Spend Spend Spend | Short Review
A big-hearted revival of the musical treatment of the cautionary tale of football pools winner Viv Nicholson
News
My Fair Lady | Short Review
An impeccably cast production of the Lerner and Loewe classic – loverly escapism for Christmas
Gavin Creel’s memorial to be live-streamed on US and UK YouTube channels
SOLT’s OfficialLondonTheatre will host the 2 December service for UK viewers
Features
Marisha Wallace interview: ‘It’s never just theatre or music. Everything is connected’
Marisha Wallace has made the transition from North Carolina gospel singer to Broadway and West End star look easy – but behind her powerful voice and winning stage presence is a heartwarming story of...
Musicals: From Stage to Screen
At their best, movies of stage musicals can bolster the narrative and heighten emotional impact, from West Side Story and 13 to La La Land and Matilda
Live Shows
Suffs | Live Show Review – TOP 20 MUSICALS 2024: NO 4
Suffs celebrates heroines who have been egregiously passed over in the great testosterone-fuelled expanse of history
Mean Girls | Live Show Review – TOP 20 MUSICALS 2024: NO 5
The musical version of the beloved teen movie is making fetch happen at the Savoy Theatre in the West End
Fiddler on the Roof | Live Show Review – TOP 20 MUSICALS 2024: NO 6
The iconic musical in its 60th year returns to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Album Reviews
Beverley Knight: The Fifth Chapter | Album Review
Beverley Knight offers a peppy and pumping paean to female self-acceptance
17 Again (Studio Cast Recording) | Album Review
High energy with a strong sense of drive and groove throughout
Cabaret (2021 Original London Cast Recording) | Album Review
Redmayne delivers in spades, a gloriously excessive Emcee
Oklahoma! (Studio Recording) | Review
It’s not just an impressive historic reconstruction – it also makes the heart dance
Guys & Dolls (2023 London Cast Recording) | Review
New orchestrations make this a fresh take, not a dutiful re-retread
Eleri Ward (Acoustic Sondheim: Live from Brooklyn) | Review
What makes this so effective is Ward’s ability to convey the drama
Musicals Podcast
Podcast: Edward Seckerson Meets... Bradley Jaden
As the arena world tour of Les Misérables gets underway, the distinctive performer talks about making the iconic role of Javert his own, and his joy at sharing the breadth of his repertoire on his...
Podcast: Edward Seckerson meets... Gina Beck
The West End powerhouse Gina Beck on taking over the role of Sarah Brown and adding Guys and Dolls to her already impressive and extensive resumé
