Layton Williams News

In Italia l'inaugurazione del primo e unico Festival Internazionale del Musical.

More specifics including rules regarding eligibility and further logistic details will be announced in October 2021, including the Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. Learn more about the festival here!

Shaun Kitchener's whip-smart domestic drama of love, sex and monogamy is the headline show in King's Head Theatre's wildly popular Queer Season.

Theatre Royal Brighton has today announced its plans to welcome back audiences on Saturday 24 July, providing step 4 of the government’s roadmap goes ahead as scheduled. The lights will finally come up and the curtain will rise again!

The Alpha Family has announced that they will have the honour of being the first West End production on the opening week of the iconic Royal Albert Hall. This will be Alpha’s third “Best of the West End” show, following their previous sell-outs at the Hall over the last three years.

Despite the current capacity restrictions in the UK, a number of West End productions are soldiering on under social distancing guidelines. Along with the likes of SIX, Amélie and Les Misérables: The Staged Concert, one hit show that is leading the charge in London is Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre.

‘Step into the world of musicals’ and ‘become the cast’ in this feel good immersive concert. Brought to you by Chris Steward and Shanay Holmes, the producers of West End Musical Drive In and West End Musical Brunch in association with Nica Burns for six performances from the 10 to 13 June 2021 at the Palace Theatre. It’s the perfect way for musical theatre fans to celebrate!

From Jeff Whitty, the creator of Avenue Q, and the Scissor Sister's Jake Shears and John Garden comes ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY, THE MUSICAL based on Armistead Maupin's landmark series of novels about San Francisco in the 70s. The presentation is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the premiere musical staging at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater in 2011.

What must it feel like to perform to a socially distanced auditorium of masked audience members? Well, if the other night’s 1000th performance of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is to be used as a benchmark, nothing could possibly mask the sense of joy and unity felt in the room for those 2.5 hours.

 Hushabye Mountain stars Matt Henry (Kinky Boots) as Lee, Jodie Prenger (A Taste of Honey) as Beryl, Layton Williams (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) as Connor, Nathan McMullen (A Clockwork Orange) as Danny, Amy Dunn (Turn of the Screw) as Lana and Harrison Scott-Smith (making his professional debut) as Ben.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie's UK tour will recommence in September 2021. West End star Layton Williams reprises the role of Jamie New.

Hope Mill Theatre has announced it will work with Stream.Theatre to stream a new online production worldwide of Hushabye Mountain by acclaimed writer Jonathan Harvey.

RuPaul's Drag Race superstar, Bianca Del Rio, and the West End stars of the hit musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie will visit The Broadway Cast Reunion Series online on Saturday, April 17.

For those that missed last Sunday’s 2021 WhatsOnStage Awards, there is an opportunity to watch the event with four upcoming encore screenings – in honour of World Theatre day on 27 and 28 March at 3pm and 7pm. Tickets are £15 and are on sale now.

We're rounding up 14 tweets from the week of 3/15/2021 to 3/19/2021 from Broadway stars and theater fans!

Following a sell-out run as part of The Turbine on the Jetty season, Hair The Musical (In Concert), directed by Arlene Phillips, will now play two performances at the London Palladium on Sunday 13 June, and two performances at Southampton Mayflower Theatre on 27 June 2021.

The Make A Difference Trust today announce the release of the charity single I Dare You. The track featuring a host of stars of the West End stage will be released on Tuesday 16 March 2021.

In line with the current government roadmap 'West End Musical Celebration Live at the Palace Theatre' will be rescheduled to 10 to 13 June 2021.

The Make A Difference Trust today announce the release of the charity single I Dare You. The track featuring a host of stars of the West End stage will be released on Tuesday 16 March 2021.

The UK's biggest musical theatre concert series, West End Musical Drive In, will return for live performances this April - once again bringing top theatrical talent direct to people's cars! Following an acclaimed summer and winter season, and digital restreaming, the stage is set for another celebration of musical theatre.