Listeners:
Top listeners:
play_arrow
Matinee Musicals The Greatest Shows
play_arrow
Wicked Celebrates 15th Birthday in London’s West End admin
Casting for Elf at the Dominion is revealed 21/07/22 Simon Lipkin and Georgina Castle will be playing the much loved characters Buddy and Jovie in ELF, the smash hit musical, which returns to London in a new production at the Dominion Theatre for a strictly limited 8-week season. ELF will begin previews on 14 November and open on 24 November 2022, with the season finishing on 7 January 2023. Based […]
"I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical" Returns An illustrious line-up of West End talent–recently seen in such iconic roles as Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys and Fantine in Les Misérables–has been unveiled for the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe production of I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical. It's a production that is much loved on Matinee. Carl Douglas (Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre), Grace Farrell (Les Misérables […]
Wicked's 6000th West End Performance 08-07-2022 WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, last night (7 July 2022) played its landmark 6000th performance at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. "One of the most successful musicals of all time" (BBC News) and already the 9th longest running West End musical in history, Wicked has now seen by more than 10 […]
It Happened in Key West, A New Romantic Musical Comedy is Released The highly anticipated recording of the West End hit It Happened in Key West has received an Original Cast Recording available digitally. It Happened in Key West features Book, Music, and Lyrics By Broadway Composer, Jill Santoriello, Book and Additional Lyrics by Jason Huza, and Book/Original Concept by Jeremiah James. The album was recorded live on Tuesday, July […]
Imelda May Joins The Fisherman's Friends 05/07/2022 Fisherman's Friends: One & All - In cinemas nationwide from 19 August Fisherman’s Friends: One & All is the highly anticipated sequel to the beloved 2019 uplifting, comedy hit feature film, inspired by the story of Fisherman’s Friends, who rose to fame performing on the harbour in their native Port Isaac, in Cornwall. James Purefoy reprises the role of Jim, with other returning […]
Come From Away announces extension and final date The multi award-winning London production of global hit musical Come From Away will extend in the West End from September until the end of the year before holding its final performance at the Phoenix Theatre on Saturday 7 January 2023. By the time the West End company take their final bow, this critically acclaimed production will have played 1048 performances in London, […]
The Commitments Are Back It is 35 years since The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel. The world's hardest working and most explosive soul band are set to return in an all new stage production, kicking off a huge nine month tour opening in Bromley in September. The show will then tour across the country before culminating in Brighton in July 2023. This major UK […]
Lizard Boy heads for the UK Equal parts comic book lore and coming-of-age love story, Lizard Boy is the thrilling original rock musical that’s been called "Ingenious" (San Francisco Chronicle) Lizard Boy, the new hit indie rock musical sensation from the US makes stunning UK debut at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester and Gilded Balloon’s Patter Hoose at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe It's also made the Matinee Playlist! During a bizarre […]
Jason Donovan is Teen Angel Matinee favourite Jason Donovan will play Teen Angel at certain performances in a new production of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE, at the Dominion Theatre. Donovan’s first performance will be Wednesday 29 June. GREASE is directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. Jason Donovan first appeared as Scott Robinson in the hit Australian series Neighbours in the 1980s. He then […]
