Musicals

Curve’s Sunset Boulevard to benefit bursary in Nairn’s name

15 April 2021

Leicester’s Curve theatre is making its streamed production of Sunset Boulevard – at Home available to view online again and all money raised will benefit the Andy Nairn Bursaries in Technical Theatre.

Cast revealed for musical theatre online festival

14 April 2021

A “spectacular company of international stars” has been confirmed for Paul Taylor-Mills’ annual festival of new musical theatre, MTFestUK 2021.

More videos released from free Northampton musical

11 April 2021

Royal and Derngate is to release the next four videos from a new musical, On Hostile Ground, inspired by the stories of people “affected by the government’s hostile environment policy”.

Hope Mill plans a Wiz of a Christmas

8 April 2021

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester will stage the first new UK production of The Wiz in 10 years.

Homebaked musical rises at Royal Court

8 April 2021

Liverpool’s Royal Court is teaming up with Red Ladder Theatre Company to bring the story of Liverpool’s most famous community bakery to the stage.

South Pacific to reopen Chichester

3 April 2021

Chichester Festival Theatre will reopen its doors with its summer musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, originally scheduled as the centrepiece of Festival 2020.

Courtyard slinks into summer with Kinky Boots

26 March 2021

Theatre company X-Entricity is to return to Hereford theatre The Courtyard in summer 2021 with the musical Kinky Boots.

Chorus Line comes to Curve at Christmas

26 March 2021

Leicester’s Curve is to stage a new production of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line at Christmas 2021, replacing The Wizard of Oz which has been postponed for 12 months.

Blackpool counts down to SIX

25 March 2021

SIX the musical is set to head to the Opera House Blackpool.

Back-to-back musicals at Birmingham fringe theatre

23 March 2021

Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre is to undertake its “most ambitious and exciting summer season yet” by presenting two musicals.

Four team up for film of new “music video” musical

20 March 2021

Metta Theatre, a production company devoted to British musical theatre, has joined with three regional venues to release Cells, a film of a new musical written and recorded during lockdown.

Musical theatre festival to start in Birmingham

20 March 2021

Birmingham Hippodrome, The Turbine Theatre and Paul Taylor-Mills have formed a partnership which will present an annual festival of new musical theatre, MTFestUK 2021.

Rent 'rebate' at Hope Mill

19 March 2021

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester will stage classic rock musical Rent this summer.

Curve extends online run of The Color Purple

5 March 2021

Leicester's Curve theatre has extended the streamed run of The Color Purple—at Home because of audience demand and it will now be available until Tuesday 16 March.

Stars get together for show on World Theatre Day

16 February 2021

Some of the biggest names in theatre, dance and music are to get together for Rise Up With the Arts, a live stream event which will air on World Theatre Day.

Star performer interviews and Sondheim rerun from Chichester

8 February 2021

Chichester Festival Theatre's Facing the Music features streamed interviews with Sheila Hancock, Philip Quast, Patricia Routledge, Imelda Staunton and Giles Terera.

Northampton theatre airs new musical as free videos

6 February 2021

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate is to release a new musical, On Hostile Ground, inspired by the stories of people “affected by the government’s hostile environment policy”.

Les Mis takes top two slots in Radio 2 chart

31 January 2021

BBC Radio 2 listeners’ All Time Favourite Song From A Musical chart is announced with Les Mis snapping up first and second place with "One Day More Day" and "Bring Him Home".

No Dalmatians at Regent’s Park

25 January 2021

Plans to stage new musical 101 Dalmatians are shelved amid COVID restrictions.

Rise:Up and hear the music

24 January 2021

Digital venue Stream.Theatre and Perfect Pitch preview new British musicals online.

Curve to stream The Color Purple

22 January 2021

Two Midlands theatres are joining up to present an online concert version of their first co-production and 2,000 tickets will be distributed free to NHS workers.

Alexia starts Birmingham theatre’s online workshops

22 January 2021

Birmingham’s Alexia McIntosh has kicked off a series of digital masterclasses at the Hippodrome in the city: 25 online workshops for young people aged between 7 and 25.

West End In Blackpool

Director Ashley Luke Lloyd

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Book and lyrics by Richard Hough Music by Ben Morales Frost

The Theatre Channel Episode Five: The Classics of Broadway

The Color Purple - at Home

Book by Marsha Norman, music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis & Steph...

Meet Me in St Louis

Songs by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, book by Hugh Wheeler, based on The Kens...