Jamie Griffiths, Author at Matinee Musicals

Quadrophenia To Return As A Mod Ballet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GK5r0XIfPc Quadrophenia To Return As A Mod Ballet 25-06-24 Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK have today announced the world premiere of Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet. In 1973, guitar smashing rock genius Pete Townshend wrote Quadrophenia . Recorded by The Who - it quickly became an iconic and multi-million selling album. Quadrophenia defined a generation and in 1979 inspired the cult classic feature film of the same name. Now it’s […]

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Your Lie in April : 12 Week West End Premiere

Your Lie in April : 12 Week West End Premiere 24-06-24 Your Lie in April is all set to start previews at The Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton St, London SW1 on 28 June and run to 21 September. Zheng Xi Yong, Rachel Clare Chan and Dean John-Wilson, who all starred in the two sold-out critically acclaimed concert versions of the show last month at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, return. They […]

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Bat Out Of Hell Returns In 2025

Bat Out Of Hell Returns In 2025 24-06-24 Following a successful UK, Ireland and International tour from 2021 - 2023 the Award-winning Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, will return to tour the UK in 2025, with performances beginning on 6 January 2025 at Edinburgh Playhouse, running through to 20 September 2025 in Northampton. Inspired by the spectacular arena tour […]

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The Lightning Thief London Premiere Announced

The Lightning Thief London Premiere Announced 23-06-24 Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills have announced the London Premiere of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical adapted from Rick Riordan’s 2005 best-selling book series at The Other Palace from: 23 November 2024– 02 February 2025 Based on the much-loved best-selling book series (with over 180 million copies sold worldwide), that has also been adapted into both films and a major […]

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Collabro’s Jamie Lambert Announces Solo Album And Tour

Collabro's Jamie Lambert Announces Solo Album And Tour Updated 17-06-24 Westway Music have announce the release of Matinee favourite Jamie Lambert’s debut solo album "What I Was Made For", coming this September which will be followed by a UK tour in the Autumn. “What I Was Made For” is Jamie's love letter to the songs he has grown up loving. Each song has been chosen because it tells a story, […]

June 19, 2024 104

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Muriel’s Wedding The Musical to Open in 2025

Muriel's Wedding The Musical to Open in 2025 29-05-24 Leicester’s Curve theatre will stage the UK premiere of Muriel's Wedding The Musical, with performances running from 10 April to 10 May 2025. Based on the international cult classic 1994 motion picture 'Muriel's Wedding' (written and directed by PJ Hogan, produced by Lynda House and Jocelyn Moorhouse), the Made at Curve and Global Creatures co-production of Muriel's Wedding The Musical is […]

June 17, 2024 95

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Tour Announcement: I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical

Tour Announcement: I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical Updated 17-06-24 Following critically acclaimed seasons at Wilton’s Music Hall and several Edinburgh Festival Fringes, James Seabright has announced the debut UK and Ireland tour of Alexander S. Bermange’s hugely popular revue, I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical. This wonderfully humorous depiction of the unseen world of musical theatre has so far been lauded with an unprecedented fifty […]

June 17, 2024 36

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Patti LuPone: A Life In Notes is coming to London in 2025

Patti LuPone: A Life In Notes is coming to London in 2025 10-06-24 Fourth Wall Live and AEG have announced that legendary award-winning Broadway star Patti LuPone will return to the UK for the first time since her triumphant Oliver Award-winning turn in Company, to perform her solo show Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes. The concert will take place at the London Coliseum on Sunday 16 February 2025 at […]

June 10, 2024 47

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New Release: Schwartz Songs

New Release: Schwartz Songs 04-06-24 Westway Music, along with The Theatre Cafe, have revealed the full details of Schwartz Songs, an album of spectacular new recordings of Stephen Schwartz’s much-loved songs including Deliver Us and When You Believe (Prince of Egypt), Corner Of The Sky (Pippin) Let There Be (Children of Eden), The Wizard And I and Defying Gravity (Wicked), Colours Of The Wind (Pocahontas), Beautiful City (Godspell) and many […]

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