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Hippodrome to produce second new musical

1 July 2025

Birmingham Hippodrome has revealed the cast for No Such Thing as Wolves from two of the writers of the Horrible Histories franchise, to be staged Christmas 2025.

Old Joint Stock chills with large-cast musical

21 June 2025

A company of ten performers will take to the stage in the musical Be More Chill, the largest cast ever assembled at Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre.

“Overjoyed, grateful and a little bit in shock”: Sam Norman and Eliza Randall

Sam and Eliza lift musical mentorship award

14 June 2025

Sam Norman and Eliza Randall have won the 2025-26 MTI Stiles + Drewe mentorship award for their musical Echolocation.

Cast announced for Chichester Top Hat

8 June 2025

Phillip Attmore, Lucy St. Louis, Clive Carter and Sally Ann Triplett lead the cast of Kathleen Marshall's production of Irving Berlin's musical.

Kilworth House casts 42nd Street

16 May 2025

Leicestershire open-air theatre Kilworth House has revealed the cast for the first of its 2025 productions, 42nd Street.

Old Joint Stock première: It's a Wonderful Knife—Christmas Dundee

Christmas musical to have Birmingham première

14 May 2025

Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre is to produce a new musical at Christmas 2025 inspired by Crocodile Dundee and the classic It’s a Wonderful Life.

David Seadon-Young and Molly Lynch in Curve’s production of My Fair Lady

Molly and David back at Curve for The Sound of Music

14 May 2025

Molly Lynch and David Seadon-Young will return to Leicester’s Curve when it stages Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at Christmas 2025.

Danielle Steers and Tobias Turley in Hot Mess

New musical to have Birmingham previews

8 May 2025

Birmingham Hippodrome’s romcom musical Hot Mess is to have two previews at the venue before its première at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Maxwell and Trehearn to appear in musical in Leicester

1 May 2025

Lisa Maxwell and Rebecca Trehearn are among the cast of the musical Indigo which will be staged at Curve, Leicester in summer 2025.

Casting announced for Harold Fry at Chichester

15 April 2025

Jack Wolfe will join Mark Addy and Jenna Russell in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a new musical based on Rachel Joyce's novel.

Musical reviews

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Book by Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Stage Entertainment, Joop Van Den Ende and Tali Pelman in association with Ti...

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

1–12 July 2025

Evita

Lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and The Jamie Lloyd Company

The London Palladium

1 July–6 September 2025

Ryan Kopel, Tom Dickerson, and Killian Thomas Lefevre

Dear Evan Hansen

Book by Steven Levenson, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions present the Nottingham Playhouse ...

Grand Opera House, York

24–28 June 2025

Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by Ron Chernow's book Alexander Hamilton

The Public Theatre and Cameron Mackintosh

Sunderland Empire

19 June–26 July 2025

42nd Street

Music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, book by Michael Stewart and Ma...

Celia Mackay for Kilworth House Theatre

Kilworth House Theatre

17 June–13 July 2025

Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical

Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, book by Jennifer...

Disney Debut

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

From 16 June 2025

Calamity Jane

Adapted by Ronald Hanmer and Phil Park from the stage play by Charles K Freem...

Jamie Wilson Productions / The Watermill Theatre

Sheffield Lyceum Theatre

10–14 June 2025

Shane O'Riordan (Peter), Jessica Boshier (Lucy) and cast

Lovestuck: A New Comedy Musical

Book by James Cooper, music by Bryn Christopher and Martin Batchelar, lyrics ...

Stratford East and Wildpark Entertainment

Stratford East

6 June–12 July 2025

Mount Olympus and the Muses: Candace Furbert (Thalia), Sharlene Hector (Clio), Brianna Ogunbawo (Melpomene), Malinda Parris (Calliope) and Rose-Li (Terpsichore)

Disney's Hercules

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel, book by Robert Horn and Kwame K...

Disney Theatrical Group

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

6 June 2025–28 March 2026

Joe (Burhan Kathawala) Dylan (Kemi Clarke) and Eliza (Eleanor Fransch)

Scouts! The Musical

Sam Cochrane and David Fallon

Gigglemug Theatre

The Crescent Theatre

3–7 June 2025

The Rocky Horror Show

Richard O'Brien

Howard Panter for Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Mallory Factor for Hill Stre...

Leeds Grand Theatre

2–7 June 2025

Come Fall in Love: the DDLJ musical

Book & lyrics by Nell Benjamin, music by Vishal Dadlani & Sheykhar Ravjiani

Yash Raj Films

Opera House, Manchester

29 May–21 June 2025

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Based on the novel by Rachel Joyce, book by Rachel Joyce, music and lyrics by...

Chichester Festival Theatre

Minerva Theatre, Chichester

29 May–14 June 2025

Fiddler on the Roof

Jordan Fein

Regents Park Open Air Theatre

Barbican Centre

24 May–19 July 2025

Kevin McHale as Xanthias and Dan Buckley as Dionysos

The Frogs

Aristophanes, freely adapted by Burt Shevelove, even more freely adapted by N...

Samsational Entertainment, The Grey Area, Benson Drive Productions, Melissa &...

Southwark Playhouse Borough

23 May–28 June 2025

Nkara Stephenson, Ellice Stevens, Ericka Posadas and Zachary Willis

After the Act

Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens, composed by Frew

Royal Court Theatre presents a Breach production

Royal Court Theatre

21 May–14 June 2025

Kinky Boots

Book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, based on the film...

ROYO and Curve

Leeds Grand Theatre

20–24 May 2025

Sam Lupton and Tom Major as Del Boy and Rodney

Only Fools and Horses The Hit Musical

Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan from the John Sullivan original

Paul McIntyre Live

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

19–24 May 2025

Katie Tonkinson as Raven and Glenn Adamson as Strat

Bat Out Of Hell

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Steinman

Michael Cohl, Tony Smith and David Sonenberg

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

12–17 May 2025

Shucked

Book by Robert Horn, music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in association with Mike Bosner, Jason Owen, A...

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

10 May–14 June 2025

Dear Evan Hansen

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

ATG Productions/Nottingham Playhouse

Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

6–10 May 2025

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Adapted by Jeremy Sams from the book by Ian Fleming and based on the MGM moti...

David Ian for Crossroads Live, Mayflower Theatre and MAST Mayflower Studios

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

6–10 May 2025

Calamity Jane

Adapted for the stage by Charles K Freeman from a screenplay by James O’Hanlo...

Jamie Wilson Productions

Grand Opera House, York

29 April–3 May 2025

Restless Natives The Musical

Lyrics by Ninian Dunnett, music by Tim Sutton, book by Ninian Dunnett, Michae...

Perth Theatre, Sympathetic Ink, Wild Yak and Studio Canal

Perth Theatre.

24 April–28 June 2025

Paulo Szot (Raffael Santello Di Santicci), Martha Plimpton (Claudia Bursik-Zimmer), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Paul Zimmer), Rory Kinnear (Leo Brink), Jane Krakowski (Marianne Brink) and Chumisa Dornford-May (Fritz)

Here We Are

Book by David Ives, music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Tom Kirdahy, Sue Wagner, John Johnson and The Stephen Sondheim Trust, co-prod...

National Theatre (Lyttelton Theatre)

23 April–28 June 2025

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ian Fleming, adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams

David Ian for Crossroads Live

Sunderland Empire

22–26 April 2025

Kinky Boots The Musical

Book by Harvey Fierstein; score by Cyndi Lauper

Made at Curve

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

22–26 April 2025

Parade

Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, book by Alfred Uhry

The Fifth Avenue Theatre

16 April–4 May 2025

Ryan Kopel as Evan, Tom Dickerson as Jared and Killian Thomas Lefevre as Connor

Dear Evan Hansen

Book by Steven Levenson, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Nottingham Playhouse

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

15–19 April 2025

Hairspray

Original screenplay by John Waters, book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Laurence Myers

Sunderland Empire

14–19 April 2025

Muriel's Wedding The Musical

Book by P J Hogan, music and lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall, a...

Made at Curve and Global Creatures in association with Sydney Theatre Company

Curve Theatre, Leicester

11 April–10 May 2025

The Great Gatsby – A New Musical

Based on the novel by F Scott Fitzgerald, book Kait Kerrigan, lyrics Nathan T...

Chunsoo Shin

London Coliseum

11 April–7 September 2025

Dylan Aiello as Adam and Dominic Sullivan as Darryl

Supersonic Man

Chris Burgess

LAMBCO Productions

Southwark Playhouse Borough (The Little)

9 April–3 May 2025

Musical features

The perfect musical song

11 April 2025

Is there a formula for writing the perfect song for a musical?