show-stopping 2021 Christmas tree in support of Theatre Support Fund+ are to be offered in a prize draw which launched on 28 January to tie in with BBC1’s Big Night Of Musicals. Eight hundred stunning, golden, brushes dipped in glitter made up the tree, which was designed […]
Mazz Murray to reprise the role of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard at the Royal Albert Hall
Mazz Murray will reprise her performance as fading movie star Norma Desmond for a one night only special concert performance of Sunset Boulevard at the Royal Albert Hall in December. Presented by The Alpha Family, in association with Quick Fantastic, the performance will reunite Murray (We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia!) with Ramin Karimloo (Les […]
Mary Poppins to fly back into the West End from August 2021
Rehearsals have begun for the August return of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins to its West End home, the Prince Edward Theatre. As previously announced Zizi Strallen (Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, Mary Poppins tour UK, Ireland and Dubai) will continue to take on the starring role as the magical nanny alongside […]
Summer return for West End’s Mary Poppins
Zizi Strallen and Charlie Stemp will fly back into the Prince Edward Theatre this summer when Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins makes its eagerly-awaited return to its West End home. Announcing that rehearsals will begin soon ahead of a 7 August 2021 reopening date, Mackintosh said: “The last year has been unbelievably hard […]
The Theatre Channel – Holiday Special
Holiday Special is streaming on The Theatre Channel. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ It was good to see graduates from Arts Ed playing a part alongside star names such as Cassidy Janson, Sophie-Louise Dann and Zizi Strallen in the latest Theatre Channel stream filmed at The Theatre Cafe in the heart of […]
CD Review: Mary Poppins – 2019 Live Cast Recording
MARY POPPINS – 2019 Live Cast Recording (First Night Records – 093624888659) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We had the cast recording when the production opened in 2004 and here we are, 16 years later, with a live recording of the show from the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End. […]
Five Questions With: Zizi Strallen
Who better to chat to about the new live cast recording of Mary Poppins, released on 6 November 2020, than supercalifragilistic actress and singer ZIZI STRALLEN? Featuring Zizi in the title role, the musical version of the much-loved Disney film Mary Poppins returned to its original London home, the Prince Edward Theatre, last October, 15 years […]
High demand for The Show Must Go On Live! At The Palace Theatre leads to additional dates
Two extra dates have been added to The Show Must Go On! Live At The Palace Theatre concert series in response to high public demand. After selling out the initial four star-packed special performances at London’s Palace Theatre, the team behind the successful lockdown-launched Theatre Support Fund + will now move their fundraising efforts onstage for […]
Olivier Awards 2020 – A video refresher of the musical nominees
It feels like forever ago that we could simply hop down to the West End and – perhaps after a spot of bank robbery to afford a ticket – bask in the brilliance of some of the most spectacular musicals London has ever seen. Presumably, all the nominees at this year’s delayed Olivier Awards deserve […]
Live cast recordings of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert to be released
Cameron Mackintosh, First Night Records and Warner Music have announced the upcoming release of the new live cast recordings of the producer’s hit West End productions announced of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert next month. Now available to pre-order, the Mary Poppins album will be released on 6 November with the […]
Les Misérables, Phantom and Mary Poppins feature in BGT Final West End celebration
Sixty performers from some of the West End’s biggest shows will come together for a special star-studded performance presented by Cameron Mackintosh during this weekend’s Britain’s Got Talent final. Celebrating the 35th birthday of Les Misérables and the 34th birthday of The Phantom of the Opera, the star-studded piece will feature the companies of Les […]
Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize
Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize 2020 – a virtual concert streamed online via YouTube. While the annual Sondheim Student Performer of the Year contest fell victim to Covid-19, the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize which has run alongside it since 2008 was happily saved with the bonus of top musical theatre […]
All-star line-up for Stiles and Drewe Prize online concert
A host of West End stars have been enlisted to perform the shortlist of 15 compositions in the running for the 2020 Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize in a virtual concert to be streamed online next Sunday (5 July 2020). With musical direction by Steve Ridley, the songs will be performed by: Allyson […]
McOnie Company launches Micro Musical Lockdown
The McOnie Company has launched the Micro Musical Lockdown, a series of musical masterclasses as part of its Digital Dance Season. The online event, hosted on the company’s Instagram account this weekend, will see some of the industry’s leading composers and choreographers partnering to create four original musical numbers. Each will be accompanied by a […]
& Juliet leads the Olivier Awards 2020 nominations followed by Fiddler, Dear Evan Hansen and Mary Poppins
New British musical & Juliet topped the list of Olivier Awards 2020 nominations with recognition in nine categories. Once again illustrating the range and diversity of musical theatre currently playing in the West End, the three shows to attract the most Olivier nominations are all genre favourites with Trevor Nunn’s revival of the classic Fiddler […]
WhatsOnStage Awards nominations revealed
New British musical & Juliet leads the nominations for the 20th annual WhatsOnStage Awards.
Mary Poppins – Prince Edward Theatre
Mary Poppins continues at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ If you accept this techni-colorful, tuneful show on its own terms – rather than wanting it to be something it isn’t – it’s jolly enjoyable. If you don’t, then you’ll be disappointed because the “magic” is pretty […]
CD Review: Follies – National Theatre 2018 Cast
FOLLIES – National Theatre 2018 Cast (Warner Classics – 093624900955) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sondheim’s Follies is one of those musicals that started its rocky road to becoming an iconic piece of theatre in 1971. I remember being in London at the time and there was a record shop in Dean […]
Mary Poppins West End casting update
Further casting has been unveiled for the eagerly-awaited West End return of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins this autumn. With rehearsals due to begin in September, Amy Griffiths, Claire Moore, Claire Machin, Jack North and Barry James will join the previously announced Zizzi Strallen, Charlie Stemp, Joseph Millson and Petula Clark in the […]
Petula Clark and Joseph Millson join the cast of West End’s Mary Poppins
Veteran singing star Petula Clark will return to the West End stage for the first time in decades when she joins the cast of the eagerly-awaited West End return of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins. A multi award-winning recording artist, Clark who famously starred as Maria in The Sound Of Music in the West […]
Mary Poppins flies home to the West End in 2019 starring Zizi Strallen & Charlie Stemp
Zizi Strallen will take flight once again in the title role of Mary Poppins in 2017 when Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi award-winning musical returns to its original West End home next autumn. Fifteen years after the production’s stage premiere, Mary Poppins will return to the Prince Edward Theatre following the departure of Disney’s Aladdin […]
Strictly Ballroom the Musical – Piccadilly Theatre
Strictly Ballroom the Musical continues at the Piccadilly Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Pictures: Roy Tan Making a musical out of that fabulous Australian movie Strictly Ballroom must have seemed a good idea at the time but sadly it hasn’t quite worked out for creator Baz Luhrmann who directed […]
Strictly Ballroom the Musical launch – interviews with the cast and creatives plus exclusive images…
The Strictly Ballroom The Musical cast, lead by Jonny Labey, Zizi Strallen and Will Young, will be waltzing their way to their new home at the Piccadilly Theatre as the show makes its West End debut in March. The show is based on Baz Luhrmann’s classic film of the same name that inspired many to […]
Strictly Ballroom The Musical – Will Young, Jonny Labey and Zizi Strallen cast
Will Young, Jonny Labey and Zizi Strallen will lead the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical when it makes its West End debut in 2018. Based on Baz Luhrmann’s classic film, Strictly Ballroom The Musical will begin performances at the Piccadilly Theatre on Friday 16 March 2018 (Press night is Wednesday 11 April). […]
Musical Marathon charity event to be staged at The Other Palace
The Other Palace will host a star-studded charity concert on Easter Sunday (16 April) to raise funds for male cancer charity Orchid. A host of West End favourites have been enlisted by The Other Palace’s artistic director Paul Taylor-Mills to take part in The Musical Marathon, a week before Taylor-Mills runs the London Marathon. Hosted […]
Mary Poppins cast revealed for Zurich and Dubai tour dates
Lisa O’Hare and Zizi Strallen will take flight in the title role of Mary Poppins in 2017 when Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi award-winning musical plays Switzerland and United Arab Emirates. O’Hare, who has previously played Mary Poppins in the West End, on the UK tour and in Australia, will return to the role in […]
Mary Poppins – Bristol Hippodrome and Touring
Mary Poppins continues at the Bristol Hippodrome until 28 November and is on tour in the UK and Ireland until October 2016. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ may well no longer be politically correct, with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver bullying the Prime Minister for months now over the […]
Mary Poppins UK and Ireland tour – full casting revealed
The full cast has been announced for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of the multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins, opening at Leicester Curve on 12 October 2015. Joining the previously announced Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins and Matt Lee as Bert will be Milo Twomey as George Banks; Rebecca Lock as Winifred Banks; Penelope Woodman as Miss Andrew; Wendy Ferguson as Mrs Brill; Grainne Renihan as Bird Woman and Blair Anderson as Robertson Ay. […]
Zizi Strallen and Matt Lee star in Mary Poppins tour
Zizi Strallen will play Mary Poppins and Matt Lee will play Bert in the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins, opening at Leicester Curve on 12 October 2015. Full casting will be announced shortly. Zizi Strallen is currently starring as Lana in Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man. She was most recently seen in the West End […]
Cats at the London Palladium – full cast revealed
As previously announced, Nicole Scherzinger will make her West End stage debut as Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking show Cats. The musical returns to the West End for a strictly limited run at the London Palladium from 6 December 2014 (press night is on 11 December). Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the original creative team – director Trevor Nunn, associate director and […]
Nicole Scherzinger to make West End debut in Cats
Nicole Scherzinger will be making her West End stage debut as Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats, returning to the West End for a strictly limited run at the London Palladium from 6 December 2014 (press night is 11 December). Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the original creative team – director Trevor Nunn, associate director and choreographer Gillian Lynne, designer John Napier and […]
Hairspray first of musical-packed Curve season
New productions of Hairspray, Water Babies, The Sound of Music and Barnum are all heading to the Leicester Curve in 2014. Not long now until the venue’s new production of Olivier Award-winning musical Hairspray opens (28 February–5 April, press night is 5 March), staged by the venue’s artistic director Paul Kerryson. Leading the cast are: David […]
