Andrew Lloyd Webber today announced that his new production, the long-awaited Cinderella, will go ahead with social distancing in place. Lloyd Webber had planned to open the show at full capacity, risking prison for breaking government regulations following this week’s announcement of a delay to lifting restrictions, caused by the spread of the Delta variant. …
The much anticipated Spielberg remake of classic musical West Side Story has finally been unveiled. The trailer was premiered during this week’s Oscar ceremony. The annual Los Angeles celebration of the film industry, which this year took place in Union Station, LA, saw winners from the world of Theatre crowned, including Sir Anthony Hopkins for …
Casting has been announced for the Melbourne production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The production will be the first international production of the show following its pre-pandemic Broadway opening. Moulin Rouge! Melbourne cast The Moulin Rouge! Melbourne cast features Alinta Chidzey as Satine and Des Flanagan as Christian, with stalwart Simon Burke as Harold Zidler. …
Just last week we were excitedly looking ahead to a host of West End Theatres reopening their doors for Christmas. Yesterday, the UK government took the decision to move London into Tier 3, meaning that indoor entertainment is cancelled. Politicians had a difficult decision to make, balancing public health with the inevitable disappointment and damage …
The Phantom of the Opera is coming back into the West End – but there are still questions we need answering!
The Australian cast has finally been announced for global hit musical Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit musical will feature newcomer Jason Arrow in the title role, joined by a diverse cast who were handpicked by the Michael Cassel Group with Miranda himself taking a direct interest in the casting process. Arrow graduated in 2016 from Perth …
It’s just a jump to the left! And then a step to the right….The Rocky Horror Show is the latest show to give hope to theatres around the UK with the announcement of a 2021 tour. The show has been running somewhere in the world ever since it first opened in 1973 Upstairs at the …
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 …
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 …