Cameron Mackintosh has officially confirmed the return of Les Misérables -The Staged Concert for a six-week limited run at the Sondheim Theatre from 5 December 2020 – 17 January 2021 to coincide with the musical’s 35th year on Shaftesbury Avenue and following Saturday night’s spectacular musical extravaganza on Britain’s Got Talent. With a reduced seating... Continue Reading →
News: Panto to return to the West End
Double Olivier nominees (and former CBBC TV presenters) Dan and Jeff return for a 10th anniversary festive season of ‘Potted Panto’, hot on the heels of their world tour and Las Vegas residency of Harry Potter parody ‘Potted Potter’. ‘Potted Panto’, written by Daniel Clarkson, Jefferson Turner and Richard Hurst, will run for a festive... Continue Reading →
News: Golden Toad Theatre launches West End-led music video for Errol’s Garden
Following their recent collaboration with West End stars, Courtney Stapleton (Six) and Joe Griffiths-Brown (Hamilton), Golden Toad Theatre are thrilled to reveal their finished music video, starring green-fingered children from across the country. Encouraged to sing along and share photos and drawings of their garden creations, children have mucked in to bring the musical of... Continue Reading →
News: New dates and star-studded line up announced for West End Musical Drive-In
he UK’s biggest musical theatre concert continues as West End Musical Drive-In announce four new socially distant celebrations across August and September. Following huge demand for their launch event in July with West End stars Kerry Ellis, Alice Fearn and Jon Robyns, the team have assembled even more theatrical talent to take over The Drive... Continue Reading →
Interview with Shanay Holmes
This summer the West End Musical Drive-In brings West End superstars direct to your cars, with Kerry Ellis, Alice Fearn and Jon Robyns set to launch the outdoor performance spectacular this Saturday. I spoke with Shanay Holmes, one half of the creative team making this event possible, to find out more. How did you... Continue Reading →
News: West End stars including Marisha Wallace, and Tyrone Huntley reunite to perform title track from The Color Purple
West End stars Marisha Wallace, Wendy Mae Brown, Cavin Cornwall, Tyrone Huntley and Hugh Maynard have reunited with The British Theatre Academy Ensemble from their critically acclaimed production of “The Color Purple in Concert” to record the title number as a fundraiser. The reunion video is being released to raise donations for the BTA, who... Continue Reading →
News: West End Musical Drive-In announced
West End Musical Brunch, the UK’s biggest musical theatre party, is going to the drive-in this summer for a socially distanced musical theatre celebration, West End Musical Drive-In, bringing West End superstars direct to your cars. Stage sensations Kerry Ellis (Wicked; We Will Rock You), Alice Fearn (Wicked; Come From Away) and Jon Robyns (Les... Continue Reading →
News: West End stars announced for The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Amies & Clements
The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star West End line up for their fourth virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Amies & Clements, which will celebrate the work of award-winning musical theatre composers Stephanie Jayne Amies and Teddy Clements. The concert, which will be hosted by Barn Theatre producer Jamie Chapman Dixon, is the fourth edition of the Barn Theatre in Cirencester’s virtual... Continue Reading →
News: West End stars perform Flat 15B from new British musical Halls
Current West End stars have come together during lockdown to perform the opening number, ‘Flat 15B’, from brand new British musical: Halls. The launch video, which features Grace Mouat (& Juliet, SIX), Millie O’Connell (Be More Chill, SIX), Olivia Moore (Waitress, Heathers), Tarinn Callender (Hamilton, Come From Away), Cameron Burt (Mamma Mia), Sophie Isaacs (Heathers,... Continue Reading →
News: West End stars perform Newfound Hope Songs, written during lockdown for NHS Charities Together
As the world continues with social-distancing measures, and with theatreland on hiatus, many stars of the West End stage are getting creative at home and taking to social media with free clips, songs, and messages of support for fans, theatregoers, for their local communities, and in appreciation of key workers in the NHS and front-line... Continue Reading →