This is a guest article By Ciara Gogan There was a bold new musical on Broadway this season, Lempicka. It started previews in March, opened in April and closed in May, the closing announced two days after it earned three well … Continue reading [Opinion] We have got to do better for the Broadway & Theatre Community
The producers of the award-winning and unordinary new musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON are delighted to announce that Olivier Award winner John Dagleish will star as Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre from Thursday 10th October 2024. He will be joined by Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Anna … Continue reading Casting announced for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh and Music Theatre International (MTI) are delighted to announce LET THE PEOPLE SING, a UK-wide amateur theatre project celebrating the 40th anniversary of Boublil and Schönberg’s worldwide phenomenon, Les Misérables, throughout 2025. The project, which runs from March 2025 … Continue reading “let The People Sing” LES MISÉRABLES 40th Anniversary community project presented by Cameron Mackintosh and Music Theatre Internationa
Michael Cohl, Tony Smith, the estate of Janis Joplin and Jeffrey Jampol for Jam, Inc. are delighted to announce Kalisha Amaris, Georgia Bradshaw Choolwe Laina Muntanga and Danielle Steers as “The Joplinaires” in the Tony Award® nominated hit musical A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN. The Joplinaires embody such trail blazers Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, as well as Joplin’s backing vocalists, all of whom inspired her to become one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s greatest legends. They join the previously announced Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies and Sharon Sexton in the title role of Janis Joplin. Mary will perform the role of Janis Joplin … Continue reading Further Casting Announced for A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
The cast of The Devil Wears Prada will see Georgie Buckland (Shrek The Musical; Bedknobs and Broomsticks) making her West End debut playing the driven Andy, Amy Di Bartolomeo (SIX; We Will Rock You) as the icy First Assistant to Miranda, Emily, James Darch (Mamma Mia!; Wicked) as the devious … Continue reading Full casting announced for The Devil Wears Prada
Jamie Wilson Productions is delighted to announce the revival of The Watermill Theatre’s whip-crackin’ production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane starring Carrie Hope Fletcher which will tour the UK and Ireland from January 2025 prior to the West End. Calamity Jane will open at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 14 January 2025 followed by Manchester Opera House, Southend Cliffs Pavilion, Sunderland Empire, New Victoria Woking, Leeds Grand Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Nottingham Theatre Royal, Brighton Theatre Royal, Norwich Theatre Royal, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Liverpool Empire, York Grand Theatre, New Wimbledon Theatre, Canterbury Marlowe, Southampton Mayflower, Sheffield Lyceum, Stoke Regent Theatre, Blackpool Opera House, Glasgow Kings, … Continue reading Carrie Hope Fletcher to lead the UK and Ireland Tour of Calamity Jane
Tony Award-winning producers Seaview and Creative Partners Productions have announced that Drama Desk Award winner and SAG Award nominee Michael Urie (Spamalot, HBO’s “Shrinking”, “Ugly Betty”) will star alongside Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (Anything Goes, The Music Man) in Once Upon A Mattress on Broadway this summer. Direct from its record-breaking, sold-out run at New York City Center’s Encores! earlier this year, the show returns to Broadway in a new adaptation by Emmy Award winner Amy Sherman-Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, “Gilmore Girls”), directed by Tony Award nominee and Drama League Award winner Lear deBessonet (Into The Woods). Once Upon A Mattress begins previews Wednesday, July 31, 2024 and opens on Monday, August 12, 2024 at The Hudson Theatre (141 W 44th … Continue reading Michael Urie Joins Sutton Foster in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS on Broadway This Summer
FOURTH WALL LIVE and AEG PRESENTS are delighted to announce GRAMMY®, EMMY® and 3x Tony® Award winner Billy Porter’s brand new show and UK tour THE BLACK MONA LISA, which will run from 18 October 2024, including a night at The London Palladium on 26 October. Tickets on sale Friday 31 May at www.fw-live.com, www.aegpresents.co.uk and axs.com Billy Porter is The Black Mona Lisa! Backed by a full band, the Black Mona Lisa UK Tour 2024 takes the audience on a musical journey through Billy’s life story — showcasing tracks from ‘Black Mona Lisa’, his latest pop album, while also celebrating his 90s R&B roots and award-winning turns on Broadway. Speaking on the … Continue reading Billy Porter to embark on UK Solo Tour “The Black Mona Lisa” this october
The producers of the award-winning production of SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL are delighted to announce that a live cast album of the show will be recorded over three nights, on Monday 27, Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May at the Dominion Theatre. … Continue reading Live cast album announced for Sister Act The Musical featuring Beverley Knight as Deloris Van Cartier
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