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Interview: 'I Love Everything About Her!' : Actor Laura Dawkes on Her West End Debut, Disney Princesses and playing Anna in FROZEN
by Kat Mokrynski - Mar 14, 2024

After three years on the West End, Frozen will be closing on 8 September 2024. Recently, we had the chance to talk with Laura Dawkes, who made her West End debut as Princess Anna. We discussed how she got into the world of theatre, what it is like to be a part of the show as it closes and even what it has been like to portray a Disney Princess!

Review: FOR BLACK BOYS WHO CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY, Garrick Theatre
by Abbie Grundy - Mar 8, 2024

The kind of writing and performances that stick with you long after you've left the theatre.

Photos: First Look at FOR BLACK BOYS... at the Garrick Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2024

Performances are now underway for FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY in the West End. Check out all new photos here!

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Michael Sheen in NYE?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 7, 2024

Michael Sheen is Nye Bevan in this surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state. Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris, the National Theatre's production of Nye is now open.

Review: NYE, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Mar 7, 2024

The emotions driving the birth of the NHS, as experienced by its founding father, explored in epic production

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024

All new photos have been released of Beverley Knight, Ruth Jones, Lesley Joseph and the cast of SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL in rehearsals. Check out the photos here!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at Wyndham's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the new production of Eugene O’Neill’s  Long Day’s Journey into Night directed by Jeremy Herrin. Check out the photos here!

Interview: 'This is An Insane Feat': Actors Elizabeth Ayodele and Baker Mukasa on the Epic STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE
by Kat Mokrynski - Mar 11, 2024

Standing at the Sky’s Edge has arrived at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on the West End after runs at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and the National Thetare. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Baker Mukasa (George) and Elizabeth Ayodele (Joy) about their roles within the show.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For NYE at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2024

The National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre have released rehearsal photos for Nye. Check out the photos here!

Review: THE KING AND I, Dominion Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 1, 2024

What is classic for some feels dated to others. Those who were horrified by Daniel Fish’s starkly stripped back version of Oklahoma! should rush to the Dominion Theatre for something much more traditional. After a UK tour, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I settles in for a brief six week run.

Feature: MILAN VAN WAARDENBURG SPEELT HOOFDROL IN LES MISERABLES IN LONDEN!
by Chantal Kunst - Jan 26, 2024

Producent Cameron Mackintosh is verheugd te melden dat Milan van Waardenburg, vanaf maandag 11 maart 2024, de hoofdrol van Jean Valjean gaat spelen in Les Misérables in het Londense Sondheim Theatre. Milan maakt zijn West End debuut nadat hij onlangs nog in Nederland en België in Les Misérables te zien was. Voor zijn vertolking van de hoofdrol van Jean Valjean ontving hij lovende kritieken en een Musical Award nominatie voor Beste Hoofdrolspeler in een Grote Musical. Milan was eerder oa te zien als Prins Hans in Disney's Frozen in Duitsland, Dimitri in Anastasia zowel in Duitsland als in Nederland, luitenant Frederic Charles en Quasimodo in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame en Herbert in Tanz der Vampire, beide op tournee door Duitsland. Naast Milan zijn ook de Nederlanders Djavan van de Fliert en Anouk van Laake in de Londense versie van Les Misérables te zien. 

HADESTOWN Extends in London to December 2024; Check Out New Rehearsal Photos!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2024

Due to popular demand, the multi award-winning Hadestown, which opens at the Lyric Theatre, London with performances from Saturday 10 February 2024, has already announced its extension in the West End with tickets now available through to 22 December 2024.  Plus, check out all new rehearsal photos here!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the West End Transfer of STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released of the new cast of the West End transfer of Sheffield Theatres’ smash-hit production, Standing at the Sky’s Edge.  Check out the photos here!

Photos: See New Production Images of LES MISERABLES in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2024

Check out new production photos of Les Miserables in the West End!

Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Châtelet
by Patrick Honoré - Jan 13, 2024

For the 6th time since the beginning of the 80s, West Side Story, the Berstein-Sondheim Laurents masterpiece, was back in Paris for a limited run as part of a French tour before going to Sydney in April. In sync with the release of the Bradley Cooper biopic Maestro, it is great that younger generations are able to get a look at the real original thing.

Photos: First Look at the UK Tour of 2:22 - A GHOST STORY
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2024

All new production images have been released from the UK tour of Danny Robins’ thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story. Check out the photos here!

Photos: Get A First Look At The WEST SIDE STORY International Tour
by Joshua Wright - Jan 5, 2024

BroadwayWorld has a first look at the International Tour of West Side Story, directed by Lonny Price. The production recently finished a run in France which was attended by 138,385 audience members playing to 98% capacity over 85 performances.

Critics' Pick: Aliya Al-Hassan's Best Theatre of 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 28, 2023

The pure joy of theatre is its ability to constantly renew and surprise. For me, 2023 saw a plethora of excellent musicals. Notoriously hard to get right, this year seemed to feature both clever revivals and future successes, many of which remained in my thoughts long after I left the theatre.

Critics' Pick: Gary Naylor's Best of 2023 in Review
by Gary Naylor - Dec 20, 2023

Some highlights of the last year and some optimism for an uncertain future

Review: 42ND STREET at Princess Of Wales
by Samantha Wu - Dec 17, 2023

If you're looking for a holiday musical to entertain the whole family, 42nd Street is full of  song and dance, sparkling costumes, and toe-tapping spectacle. The Tony Award-winning production is playing at the Princess of Wales Theatre into the New Year.

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