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Alexa Lopez joins Gaten Matarazzo in West End cast of Rent

24-08-26 Alexa Lopez will make her West End debut as Mimi in the eagerly awaited new production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent. She joins the previously announced Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo as Mark, alongside Travis Ross as Roger, Billy Nevers as Collins, Lazy Violet as Maureen, Danielle Fiamanya as Joanne, Jeevan Braich as Angel and Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Benny. Lopez takes over the role of Mimi from Bella Brown, who has withdrawn from the production after sustaining an injury […]

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General

Self Esteem’s Teeth ’N’ Smiles is coming to National Theatre at Home

Updated 22-08-26 Missed Rebecca Lucy Taylor in Teeth ’N’ Smiles in the West End? The acclaimed production is heading to National Theatre at Home this September. The Self Esteem star takes centre stage as Maggie Frisby in the 50th anniversary production of David Hare's play with original music, which was filmed live during its run at the Duke of York's Theatre. It will be available to stream from 8 September 2026 as part of a new collection of National Theatre at […]

August 22, 2026 32 8

Cast News

Matt Rawle steps onto the tightrope as Barnum continues UK and Ireland tour

20-08-26 Matt Rawle has returned to the role of P.T. Barnum as the major new touring production of Barnum continues its journey across the UK and Ireland. Rawle, whose West End credits include Cabaret, Evita and Les Misérables, began performances on 11 August and will lead the company through to the tour's final performance at Malvern Theatres on 31 October 2026. He reprises a role he previously played to critical acclaim at the Watermill Theatre, stepping into the touring production […]

August 20, 2026 35 7

General

Layton Williams announces UK tour celebrating 20 years on stage

18-08-26 Layton Williams is taking his extraordinary musical theatre career on the road with Layton Live, a brand-new UK tour celebrating almost 20 years since he made his professional stage debut. The Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee will visit more than 20 towns and cities between 23 February and 4 April 2027, culminating in a major London performance at the Adelphi Theatre. Layton Live promises a musical journey through Williams' career, revisiting shows including Billy Elliot, Everybody's Talking […]

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Releases

Taylor Iman Jones, Linedy Genao and Zachary Noah Piser lead Alone concept album

Updated 16-08-26 A host of Broadway stars have come together for the new musical Alone, with a star-studded concept album released this August. SIX star Taylor Iman Jones, Bad Cinderella's Linedy Genao and Maybe Happy Ending performer Zachary Noah Piser are among the performers appearing on Alone: The Concept Album, which will be released across major streaming platforms on 7 August 2026. Written by songwriting duo John Ertman and Joseph Mathusek, Alone is a coming-of-age musical set in a close-knit […]

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Show Announcements

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 71 54

Releases

Michael R. Jackson opera Complications in Sue announces world premiere recording

13-08-26 The world premiere recording of Complications in Sue, a new opera from A Strange Loop writer Michael R. Jackson starring cabaret icon Justin Vivian Bond, will be released this August. BCM+D Records will release the recording on 21 August 2026, captured live during Opera Philadelphia's world premiere production at the Academy of Music earlier this year. Featuring a libretto by Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Jackson, Complications in Sue follows the life of one woman across ten vignettes, with […]

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