2024 was definitely a good year for theatre. Some shows won the crowds over, some left us speechless and some will definitely stay in our hearts for a bit. As we are getting ready to wave 2024 goodbye and tackle … Continue reading [Review] Our selection of the best shows of 2024
Sarah Hyland (“Modern Family”, Little Shop of Horrors) will return to Broadway as Daisy Buchanan in the smash-hit Broadway musical The Great Gatsby, beginning Monday, February 10. Hyland will star opposite the recently announced Ryan McCartan (Wicked, Frozen, Heathers the Musical, Disney’s “Liv & Maddie”,) as Jay … Continue reading Sarah Hyland to star as Daisy in The Great Gatsby on Broadway
The producers of Hadestown are delighted to announce that original cast members of the National Theatre production and the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Broadway production of Hadestown will reprise their roles for a limited run at the Lyric Theatre from 11 February until 9 … Continue reading Reeve Carney, Andre DeShield, Eva Noblezada and more to join the London production of Hadestown
Following an electrifying start and unprecedented demand, Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills are thrilled to announce that The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical will be extending its run at The Other Palace in London until 31 August 2025. … Continue reading The Lightning Thief to extends its run in the West End through August 2025
In 2025 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will launch in Brazil, followed by the Netherlands in 2026. The Brazilian run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, to be performed in Portuguese, is produced by VME, marking the play’s inaugural run in … Continue reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to launch in Brazil and Netherlands
Cameron Mackintosh and First Night Records are delighted to announce that the brilliant new 2024 cast recording from the London company of Oliver!, will be released on CD and digital from 10 January 2025. The first single, the universally timeless anthem ‘Food, Glorious Food”, is … Continue reading New London cast recording announced for OLIVER!
The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of generations, will be having its UK stage premiere next year at HOME Manchester. Presented by Paul Taylor-Mills (The Lightning Thief/Heathers), tickets will go on-sale from 10 am on Friday 13 December, and casting will be announced in due course. Freaky Friday will be directed by Andy Fickman, known for bringing the cult-classic Heathers from screen to stage and features a book by Bridget Carpenter, acclaimed co-executive producer and writer of beloved television series Friday Night Lights and Parenthood. The musical boasts an extraordinary score by the Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading Freaky Friday to premiere in Manchester in November 2025
Words by Léna Fontaine Picture: Thomas Amouroux “So long, as ignorance and misery remain on earth, there should be a need for books such as this. – Victor Hugo” After travelling the world for over 40 years, Les Misérables is back … Continue reading [Review] Les Misérables at Theatre du Châtelet: No one does a Revolution like the French!
Two-time Drama Desk Award-nominated Loading Dock Theatre and Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre will present the World Premiere of The Trojans, an 80s synthwave musical adaptation of The Iliad, with Book & Original Music by Leegrid Stevens (War Dreamer and Spaceman at wild project), directed by Eric Paul Vitale (The Sycamore Street Kite Flying Club at Lincoln Center) at the cell theatre, from March 19 to April 19. The Trojans is an original synthwave musical in which warehouse workers re-enact the legendary tales of their home town’s high school glory days, loosely following the mythic heroes and demi-gods of The Iliad. The Trojans uses cassette tape loops and vintage analog synths to create a weathered soundtrack of neon-drenched … Continue reading The Trojans to premiere at the Cell Theatre in March 2025
