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The Greatest Showman is coming to the West End in 2027

15-08-26 This is the moment we’ve waited for! Disney’s The Greatest Showman is officially coming to the West End, opening at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in spring 2027. Following its sell-out run at the Bristol Hippodrome earlier this year, the brand-new stage adaptation of the hit 2017 movie will make its London premiere with Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks leading the company as P.T. Barnum and Charity Barnum. They will be joined by Ben Joyce as Phillip Carlyle, Vajèn van […]

August 15, 2026 6

Cast News

FIRST LOOK: Jason Donovan and cast in rehearsals for High School Musical

14-08-26 The Wildcats are getting their heads back in the game as first-look rehearsal images have been released from the new UK production of Disney’s High School Musical. Jason Donovan is pictured rehearsing alongside the company ahead of the show opening at Lowry in Salford on 22 August 2026, where it runs until 19 September. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkCdr4cUo-o The production, the first UK non-replica staging of the Disney musical, will then transfer to London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre from 12 October 2026 to […]

August 14, 2026 30

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Collabro announce comeback with new album The Return and 2027 UK tour

14-08-26 Matinee favourites Collabro are making their return with a brand-new musical theatre album and a limited UK tour planned for summer 2027. The musical theatre vocal group have announced The Return, their first major musical theatre album in seven years, which will be released on 6 November 2026. The new record will be followed by The Return Tour in summer 2027, marking Collabro’s return to the road with just six UK performances. The Return Tour will open at […]

August 14, 2026 29

Cast News

Skylar Astin and Sarah Hyland to make West End debuts in Cabaret

15-08-26 Pitch Perfect star Skylar Astin and Modern Family favourite Sarah Hyland are heading to the West End, joining the cast of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club this autumn. Both actors will make their West End debuts when they take over as the Emcee and Sally Bowles respectively from 21 September 2026. Astin will remain with the production until 12 December 2026, while Hyland will play her final performance on 23 January 2027. Skylar Astin is best known for playing […]

August 12, 2026 24

General

Darren Day leads Million Dollar Quartet as Barn Theatre production transfers to London

07-08-26 The Barn Theatre’s acclaimed production of Million Dollar Quartet is heading to London this autumn, with Darren Day reprising his role as legendary record producer Sam Phillips. The production will play a strictly limited season at The Arts at Marble Arch: powered by TodayTix from 4 September to 6 December 2026, with a press night on 15 September. Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the extraordinary true story of the night Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry […]

August 7, 2026 31

General

SIX and Hot Mess unite Catherine Parrs for new musical mash-up

03-08-26 Two Catherine Parrs collide as SIX and Hot Mess join forces for a new musical mash-up bringing together songs from the two home-grown British musicals. Nia Stephen, who currently plays Catherine Parr in the West End production of SIX, has teamed up with Hot Mess star and former SIX queen Danielle Steers to perform a new arrangement combining “I Don’t Need Your Love” from SIX with “Happy” from Hot Mess. The collaboration brings together two shows which began their […]

August 3, 2026 16

Show Announcements

Rob Madge’s My Son’s A Queer returns to the West End for one final season

Updated 25-07-26 Following acclaimed, sold-out runs in the West End and on Broadway, My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) will return to London's Apollo Theatre this autumn for a strictly limited final West End engagement. Written and performed by Rob Madge, the Olivier Award-nominated autobiographical show will play just 23 performances from 16 September to 3 October 2026, marking what Madge has described as one last hurrah before retiring the production. Directed by 2026 Olivier Award winner […]

July 25, 2026 24

Releases

Kennedy Caughell releases debut solo album

24-07-26 Broadway star Kennedy Caughell has released her debut solo album, Just the Beginning, available now on streaming and digital platforms via Center Stage Records. Currently touring the US as Jersey in Alicia Keys' Tony Award-winning musical Hell's Kitchen, Caughell showcases the versatility that has made her one of musical theatre's rising stars across a collection of beloved Broadway favourites, contemporary musical theatre songs and two world premiere recordings. Produced by Robbie Rozelle, Brian Spector and Caughell herself, the album […]

July 24, 2026 31

Reviews

Review: Jersey Boys

21/07/2026 at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford by Stuart Clarkson I’ve somehow not managed to see Jersey Boys in the 20 years it’s been a musical theatre hit - though I did watch the 2014 film version a few years back. And now I’m kicking myself for never having been to see this masterpiece on the stage before! The Four Seasons hits speak for themselves and are perhaps what audiences keep coming back to enjoy. From Sherry and Big Girls Don't […]

July 21, 2026 60

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