A Musical Theatre Christmas - 2022 - West End Articles Page 11

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the full cast and creative team for two-time Emmy Award–winning comedian, actress, writer, and producer Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter – A New Musical. Learn how to purchase tickets.

 New Works Provincetown and Shared Experience will present a workshop in London of the new musical Maiden Voyage with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that drag queen The Vivienne, aka James Lee Williams, has died at age 32. The performer died over the weekend, as confirmed by Publicist Simon Jones on social media.

In 2024, the immersive genre in London and beyond grew and grew and grew, with the independent sector overshadowing the biggest names.

CCAE Theatricals' production of the Tony award-winning play based on the best-selling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is being remounted at the Lewis Family Playhouse. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

South Coast Repertory will bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Orange County native Sanaz Toossi home with the West Coast premiere of her comedy Wish You Were Here.

When SOME LIKE IT HOT began on Broadway, it was celebrated for updating a classic film to modern audiences in ways and themes not readily apparent from the original source material. After having played a successful year-long run on Broadway, the show concluded on December 30, 2023. Nine long months later, it finally mounted a national tour within the greater United States. And now, for a spectacular pre-Christmas week, Central Florida gets to bear witness to the storied spectacle as Broadway visitors did. Much of what’s been seen on Broadway has been lovingly transferred to this touring production, making it a show not to be missed.

Broadway Licensing has announced the addition of the new and joyful holiday musical, Christmas in Connecticut, to its catalog.

CCAE Theatricals will bring this annual showcase of some of the area's brightest Rising Stars back to Escondido! See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

As the year winds down, this week’s stories reflect a season of change, opportunity, and challenges in the theatre world. From the opening of voting for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards to the rise of effective altruism reshaping holiday giving, we explore how innovation and community engagement continue to shape the arts. Highlights include expanded performance schedules on Broadway, significant regional funding initiatives like King County’s Doors Open program, and transitions like Heather Lanza’s appointment at NextStop Theatre. Meanwhile, stories of financial strain, such as Germany’s cultural budget cuts and UK theatre downsizing, remind us of the ongoing need for sustainable support in the arts sector.

Due to an unforeseen family emergency, Gyasi Sheppy has had to step down from his role as the Prince in De Montfort Hall's family pantomime Snow White, and boy band star Antony Costa will step in.

In Séayoncé’s latest adventure, Dan Wye’s drag ghost whisperer joins forces with her ex-lover Satan to put on an anti-Christmas TV show. Well, that’s the plan at least: before long, she discovers that she has been duped by another former amour Santa to deliver the “real” message of the season.

Watch a video of Donny Osmond performing 'Song of the King' as the Pharaoh in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat! The 2025 tour opened at the Edinburgh Playhouse for a Christmas season on 3 December.

Performances are now underway for the UK tour of the London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, featuring Donny Osmond as Pharaoh. Read the reviews here!

'The Giggling Granny,' a solo play written for Marilyn Chris by Marsha Lee Sheiness, will be presented by Theater for the New City, in January. Learn more here!

The charming, historic village of Arrow Rock, Missouri, becomes even more enchanting when four ghosts arrive to help Ebenezer Scrooge find his Christmas spirit. The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre will present A Christmas Carol. learn more!

You can now get a first look at the 2024 /2025 tour of the London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, featuring Donny Osmond as Pharaoh (Edinburgh only), Christina Bianco as Narrator and Adam Filipe as Joseph. See photos!

The Great American Songbook Foundation is unveiling a piece of music history once owned by the man who wrote it - Irving Berlin's Piano. Learn more about how to see!

The new musical comedy The Christmas Carols will premiere in Pickerington, Ohio this holiday season! The musical will receive this world premiere staging at Pickerington High School North, the alma mater of the composer. Learn how to attend.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday production based on two classic tales, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” a classic Sherlock Holmes story, and “A Christmas Carol.'

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”.

If you’re a mezzo, it can feel overwhelming to find material you love that hasn’t already been sung to death. There’s so much great audition material for mezzos, and much of it is already in everyone’s audition book. Find great audition songs for mezzo-sopranos here!

The Savannah College of Art and Design is presenting the SCAD Bee Sharps, the university's elite performance ensemble, for their annual Holiday Spectacular, featuring Michael James Scott, Caissie Levy. Learn how to attend!

Corn Exchange Newbury has released photos of this year’s pantomime, Dick Whittington.

Joe McElderry will perform as Pharaoh in further dates of the upcoming Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK tour.