Blog / Chris Bush
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2020
Following the previously announced season of new musicals for MTFestUK 2020 at London’s Turbine Theatre, the full casts have been revealed for the shows and the line-up of talented performers taking part is pretty impressive. Read on to find out more...
Richard Hawley and Chris Bush’s Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the Crucible Theatre is named Best Musical at the UK Theatre Awards 2019, while Rebecca Trehearn’s title role in Nottingham Playhouse’s Sweet Charity wins the actress Best Performance in a Musical.
Something special is coming: The Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey are collaborating once more, this time on the world premiere of cabaret show MUSIK at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Frances Barber back in the role of Billie Trix from the writers’ musical Closer To Heaven. Plus we are going to get to hear FOUR new Pet Shop Boys songs written especially for the show.
Fans of Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins’ high-energy 80s-inspired British musical Eugenius! The Musical will be ‘No Pants Dancing’ with excitement following the news that the show is to transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre from 27 October 2018 to 5 January 2019 #GoEugenius!
2018
Yes, the magical characters from Dr Seuss will be making a return to London with Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s larger-than-life feelgood musical from 22 November to 29 December 2018.
2018
Direct from starring as Carole King in the US Tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, after previously appearing in the Broadway production, Rebecca LaChance joins the celebration of New York’s greatest show tunes from 1902 to 1942.
With a flagship venue in Elephant and Castle and a satellite theatre within the arches of London Bridge Station, all opening in 2019, Southwark Playhouse is intending to stay just as dedicated to high-profile musical theatre. Take a look…
2018
A new musical revue celebrating New York’s greatest show tunes from 1902-1942 will receive its world premiere at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in North London from 17 July to 5 August 2018.
2018
The news is out that Star Wars legend Mark Hamill will be the voice of ‘Kevin The Robot’ in Eugenius! The Musical which has its gala night on 31 January at The Other Palace.