Matthew Wycliffe News

Be prepared for a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' Ona?? full casting has been announced for the Tony Award winning, Broadway and West End hit musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET arriving at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from 30 June a?" 4 July 2020.

Full casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of the worldwide smash-hit musical, Million Dollar Quartet, opening March 2020.

'Live at Zedel' the famous 'Crazy Coqs' in the heart of Piccadilly, that plays host to theatre, cabaret, music and the performing arts. The beautiful Art Deco venue is the perfect setting for a showcase concert performance of 'GATSBY- the Musical'

'Live at Zedel' have announced an extra night added to the concert performance of 'GATSBY' later this month. Due to the popularity of the event the show will now be playing on Tuesday 27th August at 7pm as well as the scheduled Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th.

'Live at Zedel' announce that ROSS WILLIAM WILD will be Jay Gatsby in the concert performance of 'GATSBY' in August. 'Crazy Coqs', the beautiful Art Deco venue in the heart of Piccadilly that plays host to theatre, cabaret, music and the performing arts, is the perfect setting for the story.

?The evening of Sunday 15th May sees the 2016 return of WestEndFest to The Actors Church in Covent Garden, for the first time raising funds for The Make A Difference Trust (MAD Trust).

WestEndFest is back for its first concert of 2016 on 15th May at The Actors Church in Covent Garden! This time around the comperes of the event Ian Stroughair and Kieran Brown will be hurdling their way through the theme 'Icons - your own spin'.  

Writers Alex Young & Kate Marlais won this year's S&S Award for their musical Here, at last night's glittering Gala at the St James Theatre. 

?Tickets are now on sale for a West End revival of the song cycle Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, taking place at the Criterion Theatre on Sunday 31 May 2015.

Sim G Records has released an array of wonderful recordings over the past couple of years, many of which I have had the pleasure of reviewing. Based and inspired by John Milton's poem, Paradise Lost is their latest studio recording release, just in time for Christmas!

On Wednesday 17th December 2014, just in time for Christmas, SimG Records, the leading independent British label devoted to new musical theatre writers and artists, is to release this exciting new studio cast recording.

Memphis star Killian Donnelly has joined fellow West Enders Charlotte Wakefield and Matthew Wycliffe in backing an online crowd funding campaign to raise money to produce a studio album of a new British musical.

It's still tight at the top of all the BWW:UK 2013 Award categories! Your votes can still make a difference as The Book of Mormon, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Once all battle it out for the musical theatre prizes.

Voting closes on Friday for this year's BWW:UK Awards! The Book Of Mormon, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Once all look set to win for the musicals - and Hadley Fraser may pick up a special double award for his performances in a musical and a play.

The Book of Mormon is leading in many of the New Musical categories - but Once and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is running it close!

Big West End showstoppers Once, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Book of Mormon are leading the way, with the competition just as tight for the fringe categories - Chichester's The Pajama Game and Southwark Playhouse's Titanic are also garnering the votes at the moment.

The Commitments, Roddy Doyle's best-selling novel, is now live on stage for the very first time.

Gary Naylor sees a musical that pushes the nostalgia buttons, but doesn't do a lot more.

Carnaby Street The Musical is currently running at The Hackney Empire, with Bob Tomson directing, through 14 April 2013 before embarking on a full UK tour. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Producer Carl Leighton-Pope announces that Aaron Sidwell and Matthew Wycliffe will join the cast of Carnaby Street The Musical. Rehearsals begin today at The Hackney Empire, with Bob Tomson directing. The show will run from 6 April - 14 April at The Hackney Empire before embarking on a full UK tour.