Samantha Barks News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 13, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

LES MISÉRABLES celebrated its 40th Birthday in London’s West End with a special charity gala performance, featuring a company of nearly 100 performers.   The star-studded line up of guest artists included Patti LuPone, Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Samantha Barks, Matt Lucas, Frances Ruffelle. Watch the epic finale here!

Due to demand, a pre-tour London date has been added to the Samantha Barks Cathedral Tour. Audiences can expect the same intimate, stripped back, candle-lit vibe at London's Adelphi Theatre.

LES MISÉRABLES will celebrate its 40th Birthday in London’s West End with a special charity gala performance featuring Patti LuPone, Michael Ball and more. Learn more here!

xHere we go again! In just weeks, Mamma Mia! will make its long-awaited return to Broadway, and it’s finally time to get back into the Dancing Queen spirit. It's been almost a decade since the beloved musical concluded its initial run on Broadway and we're here to help you brush up your Mamma Mia! knowhow with this ultimate pre-show watchlist...

With the proshot of Disney's Frozen now on Disney+, fans are invited to celebrate the release with an official watch party, taking place this Wednesday, June 25.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 23, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

The much-anticipated Frozen proshot is now on Disney+! In commemoration of the release, Disney has shared a new clip from the recorded show, featuring Samantha Barks and Laura Dawkes performing 'For the First Time in Forever.' Watch the clip!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 17, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Ahead of the Disney+ debut of Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical on Disney+, a new clip has been shared from the production, featuring Samantha Barks singing the iconic 'Let It Go' as the character of Elsa. Watch the clip now!

Disney has released the trailer for the official proshot of the West End production of Frozen, which premieres on Disney+ on Friday, June 20. Watch it now!

June is here, and with it are new streaming titles and returning theater favorites, including the official Frozen proshot, a new season of The Gilded Age, new Braodway cast recordings and more. Check out the lineup!

Final details have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2025, which will take place this Sunday 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. Learn more here!

In a new interview, Amanda Seyfried reflected on her time singing live in the 2012 blockbuster adaptation of Les Miserables, a process which she called 'infuriating.'

Fresh from her win on ITV’s The Masked Singer, the West End’s brightest star Samantha Barks will perform for one-night-only at the London Palladium in a sensational solo concert on Saturday 5 April. Supported by a live band, Samantha will sing some of the best-known songs from her extraordinary stage and screen career, alongside some new favourites. 

Radio 2 will honour Elaine Paige - the station’s host of Elaine Paige on Sunday - and her 60 year career in showbusiness with Radio 2 Celebrates Elaine Paige at the London Palladium on 25 April 2025.

Eddie Redmayne, who starred as Marius in the film of Les Miserables, recalled the nerve-wracking pressure of the Oscars performance in a new interview with Kelly Clarkson. Watch it now!

Un’unica notte magica nella quale un cast d’eccezione, accompagnato dalla FVG Orchestra diretta da Beatrice Venezi, interpreterà oltre trenta indimenticabili melodie tra cui la celebre “Let it Go” - dal musical Disney “Frozen”, e poi “Wicked”, “Mary Poppins”, “Mamma Mia!”, “Shrek”, “La famiglia Addams”, “Jekyll & Hyde”, “Funny Girl”, “Pretty Woman” e “The Greatest Showman”.

Joining double Olivier Award winner Sheridan Smith at her ultimate Christmas party, is West End and Broadway royalty, Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee Alfie Boe OBE.

Bradley Riches, Amber Davies, and Claudia Kariuki will join Amy di Bartolemeo, Oliver Tompsett, and Stuart Matthew Price as guest vocalists for internationally acclaimed songwriter SCOTT ALAN live at Cadogan Hall.