Enda Markey Presents BOUBLIL & SCHÖNBERG IN CONVERSATION in Melbourne and Sydney
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 29, 2022
Through five decades of prolific collaboration, lyricist Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg have graced world stages with timeless classics including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. Two of the most successful creators of musical theatre in history, they are coming to Australia to participate in a rare “In Conversation” event, where they will share stories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about their iconic careers, including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon.
Boublil & Schönberg's DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? Comes to Sydney and Melbourne
by Stephi Wild
- May 3, 2022
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will travel to Australia together in September for the first time in 25 years for the Australian premiere of the concert spectacular Do You Hear The People Sing? which celebrates their iconic musicals including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. Presented at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne from 27-28 September, and in the transformed Sydney Opera House Concert Hall from 30 September – 2 October.
Alfie Boe And Special Guest John Owen-Jones Will Perform an Exclusive Last Night Of The Proms Concert
by Stephi Wild
- May 2, 2022
International singing sensation and tenor Alfie Boe is to headline a special Last Night of The Proms concert in his home county of Lancashire. Taking place in the grounds of Lancashire's historic Lytham Hall on Sunday August 28, the exclusive show will see Fleetwood-born Alfie perform alongside a full orchestra while the concert will be opened by special guest and fellow Broadway and West End star John Owen-Jones.
John Owen-Jones Announces Three Special Shows Across the UK
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 28, 2022
Award winning West End and Broadway star John Owen-Jones is to perform three very special shows this autumn. The LES MISERABLES and The Phantom Of The Opera star will take to the stage at Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End along with shows in Lancashire and Leeds.
Trevor Dion Nicholas, Natalie McQueen & More to Join Frank Wildhorn's FRANK & FRIENDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 25, 2022
Fourth Wall Live and Frank Wildhorn have announced that West End stars Trevor Dion Nicholas, Natalie McQueen, John Owen-Jones, Christine Allado, Natalie May Paris, Frances Mayli McCann, Jordan Luke Gage and The Arts Ed Choir will be joining the composing icon on stage for FRANK & FRIENDS – The Music of Frank Wildhorn.
BWW Review: MIMMA, Cadogan Hall
by Clementine Scott
- Mar 1, 2022
When it comes to a topic as over-saturated in theatre as the Second World War, there is something to be said for productions that take a new approach. New musical Mimma puts Italian resistance members who came to London before the war front and centre in its depiction of people caught between allegiances to their family, country, and ideology.
BWW Interview: Celinde Schoenmaker Talks MIMMA at Cadogan Hall
by Clementine Scott
- Feb 2, 2022
Mimma, a new musical telling the stories of Italians living in London during World War Two, will debut in a one-night-only concert performance at Cadogan Hall later this month. We talk to Celinde Schoenmaker, the Dutch star best known for her West End roles in Les Miserables and The Phantom Of The Opera, about her eponymous role in Mimma and the musical’s universal themes.
BWW Review: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY'S BIG NIGHT OF MUSICALS, BBC1
by Caroline Cronin
- Jan 31, 2022
Finally – a major theatrical event in a prime-time slot on a Saturday night. Not since Andrew Lloyd Webber’s array of reality shows have we seen musical theatre put front and centre on a mainstream channel, and after years of The Olivier Awards broadcast being relegated to a truncated late night Sunday slot, this feels like a long time coming. And all the more poignant after the rough ride the industry has had these past two years.
John Owen-Jones, Ashley Riches, Elena Xanthoudakis Join The Cast Of MIMMA Gala Concert At Cadogan Hall
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 20, 2022
Joining the previously announced Sir David Suchet (Poirot, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, All My Sons), Louise Dearman (Wicked, Evita) and Celinde Schoenmaker (Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera) is John Owen-Jones, the youngest actor to play the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and a record holder for the number of performances as Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. He will take on the role of Lorenzo.
Winners Announced Of WEST END CALLING Singing Competition
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 13, 2021
On Sunday, the West End Calling Grand Finals took over the Charing Cross Theatre for the day, where 28 young performers from all over the country came together to perform in the two shows - the Junior Final and the Senior Final.
BWW Interview: Lucie Jones Discusses Her Headline Christmas Shows
by Fiona Scott
- Dec 11, 2021
Lucie Jones has just finished a marathon stint playing Jenna Hunterson, most recently in the UK Tour of Waitress. She has hung up her apron and will perform two exclusive headline Christmas shows, Lucie Jones at Christmas, in Cardiff and London on 13 and 14 December, respectively. We spoke with Jones about Waitress, Les Mis, Christmas, and taking on the role of Elphaba in 2022.
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