Dean Johnson News

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced all jazz programming running April 29th - May 12th.

One-off staged concerts are all the rage these days. A way for producers to attract established stars that will fill a room and the chance to test the waters for potential longer runs are only a few benefits. Realistically, they’re also cheaper, relatively risk-free, and easier to mount than a full-blown production. The latest in this type of venture is Bare, Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere’s musical with a troubled history.

BARE comes to the London Palladium on Sunday 7 April, in a one-night-concert. The full cast has been announced for this upcoming production, led by the previously announced Jordan Luke Gage as Jason, and Laurie Kynaston as Peter. Find out who else is joining the cast here!

BARE comes to the London Palladium on Sunday 7 April, in an unmissable one-night-concert. The cast is led by Jordan Luke Gage and Laurie Kynaston.

For their 20th season, BYMT will fully produce seven brand new British musicals and develop another seven new musical theatre ideas in week-long camps - working with venues, creatives and young people from across the United Kingdom. Learn more about the season lineup here!

Newvelle Records announced the release date of A Prayer For Andrew, from trumpet and flugelhorn master Ron Horton. The two-disc vinyl release, ALSO AVAILABLE DIGITALLY and preserved on the highest quality 180-gram vinyl, honors the music of Andrew Hill.  Featuring powerful interpretations of Hill's arrangements.

The producers of Bat Boy: The Musical, which will be descending on the London Palladium this Halloween, have announced the full cast and creatives for the semi-staged concert of this cult classic. Find out who is starring in the show here!

A star-studded cast is lined up for There's No Place Like Home at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, on Sunday 22 October 2023 at 7.30pm.

Applications are now open for British Youth Music Theatre's 2024 New Music Theatre Award.

To celebrate the launch of The Charlie Kristensen Foundation, join Charlie - the 13-year-old multi-award-winning anti-bullying campaigner, stage and screen actor and presenter of #MusicalChairs online chat show - and his West End friends for a sensational evening of performances in There’s No Place Like Home at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, on Sunday 22 October 2023 at 7.30pm.  

All new production photos have been released for No Limits – A Song Cycle. Written by Sam Thomas He/Him and directed by Dean Johnson, He/Him, (BKLYN, LIFT), this exciting new production is now open at London’s Turbine Theatre.    

Sam Caldwell He/Him for Paper House Productions has announced the full cast of No Limits – A Song Cycle by Sam Thomas He/Him.

The full cast has been announced for ONCE – IN CONCERT at the London Palladium on Sunday 12 March (at 3pm and 7pm). ONCE - IN CONCERT, which went on sale on 23 September before adding a second performance due to public demand, has only a limited number of tickets still available.

No Limits – A Song Cycle by Sam Thomas will open in London at the Turbine Theatre on 15th February 2023. 

Lambert Jackson, the producers of ONCE – IN CONCERT at the London Palladium has announced that they have added a second performance, due to overwhelming public demand. A 3pm show has been added to the existing 7pm performance on Sunday 12 March at the London Palladium.

Carrie Hope Fletcher (Heathers, Cinderella, Les Misérables) and Jamie Muscato (Heathers, Bend It Like Beckham, The Undeclared War) will reunite in 2023, starring as 'Girl' and 'Guy' in ONCE – IN CONCERT at the London Palladium on Sunday 12 March. 

​​​​​​​The UK's leading new musical theatre company for young people 11-21 years old has announced their 2022 season of summer performances filled with brand new musicals, adaptations, some returning BYMT shows and even dance led work.

Yuka Mito, a very appealing jazz singer who made a strong impression with her previous release Time After Time, displays her continuing evolution on Love In The City. Love In The City has Yuka joined by the same trio as on her previous recording.

Gartland Productions and producer Chris Maguire have released the trailer for LIFT, which is currently playing at the Southwark Playhouse until Saturday 18th June 2022. 

Danny Bacher and his musical gang will be at Pangea making great music, and Broadway World Cabaret has ten videos to prove that it will be great.