Musical Theatre

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Barricades is an online Les Miserables convention focused on all aspects of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables and its various adaptations. The third edition of the con will be held 12-14 July 2024. The con is interested in programming ideas about all aspects of Les Misérables — the novel, the musical and other adaptations —...

To stimulate some discussion, here's an article summarising the top theatre (musical or otherwise) as chosen by various publications including The New York Times, Vulture, Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Huffington Post, The New Yorker, New York Theatre Guide, USA Today and Deadline:...

For those unfamiliar with the term “diegetic music”, it refers to music that’s actually played in the story rather than just for the benefit of the audience. The characters can hear it too....

Miguel Cervantes announced that he will play his last performance of Hamilton as Hamilton on Broadway on 7 January 2024. Cervantes was the original Hamilton in the Chicago company and joined the Broadway company in 2020....

I'm in the middle of a theatre holiday in Europe, and as part of that saw Les Miz in Eindhoven, Netherlands, including the final performance on Sunday 1 October. This matinee was the last show in Eindhoven and also the final performance of several cast members before the production moves to Antwerp, Belgium, with some new cast...

The MasterVoices concert staging of Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove’s The Frogs takes place on November 3 and 4 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. Nathan Lane has adapted the text and will host and narrate the evening. The cast is Douglas Sills (as Dionysos), Kevin Chamberlin (Xanthias) Peter Bartlett (Pluto),...

Taran Killam will join the Broadway company of Spamalot as Lancelot when the production begins previews on Broadway on 31 October 2023. He will remain with the company through 9 January 2024 when Alex Brightman will take over the role, reprising his run from the Kennedy Center production....

Just got an email from Lincoln Center Theater (LCT) announcing that Andre Bishop will step down from the role of Producing Artistic Director in 2025 after over 30 years at LCT....

Kennedy Kanagawa has replaced Zachary Noah Piser in the lead role of Peiwen in the upcoming production of Tienanmen by Drew Fornarol and Scott Elemgreen at the Phoenix Theatre Company, Arizona Piser departed the production - which starts 4 October 2023 - last month. The cast also includes Ellie Wang, Grace Choi, Austin Ku,...

Clare Burt will join the cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at the Gielgud Theatre in London, when the show kicks off on 21 September 2023. Burt replaces Haydn Gwynne, who had to withdraw from the production due to unexpected personal circumstances. Old Friends is headlined by Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Lea...

Vincent Jamal Hooper will take on the role of Simba in the Broadway production of The Lion King from 26 September 2023. Hooper will replace Brandon A. McCall, who departs 24 September....

The new West End company of Six has been revealed. Starring from 17 October 2023 will be Nikki Bentley as Catherine of Aragon, Thao Therese Nguyen as Anne Boleyn, Kayleigh McKnight as Jane Seymour, Reca Oakley as Anna of Cleves, Inez Budd as Katherine Howard and Janiq Charles as Catherine Parr. They will be joined by Gabriella...

Lili Thomas will be first Asian-American actor to play Matron Mama Morton in Broadway’s Chicago, stepping into the role on 11 September 2023....

National Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company announced the cast of 53 (!) of the upcoming new musical The Witches, based on the novel by Roald Dahl (who also wrote Matilda). With book & lyrics by Lucy Kirkwood and music & lyrics by Dave Malloy,...

Ahead of Mamma Mia! celebrating its 25th Anniversary in London on 6 April 2024, a new cast will be joining the West End company from 9 October 2023. Mamma Mia will continue to star Mazz Murray as Donna, Christopher Dickins as Harry, Stephen Beckett as Bill, Meg Hateley as Sophie and Miles Henderson as Sky, with Jennifer Adab...

The Lion King North American Tour to Welcome Back Mukelisiwe Goba as Rafiki beginning performances on September 26 at the Showcenter Complex in Monterrey, Mexico, where the award-winning musical will play a two-week premiere engagement from September 19 through October 1, 2023. Goba, who previously played the role from 2015 –...

Josh Groban will return to the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd this week following a brief bout with Covid-19. He will return for the Thursday 24 August evening performance, performing opposite Jeanna de Waal through 25 August, while Annaleigh Ashford continues to recover from the virus....

Joining the London company of Les Miserables on 25 September 2023 will be Katie Hall as Fantine, Luke Kempner as Thénardier, Will Callan as Marius, Amena El-Kindy as Eponine and Djavan van de Fliert as Enjolras....

Newcomer Nichelle Lewis Will Lead THE WIZ as Dorothy on Broadway and US National Tour....

Caroline Innerbichler, who originated the role of Maizy in Shucked (and who, after Alex Newell, stole the show as far as I'm concerned) is departing the Broadway musical on Sunday 3 September 2023](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Isabelle-McCalla-to-Join-the-Cast-of-SHUCKED-as-Maizy-in-September-20230727). Isabelle McCalla...

Joining Tony Winner Matt Doyle as Sinatra in the jukebox show Sinatra the Musical at Birmingham Rep in September 2023 are Ana Villafañe as Ava Gardner and Phoebe Panaretos as Frank’s first wife, Nancy Sinatra. Also in the cast are Dawn Buckland as Dolly Sinatra, Vincent Riotta as Marty Sinatra, and Carl Patrick as George...

The Little Big Things | The world premiere cast of the new British musical The Little Big Things by Nick Butcher, Tom Ling and Joe White (and based on the memoir by Henry Fraser) will include Jordan Benjamin (Dom), Rebecca Bowden (Surgeon), Jamie Chatterton (Tom), Tom Oliver (Marco), Malinda Parris (Dr Graham), Cleve September...

While Australia punches well above its weight when it comes to performers, there have been comparatively few locally written and developed shows that have become successful. This may be changing. Over the past 18 months (since the start of 2022) there have been at least thirteen Australian musicals that been either produced...