Cynthia Erivo Archives - Matinee Musicals

Our guide to the greatest LGBTQIA+ musicals

The greatest LGBTQIA+ musicals Updated 01-06-26 We list the important shows with LGBTQIA+ themes that have shared histories, celebrated communities, given strength, touched, entertained and uplifted audiences across the world. 🎭❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍🎭 My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) (2021) Written and performed by Rob Madge, My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) is a one-person autobiographical play that celebrates the joys and challenges of growing up […]

June 1, 2026

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Matinee’s Top 40 Greatest Shows of 2025 40-30

2025 proved that musical theatre is thriving on every scale, from intimate two-handers to blockbuster West End transfers and UK tours that packed houses night after night. Here’s how Matinee’s Top 40 Musical Highlights of 2025 counted down, with the performers and venues that helped make each moment land. 40. The Addams Family The national tour brought Gomez, Morticia and the whole macabre clan to packed regional theatres across the […]

December 31, 2025

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“Wicked: For Good” Trailer Drops — The Final Spell Begins

“Wicked: For Good” Trailer Drops — The Final Spell Begins 06-06-25 “And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend…” The witches are back—one last time. The highly anticipated trailer for Wicked: For Good has officially dropped, offering a glimpse into the emotional, spectacular final chapter of the most successful Broadway musical film adaptation ever. Following the record-breaking success of 2024’s Wicked, […]

June 7, 2025

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Wicked Soars onto 4K & Blu-ray

Wicked Soars onto 4K & Blu-ray 10-03-25 The movie adaptation of hit musical Wicked is available now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ and DVD, giving fans the chance to experience the magic of the spellbinding Wicked with a dazzling bonus Sing-Along version, a 40-minute journey through Oz that celebrates the film’s transformative on-screen magic, deleted & extended scenes and so much more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omDWGdDmJ8 Wicked , one of the most beloved and […]

March 10, 2025

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Wicked Stars Turn Greenwich Green

Wicked Stars Turn Greenwich Green 21-11-24 Look to the Western sky! The stars of Wicked switch on the Greenwich Meridian Line laser at the Royal Observatory, precisely where the Eastern and Western hemispheres meet, to celebrate Universal Pictures’ spectacular new cinematic event, which soars into cinemas on November 22. Grammy, Emmy and Tony winning powerhouse and Academy Award® nominee Cynthia Erivo, pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum, Olivier Award winner and […]

November 22, 2024

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Wicked: New Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqi45Qhq3CI&t=2s Wicked: New Trailer 02-07-24 *updated 06-09-24* Universal Pictures have released a new trailer for the upcoming cinematic spectacular Wicked, which will be released in UK cinemas on 22nd November 2024. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to […]

September 5, 2024

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Cynthia Erivo to join Jason Robert Brown

Cynthia Erivo to join Jason Robert Brown Musical Theatre legend Jason Robert Brown comes to the London Palladium for one night only in an unmissable concert spectacular on Sunday 24 March 2024. Jason is the ultimate multi-hyphenate – an equally skilled composer, lyricist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, director and performer. He is probably best known for his dazzling scores to some of the most renowned musicals of our time, including the […]

October 8, 2023