Musicals

Musicals news

Lowry forges ahead with two seasonal shows

24 September 2020

The Lowry in Salford plans not one, but two 'socially-distanced' shows in November and December.

Rent goes up at Hope Mill!

24 September 2020

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester sees Rent take up tenancy from October 30 to December 6.

Carly Bawden (Angélique) and Marc Antolin (Jean-René) in Romantics Anonymous

Cast revealed for Belgrade’s hosting of new Rice musical

15 September 2020

Casting has been confirmed for Romantics Anonymous, the new musical from director Emma Rice, which is to go on a virtual tour and will be co-hosted online by Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre on Wednesday 23 September.

Newcastle musical première reschedules to 2021

18 August 2020

The première of the new musical The Drifters Girl at Newcastle Theatre Royal has been rescheduled to late 2021.

The Addams Family go out in 2021

2 August 2020

Musical comedy The Addams Family will tour UK and Ireland from January with Samantha Womack and Cameron Blakely leading the cast.

Sleepless trials COVID test

26 July 2020

Cast and staff at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre will have daily COVID tests for the run of Sleepless, A Musical Romance which opens later this month.

The Great Big Radio Show online

19 July 2020

Malta's Teatru Manoel streams British musical comedy The Great Big Radio Show.

Godspell 50th anniversary concert

6 July 2020

Stars record concert performance to mark half a century of Stephen Schwartz’s hit musical Godspell.

Grinning Mask raises more than a smile

28 June 2020

Grinning Man designer Jon Bausor has launched show-inspired masks for theatrical charities.

Musical reviews

Romantics Anonymous

Book by Emma Rice, lyrics by Christopher Dimond, music by Michael Kooman

Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic and Plush Theatricals

Bristol Old Vic

22 to 26 September 2020

Pippin

Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Roger O Hirson

Peter Bull for LAMBCO Productions

The Garden Theatre at The Eagle

8 September to 11 October 2020

Godspell in Concert

Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by John Michael Tebelak

Thomas Hopkins & Michael Quinn for Ginger Quiff Media in association with Hop...

27 to 29 August 2020

Hollow

David Kent with music by Jeremy Williams

DK Productions (David Kent Ltd)

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22 to 30 August 2020

Fanny and Stella

Book and lyrics by Glenn Chandler, music by Charles Miller

Peter Bull for LAMBCO Productions

The Garden Theatre at The Eagle

3 to 25 August 2020

Carousel

Music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on t...

New York Philharmonic

Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York

10 July to 8 September 2020

Hamilton

Book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by Alexander Hamilton ...

Public Theater

Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York / Disney+

From 3 July 2020