Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills present the London Premiere of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical adapted from Rick Riordan’s 2005 best-selling book series at The Other Palace this Autumn. Based on the much-loved best-selling book series (with over 180 million … Continue reading The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson musical to open in the West End in November
Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group are delighted to announce the return of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat having played to packed venues across the country in 2022. The sensational London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical opens its 2024 – 2025 … Continue reading Full Dates Announced For Second UK Tour of the Beloved Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Life of Pi, starring an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger today confirms that it will follow its year-long UK and Ireland tour with added international tour dates including: CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto 3 September – 5 October Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi 13 November – 17 November The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai 5 Dec – 22 Dec Of the production’s international extension, Producer, Simon Friend says: “It is with great excitement that we can announce the successful UK tour of LIFE OF PI will be extended to Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena and then, finally, the … Continue reading New dates announced for the tour of Life Of Pi
Steve Coogan will be joined by Olivier Award-winning Giles Terera in the World Premiere stage production of Stanley Kubrick’s timeless classic Dr. Strangelove, which begins performances at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End on Tuesday 8 October 2024. Due to phenomenal demand, the London season has been extended by 5 weeks. Performances at the Noël Coward Theatre will now finish on Saturday 25 January 2025 before a limited engagement at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from Wednesday 5 – Saturday 22 February 2025. Over 20% of the tickets for the run at the Noël Coward are priced at £35 or under, around 23,500 tickets in total. Giles Terera will play the role of General … Continue reading Giles Terera to star in World Premiere Stage Production of Stanley Kubrik’s Dr. Strangelove
Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price (Oklahoma!, &Juliet) has announced three new stars boarding the 2023 Lortel Award-winning Best Musical TITANIQUE, on the occasion of the show’s second anniversary. Starting June 25, Drama Desk nominee Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You, … Continue reading Lisa Howard, Nathan Lee Graham & Tommy Bracco to star in TITANIQUE This Summer
By Constance Drugeot Pictures: all rights reserved ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tacking the topic of mental health in musical theatre is never easy, even less, women’s experience with post-natal depression. Yet, this was achieved through a masterful blend of storytelling and music by Kyle Falconer’ and Laura Wilde’s new show, No Love Songs. Currently playing at the Southwark Elephant Playhouse, following a sold-out premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, No Love Songs is based on the real-life experience of the two creators through their falling in love and their struggles with parenthood. The show takes the audience on the heartfelt and poignant … Continue reading [Review] No Love Songs at Southwark Playhouse: A study of postnatal depression
Ryan Kopel (Newsies) will play the iconic role of Evan Hansen, alongside Lauren Conroy (Into The Woods) as Zoe Murphy and Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away) as Evan’s mum, Heidi. They will be joined by Helen Anker (Mamma Mia!) as Cynthia Murphy, Richard Hurst (The Lion King) as Larry Murphy, Killian Thomas Lefevre (Bat Out Of Hell) as Connor Murphy, Tom Dickerson (Heathers) as Jared Kleinman, Vivian Panka (9 to 5 the Musical) as Alana Beck and Sonny Monaghan (discovered via TikTok) as alternate Evan. This is the first production of Dear Evan Hansen in the UK to perform the show with an ensemble. The ensemble are Lara Beth-Sas, Will Forgrave, Daniel Forrester, Jessica Lim, Sonny Monaghan and Shakira Simpson. The casting team collaborated … Continue reading Full casting announced for the UK tour of Dear Evan Hansen
FOURTH WALL LIVE and AEG are delighted to announce that legendary award-winning Broadway star PATTI LUPONE will return to the UK for the first time since her triumphant Oliver Award-winning turn in Company, to perform her solo show Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes. The concert will take place at the London Coliseum on Sunday 16 February 2025 at 7.30pm and will be LuPone’s only concert in Europe in 2025. Tickets on sale 14 June at www.londoncoliseum.org For Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes, Patti will perform an array of songs that are touchstones and reflections on her life growing up in America. The songs range from her … Continue reading Patti Lupone to perform live solo concert at the London Coliseum on February 16th
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
