Musicals

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.

Insane Animals runs riot again

15 January 2021

Insane Animals, a musical comedy that premièred at HOME, Manchester in March, is now available as an original cast recording.

Curve extends run of Sunset Boulevard at Home

9 January 2021

Leicester’s Curve theatre has extended until Sunday 17 January “due to popular demand” the run of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard—at Home.

Bedknobs & Broomsticks première tour

19 December 2020

Disney’s Academy Award-winning movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks will make its world première as a stage musical next year.

Four musicals to get Northampton premières

19 December 2020

Three original musicals will be premièred onstage and one online as part of the Made in Northampton 2021 season at Royal and Derngate.

Sheffield Theatres wins South Bank Sky Arts Award

13 December 2020

New musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge wins Sheffield Theatres another award.

Superior Saunders for Manchester

13 December 2020

Jennifer Saunders will reprise her role as Mother Superior in the UK tour of Sister Act The Musical at Manchester Palace Theatre.

New Disney musical to première in Newcastle

12 December 2020

A new stage version Disney’s Academy Award-winning movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks will have its world première at Newcastle Theatre Royal in 2021.

Curve to film Sunset Boulevard for home viewing

3 December 2020

Leicester’s Curve has cancelled a concert version of Sunset Boulevard due to coronavirus restrictions but the production will be filmed and available online.

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...

The Meat Cabaret

The Company; music and lyrics by Lawrence Hart and Isabelle Woolley

The Theatre Channel Episode Four: Hopeful Holidays

Various

Sunset Boulevard

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book & lyrics by Don Black & Christopher Hampto...

Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure

Music by George Stiles, lyrics by Antony Drewe, version by Elliot Davis based...

The Prom

Music by Matthew Sklar, book by Bob Martin, book and lyrics by Chad Beguelin,...

Anyone Can Whistle

Book by Arthur Laurents, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

The Fabulist Fox Sister

Luke Bateman & Michael Conley

The Theatre Channel Episode Three: The Rock Episode

Various Artists