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Jamie Muscato and Joy Woods Join Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

10-11-26 New casting has been announced for the West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, with two major names stepping into its most iconic roles this summer. From 25 May 2026, Olivier Award nominee Jamie Muscato will take on the role of the Emcee, alongside Tony and Grammy Award nominee Joy Woods as Sally Bowles. They join a company that includes Baker Mukasa as Clifford Bradshaw and Ruthie Henshall as Fraulein Schneider, alongside Robert Hands, Lucas Koch […]

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Andrew Garfield Performs ‘The Family Song’ from The Magic Faraway Tree

30-03-26 Andrew Garfield performs ‘The Family Song’, the lead single from the original motion picture soundtrack to The Magic Faraway Tree, now in cinemas across the UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u5Bk2TwtB4 The track is released alongside the film and features Garfield in his role as Tim. It marks a return to musical performance following his work on Tick, Tick... Boom!, which is already part of the Matinee playlist. The soundtrack has been composed and produced by Isabella Summers, also known as the creative […]

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Review: The Battle

17-03-25 Manchester Opera House by Fio Trethaway & Georgia Cook. Previously performed at the Rep in Birmingham, John Niven’s The Battle chronicles the race between UK bands Oasis and Blur to UK No. 1 in the summer of 1995. What follows is a comical exploration of this North vs South rivalry, with Oasis as the working class underdogs to Blur’s middle-class origins, managing to slowly draw out threads of class consciousness, personal pride, and the empty notions of true fame […]

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Review: Rosie

17-03-25 The Adelphi Theatre by Irene Christodoulou There are shows you admire, and then there are shows that completely disarm you. Rosie the Musical is firmly the latter. Following more than a decade in development, this one-night-only, semi-staged gala performance at the Adelphi Theatre arrives with expectation baked in. What’s remarkable is how effortlessly it exceeds it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYrfzhOZUmc From the opening moments, it is clear that this is a story told with conviction. Based on the true life of Miss […]

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Awards

Paddington Leads the 2026 WhatsOnStage Awards with Nine Wins

09-03-26 The winners of the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards were announced this evening at a ceremony at the London Palladium hosted by Gina and Mazz Murray. The awards, held in association with AudienceView, remain the only major UK theatre honours decided entirely by theatregoers. This year’s ceremony was dominated by Paddington The Musical, which equalled the record for the most wins in WhatsOnStage Awards history with nine awards. The Savoy Theatre production matched the total previously achieved by Harry Potter […]

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Beverley Knight Leads ‘March Women March’ as Sylvia Musical Releases First Single

06-03-26 The music of Sylvia has taken its first step beyond the stage. The show’s powerful anthem ‘March Women March’ has been released as the first single from the Olivier Award-winning musical ahead of International Women’s Day. Released by ZooNation Records, the track places Beverley Knight’s commanding voice front and centre. Knight reprises her Olivier Award-winning performance as Emmeline Pankhurst on the recording, delivering the rallying cry with the same strength and conviction that electrified audiences when the show premiered. […]

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Tim Rice Returns to Animation with ‘The Land of Sometimes’

06-03-26 A brand new musical adventure is arriving on screen this month, and its first song has already landed. ‘The Land of Sometimes’, the lead single from the upcoming animated feature of the same name, is now available and is already spinning on MatineeMusicals. Written by legendary lyricist Tim Rice alongside Pete Hobbs, the soaring title track is performed by an impressive trio of voices. Ewan McGregor leads the recording, joined by Matilda star Alisha Weir and Andrei Shen. The […]

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Cast News

Cast News: Bank of Dave The Musical World Premiere

06-03-26 A brand new British musical inspired by one of the UK’s most unlikely heroes is taking its next big step. Initial casting has been revealed for the world premiere of Bank of Dave The Musical, which will open in May 2026 at Lowry in Salford before playing Curve in Leicester. The production brings together an exciting creative team led by book and lyricist Rob Madge and composer Pippa Cleary, two voices who have already made a major impact on […]

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Leslie Odom, Jr. Returns as Aaron Burr for Limited West End Run of Hamilton

06-03-26 Broadway history is heading to the West End this summer. Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. will reprise his iconic role as Aaron Burr in the London production of Hamilton for a strictly limited nine week season at the Victoria Palace Theatre. The original Broadway Burr will make his West End debut from 3 July to 5 September 2026, stepping back into the role that earned him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and […]

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