Jamie Griffiths, Author at Matinee Musicals

Tour News: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBU2mdWHjS0 Tour News: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age 01/11/2023 What exactly is acting your age? And who decides? These are the questions Alan Cumming has been grappling with for a very long time. Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, a one-man show presented by Matinee Radio favourite Alan Cumming, will play at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall and Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo in January 2024. […]

January 1, 2024

General

Review: The Wizard of Oz

Review: The Wizard of Oz Liverpool Empire - 15th December 2023 by Jamie Griffiths Join Dorothy, Toto and friends on an unforgettable adventure down the yellow brick road to the merry old land of Oz. Featuring the iconic original score from the Oscar-winning MGM film, including Over The Rainbow, Follow The Yellow Brick Road and We're Off To See the Wizard - with additional songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber […]

December 23, 2023

General

John Owen-Jones releases a Christmas single

John Owen-Jones releases a Christmas single 01-11-23 Award winning John Owen-Jones (Les Miz/Phantom) releases a single from his Christmas album. Now More Than Ever is a song written by Chris Eaton, who has written a lot of songs for Cliff Richard. Now More Than Ever was the most downloaded track from John’s Christmas album. The Christmas Album was released in 2021. John says, ‘It’s simply a great melodic song with […]

December 16, 2023

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New music from Paloma Faith in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNjPjQdwmHc New release: Chicken Run Dawn of the Nugget 15-12-23 For Ginger and the flock, all is at stake when the dangers of the human world come home to roost. They’ll stop at nothing even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk to save chicken-kind. This time, they’re breaking in! Sony Music Masterworks has released Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by acclaimed Award-winning British composer, Harry Gregson-Williams to […]

December 16, 2023

Reviews

Review: Hamilton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTcAczlomws Review: Hamilton Manchester Palace Theatre 21st November 2023 by Stuart Ellis Hamilton the musical is a multi award-winning masterpiece by Lin-Manuel Miranda, now on at the Palace Theatre, Manchester! This is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score […]

November 23, 2023

General

New Release: Seasons of Love – Why Rent Matters

New Release: Seasons of Love - Why Rent Matters Updated: 23/11/23 With its groundbreaking score, unabashed romanticism, and scrappy sensibility, Rent was like a firecracker thrown into a hushed theater, turning heads and upending conventions. But if its unexpected success was the stuff of theatrical legend, the story of its making was a bittersweet one, with composer Jonathan Larson, a student of Sondheim's finally making his Off-Broadway debut, tragically dying […]

November 15, 2023

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UK Tour: John Wilson – Hollywood’s Greatest Hits

UK Tour: John Wilson - Hollywood's Greatest Hits British conductor John Wilson is touring his hand-picked, 70-strong Sinfonia of London across the UK in November 2023 in a programme of classics from the Golden Age of Hollywood.= with special guests including Kim Criswell. Wilson relaunched this famous orchestra in 2018 for special concerts and recording projects, giving two acclaimed televised BBC Proms performances in 2021 and 2022. Described as ‘astonishingly […]

November 11, 2023

General

Mamma Mia! the Party: Now Booking until 2025

Mamma Mia! the Party: Now Booking until 2025 Due to extraordinary demand, Mamma Mia! The Party is now booking until 15 June 2025 at The O2, London. Leading the current cast of London’s premier dining experience is British pop star Antony Costa, who plays the role of Nikos. Costa formed the boyband Blue in 2000 with members Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe and Duncan James, going on to sell 15 million […]

November 4, 2023

Cast News

The Addams Family: West End Debut Announced

The Addams Family: West End Debut Announced Following two hugely successful UK and Ireland tours, The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy will perform live in concert in the West End for the first time, playing at the London Palladium on Monday February 12 and Tuesday 13 2024. The show will star Michelle Visage as Morticia Addams, Ramin Karimloo as Gomez Addams. Lesley Joseph will play the role of Grandma. Further casting […]

November 4, 2023