Full Casting announced for World Premiere of Sinatra The Musical

The complete cast of over 20 actors who will be performing in Sinatra The Musical –  the major new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon which premieres at Birmingham Rep in September 2023 – was revealed. Joining the already announced Tony Award-winning Matt Doyle as Sinatra are Ana Villafañe as the movie goddess Ava Gardner and Phoebe Panaretos as Frank’s first wife, Nancy Sinatra.  Dawn Buckland will take on the role of Dolly Sinatra, with Vincent Riotta as Marty Sinatra,  Carl Patrick as George Evans and the role of Little Nancy will be shared by Amelia Connor, Effie Gell and Isla Granville.   The cast is completed by Maddy Ambus (Marlene Dietrich), Lindsay Atherton (Swing), Tyler Orphé Baker (Nat King Cole), … Continue reading Full Casting announced for World Premiere of Sinatra The Musical

New casting announced for RSC’s Matilda The Musical

Casting has been announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s West End production of Matilda The Musical which is now in its 12th year and continues to play to packed houses at the Cambridge Theatre. Estella Evans, Selena Karir and Arabella Stanton will join Sophia Goodman in the title role of Matilda, with their first performances from 12 September. Kieran Hill will join the company in the role of Miss Trunchbull alongside Lydia White as Miss Honey. Rakesh Boury and Amy Ellen Richardson will continue in the roles of Mr and Mrs Wormwood. Nolan Edwards, Sean Lopeman, Ruairidh McDonald, Kane Oliver Parry, Deborah Tracey, Esme Bacalla-Hayes, Ronan Burns, Ella Caldwell, Stan Doughty, Karina Hind, Roan Pronk, Gabrielle Davina Smith and Lauren … Continue reading New casting announced for RSC’s Matilda The Musical

New production of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove to open in the West End in Autumn 2024

Stanley Kubrick’s iconic work will be adapted for the first time ever, when a world premiere stage production of his timeless classic Dr. Strangelove opens in the West End in Autumn 2024. This jet-black comedy masterpiece, about a rogue U.S. General who triggers a nuclear crisis, is brought to the stage by acclaimed, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award winner Sean Foley in an explosively funny satire of mutually assured destruction. Sean Foley will also direct. Armando Iannucci said:  “It’s both thrilling and hugely terrifying to be asked to adapt Kubrick’s great apocalyptic movie for the stage: which is useful, since it’s a thrilling comedy about huge terror. The events it portrays … Continue reading New production of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove to open in the West End in Autumn 2024

MASTER OF THE HOUSE THE THEATRES OF CAMERON MACKINTOSH Wins The Inaugural Architectural History Book of the Year

Michael Coveney and Cameron Mackintosh are delighted to have received the news that MASTER OF THE HOUSE – THE THEATRES OF CAMERON MACKINTOSH, by Michael Coveney with a foreword by Cameron Mackintosh has just won the inaugural Architectural History Book of the Year award in a ceremony at the Zaha Hadid Foundation in Clerkenwell on Wednesday 12 July 2023 as part of the World Architecture Festival. Published in October 2022 through Unicorn Publishing Group, MASTER OF THE HOUSE – THE THEATRES OF CAMERON MACKINTOSH charts the fascinating history of his spectacularly refurbished eight historic London buildings – their origins, their iconic shows and productions, the stars and above … Continue reading MASTER OF THE HOUSE THE THEATRES OF CAMERON MACKINTOSH Wins The Inaugural Architectural History Book of the Year