Bat Out Of Hell Gala performance announced to support Invictus Games Foundation
In April 2018, hit West End show, Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, announced a wide-ranging global partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, the governing body of the Invictus Games. The producers are now delighted to be able to announce a special Gala Performance of the musical in support of the Invictus Games Foundation […]
Cast announced for PUTTING IT TOGETHER at the Hope Mill Theatre
Casting has been confirmed for the fifth in-house production of 2018 from Aria Entertainment and Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester: the musical revue Putting it Together. Putting it Together, which celebrates and showcases the songs of Stephen Sondheim, will be directed by Bronagh Lagan and runs from Wednesday 24 October to Saturday 24 November 2018. […]
Harry Potter star joins cast of magical adventure fantasy THE BOX OF DELIGHTS
The Christmas classic The Box of Delights by Piers Torday based on the novel by John Masefield returns to London’s most festive venue Wilton’s Music Hall from 30th November 2018 – 5th January 2019 in a wintery adventure full of magic, talking animals, and even a flying car… The action-packed festive tale is based on […]
HAIR THE MUSICAL announce UK Tour for 50th anniversary
Following the critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair – The Musical at Hope Mill Theatre and sell-out transfer to The Vaults, London, the celebrated production will now embark on a nationwide tour. Welcome to the ‘Age of Aquarius’. It’s 1967 and HAIR’s hippie ‘tribe’ youngsters in the East Village of New York are yearning to […]
REVIEW: WICKED (Apollo Victoria Theatre) ★★★★★ (2018)
Wicked, based on the American novel ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’ by Gregory Maguire, is not, in fact, a prequel as everyone deems. The musical, utilising the same themes and characters as The Wizard of Oz, is described by the author as ‘a re-imagining of the same world’, […]
CHITA RIVERA to play two shows at London’s Cadogan Hall
A theatrical icon and one of Broadway’s greatest triple-threat talents, Chita Rivera is one of the most nominated performers in Tony Award history having earned 10 nominations, won twice and received the 2018 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Returning to London, Chita Rivera will play just TWO concerts at Cadogan Hall, […]
New cast announced for the London production of HAMILTON
Full casting announced for the London company of HAMILTON which is going into its second year at the Victoria Palace Theatre. The production is booking to 30 March 2019. Jamael Westman continues as Alexander Hamilton, Tarinn Callender as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Rachelle Ann Go as Eliza Hamilton, Jason Pennycooke as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson and […]
StageCon “postponed”
Following on from my blog about StageCon earlier this week, in which I promised to let you know if I heard anything more, the organisers have announced they are postponing the event until 2019, passing control to United Theatrical as Producer and General Manager. StageCon was originally planned to run over the weekend of 3 & […]
REVIEW: Collabro – Road To The Royal Albert Hall ★★
Collabro are back with their recently-released fourth album, “Road To The Royal Albert Hall“, so named in honour of their upcoming 2019 concert date which presumably they’re quite happy about (and I’m guessing “Road To Southend-On-Sea” wouldn’t have had quite the same ring. Although I’m sure it’s lovely). The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ winners are clearly […]
Full cast announced for CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at the Playhouse Theatre
Full casting has been announced for Caroline, Or Change, the celebrated musical written by Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America, with a soaring score from Tony Award-winning Jeanine Tesori, which will run at the West End’s Playhouse Theatre from 20 November 2018 to 9 February 2019. As previously announced, the cast will be led […]