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Now on Sale: New Musical THE BIG LITTLE THINGS @sohoplace; An extraordinary true story about an ordinary young man.

The world’s most prolific producer of musicals in theatre history has received the Freedom of the City of London at Guildhall today (June 1), in recognition of his outstanding contribution to musical theatre.

Esi Acquaah-Harrison is a dialect and vocal coach who has worked on Sex Education Netflix, Cirque du Soleil's Totem and is a former member of UK's London Community Gospel Choir. BroadwayWorld caught up with Esi to chat about the rewards and challenges of her work, her stellar career and her course, Singing for Beginners, at London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Ben Canning and Simon Woolley have announced the launch of New Road Theatricals, a brand-new, London-based general management company for the arts industry. 

Original Theatre, the multi-award-winning live and digital theatre company, has revamped the way in which it presents online theatre with the launch of its new digital membership scheme.

Erica Whyman has announced details of her final season of work as Acting Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) ahead of her stepping down this month. 

The Book of Mormon comes from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez. The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards® and four Olivier Awards, including Best Musical for both, follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far away a from Salt Lake City as you can get.

In its second year, Vogue World will open London Fashion Week with a one-night-only show at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, one of the most beloved theatres in the heart of Covent Garden.

London's Finborough Theatre has announced its new ReDiscovery Season, featuring one of the biggest West End hits of the 1930s; a forgotten female playwright; one of the most controversial dramas of its day, banned by the censor; a family tragedy in rural Ireland; and one of the biggest comic smash hits of the 1980s.

The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time. Be transported to the streets of Manhattan in Guys & Dolls directed by Nicholas Hytner. 

The full company has been announced for Adam Penford’s new production of The Sound of Music, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 10 July – 3 September

Summer kicks off in style on London's stage, with the return of Andy Karl in the Old Vic's Groundhog Day, to the West End transfers of Peter Morgan's latest play and the arrival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning big, Black, and queer American musical, A Strange Loop.

A pay deal has been struck between Equity and the Society of London Theatre.

Photos-first look at the world première of Sasha Hails’ debut stage play, Possession, directed by Oscar Pearce is currently in rehearsal.  Completing the Arcola summer season in Studio 1, this powerful new play interweaves the stories of four mothers across continents and time, through colonial and contemporary Democratic Republic of Congo, and Victorian and present-day London.

Fresh off the bus from small-town America, young and beautiful Peggy Sawyer arrives in New York City dreaming of her name in lights. She quickly catches the eye of a big-time director and lands a spot in the chorus line of Broadway’s newest show… and when the leading lady gets injured, Peggy gets her shot at stardom.

Phoenix Dance Theatre has been awarded funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) from its Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2023.

The Lowry has announced four new Partner Companies that will collaborate and work closely with the arts venue to regularly present work of the highest calibre to Salford audiences.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has released new artwork for its forthcoming production of As You Like It, directed by Omar Elerian, which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 17 June – 5 August 2023. 

Tickets from £18.00 for Mlima's Tale “If you not give elephant proper burial he’ll haunt you forever.”

Following a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Andy is back on the road with his brand new stand up show this Autumn.