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Jonathan O’Boyle’s production will play at the Southwark Playhouse from the 28th February. Casting has been announced for Jonathan O’Boyle’s production of Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years. The cast includes Molly Lynch as Cathy and Oli Higginson as Jamie. Molly Lynch’s previous stage credits include: Just So (The Barn Theatre, Cirencester), Sunset Boulevard (UK tour), Carousel and Sweeney… Read More
The musical will return to London for a limited season at the London Coliseum from the 23rd April. Further casting has been announced for the upcoming return of Hairspray the Musical. Joining the previously announced Michael Ball (Enda Turnblad), Lizzie Bea (Tracy Turnblad), Marisha Wallace (Motormouth) will be comedian Paul Merton making his West End… Read More
The concert in aid of Starlight Children’s Foundation will take place at the Eventim Apollo in June. On the 14th June, the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith will once again host The Best of Rock Musicals for the benefit of the Starlight Children’s Foundation. With tickets on sale now, the concerts will see Adam Pascal (Rent); Kristina Love (Tina), Sabrina… Read More
The musical is currently playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Due to demand, it has been announced that Only Fools and Horses The Musical is set to extend its West End run, now booking at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until the 27th June. Having opened in February 2019, the musical based on the hit BBC… Read More
The concert will take place on Sunday the 17th May. It has been confirmed that The Love Story: 10th Anniversary Concert is set to star original cast members Michael D. Xavier (Oliver Barrett), Emma Williams (Jenny Cavilleri) and Peter Polycarpou (Phil Cavilleri) to celebrate the premiere of the musical at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2010.… Read More
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the newly opened production of Les Miserables. The Metro: *** “Matt Kinley’s pictorial set, with projections from design company 59 Productions, is nicely immersive and the score is blissful. The finale, Do You Hear The People Sing? is still utterly heart-stirring. Not quite a rebirth then,… Read More
The line up for the 2020 festival celebrating new musicals has been confirmed. The Turbine Theatre’s Artistic Director Paul Taylor-Mills has announced the line up for this year’s MTFest, running at the theatre from the 3rd to the 15th February. Set up to celebrate the best new musicals, the festival will feature eight productions presented… Read More
We round up the reviews for Bronagh Lagan’s production which transfers to the Park Theatre following a run at the Hope Mill theatre last year. The Stage: *** “Though the frustratingly pat first act feels messy and cliché-heavy, the many threads come together nicely: first, as a panoramic view of Jewish immigrant experiences – the… Read More
Ahead of the musical opening in London, Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon listened to the Broadway cast recording. It must be extremely difficult to come up with an original score for a new musical based on a hugely popular Hollywood film, while still retaining mainly elements that made people fall in love with the… Read More
Here’s a guide to some of the shows that you might want to book tickets for… Persona,Riverside Studios: officially reopening the venue after its renovation, Alice Krige stars in this stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s film. A story of truth, lies and manipulation, Persona will run at the theatre from the 21st January until the… Read More
