Jake Brunger News

Robert Gould 'takes note' of the new Jake Brunger/Pippa Cleary musical that is wowing audiences at this year's Fringe.

Priscilla is swinging, shows sell out, and a chance for unique Too Close To The Sun merchandise - Miriam Zendle reports

The writer of Jet Set Go! talks to Carrie Dunn about his new show, premiering in Edinburgh this month.

Anyone who has ever experienced the joys - or woes - of transatlantic flying may wish to fasten their seat belts and head off to see a new musical that takes its audience on a flight from London to New York and back again. That is precisely the theatrical experience created by Jet Set Go! (currently playing to capacity audiences at the Jermyn Street Theatre). This 'cabin crew musical' is a sheer delight from take-off to landing.

Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, touches down in London for three weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009. Press notes state that you'll 'Take to the skies with a tantalisingly tuneful team of fun-loving cabin crew in this brandnew British musical. With romance rampaging in the sky, a lustful stopover in New York sends sexual tensions spiralling high. Fasten your seatbelts for this exhilarating London premi?re, with an original score by Notes for the Stage finalist, Pippa Cleary'.

Mark Evans, a finalist in the BBC's recent search for a Eurovision star, will follow his foray with Lord Lloyd Webber by headlining the cast of the brand new British musical Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, which touches down in London forthree weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009.

Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, touches down in London for three weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009. Press notes state that you'll 'Take to the skies with a tantalisingly tuneful team of fun-loving cabin crew in this brandnew British musical. With romance rampaging in the sky, a lustful stopover in New York sends sexual tensions spiralling high. Fasten your seatbelts for this exhilarating London premi?re, with an original score by Notes for the Stage finalist, Pippa Cleary'.

In a year when new musical theatre productions in London consisted of juke box transfers, classic revivals, whimsical adventure stories and majestic failures, one might be forgiven for thinking that the age of great new musicals exists merely in days of Auld Lang Syne. So let's pause and think back over the year's musical fayre.

'Jet Set Go!', the cabin crew musical that delighted audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe between August 2 and 24, is ready to take off for London. This highly entertaining new musical, with book and lyrics by Jake Brunger and music by Pippa Cleary will enjoy a short run at Theatre 503 from Tuesday September 2 until Saturday September 6.

Currently taking off at the Edinburgh Fringe's intimate George Square 2 venue is a new British musical, Jet, Set Go! by Pippa Cleary and Jake Brunger, directed by Luke Sheppard. For 75 minutes audiences are treated to a hugely enjoyable feast of humour and catchy tunes as this 'cabin crew musical' takes them on a return flight between London Heathrow and JFK New York, spying on the lives of the aircraft's crew both during the flights and on their brief stay in the Big Apple.

The Swedes cast Spamalot, Joseph's stage breaks down on opening night, Drowsy closes in London, The Producers cancels tour and Ruthie returns to West End

After a jam-packed Autumn season last year, with 8 musicals in 8 weeks, the West End goes one better and gives us 10 musicals to look forward to over the summer months. With Broadway imports, popular reality TV cast musicals, new musicals and short-run revivals, there's certainly something for everyone, so read on for the full lowdown..

London gets a new production of Rent, a new Fiyero in Wicked whilst Faith Prince stars alongside Michael Ball at the ENO and Buddy returns for a third run

Despite a much weaker first half, due to a myriad of problems both in script and cartoonish delivery, Merrily We Roll Along rewards audience loyalty by producing a touching, superior second act that has many beautiful moments.

A bumper issue of openings and closings! Fiddler, Hairspray and Jersey Boys move in whilst Evita, Porgy and Bess and Guys and Dolls move out..

Sunday in the Park with George dominates the Laurence Olivier Awards, Jason Robert Brown's Parade comes to London and Daniel Radcliffe gets naked on stage..

Wicked is snubbed by the Olivier Award panel, Elaine Paige gives us her Drowsy Chaperone, Connie extends for another year and Little Shop transfers!

Laura Michelle Kelly flies from Cherry Tree Lane to Middle Earth, Frances de la Tour stars in Boeing-Boeing and Lloyd Webber casts Joseph through reality TV

The Menier's revival offers a refreshing break from the barrage of blockbuster musicals currently playing in the West End, and even manages to surpass them for entertainment value.