Ailsa Davidson

STARZ continues to round out the cast for “Outlander: Blood of My Blood,” announcing additional casting for several roles in the highly anticipated prequel series. Several newcomers are actors with extensive stage backgrounds. The series will center on two parallel love stories set in two different time periods, with Jamie’s parents in the early 18th century Scottish Highlands and Claire’s parents in WWI England. Production on the 10-episode season is underway in Scotland.

Producers have announced the cast for the English language premiere of major new musical Marie Curie, with Book & Lyrics by Seeun Choun, Music by Jongyoon Choi, Directed by Sarah Meadows, at London’s Charing Cross Theatre.

A thrilling new adaptation of Dracula by acclaimed Scottish playwright Morna Pearson, directed by Sally Cookson, is brought to stages across Scotland and England by the National Theatre of Scotland in a co-production with Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. 

The filmed capture of Heathers: the Musical will screen in 320 screens across the U.K. and Ireland from March 28 through May 6. Each screening will be followed by a bonus 10-minute special, “Behind the Scenes at The Other Palace,” which features a look behind the musical being filmed that the London venue for its original 2022 release.

Eight years after its original Off-Broadway run, Heathers the Musical has made its way to The Roku Channel. BroadwayWorld caught up with Heathers director Andy Fickman to discuss the musical's journey, how it has grown since its Off-Broadway run, the musical's cult following, and where the show might be headed next.

Top stories include casting for the North American tour of Jesus Christ Superstar! Plus, Mr. Saturday Night is headed to BroadwayHD, and more!

The Roku Channel will premiere a new live capture of Heathers the Musical filmed at The Other Palace in the U.K. this week. BroadwayWorld has shared an exlcusive clip from the upcoming film, featuring Ailsa Davidson as Veronica Sawyer and Simon Gordon as J.D. Watch the new video clip of 'Freeze Your Brain' now!

Roku has shared the trailer for their live capture of the stage adaptation of the hit West End musical 'Heathers: The Musical.' Andy Fickman directs the musical, with book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe. Fickman, Murphy and O'Keefe will also produce. Watch the new video trailer now!

Roku announced that it will exclusively bring a live capture of the stage adaptation of the hit West End musical “Heathers: The Musical” to The Roku Channel as a Roku Original special. The musical was filmed at The Other Palace, where it started its U.K. journey in 2018. Watch a sneak peek video of the upcoming special now!

Today's top stories include a reading of the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Alysha Umphress, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and more! Casting has been announced for the upcoming filmed version of Heathers the Musical, being recorded this month on the West End for a future release. The cast will include Ailsa Davidson, Simon Gordon, Maddison Firth, and more!

The cast has been announced for the eagerly anticipated recording of the hit production of Heathers the Musical, a project with Steam Motion and Sound.

New production images are released for Heathers the Musical – the wickedly funny and high-octane rock musical running at its original London home at The Other Palace until 20 February 2022.  

As the first show out of the gate at The Other Palace since the pandemic, and the first show housed there since the venue was bought by Bill Kenwright, Heathers the Musical has a lot of attention to shoulder. Not only has it returned to its original home but it’s also got a brand new cast to boot – and reader…they are on fire.

Today's top stories include a new ad campaign from the MTA encouraging New Yorkers to take the subway to Broadway. Plus, casting for Slave Play's return to Broadway, Chicken & Biscuits cancelled three performances due to breakthrough cases of Covid-19, and more.

Leading the cast in the highly celebrated return of Heathers the Musical is Ailsa Davidson in the role of high school geek Veronica Sawyer and Freddie King as the dark and moody teen Jason 'J.D' Dean.

Further casting has been announced for Roles We'll Never Play on Saturday 22nd May at The Vaudeville Theatre in London. Rebecca Gilliland (Wicked), Scott Paige (The Addams Family), Lewis Cornay (The Book of Mormon), Sean Parkins (Wicked), Natalie Green (The Prince Of Egypt) and Alex Weatherhill (Chicago) have joined the lineup.

Roles We'll Never Play is back in the West End for two shows at The Vaudeville Theatre on Saturday 22nd May - 7:30pm and Sunday 23rd May - 7:30pm. After two sell-out shows at The Apollo Theatre in December 2020, the show is back, and will be one of the first shows to open out of lockdown!

ELEGIES FOR ANGELS, PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS opens at the Union Theatre tonight and runs until Saturday 8th June. The production is being produced in support of the Make A Difference Trust (MAD Trust) to help raise funds in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

The Wanted's Tom Parker makes his theatre debut as Danny Zuko in Grease, at The Marlowe Theatre next month (October).

Birmingham Hippodrome is thrilled to announce that global star Jimmy Osmond* (The Osmonds, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here) will visit Birmingham Hippodrome in the UK Tour of Grease from 29 May - 3 June.