The waiting is finally over – The Oliver Awards, postponed from April have just been handed out in a scaled-back production from the beautiful Cinderella bar in the London Palladium. Three shows shared the top billing for the night with musicals & Juliet and Dear Evan Hansen and comedy Emilia each taking home three statuettes. In …
Broadway’s theatres may be closed until mid-2021 but there was great news this week with the long-awaited reopening of New York institution Joe Allen. A trip to Joe’s has long been a must for a bite to eat after the show for audiences, cast and crew and a great social leveller, with A listers from …
The hotly anticipated 2020 Tony Award nominations have just been announced. Probably the happiest man in the world right now is Aaron Tveit, star of Moulin Rouge and in what is just the latest twist of fate in this oddest of years, he has just won the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical…because there …
The world of Musical Theatre is tonight in mourning for one of its brightest stars. Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Misérables fame, crafted some of the most beautiful lyrics ever heard in a musical, and fans of Les Mis will know his words from such classic songs as Bring Him Home, I Dreamed a Dream …
Arts Council England have now published the full list of recipients for phase 1 of the Culture Recovery Fund With further announcements expected in the coming weeks, the news offers much needed hope to a sector which has been decimated by Covid-19 and the resulting lockdowns which followed. With the government announcing further restrictions, including the …
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The Bristol Old Vic and Birmingham Royal Ballet are amongst organisations to receive a share of £247 million of government funding it has been announced. Cavern Club, London Symphony Orchestra, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden described the news as a “vital boost” for The Arts. He added that “It will protect these special places, save jobs and …
Things are really looking up for the West End. Just when it looked like Panto was doomed, Producers Qdos rode to the rescue with Pantoland at the Palladium! It was the London Palladium which was chosen as a test venue earlier in the year to trial re-opening a major West End venue with social distancing and a …
We bring you glad tidings of great joy! Les Misérables – The Staged Concert is back in time to light up the West End this Christmas. The show will move to the Sondheim Theatre, which the original London production occupied until last year, with the principle cast who previously appeared at the Gielgud Theatre. This …
It’s a treat these days to have good news for our theatres, and there’s simply nothing more exciting than this week’s announcement of the 2021 season for the Open Air Theatre, Regents Park. Headlining is Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic tale of broken love, loss and redemption, Carousel. With gorgeous melodies, ravashing orchestrations and one of …