Musicals

Composers to write A Song for Our Time

Jason Robert Brown will select a newly written song for our time to be recorded for theatre charity, Acting for Others.

Leave A Light On: week 2 line-up

Lambert Jackson and The Theatre Café are presenting a series of concerts to be live-streamed to both entertain those in self-isolation and provide some financial support to the artists involved.

Thriller Live to leave West End

Michael Jackson tribute show Thriller Live is to close for good in the West End after 11 years, three shows short of becoming the 11th longest running West End musical ever.

Northampton venue releases album for new digital musical

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate is to release a concept album for a new digital musical called #ZoologicalSociety.

Finn makes music in two cities

Finn Anderson will be The Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer for a co-hosted residency at The Lowry and Hope Mill Theatre starting next month.

Lesley gets in on Act

Lesley Joseph will join the musical Sister Act.

A new musical every month!

A team of impro comedians are bringing a new monthly musical show to Manchester with The Totally Improvised Musical.

Canadian singer returns to the NE with two shows

Canadian singer Melanie Gall returns to the North East for a short tour featuring two shows.

Musical classic heads to Newcastle

The classic musical Singin’ in the Rain is heading for Newcastle next year

More shows heading to Sunderland

Sunderland Empire has announced more new shows coming soon.

Day out in Blackpool

Darren Day joins the cast of Footloose The Musical as Reverend Moore when the UK tour is at Blackpool Winter Gardens July 20–25.

NATIVITY! to return to Birmingham REP

NATIVITY! The Musical, which had its world première at Birmingham REP in 2017, is to return as the REP’s Christmas 2020 production.

Waitress service in Manchester

The first-ever UK and Ireland tour of Broadway and West End musical Waitress is coming to Manchester Opera House.

Curtains for Opera House

Joining Jason Manford when Curtains comes to Blackpool Opera House will be Ore Oduba as Aaron Fox.

Curve’s Christmas show to be Wizard of Oz

Leicester’s Curve is to stage the regional première of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz as its 2020 Christmas musical.

Love Never Dies tour includes Manchester

The first-ever UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies will play Manchester Opera House.

Rent due at Hope Mill Theatre

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is staging a revival of classic rock musical Rent.

All present for Back to the Future

Rehearsal pictures have been released for the world première of Back To The Future The Musical which will open at Manchester Opera House this month.

Peter Andre smoothes his way into Grease

Peter Andre will star—at certain venues—in the 2020 UK tour of Grease.

Guy musical returns to the region

Guy: A New Musical, that premièred in 2018, comes to the Waterside in Sale.

Love Never Dies tour to start in Leicester

Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s follow-up to The Phantom of the Opera, is to go on its first UK tour and will open at Leicester’s Curve in September 2020.

Thriller homecoming for David

Manchester-born singer David Julien marks two years starring in Thriller Live in the West End by headlining the show in his home city, February 10–15.

Merton to make West End musical debut in Hairspray

Have I Got News For You star Paul Merton is to star alongside Michael Ball in Hairspray at London Coliseum from April 2020.

New musical tours the NE next week

Guy, a modern-day gay love story musical, tours the region from 3 to 8 February 2020.

If the slipper fits, you're Cinders!

Will the slipper fit YOU? Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is looking for the star of its 2020 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

Lloyd Webber's Cinderella to open in refurbished Gillian Lynne Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical of Cinderella, with a book by Killing Eve series 2 lead writer Emerald Fennell and lyrics by City of Angels lyricist David Zippel, will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London in September 2020.

New musicals to get Northampton showcase

The line-up has been announced for the “UK’s leading showcase for new British musical theatre writing” BEAM2020 which will be held in Northampton.

Ute Lemper's Manchester date for UK tour

Ute Lemper is to tour the UK with Ute Lemper: Rendezvous With Marlene.

The Wind in the Willows

Book by Julian Fellowes, music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe

The Wicker Husband

Book by Rhys Jennings, music and lyrics by Darren Clark, based on a short sto...

The Beauty Parade

Kaite O'Reilly

Cabaret

Book by Joe Masteroff; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fredd Ebb; based on Jo...

Once

Book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová base...

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott

Bourgeois and Maurice's Insane Animals

George Heyworth and Liv Morris

Beautiful—The Carole King Musical

Douglas McGrath with words and music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and Barry ...

Back to the Future The Musical

Book by Bob Gale, music & lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, based on...

Pretty Woman the Musical

Book by Garry Marshall and J F Lawton, music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Ji...

Be More Chill

Music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, book by Joe Tracz, based on the novel by Ned ...

Guy the Musical

Story and lyrics by Leo Mercer, music by Stephen Hyde

Musik

Jonathan Harvey with songs by the Pet Shop Boys

The Prince of Egypt

Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Philip Lazebnik

Blitz!

Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. book by Lionel Bart and Joan Maitland

Once

Music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová; book by Enda Walsh, bas...

Ordinary Days

Music and lyrics by Adam Gwon

Curtains: A Musical Whodunnit

Book by Rupert Holmes, original book and concept by Peter Stone, music by Joh...

Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical

Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott based on the Latent/Image Specific Films Moti...

The Book of Mormon

Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Rags The Musical

Book by Joseph Stein, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, r...

The King and I

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

We Will Rock You

Queen & Ben Elton

Getting Your Musicals Fix

Philip Fisher provides some ideas for those desperate to feed their musicals addiction.