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BWW Interview: The Creative Team Talk THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Minack Theatre
by Caroline Cronin - Sep 18, 2020

The Last Five Years is one of the few musicals that seems as if Jason Robert Brown wrote it precisely with a pandemic in mind. 

Emma Kingston and Waylon Jacobs Will Lead THE LAST FIVE YEARS at the Minack Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2020

Casting has been announced for The Last Five Years at the Minack Theatre! The cast will be led by Emma Kingston as Cathy and Waylon Jacobs as Jamie.

Maiya Quansah-Breed, Courtney Stapleton, and More Announced For Dominic Powell Virtual Concert
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2020

The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star West End line up for their sixth virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Dominic Powell, which will celebrate the work of musical theatre composer Dominic Powell (Cases).

VIDEO: 150 Performers Record 'Make Them Hear You' to Raise Runds for StopWatch
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2020

Danielle Tarento has brought together more than 150 Black and Black mixed race actors from the UK and the US, along with a 38-piece orchestra, to record a??Make Them Hear You,a?? from the Broadway musical Ragtime.

MTPRIDE Launches With Evening Of Queered Musical Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2020

MTPRIDE begins tonight with an evening of reimagined Musical Theatre in queered.

Sophie Isaacs, Joanne Clifton, Christina Bennington and More Announced for ON HOPE: A DIGITAL SONG CYCLE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2020

Casting has been announced for MPTheatricals & The Other Palace's on hope: a digital song cycle - an unprecedented outpouring of new musical theatre pieces designed to spark hope during this global crisis. The trilogy will be live streamed on Wednesday 29th April, 6th May & 13th May at 7:30pm.

Allyson Ava-Brown, Dom Hartley-Harris, Jon Robyns, and More Join the Cast of HAMILTON in its Second Year - Full Cast Announced!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2018

Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh announce full casting for the London company of HAMILTON which is going into its second year at the Victoria Palace Theatre. The production is booking to 30 March 2019.

BWW Review: HOUSE OF BROADWAY, Live at Zedel
by Fiona Scott - Jun 20, 2018

Musical fans love a good 'songs from the shows' cabaret and House of Broadway present a polished evening packed with heart and humour as they share songs old and new from the musical theatre canon.

West End Production of HAMILTON Extends Booking to December 2018
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2018

Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh announce today (25 January 2018) that a new booking period for the London production of HAMILTON will go on sale on Monday 29 January 2018 at 12 noon GMT. Tickets will be available to be purchased for performances from 30 July 15 December 2018 via official HAMILTON ticketing channels. Last month HAMILTON reopened the spectacularly renovated Victoria Palace Theatre.

VIDEO: Get a Look Behind the Scenes of HAMILTON London's Epic #Ham4Ham Mashup
by Stephi Wild - Dec 26, 2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda recently joined the West End cast of Hamilton for a special digital #Ham4Ham video in honor of tonight's opening. Now, the cast and crew have released a special behind the scenes video, showing the making of this epic #Ham4Ham mashup. Check out the behind the scenes video here!

TV: Get a First Look at the London Cast of HAMILTON Performing 'My Shot'
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2017

HAMILTON officially opened the newly rebuilt and restored Victoria Palace Theatre on 21 December 2017 (with previews from 6 December 2017). Check out a clip of the cast performing 'My Shot' here!

Lin-Manuel Miranda Hopes to Play HAMILTON in London, But Not in 2018
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2017

Hamilton opened its West End production last night and fans are already buzzing about whether or not the show's creator and original star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, plans to join the cast. According to BBC, Miranda said that he would like to come back to the role but it won't be until 2019 at the earliest.

WICKED Wishes HAMILTON a Magical Opening
by Julie Musbach - Dec 21, 2017

HAMILTON officially opens tonight at the Victoria Palace Theatre, and their neighbors in Oz reached out over Twitter to welcome the company to town. Watch their well-wishes below!

VIDEO: HAMILTON Designer David Korins Shares Inside Look at West End Production
by Julie Musbach - Dec 21, 2017

HAMILTON set designer David Korins is giving fans an inside look at the design process for the West End transfer of one of Broadway's biggest smash hits. Watch his Instagram video below to check out the set building process from sketches to the finished product

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins the HAMILTON London Cast for #Ham4Ham Mashup in Honor of Opening Night
by Stephi Wild - Dec 21, 2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda joined the West End cast of Hamilton for a special digital #Ham4Ham video in honor of tonight's opening. Lin and the cast mashed up their favorite songs by UK artists with some of the songs from Hamilton and the result was epic. Check out the video here!

Photo Flash: Non-Stop! HAMILTON Brings the Revolution to London
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2017

HAMILTON re-opens the newly rebuilt and restored Victoria Palace Theatre with previews beginning tonight (6 December 2017) with the official opening night taking place on 21 December 2017. HAMILTON is currently booking to 30 June 2018.

STAGE TUBE: Inside 'The Room Where It Happens' - Hamilton West End's First Day of Rehearsals!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2017

Hamilton West End has tweeted a new video from the company's first day of rehearsal. The video features the cast and crew discussing their excitement, complete with footage from inside the rehearsal room.

HAMILTON Opening in the West End Pushed Back to December; Final Casting Announced
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2017

HAMILTON will re-open the brand-new Victoria Palace Theatre with previews now beginning on 6 December 2017 rather than 21 November 2017 as originally announced. 

Photo Flash: First Look at YANK! at Charing Cross Theatre
by Roy Tan - Jul 6, 2017

YANK! is based on the Off-Broadway hit production from 2010, with book and lyrics by American writer David Zellnik, with his brother Joseph Zellnik's musical score paying homage to the timeless music of the 1940s. The musical is directed by James Baker, and is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, Hope Mill Theatre, Ben Millerman with Jim Kierstead and Guy James. Below, BroadwayWorld has photos of the company onstage at the Charing Cross Theatre!

London Transfer of YANK! Finds Full Company
by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2017

Full casting is announced for YANK! which transfers to the Charing Cross Theatre in the summer for a seven week season from Monday 3 July - Saturday 19 August 2017. The UK spring premiere of the musical production at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester received extensive critical acclaim.

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