London Theatre News & Reviews
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt joins the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
Published Fri, 27 March 2020
West End welcomes Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as stepmother in new musical adaptation of Cinderella by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical is all set to be opened this year in October. It was announced in the beginning of the year that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella is coming to the Gillian...
Bring It On: The Musical all set to run at the Queen Elizabeth Hall during UK Tour
Published Thu, 12 March 2020
As part of UK tour, Bring It On: The Musical will run at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall for a short period of time, it is announced. The musical will begin touring in June 2020 at the Birmingham Hippodrome while it would be ended up at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in January 2021. Bring It On:...
West End welcomes Clare Halse and Tyrone Huntley as a new cast of Hello, Dolly!
Published Tue, 10 March 2020
Clare Halse and Tyrone Huntley will be joining the cast of Hello, Dolly! which is all set to run at the Adelphi Theatre in August. The musical is directed by Olivier Award winner Dominic Cooke and features the outstanding score by Jerry Herman, having musical numbers like, “Put On Your Sunday...
Cinderella’s West End opening is rescheduled due to health conditions worldwide
Published Mon, 9 March 2020
It was announced officially last month that the musical version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella will begin its previews on 28 August with an opening night on 23 September at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. But due to current state of affairs regarding health internationally, there is a delay...
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will extend playing in the West End
Published Thu, 5 March 2020
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will run in the West End till next year as per the announcement. The musical is based on the life of Tina Turner who got fame by struggling first in Nutbush, Tennessee, and then came a long way to become a rock 'n roll star. Aisha Jawando who is currently...
Steve Pemberton to perform in The Pillowman at the West End
Published Wed, 4 March 2020
Steve Pemberton will play the character of Tupolski in the revival of The Pillowman at the West End. The play is written by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh and was premiered in 2003 at the National Theatre. David Tennant and Jim Broadbent performed then in The Pillowman and the play won the...
Come From Away to run for some more time at the West End
Published Mon, 2 March 2020
Mark Shenton said about this Canadian musical, “it's a show with an impact that’s difficult to describe: it feels like it creeps up on you unawares, before flooring you with emotion.” Come From Away after spending one heck of a successful year at the West End’s Phoenix...
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has a new cast in the West End
Published Fri, 28 February 2020
Katy Brand and Rufus Hound will join the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie next month, it has been announced. Year 2020 is a very happening year for the musical because the production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is on a tour of UK and a big motion picture of it, is all set...
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Story in the West End soon
Published Thu, 27 February 2020
A new Bio-musical about the iconic singer Bob Marley is all set to be run in the West End’s Lyric Theatre. The title of the show is Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Story and it will begin previews on 6 February 2021 at the Lyric Theatre. This musical is a tribute to the legend on his 76th...
Be More Chill to extend running in London until June 2020
Published Tue, 25 February 2020
Be More Chill premiered at the Other Palace on February 18. The London production of the musical has extended the run for six more weeks till 14 June, which will make it the longest running show in the long history of theatre. Be More Chill is the story of a teenager Jeremy Heere, who tries...