More casting with new opening date at Barbican and tour announced for Anything Goes

Further casting has been announced for the  West End revival of Anything Goes at the Barbican which will now preview from 5th June, with an opening night on the 17th  and running to 22nd  August. 

Following its London run It will also go on a very short tour to Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre (26 August -11 September) The Salford Lowry (15-25 September); the Southampton Mayflower (September 28 - October 2) and Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre (October 12-17 ) with tickets now on sale  and casting for the tour still to be revealed

Felicity Kendal  is making her musical theatre debut as Evangeline Harcourt with  Gary Wilmot as  Elisha Whitney who will join Megan Mullally (best known for playing Karen Walker in Will & Grace) will make her London musical theatre debut as Reno Sweeney with West End star Robert Lindsay  Mullally as Moonface Martin with more casting news to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Night at the Apollo announces new dates and more cast members

The  producers of Monday Night at the Apollo  have rescheduled its dates and also confirmed further cast members.

Hosted by Greg Barnett and featuring conversations and tunes, the series was originally set to commence this month with 10% of all ticket sales going to charity. It will now run at 7:00 pm on Monday 12 April, Monday 26 April and Monday 10 May, while also being streamed for online viewers.
 

The distinguished line up of performers appearing in the shows include  Aimie Atkinson (Six, Pretty Woman), Declan Bennett (Jesus Christ Superstar, Once), Rosalie Craig (Company, City of Angels), Arthur Darvil (Once, Sweet Charity), Kerry Ellis (Wicked, Les Misérables), Hadley Fraser (Les Misérables, City of Angels), Cassidy Janson (& Juliet, Beautiful), Lucie Jones (Waitress, Rent), Renée Lamb (Six, Little Shop of Horrors), Cedric Neal (Chess, Mowtown the Musical), Jamie Muscato (Heathers, West Side Story), Julian Ovenden (Merrily We Roll Along, Showboat), and Layton Williams (Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Billy Elliot the Musical). The series has musical direction by George Dyer. The cast are subject to any availability issues, and any changes will be announced as they come. Line-ups for individual dates will come later this year.

Producers Greg Barnett and Hugh Summers said, We're so excited to be announcing revised dates and further cast for Monday Night At The Apollo. In light of the newly imposed national coronavirus restrictions, we feel it was the correct decision to postpone the original performances.

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West End Musical Christmas postponed and rescheduled to May

West End Musical Christmas Live at the Palace Theatre scheduled for  February has been  postponed due to Tier 4 restrictions and will now run for six performances from  6 - 9 May 2021 as West End Musical Celebration

 Eight West End stars  including Alice Fearn, Sophie Evans, Ben Forster, Shanay Holmes, Rachel John, Jamie Muscato, Trevor Dion Nicholas and Layton Williams will appear in "West End Musical Celebration" concerts at London's Palace Theatre . With special guests still to be revealed a portion of profits will also be donated to Acting for Others. (The Producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to availability) 

The line-up features the West End’s biggest stars including:

Alice Fearn - Beverly in ‘Come From Away’ and Elphaba in ‘Wicked’
Sophie Evans - Glinda in ‘Wicked’
Ben Forster - The Phantom in ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’, Jesus in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Shanay Holmes - Rachel in ‘The Bodyguard’, Joanne in ‘Rent’, who was recently nominated for a Black British Theatre Award, and hosts the evening
Rachel John - Angelica Schuyler in ‘Hamilton’, Mimi in ‘Rent’
Jamie Muscato - Jason Dean in ‘Heathers’, Tony in ‘West Side Story’
Trevor Dion Nicholas - the Genie in ‘Aladdin’ and George Washington in ‘Hamilton’
Layton Williams - Jamie New in ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, Angel in ‘Rent’

Capacity at the Palace Theatre has been reduced to comply with COVID-19 Secure guidelines for social distancing plus robust risk mitigation. In addition to hand sanitation, face coverings and track and trace, other measures will include contactless tickets, temperature testing and the deep clean and sanitation of the theatre.

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Latest news on rescheduled dates for West End and touring Musicals

Updated 22nd January 2021 : to help make things a little easier for you with the current Covid-19 guidelines we have listed all the latest updates we have  for upcoming and rescheduled West End  and touring musicals . 

 

Please check back regularly as we will be  updating this page on a daily basis as we receive more news 

 

WEST END MUSICALS

-  A Christmas Carol starring Brian Conley as Scrooge is running at London's Dominion Theatre    from  7th-15th  December 2020 . THE SHOW HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A PREMATURE CLOSE DUE TO THE NEW TIER 3 COVID RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUT INTO FORCE IN LONDON.

-  Andrew Lloyd Webber's new version of Cinderella starring Carrie Hope Fletcher at the Gillian Lynne Theatre  is now scheduled to have its first preview on 30th April 2021 with an opening night on 19th May.

- A new UK production of Anything Goes from Tony-winner Kathleen Marshall  starring Robert Lindsay, Felicity Kendal, Gary Wilmot  and Megan Mullaney will open at the Barbican  with performances now scheduled to run from 5th June  - 22 August  2021 followed by a short tour to Dublin, Salford, Southampton and Edinburgh.

-  &Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre is currently booking from 28th May 2021 to 23 February 2022 .

-  Back to The Future - The Musical  will open at the ADELPHI THEATRE in London West End on 14th May and run until  Sun 26 Sept 2021

-  Chichester Festival Theatre has moved its 2020 season to next year

-  Come From Away is now booking at the Phoenix Theatre from 18th June to 18th December, 2021.Sadly they  have had to cancel  a specially adapted staged concert which was due to run at London's  Phoenix Theatre from   Wednesday 10 February – Saturday 27 February 2021

-  Dear Evan Hansen reopening has been put back to 2021 with  new dates still TBA

-  Everybody's Talking About Jamie is returning to London on 12th December 2020.  THE SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE NEW TIER 3 COVID RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUT INTO FORCE IN LONDON.

-  Frozen starring Samantha Barks as  ice Princess Elsa with Stephanie McKeon playing her sister Princess Anna has delayed its opening with previews which were due to start on  April 2nd at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane with an official opening night on April 14th. New dates on sale soon,

-  Hairspray the musical starring Michael Ball, Paul Merton, Rita Simons and Marisha Wallace  is now scheduled to  open on April 22nd, 2021 running for 19 weeks until 30th August. 

-  Hamilton the Musical  returns to London on 15th May 2021. Tickets now on sale.

-   Hello, Dolly! The new West End production  has been postponed until 2022 due to Imelda Staunton's Netflix filming commitments on The Crown.

- Jersey Boys is booking from Wed 14 April - Sun 19 Dec 2021at London's Trafalgar Theatre

 -  Jesus Christ Superstar special concert staging is running at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for 70 performances only from Friday 14 August for six weeks to 27th September. There will be  reduced capacity down to 390 seats

-  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow at the Palladium has moved to next year with tickets now on sale

-  Les Miserables Musical  at the Sondheim has postponed its reopening until 29th May with tickets  now on public sale

- Les Miserables Staged Concert will play a limited run for eight weeks at the Sondheim Theatre in London's West End, from December 5th 2020.  Performances  have now regrettably been cancelled up to and including 14th  February 2021

-  Magic Mike Live Channing Tatum's show has announced plans to reopen on 16th  April 2021 at the Hippodrome with free unlimited Prosecco for the first 10 weeks.

-  Mamma Mia! at the Novello is booking from  7th June 2021

 -  Mary Poppins  at the Prince Edward Theatre is now intending to reopen on 22n May 2021 with tickets now on sale.

 -  Matilda The  Musical is booking until 30th May 2021

-  Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! 2020/2021 National tour and Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells   has been postponed until 2021/2022.

-  Moulin Rouge the Musical has been postponed until late in 2021 with previews likely to take place next November.

-   Only Fools & Horses at the Haymarket is booking until 26th May 2021

-   Pantoland at The London Palladium!will be a variety spectacular celebrating the art of the pantomime, with performances beginning from December 12th.  THE SHOW HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A PREMATURE CLOSE ON 15TH DECEMBER DUE TO THE NEW TIER 3 COVID RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUT INTO FORCE IN LONDON.

-  Phantom of the Opera has postponed its reopening until 5th June 2021 at Her Majesty's starring
Killian Donnelly in the title role with tickets now on sale.

-  Pretty Woman the Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre  is now running from 1st March to 24th July 2021

- Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's entire summer season will now run in 2021, including the Carousel revival. The  new 101 Dalmatians musical has been postponed until 2022.

-  Singin in the Rain' – The Sadler's Wells run  has been moved to July 2021, with tour dates now in 2022

-  Sister Act  has moved its dates to 2021 both on tour and in London with Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Saunders now at the Eventim Apollo next summer from 20th July.

-  Six the Musical is transferring into the Lyric Theatre opening in London in December.. THE SHOW HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A PREMATURE CLOSE ON 15TH DECEMBER DUE TO THE NEW TIER 3 COVID RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUT INTO FORCE IN LONDON The show is now planning to open  on 1st March 2021

-  Sunday in the Park with George starring  Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford is now due  in the West End in 2021 with dates still  to be confirmed.
 
-  The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre is planninf to reopen on 12th July 2021.

-  The Drifters Girl new musical starring Beverley Knight has been postponed and will now run at the Garrick Theatre from 4th November 2021 to 26th March 2022.

-  The Lion King is booking until 3rd October 2021 at the Lyceum

-  The Prince of Egypt  is currently booking  to 4th September 2021. 

-  Tina the Musical  is booking from  to 29th January 2022

-  Wicked! is booking until 27th November 2021.

 TOURING MUSICALS 

See at a glance which are the number 1 UK touring musicals with all their latest rescheduled dates.

- Ambassador Theatre Group announce pantos in Manchester, Bristol and Milton Keynes

-  Bat Out of Hell producers  currently rescheduling  tour dates to 2021/2

- Dirty Dancing is heading out on tour again in  2021 opening in Inverness  in June

-  Disney’s Beauty and the Beast new UK and Ireland tour is due to start 0n 25th  May 2021, opening with a five week run at the Curve Leicester. Casting is currently underway

-  A new UK & Ireland tour of Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks is due to open at the Theatre Royal Newcastle from August 2021.

- Bring it On  the Lin Manuel Miranda musical tour will now commence in  autumn 2021.

- Chicago the Musical  has a new tour due to start next April with tickets now on sale

- Cilla The Musical starring Sheridan Smith has been postponed until next year 

- Dreamgirls the musical tour scheduled for the beginning of 2021has been postponed with new dates to be arranged later in the year.

-  Everybody's Talking About Jamie tour dates have been rescheduled  for early 2021.

-  Footloose  tour  starring Gareth Gates and Darren Day will now begin in January 2021

-  Friends! The Musical Parody  has rescheduled some tour dates to 2021.

- Grease the Musical  starring Peter Andre has released rescheduled tour dates

- Hairspray the Musical Tour - postponed until 2021.  New dates now on sale.

- Heathers the Musical - postponed until 2021.  New dates now on sale.

-  Les Miserables has some rescheduled 2021 tour dates on sale

- Mamma Mia! has announced new tour dates for 2022/23

- Matthew Bourne`s Nutcracker national tour and Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells  has been postponed until 2021/2022 with new dates now on sale.

- My Best Friends Wedding starring Alexandra Burke has added new tour dates

-  9 to 5 the Musical second tour of Dolly Parton's  hit musical  now begins in   2021 with new dates on sale.

-  Riverdance, the New 25th Anniversary Show will return to complete its tour of the UK. The show will visit 25 venues from 27th August 2021. All the 2020 tour dates have successfully been replaced and NEW SHOWS have been added

-  Rock of Ages has a new tour starting in May 2021 with tickets now on sale.

- School of Rock is to tour the UK from next April 

- Singin`in the Rain has announced rescheduled tour dates

- Six the Musical has rescheduled itd tour dates and is now opening at Eastbourne Congress Theatre in March .

- Strictly Ballroom the new  tour of the Baz Luhrmann musical, starring Strictly Come Dancing's Kevin Clifton, has been postponed for a year

- Sunny Afternoon tour of the Kinks Musical has been postponed

- The Addams Family tour postponed until 2021

- The Book of Mormon tour  has rescheduled tour dates to 2021/2022.

- The Commitments tour of the Roddy Doyle Musical will now begin in late  2021

-  The Lion King tour has been postponed until March 2021 

- The Osmonds - a New Musical Tour has announced an extensive UK tour which will open in 2021

- The Rocky Horror Show to tour again in 2021

 - Thriller Live! the Michael Jackson musical has rescheduled some tour dates and added new ones to 2021

- Waitress Musical has  new dates on sale to the 2021 tour

- White Christmas has a new tour opening in October 2021 with dates now on sale

- We Will Rock You  has postponed its tour until 2021with more new dates added.

- Whitney – Queen of the Night  has rescheduled its West End date to 7 February 2021


CONCERT TOURS

-  Collabro have rescheduled their Concert Tour 

 - David Essex has rescheduled his concert tour 

- Jane McDonald has rescheduled her Leave a Light On 

  - Ruthie Henshall has moved her In My Life Tour

- Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have announced their Together At Christmas 2021 Concert Tour 

- Gary Barlow has rescheduled his Music Played by Humans tour to November and December 2021

Sky Arts Freeview to feature Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet, Hamilton: One Show To Broadway, Billy Elliot: the Musical, The Wiz Live! and The Sound of Music Live! over next week

Sky Arts has revealed further programming on its Freeview channel for theatre fans.

On New Year's Day you can see Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet at 12.20 pm, together with the documentary  Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles  a 09.55 am about  the iconic stage show. 

On January 2nd, Hamilton: One Show To Broadway behind-the-scenes will be available T 10:00 AM

On Sunday 3rd January Billy Elliot: the Musical is on  30th December  at 9:00 pm and again at on 3rd January at  12.15am, plus The Wiz Live! will be shown today at 9:00 pm and repeated on the 3rd at 11:00am, while the National Theatre's Jane Eyre will be available at 9.00 pm on that day.

Jesus Christ Superstar will be shown AT 10.00 PM on 4th January, while on the 5th The Sound of Music Live! is repeated. at 9.00 pm

News on planned reopening dates for Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, Phantom and The Book of Mormon

News of  West End Musicals planned 2021 opening dates:.

Mary Poppins has performances planned to start on 22nd May 2021 Tickets go on sale 20th December.

Les Misérables is planned to re-open at the Sondheim Theatre on Saturday 29th May once the Government has withdrawn social distancing and reached Stage 5 allowing full capacity audiences.

Previews of The Phantom of the Opera with Killian Donnelly in the title role are planned for 5th June , subject to social distancing measures being lifted. LW Theatres have already carried out extensive building work inside Her Majesty’s Theatre during the shutdown.

The West End production of The Book of Mormon is planning to reopen on 12th July 2021

Release date and featured performers on original cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella

The original cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella release date has been revealed as 16th April 2021

Listed as featured performers on the  recording are Sarah Brightman (The Phantom of the Opera), Helen George (Call The Midwife), Laura Baldwin (Waitress), Georgina Castle (9 to 5 the Musical), Sam Robinson (We Will Rock You), Gloria Onitiri (Hadestown), Adam Lambert (Queen + Adam Lambert) and Todrick Hall (Kinky Boots).They join the previously announced Carrie Hope Fletcher, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and Ivano Turco.

The world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical adaptation of Cinderella with a contemporary twist is  due begin performances at London's Gillian Lynne Theatre on Wednesday 7th April 2021, with previews from 19th March 2021

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change musical with all star cast streamed production announced

A new digital production of Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts' hit off-Broadway show I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change will be streamed from 28th-30th January 2021

It will star Trevor Dion Nicholas (Hamilton, Aladdin), Brenda Edwards (The X Factor, We Will Rock You), Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away) and Oliver Tompsett (Kinky Boots, & Juliet)

The production has orchestrations by Doug Katsaros, direction by Kirk Jameson and musical direction by Nick Barstow.

The clever and witty musical revue is about the pitfalls and joys of romantic relationships played over 5,000 performances off-Broadway and has been produced all over the world but this virtual production is the first of its kind. Following the highs and lows of first dates, first loves, marriages, babies, in-laws, and growing old together, this hilarious and poignant show pays tribute to those who have loved and lost and to those who have dared to ask someone out on a date.

 The recommended age range is 16 plus, with some scenes of sexual nature and some strong language.

Tickets are on sale now via the London Coliseum website.

KINKY BOOTS MUSICAL TO BE STREAMED ONLINE FOR FREE this weekend

Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre, will be streamed online as part of The Shows Must Go On! YouTube channel for free from this Friday at 7:00 pm GMT for 48 hours. 

 
Starring Matt Henry as Lola and Killian Donnelly as Charlie Price. With songs from Grammy and Tony award winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, book by legendary Broadway playwright Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray), the musical is based on the film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth.

 

Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business. Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learns to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen.

Click here for the link to watch Kinky Boots

Come From Away specially adapted staged concert.

The Producers of the multi award winning  Come From Away are  presenting  a specially adapted staged concert at London's  Phoenix Theatre from   Wednesday 10 February – Saturday 27 February 2021 (Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm/Wednesday Matinee performance on the 17 February at 2.30pm/Saturday matinee performances at 2.30pm. (There will also be an invited dress rehearsal performance of the concert, which will be free for key workers to attend on 10 February at 2.30pm Details on how to apply for free tickets to this performance will be announced in January 2021)

The international hit musical celebrated sold-out, record-breaking engagements on Broadway, in Canada, in Australia, on a 60-city North American Tour and recently opened in Sweden.

 

Come From Away: The Concert will star Jenna Boyd (Beulah and others), Tarinn Callender (Bob and others), James Doherty (Claude and others), Mary Doherty (Bonnie and others), Mark Dugdale (Kevin T/Garth and others), Alice Fearn (Beverley/Annette and others), Kate Graham (Diane and others), Alasdair Harvey (Nick/Doug and others), Jonathan Andrew Hume (Kevin J/Ali and others), Harry Morrison (Oz and others),Emma Salvo (Janice and others), and Cat Simmons (Hannah and others), with Ricardo Castro, Stuart Hickey,Sorelle Marsh, Alexander McMorran, Micha Richardson, Jennifer Tierney and Matthew Whennell-Clark.

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The Grinch musical starring Matthew Morrison confirmed for 20th December

The Grinch musical  from the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley, will air on Sky One on 20th  December starring  Matthew Morrison in the title role alongside Denis O'Hare as old Max, Booboo Stewart as young Max and Amelia Minto as Cindy-Lou Who. 

Also in the cast are  Ako Mitchell, Amy Ellen Richardson, Claire Machin, Gary Wilmot, Joseph Prouse, Lisa Mathieson, Billy Nevers, Genevieve Nicole, Bobbie Little, Callum Train, Kirsty Ingram, Idriss Kargbo, Rebecca Louis, Joe Allen, Francesca Mills, Kanon Narumi, Chantelle Tonoleti, Tafari Edwards, Alfie Murray, Erin Rushidi, Bebe Massey, Kayleen Nguema, Lyla Toplass and Louie Gray.

The Grinch Musical! has book and lyrics by Tim Mason and music by Mel Marvin and featuring the hit songs "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and "Welcome Christmas".

Ivano Turco cast as Prince Sebastian in ALW Cinderella

Andrew Lloyd Webber has just announced that newcomer Ivano Turco has been cast as Prince Sebastian in his new musical Cinderella which is scheduled to have its first preview on 30th April 2021 with an opening night on 19th May at the  Gillian Lynne Theatre  

Turco , a graduate of Urdang Academy in Islington,  will make his West End debut in the role.  He was due to appear in West Side Story at the Royal Exchange Manchester, but the run was cancelled due to the pandemic. He is  a Zimbabwe-born dancer who  went to his first audition back in July for an ensemble part. After getting through the first rounds, he performed in front of Lloyd Webber - who asked him to stay for further auditions and  was plucked from obscurity to play a lead role in the show.

Speaking about Turco, Lloyd Webber said: “I’m overjoyed to introduce Ivano Turco as our Prince Sebastian in Cinderella. I’m convinced audiences will fall in love with him, as we did. Straight out of college, Ivano initially came in to audition as a dancer but has a natural acting talent, a wonderful voice and an innate charm and warmth and from the day we met I just knew I’d found our Prince!”

Also starring Carrie Hope Fletcher in the titular role and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as the Stepmother, Cinderella has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel and a book by Emerald Fennell.Cinderella will be directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by JoAnn Hunter. 

You can hear him sing the second track Only You, Lonely You – from the forthcoming album from the show.