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Wicked Celebrates 15th Birthday in London’s West End admin
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 […]
Michael Harrison Gives Kids a Front Row First 10-03-25 More than 5,000 schoolchildren from across the North East will have the opportunity to be the first in the world to see a brand new musical thanks to an exciting new collaboration between Wallsend-born theatre producer Michael Harrison and Newcastle Theatre Royal. Michael, widely considered as one of the industry’s leading theatre producers with credits including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor […]
Matinee's Top 40 of 2024 31-12-24 We count down our 2024 musical highlights including our most requested musicals and the most highly reviewed productions. 40 An Officer and A Gentleman The Musical An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical" brings the beloved 1980s film to life on stage (thanks to a great cast) with a smart blend of romance, drama, and iconic 80s anthems. 39 The Color Purple Released in […]
Cast News: Donny Osmond returns to Joseph 21-02-24 Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group have announced that Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will mark the opening of its second UK tour with a strictly limited festive season at the Edinburgh Playhouse this Christmas. Making his first UK appearance in a stage version of the production, global entertainment icon and highly-celebrated alumni star of Joseph, Donny Osmond returns to […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber Releases A Special Edition Of ‘Any Dream Will Do’ In Celebration Of The Platinum Jubilee 09-06-22 A new special edition of ANY DREAM WILL DO from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT has been released. Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Tim Rice, the new single features original vocals from Jason Donovan, combined with a new recording of a chorus […]
Joseph’s 2022 UK & Ireland Tour: Full Cast Reveal Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group are delighted to confirm the full cast for the sensational brand-new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which begins a UK & Ireland Tour at Manchester Opera House on Wednesday 23 March. The Narrator is to be played by Alexandra Burke and Linzi Hateley at select […]
