Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months - albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are some of the live theatrical goodies on offer.
An evening of pop numbers by inspirational and iconic female singers, seven of the original West End Six queens perform on stage together for the first time.
This weekend (October 10-11) in live streaming: Next on Stage: Beth Leavel sings with Seth Rudetsky, Jessica Vosk sings at Birdland, and so much more!
Hope Mill Theatre has announced that after selling-out the live run of their revival of the classic rock musical RENT in only 48 hours, the production will be filmed and broadcast online to a strictly limited number of viewers.
The cast and full creative team has been announced for Hope Mill Theatre's hotly-anticipated revival of the classic rock musical RENT, directed by Luke Sheppard.
On October 10, Bethnal Green will fill with fans of Six! The seven original queens of Six will reunite for an epic evening of empowering pop music in a unique intimate venue. Performing together for the first time since their reign as the original West End queens of SIX: The Musical, these women are close friends on stage and off, with a sound to prove it. Expect solos with insane vocal stylings, banging group tunes, and some exciting surprises for fans that have seen them on stage before.
Current West End stars have come together during lockdown to perform the opening number, 'Flat 15B', from brand new, British musical: Halls.
Be More Chill has announced that all remaining scheduled performances at The Other Palace have been cancelled.
Following on from their 24 hour all-singing-all-dancing Musical-athon, Aimie Atkinson, star of a?oeSix the Musicala?? and a?oePretty Woman a?' West Enda??, and Tom Gribby, Agent and Producer of the UK Premiere of a?oeThe Pirate Queena??, raised £10,421 for the Save the Children Coronavirus Appeal.
Be More Chill has announced a six-week extension. It will now run at The Other Palace in London until Sunday 14 June 2020, making it the longest running musical at London's The Other Palace.
Be More Chill opened in London last night at The Other Palace! It's based on the groundbreaking novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini, with original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and a book by Joe Tracz. Let's see what the critics think!
It's safe to say that Be More Chill's journey to the major stages has been decidedly unconventional. After its New Jersey commission in 2015 and the subsequent limited run and cast recording release, fans started to spread the word thanks to the power of the internet.
Be More Chill officially comes to London tonight at The Other Palace!
Rehearsals are underway for the UK premiere of viral hit musical Be More Chill.
Rehearsals are underway for the UK premiere of viral hit musical Be More Chill. BroadwayWorld UK reporter Jamie Body attended a very special press rehearsal, where he got to chat with some of the cast and see what all the buzz is about... Watch the video!
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C-c-c'mon! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the viral hit musical Be More Chill is making its UK premiere this February at The Other Palace, and we're getting a first look at the cast that's bringing Jeremy Heere, Michael Mell, The Squip, and more to life in this new video. Check it out!
Casting for the UK premiere of Be More Chill, the mind-bendingly fun, smash hit Broadway musical was announced today.
Prolific duo Stiles and Drewe seem to be having a ball populating London with their works. While Mary Poppins - for which they wrote additional music and lyrics - looms large on the West End from the Prince Edward on Old Compton Street, director Will Keith opened another musical of theirs just south of the Strand at the Charing Cross Theatre. Interestingly enough, Soho Cinders serenades Poppins' address and is a proper celebration of Soho in all its idiosyncratic beauty.
West End stars Luke Bayer and Millie O'Connell head the cast of Soho Cinders at Charing Cross Theatre.
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