FREE weekly cabaret THE SHOW GOES ON comes to the West End
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) are teaming up with Studio 88 and MAD Trust to present a brand-new weekly cabaret entitled THE SHOW GOES ON. Set to be the stagiest cabaret in the West End, the event launch on Monday 3rd September, will be hosted by the fabulous Christopher Biggins, with a star line up including: […]
Should we insist that a percentage of people cast in theatrical productions be of colour?
It has hit the news that actress Mazz Murray has been told she can’t perform a song from the show Dreamgirls at an upcoming concert at the Royal Albert Hall because it is ‘not appropriate’ for a white woman to sing a song traditionally sung by a black woman. Yesterday we saw uproar online with […]
Linzi Hateley to star in the UK Tour of BLOOD BROTHERS
International smash hit musical Blood Brothers announces its 2018 Autumn tour, opening on Tuesday 4 September at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley. This iconic musical has been visiting theatres across the country throughout 2018, performing to sell-out houses and receiving standing ovations. Considered ‘One of the best musicals ever written’ (Sunday Times), Blood Brothers, written by […]
Danielle Hope and Sam Ferriday join the cast of ROCK OF AGES
Danielle Hope and Sam Ferriday will join the cast of award-winning smash-hit musical “ROCK OF AGES” which opens at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 20 September 2018. Danielle is perhaps best-known for having won BBC One’s ‘Over the Rainbow’, which lead to her professional debut in the lead role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s […]
GUY: A NEW MUSICAL comes to the King’s Head Theatre
The creators of multi-award-winning The Marriage of Kim K, leoe&hyde, return with an uplifting new musical about modern masculinity, body image, and the hook-ups and downs of dating in the 21st century. GUY’s heart-pounding electronic score will reel you in to this FOMO-arousing, catch-he gay rom-com, transferring to the King’s Head Theatre August 28 – […]
Stars announced for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Royal Albert Hall
Adrian Lester, Jason Manford and Meow Meow will star in the Royal Albert Hall’s production of Guys and Dolls, which comes to the iconic London venue for three performances only 19-20 October 2018. This semi-staged version of the classic musical comedy, to be directed and choreographed by Stephen Mear, will also feature Joe Stilgoe, Clive […]
Andrew Polec to leave the London production of BAT OUT OF HELL
Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical’s lead Andrew Polec, who plays the character of ‘forever young’ Strat, is leaving the West End production of the show on Saturday 1 September 2018. . Polec, who won the ‘Joe Allen Best West End Debut’ in the Stage Debut Awards 2017 for his performance as Strat, has […]
StageCon labelled a ‘Con’ by angry musical theatre fans
For the first time ever in the UK, StageCon, a convention for theatre fans throughout the UK and Europe, will be held over the weekend of 3 & 4 November at Shoreditch Town Hall in London. But theatre fans are confused by the high ticket price and lack of information about the event. The weekend […]
Backstage with … Alice Fearn – podcast out today!
Alice Fearn is playing one of the most sought after and iconic roles in Musical Theatre today – the green witch Elphaba in Wicked. Alice, who joined the show as a standby in 2016, has gone on to play the role full time for the past twelve months and is referred to by many as […]
Cast announced for MIDNIGHT – A New Musical
Azerbaijani writer Elchin’s play Citizens of Hell, set during the 1937 Stalin terror years, is brought to life as a new musical for the first time. Colin Burnicle and Norma Butikofer take the roles of the Man and the Woman, and Leon Scott is the Visitor. Ensemble includes Ashley Daniels, Melania Maggiore, Tilly-Mae Millbrook, and Luke Thornton. […]