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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 […]
17-07-26 The full cast has been revealed for the eagerly anticipated UK tour of Sylvia, with Naomi Katiyo stepping into the title role alongside the previously announced Beverley Knight MBE, who reprises her Olivier Award-winning performance as Emmeline Pankhurst. The acclaimed hip hop, funk and soul musical opens its tour at Curve, Leicester, where it runs from 24 September to 3 October 2026, before visiting Birmingham, Edinburgh, Salford, Norwich and […]
17-06-26 Fresh from receiving the Special Award at this year's Olivier Awards, Dame Elaine Paige has released a brand-new studio album, Miscellaneous Paige, a reflective collection of songs that have shaped her life and career. Released today (17 July) through Westway Music, the album moves away from musical theatre in favour of a carefully curated selection of classic and contemporary songs that hold particular personal significance for one of the […]
13-07-26 New production images have been released from the European premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project, now playing at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 22 August 2026. The new London production brings together previously unheard work by Jonathan Larson, the groundbreaking composer behind RENT and tick, tick… BOOM!, in a year marking three decades since his death on the eve of his greatest success. The cast features Max Harwood, Marcus Collins, […]
07-07-26 The West End's most glamorous office is preparing for a major shake-up, with Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry MBE both set to leave The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical later this year. Williams, who has won acclaim as the formidable Miranda Priestly since the production opened in London, will play her final performance at the Dominion Theatre on 19 September 2026. Matt Henry, who stars as the loyal Creative […]
02-07-26 One of the UK's most celebrated drag performers is joining the cast of one of musical theatre's fastest-growing cult hits. Following its record-breaking, sold-out UK premiere in 2025, Ride the Cyclone returns to Southwark Playhouse Elephant this month, with Divina De Campo taking on the role of The Amazing Karnak. The musical, which runs to 22 August, became the venue's fastest-selling production when it premiered last year, before breaking […]
Updated 29-06-26 We're always excited to discover new musical theatre writing at Matinee Musicals, and a brand-new concept EP inspired by the life of Alan Turing has certainly caught our attention. TURING, a new musical by Timothy L. Michuda and Ben Ward, is set to release a six-track concept EP over the coming months, with the first single, Amongst the Stars, now available now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm8tRzVyuEg&list=RDQm8tRzVyuEg&start_radio=1 The musical tells the story […]
09-06-26 The first casting has been announced for the inaugural UK and Ireland tour of Back to the Future The Musical. Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Roger Bart will return to the role of Doc Brown, having originated the character in Manchester before going on to perform the role in the West End, on Broadway and in Sydney. He will be joined by Australian performer Axel Duffy, who will […]
08-06-2026 at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford by Stuart Clarkson It’s been on the stage since 2012 but this was the first time I’d seen the musical adaptation of the 1992 film The Bodyguard - a blockbuster success that spawned several hit singles for Whitney Houston including I Have Nothing, Run To You, I’m Every Woman, Queen of the Night and of course I Will Always Love You. These all feature […]
