The Menier Chocolate Factory

Review: THE BAKER'S WIFE, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Mica Blackwell - Jul 18, 2024

A gentler offering from Stephen Schwartz’s catalogue, this immersive show whisks you away to a time long past with a phenomenal ensemble who find the heart and soul in their characters. Perhaps the mistake made 50 years ago was attempting to bring The Baker’s Wife to a larger space. In the Menier’s intimate space, it makes for a real treat.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE BAKER'S WIFE at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2024

All new rehearsal photos ahve been released for The Menier Chocolate Factory’s major revival of Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein’s The Baker’s Wife with Lucie Jones and Clive Rowe. The production opens on 17 July, with previews from 6 July, and runs until 14 September.

Full Cast Set For THE BAKER'S WIFE at The Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2024

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for Gordon Greenberg’s production of The Baker’s Wife – with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Joseph Stein. Learnm ore about the cast here!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For JERRY'S GIRLS at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Jerry's Girls at Menier Chocolate Factory. Check out the photos here!

Photos: First Look at POWER OF SAIL at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2024

The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Power of Sail begins previews on 20 March, and opens 28 March, running through 12 May. Check out all new photos here!

Huey Lewis Musical THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Will Arrive on Broadway in 2024
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 1, 2023

As BroadwayWorld first reported in September, The Heart of Rock and Roll is coming to Broadway! Producers Hunter Arnold, Tyler Mitchell and Kayla Greenspan announced that the new musical inspired by the iconic songs of Huey Lewis and The News, will open on Broadway at The James Earl Jones Theatre.

Full Cast Set For PACIFIC OVERTURES at The Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2023

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for their co-production with the Umeda Arts Theater of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Pacific Overtures. 

Video: Radcliffe, Groff, and Mendez Talk MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG on CBS Sunday Morning
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 1, 2023

Watch the trio, along with director Maria Friedman, discuss bringing Merrily We Roll Along back to Broadway, along with new clips from the show!

Photos: First Look at Issy van Randwyck in DAZZLING DIVAS at The Mill at Sonning
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 23, 2023

Dazzling Divas, written and performed by Issy van Randwyck, is a mesmerising musical journey illuminating the lives and work of legendary performers Billie Holiday, Marilyn Monroe, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, Mama Cass, Karen Carpenter and Dusty Springfield. The show runs through July 29 at The Mill at Sonning Theatre. Check out photos here!

Cast Revealed For FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS at the Riverside Studios
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2023

The full cast has been announced to join Olivier Award-winning stage legend Jenna Russell in the London premiere of the musical FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS this autumn.

Photos: First Look at THE THIRD MAN at the Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2023

All new production photos have been released from The Third Man which opens next week at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

Review: MARJORIE PRIME, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Cindy Marcolina - Mar 26, 2023

Jordan Harrison’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist is a reflection on mortality that doesn’t dare to go into the depths of the matter. It ends up being rather stagnant philosophically and anthropologically, but Dominic Dromgoole’s latest production is a delicate take. Running at 85 minutes on paper but around 70 in reality, the piece’s greatly sophisticated performances and sleek look save it from its redundant nature.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For MARJORIE PRIME at the Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2023

All new rehearsal images have ben released for The Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of Marjorie Prime. The production opens on 15 March, with previews from 3 March and runs until 6 May.

Photos: Inside the Gala Night For CABARET at the Kit Kat Club
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2022

All new photos have been released from the gala night of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club on Thursday 27 October. Check them out here!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE SEX PARTY at the Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2022

All new photos have been released from rehearsals for The Sex Party which opens next month at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

BWW Review: MARIA FRIEDMAN & FRIENDS - LEGACY, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Marianka Swain - Mar 9, 2022

Among the many reflections on the legacy of the late, great Stephen Sondheim, here comes a touchingly personal one from his frequent collaborator Maria Friedman, who also pays tribute to two other dearly departed composers: Marvin Hamlisch and Michel LeGrand.

Photos: First Look at MARIA FRIEDMAN & FRIENDS - LEGACY at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022

The Menier Chocolate Factory, in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, today announces the extension of the world première of their brand-new show Maria Friedman & Friends – Legacy, celebrating the brilliance of Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand and Stephen Sondheim, until 17 April due to popular demand.