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2018
Letitia Hector stars as Lewis Hamilton in racy new parody HAMILTON (LEWIS). Is she a fan of the Lin-Manuel Miranda blockbuster that it lovingly spoofs? How much did she know about F1 before she got the job? Find out in our interview here - and then get booking!
2018
Having previously played Roxie Hart to critical acclaim, star of stage and screen Denise Van Outen is taking the stand as Velma opposite Alexandra Burke in Chicago at the Phoenix Theatre from 24 September 2018.
2018
If 2018 is year of the woman (and it is!), then it all seems to be coming together now. This September, there are a host of fantastic musicals with women right in the centre of the action. Even more exciting, they all bring something totally new to the theatre scene, telling stories we rarely get to hear in commercial productions. Here are our Top 5 Feminist Picks opening over the next month...
2018
New British musical thriller MIDNIGHT, written by Timothy Knapman and Laurence Mark Wythe, is based on an Azerbaijani story about life in the Soviet Union in the 1930s at the height of Stalin's Great Terror. See who's in the seven-strong cast of actor-musicians bringing it to the Union Theatre this September...
The Edinburgh fringe sensation SIX THE MUSICAL starts London performances tonight at the West End's Arts Theatre. Have you seen the vibrant show trailer yet? It features the six queens in all their glory. Plus, we must draw your attention to vlogger Rukaya Cesar's feature on the show. Is this the British Hamilton?
2018
In terms of column inches and broadcast time, SIX THE MUSICAL reigned supreme at Edinburgh Fringe, where it finished its sold-out, extra-dates-added run at the Udderbelly today (27 August 2018). The show's hard-working PR Kevin Wilson was keeping track of the show's frenzied festival coverage throughout. As it now transfers to London's Arts Theatre, catch up here... and don't forget to enter our competition to win tickets!
2018
As the real Lewis Hamilton competed this weekend in the Belgian Grand Prix, the musical parody inspired by him, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's (Alexander) Hamilton, completed its final lap at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. HAMILTON (LEWIS) now races to London for a limited season at the King's Head Theatre trailing a Musical Theatre Review Best Musical nomination and a slew of festival raves. We've rounded up some of the show's festival buzz on Twitter below... and don't forget to enter our competition to win tickets!
2018
The team behind the well-received, sold-out UK premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s The Frogs, adapted by Nathan Lane at Jermyn Street Theatre, is to present a new production of the modern-day family musical retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. And this Princess isn’t taking any prisoners…
2018
Who are the four #StageFaves taking on Lewis Hamilton, Nicole Scherzinger and a whole heap of Lin-Manuel Miranda references in musical parody HAMILTON (LEWIS)? Meet the cast and enter our competition to see them at the King's Head Theatre after their Edinburgh Fringe triumph...
2018
After an extended summer season at the Union Theatre last year, 1950s British musical classic SALAD DAYS is returning for an autumn tour featuring a host of #StageFaves including Wendi Peters and Mark Anderson. WATCH the trailer, filmed by fellow #StageFave Chris Kiely, here...
2018
This promises to be operetta as you've never seen it before. PIRATES!, a new dance spectacular version of Gilbert & Sullivan's 1879 classic The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is readying for a 2019 premiere in the UK...
What's the number one thing Wicked fans ask Rachel Tucker? If she could only sing one song ever again, which would it be? How long has she been performing cabaret (spoiler: since the age of 9)? This interview with Broadway.com's Paul Wontorek with our #featured performer Rachel Tucker is a must-watch. He catches up with Broadway and West End star ahead of her return live concerts at New York's Feinstein's/54 Below this week... (Have you entered our competition yet?)
2018
THRILLER LIVE will celebrate its record-breaking 4000th West End performance with charity gala featuring a host of high-profile guest stars on 12 September 2018 in aid of The Prince's Trust. Any guesses who'll make an appearance? Remember when Macy Gray, Stooshe and Joe McElderry did? You can watch it here...
It's absolutely one of the most iconic musicals of all time. SHOW BOAT, the 1927 musical about the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers on a Mississippi River show boat, was not only a huge success when it debuted, but changed the landscape of musical theatre forever! Our Song of the Week this week is the classic, "Old Man River"...
2018
While Hamilton looks likely to book forever in the West End, Off-West End, demand is also running high for Gerard Alessandrini's loving parody SPAMILTON at the Menier Chocolate Factory, where booking has now been extended until 15 September 2018...
Here's some #MondayMotivation: we defy you not to sing along as RACHEL TUCKER belts Elphaba's anthem "Defying Gravity", a role she's played to award-winning acclaim in WICKED on Broadway and in the West End. Here, she's performing at New York's famous supper club Feinstein's/54 Below, where she returns this weekend for two nights only by popular demand. Have you entered our competition yet?
Less than a week now until our featured artist RACHEL TUCKER returns to Feinstein's/54 Below in New York, for two concert performances only on 10 and 11 August 2018. We continue our series looking back on some of her previous performances at the renowned club. Here she is singing Sara Bareille's ballad "She Used to Be Mine" from the hit 2016 Broadway musical Waitress, based on the 2007 film. Have you entered our competition yet?
2018
Our current featured artist RACHEL TUCKER has been invited back this month to Feinstein's/54 Below in New York by popular demand. Small wonder given the response of audiences and critics to her concert performances. Check out what people are saying here... And don't forget to enter our competition!
We're continuing to count down to featured artist RACHEL TUCKER's return to Broadway's renowned supper club Feinstein's/54 Below on 10 and 11 August 2018, by looking back on some of her previous performances there. Here she is dueting with the one and only Sting on "Practical Arrangement" from The Last Ship.
2018
The Tina Fey movie sensation MEAN GIRLS is now a Tony-nominated Broadway smash. With all the wit of the original re-worked with an awesome modern pop-rock score, the show is one not to miss if you're heading over to America! Don't believe us? Check out this awesome performance of the song "Apex Predator" on the Today show...