Michael Riley News

West End stars Emma Williams, Eva Noblezada, Daniel Boys and Anton Zetterholm are to perform in a concert of the music and lyrics of award-winning US composer Ryan Scott Oliver at the St James Studio tonight 23rd March. RSO in London will feature music from Oliver's shows including Jasper in Deadland, We Foxes, Mrs Sharp and 35MM: A Musical Exhibition and the composer has traveled to London to host the concert.

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West End stars Emma Williams, Eva Noblezada, Daniel Boys and Anton Zetterholm are to perform in a concert of the music and lyrics of award-winning US composer Ryan Scott Oliver at the St James Studio on 23rd March. RSO in London will feature music from Oliver's shows including Jasper in Deadland, We Foxes, Mrs Sharp and 35MM: A Musical Exhibition and the composer will be travelling to London to host the concert.

Square One Theatre Company, in Stratford, Connecticut, continues its 25th Anniversary Season with David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, opening tonight, March 6 and continuing Todays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 21 (2015).

Acclaimed writing team George Stiles and Anthony Drewe are to host a concert featuring emerging musical theatre writers at the St James Studio on 19th April. The event will provide a development and showcase opportunity for a selection of new writers and writing teams.

Square One Theatre Company, in Stratford, Connecticut, continues its 25th Anniversary Season with David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, opening Friday, March 6 and continuing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 21 (2015).

Award-winning US composer Ryan Scott Oliver will be hosting a one-off concert showcasing his music and lyrics at the St James Studio in March. Oliver's shows include Jasper in Deadland, We Foxes, Mrs Sharp, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition and many more.

A superb production of 'The Alchemist' is now onstage at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey through August 31st. Written by Ben Jonson and adapted by Bonnie Monte, this rarely produced show is a completely entertaining comical farce about greed and deception.

De Profundis, a new musical by Paul Dale Vickers, based on the letter playwright Oscar Wilde wrote to his young lover, Bosie, from his prison cell in Reading jail in 1897, has won Leicester Square Theatre's The New Musical Project, and will premiere in a six-week season in The Lounge at Leicester Square Theatre from Thursday May 1 - Sunday 8 June. It stars Alastair Brookshaw. Directed by Stuart Saint. Michael Riley is Musical Director. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Brookshaw onstage below!

Danielle Hope and Jon Robyns star as Cathy Hiatt and Jamie Wellerstein in Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical The Last Five Years at Greenwich Theatre London from 15th to 17th May and The Warren, Brighton from 21st to 24th May. The show will be directed by Katie Pesskin with musical direction from Michael Riley. It is produced by As Told By Productions and Susan Winter for Greenwich Theatre. Check out a sneak peek below!

Gary Naylor sees an extraordinarily powerful performance of extracts of Oscar Wilde's De Profundis that successfully place Wilde the Man back at the centre of his story.

De Profundis, a new musical by Paul Dale Vickers, based on the letter playwright Oscar Wilde wrote to his young lover, Bosie, from his prison cell in Reading jail in 1897, has won Leicester Square Theatre's The New Musical Project, and will premiere in a six-week season in The Lounge at Leicester Square Theatre now through Sunday 8 June. Scroll down to hear a preview of Alastair Brookshaw as Oscar Wilde singing 'Symphony of Sorrow' from the show!

Martin Witts and Lesley Ackland for London International Arts Ltd present the World Premiere of a new British musical, winner of Leicester Square Theatre's The New Musical Project, Oscar Wilde's De Profundis, featuring Music & Lyrics by Paul Dale Vickers. The show, starring Alastair Brookshaw, will be directed by Katie Pesskin with musical direction by Michael Riley. Scroll down for a first look at Brookshaw!

Danielle Hope, who won BBC1's 'Over The Rainbow', will star as Catherine Hiatt in Jason Robert Brown's award-winning musical, The Last Five Years at Greenwich Theatre, London and The Warren Theatre, Brighton this May. She will appear alongside West End star Jon Robyns, whose credits include Spamalot, Les Miserables and Avenue Q.

Martin Witts and Lesley Ackland for London International Arts Ltd present the World Premiere of a new British musical, winner of Leicester Square Theatre's The New Musical Project, Oscar Wilde's De Profundis, featuring Music & Lyrics by Paul Dale Vickers. The show, starring Alastair Brookshaw, will be directed by Katie Pesskin with musical direction by Michael Riley. Scroll down for a first look at Brookshaw!

De Profundis, a new musical by Paul Dale Vickers, based on the letter playwright Oscar Wilde wrote to his young lover, Bosie, from his prison cell in Reading jail in 1897, has won Leicester Square Theatre's The New Musical Project, and will premiere in a six-week season in The Lounge at Leicester Square Theatre from Thursday May 1 - Sunday 8 June.

The West?End cast is announced today for the new British musical,?USHERS: The Front of House Musical, and they are in the studio recording the cast album, to be released in March?by SimG Productions.

USHERS: The Front of House musical is transferring to Charing CrossTheatre for six weeks after its premiere at The Hope Theatre in Islington. The new British musical will play at 10.15pm on Thursdays - Saturdays from Friday 7 March to Saturday 19 April. Press night is Wednesday 12 March at 10.15pm

An exciting new original British musical based on the life of working Front of House! USHERS THE FRONT HOUSE MUSICAL features Music by Yiannis Koutsakos, Lyrics by James Oban & Yiannis Koutsakos Book by James Rottger and Additional Lyrics by Maia Henry.

Ushers: The Front of House Musical, an exciting new original British musical, will Premiere at the Hope Theatrefrom Tuesday 3 December (press night Friday 6 December) it was announced today.