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The National Youth Music Theatre Brings Three Musicals to Birmingham Hippodrome This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2025

The National Youth Music Theatre will bring three productions to Birmingham Hippodrome this August to showcase young talent and push the boundaries of music theatre.

CLOSER TO HEAVEN Extends Run at the Turbine Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2024

Due to popular demand, Jonathan Harvey’s Closer to Heaven, with original music by Pet Shop Boys, will be extending its run at the Turbine Theatre this summer, now playing until Saturday 27 July.

Review: CLOSER TO HEAVEN, Turbine Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - Jun 10, 2024

The talented cast and creatives can only do so much to elevate the musical’s inherent camp, but Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys' script and songs feel underbaked with characters who aren’t able to be fleshed out. With this in mind, it feels closer to hell.

Exclusive: Watch the Cast of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY Sing 'Edelweiss'
by Josh Sharpe - May 27, 2024

In December of 2023, Broadway luminaries gathered together to celebrate the historic partnership and songs of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Ahead of the PBS premiere on May 31, check out an exclusive clip from the concert, featuring Aaron Tveit, Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim, Maria Friedman, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden, and more singing Edelweiss from The Sound of Music. Watch the video here!

MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Will Air on Sky Arts in the UK
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024

The star-studded My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be broadcast on Sky Arts on Sunday, 26 May 2024 at 6 p.m.

Frances Ruffelle-Led CLOSER TO HEAVEN and More Come to The Turbine Theatre This Year
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024

The Turbine Theatre has announced three upcoming performances, including Closer to Heaven, led by Frances Ruffelle. Learn more about the shows here!

MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Album Will Be Released Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2024

The 42-track live recording of My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be released on double CD and digital platforms worldwide on Friday, May 31 from Concord Theatricals Recordings.

MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Will Screen in Cinemas in Australia and New Zealand
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2024

The star-studded My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert, filmed last December, will be screened in more than 100 cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from 21st March 2024.

MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Will Come to Cinemas in the UK and Ireland
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2023

The star-studded My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be screened in more than 400 cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 14 February and 18 February 2024.

Joanna Ampil and Maria Friedman Join MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2023

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization has announced that recent R&H leading lady Joanna Ampil (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific) and four-time Olivier Award® winner Maria Friedman will additionally headline My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert.

Review: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Lavender Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 24, 2023

For theatre-goers wondering whether to travel to Chichester for nuns and Nazis or to Sheffield to see the last night of the Vietnam War, I would urge them to consider heading down to a Surrey Lavender farm for the inaugural production at the new Lavender Theatre; a foot-stomping and utterly joyful version of Annie Get Your Gun.

Photos: First Look at ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at the Open-Air Lavender Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2023

All new production photos have been released from Annie Get Your Gun, opening tonight at the new open-air Lavender Theatre! Performances will run through  5 August.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at the Lavender Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2023

Annie Get Your Gun comes to the Lavender Theatre from 17 July -  5 August. Check out all new photos from rehearsal here!