The original 1980 production of Pippin begins with a dark stage, where the audience can see nothing but multiple pairs of hands. As an upbeat ostinato plays, the hands begin to wave, and the cast launch into the opening number, inviting the audience to join them on their journey. Pippin tells the story of a […]Read More
'The Last Five Years,' which enjoyed a critically acclaimed run at Southwark Playhouse last year, is moving to the West End in September.Read More
Anthony Newley, who died 22 years ago today, was a true renaissance man. Actor, writer, composer, pop star, cabaret singer, comedian: his achievements are too extensive to list here. Unfortunately, despite the rediscovery of his film and television appearances, his contributions to theatre have gone largely unrecognised. The occasionally problematic nature of the scripts, as […]Read More
Despite the widely negative reviews it received during its Broadway stint, The Lightning Thief is a deeply enjoyable musical. It has a great score and it’s packed with well-timed comedy and creative staging. And most importantly, it is so much more faithful to the Percy Jackson books than the films that came before it. The […]Read More
The cast list for the latest touring production of 'Heathers the Musical' has been announced, with the tour set to start in Leeds on 28 July.Read More
The 'Mystic Pizza' musical, based on the 1988 romantic coming-of-age film of the same name, will make its stage debut this September.Read More
The comedy-musical 'Disenchanted,' featuring an all-star, all-female cast, will be available to stream from 9-11 April 2021.Read More
Little Shop of Horrors is often criticised for being a bad musical, but it’s really not. Yes, it’s wacky, nonsensical and arguably shouldn’t have been made into a musical, but it has some amazing songs (written by the incredible Alan Menken and Howard Ashman) and I find its characters and storyline impossible to resist. For the past few years, there has been […]Read More
'Gutenberg! The Musical' fails in its satire and message, instead offering a disappointingly shallow affair in the name of a good cause.Read More
Earlier this week, it was announced that Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit would be adapted into a stage musical. To many fans of the show, this may have been exciting news, however it left others feeling frustrated by the way in which musical adaptation has become a marker of success for other art forms. This […]Read More
'Sunset Boulevard' is planning to return to the stage at Alexandra Palace in mid-June, with tickets already having gone on general sale.Read More
Walter Tevis’ 'The Queen’s Gambit' has already been adapted into a highly successful limited series for Netflix, winning multiple awards.Read More
Last month, it came to light that Guildford School of Acting (GSA) had been asking its auditionees for their Musical Theatre course to do press-ups in their audition. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie star, Layton Williams, tweeted his confusion about this revelation. He said that a student of his asked about the press-ups needed for an […]Read More
How many times have you seen a show and had a brainwave about who you would cast, if you ever got the chance? I know that I have a lot. I was fortunate to see Six twice, once with the original London cast, and once with the original tour cast: both sets of performers were incredible! Still, […]Read More
Last weekend, BBC Radio 2 celebrated all things musical theatre, playing hours upon hours of the nation’s favourite show-tunes. During the show, musical theatre royalty Elaine Page OBE announced the top twenty greatest songs from a musical, which were voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners from a shortlist of songs, compiled by a panel of […]Read More
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