Dear Evan Hansen | Short Review
Ryan Kopel's ‘Words Fail’ is perfectly pitched to leave the audience blinking back tears
News
I Wish You Well: The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical | Short Review
The madcap satirical musical starring Diana Vickers is a total hoot
Alan Cumming announced as new Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The Tony winner takes up the role in January 2025
Features
Cable Street | Review
As the new musical by Tim Gilvin and Alex Kanefsky returns to Southwark Playhouse, this time to its Elephant venue, we share our original review from February this year, in which Aliya Al-Hassan...
Rising Star | Jo Foster
Currently starring in Marlow and Moss’s Why Am I So Single?, Jo Foster is treading new ground as a non-binary performer
Live Shows
Hamilton | Live Show Review
It’s an exhilarating night of theatre that every musicals fan should experience at least once
Aladdin | Live Show Review
The show is so faithful to the film that even the most observant five-year-old would struggle to find fault with it
The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical | Live Show Review
This is a charming production with a fantastic cast, some beautiful sets and a gloriously camp villain who children will love as much as loathe
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... Julian Ovenden
Ahead of two solo concerts, the acclaimed performer reflects on an astonishing career encompassing theatre, TV and film
Podcast: Edward Seckerson Meets... Jac Yarrow
As his short stint as Marius in the West End ahead of the September world tour of Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular draws to an end, the young performer shares his highlights from what has been a...
