Blog / West End Calling

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16 Jun
2017

The clever cats at The Other Palace are churning out wonderous work in progress shows right now with casts full of #StageFaves and their latest announcement doesn't disappoint! Casting for BONNIE & CLYDE has been announced and it includes HEATHERS star Jamie Muscato and Olivier Award winner Rebecca Trehearne. Check out the full casting and get ready for a wild ride...

16 Jun
2017

We've been waiting for what seems like forever, but we can now finally announce that Jamael Westman will be the UK's first Hamilton! He'll be joined by Michael Jibson as King George and a whole host of #StageFaves previously announced. We cannot wait until November! Our excitement is truly starting to RISE UP!!

15 Jun
2017

Get ready because THE QUENTIN DENTIN SHOW is rockin' & rollin' its way to the Tristan Bates Theatre this month after an awesome run last year at Above The Arts. With just a few days to go before they open, the team have released a trailer. We're grooving along already...

15 Jun
2017

A SPOONFUL OF SHERMAN will run 7 - 20 August at Live at Zedel this summer and casting has now been announced for this musical theatre cabaret filled with classics...

15 Jun
2017

The boys are back in town! THE RAT PACK - LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS will return to the West End for a strictly limited season this winter during a UK tour. So don your best suit, slick back your hair and get ready for an evening to remember...

14 Jun
2017

The iconic Theatre Royal Stratford East have announced Kerry Michael will step down as artistic director after 12 fabulous years and will be replaced by Nadia Fall. The beautiful building filled with a truly awesome creative buzz is one of our favourite Off-West End venues and we're excited to see what new zest and spirit Nadia can bring! We wonder what her first Musical will be...

14 Jun
2017

JOYBUBBLES is a new work in progress musical that will play select dates from Saturday 17 June at The Other Palace. Full casting has now been announced for this exciting new show...

14 Jun
2017

The UK Premiere of TENDERLY - THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL is being produced at the New Wimbledon Studio this September and we're more than excited!

12 Jun
2017

Get ready to sing, dance & laugh along to some timeless classics because THE BLUES BROTHERS are back in London and they're ready to entertain you! The Rock ‘n’ Roll phenomenon returns to the West End at the prestigious Hippodrome for a limited, soulful summer special from 18 July - 26 August, with press night on Friday 21 July...

12 Jun
2017

2017 is proving to be a great year for the British Theatre Academy. After their all-star sold-out gala fundraising concert of THE COLOR PURPLE last month at Cadogan hall, they've now announced a double-bill season at the Ambassadors Theatre in the heart of London's West End. 13 THE MUSICAL will join their other production THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO for multiple performances this August and we couldn't be more excited...

09 Jun
2017

Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES makes its National Theatre debut in September, care of director Dominic Cooke. Who'll be joining Imelda Staunton, Philip Quast, Janie Dee and other previously announced principals in the 37-strong cast...

09 Jun
2017

There aren't many musicals you could call a true classic, but ANNIE is certainly one of those select few. The heartwarming story of the little ginger orphan in 1930's New York who won the heart of a billionaire - and an entire nation! - against all odds, has earned its place in Musical Theatre history. It's always a gamble though, when a show is so well loved, to bring in a revival, especially starring someone who's never been on the West End before... But tread those boards she did, and Miranda Hart has proven herself as a true #StageFave! And guess what...the critics are raving!

09 Jun
2017

The OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR gang have a riot onstage but it looks as if they're having as much fun offstage too. Join team "R Kelly" and team "Beyonce Knowles-it-all" as they face-off in this epic, Scottish-themed Pub Quiz. How many did you get right..?

08 Jun
2017

In possibly one of the most concise casting announcements in Musical Theatre, Southwark Playhouse have announced Michael Rouse will star in SUPERHERO, which will run 28 June - 22 July with a press night on 30 June. WATCH: Michael singing "You Got Me" from the show...

08 Jun
2017

Work in progress performances of THE LITTLE BEASTS - a new family musical for ages 7+ - begin this July at The Other Palace and the full casting has now been announced...

It may have been a dramatic start to the current run of ON THE TOWN at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, with injuries and recasts pushing the Press Night back, but that hasn't stopped the show being a success! Watch the incredibly talented cast sing and dance their hearts out in the official trailer...

08 Jun
2017

Time for a cast change! Eight new dancers will be moonwalking into the Lyric Theatre this week as they make their West End debuts! Thriller is the 15th Longest running musical in West End History and these eight youngsters will be following in the footsteps of many dancing superstars...

02 Jun
2017

A gay love story set in the military during WWII? YANK! We salute you! To celebrate this awesome musical transferring to the Charing Cross Theatre this July, we've got an official trailer to whet your appetite. We're sure you'll all be quick-marching right over to the box office...

02 Jun
2017

A gay love story set in the military during WWII? YANK! We salute you! To celebrate this awesome musical transferring to the Charing Cross Theatre this July, we've got an official trailer to whet your appetite. We're sure you'll all be quick-marching right over to the box office...

02 Jun
2017

We all love a good drink but most of us draw the line at drinking onstage. Not this lot! SHIT-FACED SHOWTIME will be stumbling its way to the Leicester square theatre this July and it's breaking all the rules. Every night, one of the actor will have to perform the show...absolutely wasted, and the rest of the cast have to try and keep the show afloat. Check out the full press release from this raucous bunch and make sure you head to the gallery for a truly original take on THE WIZARD OF OZ...