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Behind The Song: Tim Minchin’s ‘When I Grow Up’ from Matilda The Musical

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Joe Stilgoe delves into the harmonic simplicity of the first song Tim Minchin wrote for the musical, and uncovers a torrent of bittersweet emotions

Bernadette Peters interview: ‘Any song that I sing has to be one that I connect to deeply’

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Bernadette Peters talks to Matt Wolf about her determination to keep the Stephen Sondheim’s memory alive

‘Music can transcend what can’t be said’: Maimuna Memon introduces her show ‘Manic Street Creature’

Friday, October 13, 2023

The Olivier-nominated performer talks to Musicals magazine about bringing her award-winning Edinburgh Fringe musical to London’s Southwark Playhouse

Guys & Dolls: behind the scenes of Nicholas Hytner's new production

Friday, September 29, 2023

For his new, immersive Guys & Dolls, Nicholas Hytner is challenging the audience’s perception of what this classic Broadway musical can be. Matt Wolf speaks to him, and to his fellow creatives, to...

Aspects of Michael Ball

Friday, September 29, 2023

Michael Ball talks to Edward Seckerson about his remarkable career trajectory to date – and how ‘Love Changes Everything’ might not have left his repertoire for good

SIX: how the musical became a worldwide phenomenon

Monday, September 11, 2023

Tim Bano speaks to SIX's creators and producers to uncover why this pop musical about Henry VIII’s wives has such enduring, widespread appeal

Elaine Paige: ‘Oklahoma! kind of broke the mould of Musical Theatre’

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Elaine Paige launches her new series on groundbreaking musicals for Musicals magazine with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration, which she originally encountered as a child