Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals announces a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium from 20 Jun-5 Sep 2026, starring Sam Ryder, directed by Tim Sheader & choreographed by @drewmconie.bsky.social

‘Lock is much more than a powerful singer, she has a humanity about her acting which gives this cheesy, camp tale about friendship, love & heartbreak its very essence’ ★★★★ for Here & Now at New Wimbledon Theatre & Touring musicaltheatrereview.com/here-now-new...

‘The ensemble work is the show’s standout strength. The cast move & sing together with an easy, affectionate rhythm, forging a genuine connection with the audience’ ★ ★ ★ for Gwenda’s Garage at Southwark Playhouse Borough musicaltheatrereview.com/gwendas-gara...

‘The recording balances the gritty realism & fantastical allure of the story with a score that feels both timeless & refreshed’ #MusicReview ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ for Kiss of the Spider Woman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack @lakeshorerecords.com #CenterStageRecords musicaltheatrereview.com/music-review...

‘The slick production zips along like swirling autumn leaves, creating a colourful watchable experience underpinned by quite profound questions’ ★ ★ ★ ★ for Moominvalley in November at @gatehouse.london @purkischarlott1.bsky.social musicaltheatrereview.com/moominvalley...

Oh what a tease… 10am Friday

Award-winning singer songwriter & actor Josh Groban has announced a special concert at London’s O2 Arena on 1 Apr @theo2london.bsky.social

Sony Pictures has announced that the live filmed version of the 4-time Tony Award-winning Merrily We Roll Along, dir by Maria Friedman, will premiere worldwide from 5 Dec (4 Dec in many UK cinemas!) Starring Tony Award-winners Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez

Calendar Girls the Musical, penned by Tim Firth & Gary Barlow, will be revived at Keswick venue Theatre by the Lake from 6 Aug-5 Sep prior to a national tour The staging is a new co-production between the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Theatre by the Lake, New Wolsey Theatre & Octagon Theatre Bolton

Read what we know so far about the three-time Tony Award-winning Avenue Q returning to the West End for its 20th anniversary, bringing the original Broadway puppets to the Shaftesbury Theatre for a limited season from 20 Mar-29 Aug musicaltheatrereview.com/avenue-q-wil...

Guess who’s back. Tomorrow 10am ⏰ March 2026. Shaftesbury Theatre.

Additional casting has been announced for the semi-staged world premiere concert of Jo – The Little Women Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 25 Jan Julian Ovenden, Chris Mann, Miyuki Miyagi & Yazdan Qafouri join the previously announced cast

@jasonmanford.bsky.social will reprise his role as Nick Bottom in the musical Something Rotten! at @palaceandopera.bsky.social from 16 Jun-19 Jul This new production, which follows the acclaimed 2023 WhatsOnStage Award-winning concert version, is directed & choreographed by Tim Jackson

The world premiere of the musical adaptation of Pride will play at @nationaltheatre.org.uk from 11 Jun-12 Sep 2026 after a visit to the Sherman Theatre from 31 Mar-18 Apr Pride has bk & lyrics by Stephen Beresford & music by Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen & DJ Walde. Matthew Warchus directs

Further casting has been announced for @hopemilltheatre’s production of Young Frankenstein when it transfers to @liveveryplay.bsky.social for a five-week Christmas season run from 3 Dec-3 Jan 2026 Daniel Brocklebank (Dr Frankenstein) & Amelia Adams (Elizabeth Benning)

Olivier Award nominated director Michael Longhurst has joined the creative team for the new version of Boy George’s hit musical Taboo Longhurst joins Boy George, director Jack Holden, associate director Alessandra Davison & producer Thomas Hopkins. Picture: Danny Kaan

Following its revival at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre autumn 2026, Little Shop of Horrors will transfer to the @liveveryplay.bsky.social for a Christmas season from 3 Dec-9 Jan 2027 Directed & choreographed by Tony & Olivier Award-nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille

Olivier Award nominated director Michael Longhurst has joined the creative team for the new version of Boy George’s hit musical Taboo Longhurst joins Boy George, director Jack Holden, associate director Alessandra Davison & producer Thomas Hopkins. Picture: Danny Kaan

As previews begin for Paddington the Musical at @savoytheatreldn, the producers have shared the first images of Paddington The performers playing the titular role are @JamesHameed (off-stage performer & remote puppeteer) & Arti Shah (on-stage performer). Now runs until 25 Oct

‘Victoria’s writing stands the test of time. I know the lines but I still laugh out loud when I hear them. Audiences are in for a treat!’ #FiveQuestionsWith Ria Jones, reprising the role of Mrs Overall in the concert revival of Acorn Antiques The Musical musicaltheatrereview.com/five-questio...

Full casting has been announced for the London premiere of Ballad Lines at @swkplay.bsky.social from 23 Jan-21 Mar 2026 Frances McNamee, Rebecca Trehearn, Kirsty Findlay, Sydney Sainté, Ally Kennard, Yna Tresvalles, Gracie Lai & Siân Louise Dowdalls

On Thursday 30 Oct West End theatres will dim their lights for 2 minutes at 7pm in remembrance of Prunella Scales who has died at the age of 93 The much-loved actress received 2 Olivier Award nominations, for Make and Break (1980) & Single Spies (1990) www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

Further casting has been announced for the West End premiere of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 29 Jan-18 Apr 2026 Noah Mullins joins the previously announced Mark Addy & Jenna Russell

HOME Manchester, Mercury Theatre Colchester & JPT Productions will present the world premiere of the @mischiefcomedy.bsky.social production of Thespians The musical comedy which rewrites ancient history will have a limited tour, making its world premiere at Mercury Theatre Colchester from 9-23 May

Full casting has been announced for I’m Every Woman – The Chaka Khan Musical at the Peacock Theatre 5-28 Mar 2026 Alexandra Burke in the titular role, with Jordan Frazier, Paige Peddie, Chanice Alexander-Burnett, Charlotte St Croix & Maryla Abraham

Kilworth House Theatre has announced its summer 2026 production, Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, directed by Lee Proud The musical will run for 48 performances from 23 Jun-2 Aug

Rachel Zegler & Ben Platt will lead The Last Five Years 25th anniversary concert at the London Palladium from 24-29 Mar 2026. Conducted & directed by the composer Jason Robert Brown @lwtheatres.bsky.social

‘Fantastically self-assured & accomplished for a brand-new musical. With such a strong set of songs & a superb cast’ ★ ★ ★ ★ for Bloody Mary & the Nine Day Queen at the Union Theatre @ianbowkett.bsky.social musicaltheatrereview.com/bloody-mary-...

It’s the Black British Theatre Awards (The BBTAs) today at London’s Piccadilly Theatre, bringing together performers, creatives & audiences to celebrate Black Excellence in UK theatre MTR’s Marina Holmes-Smith will be there so do check out our Instagram stories for all the coverage

‘What’s refreshing about the writing is that it isn’t worthy or pretentious, instead the message is delivered in a fun, entertaining & captivating way’ ★★★★★ for the London debut of MTR Best Musical Award winner Hot Mess at @swkplay.bsky.social musicaltheatrereview.com/hot-mess-sou...

The album of Jamie Lloyd’s West End production of Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, with Rachel Zegler, has been released worldwide on all streaming platforms @evitamusical.bsky.social

Full casting has been announced for the 20th anniversary UK tour of Glorious!, which opens at @LighthousePoole on 10 Feb 2026 Matthew James Morrison, Caroline Gruber, Sioned Jones, Ella-Maria Danson & Ryan Hall join previously announced Wendi Peters

Full casting has been announced for the concert premiere of Roam at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 23 Nov Cast includes: Diego Andres Rodriguez, Jordan Luke Gage, Melanie La Barrie, Hope Lavelle, David Thaxton, Ramin Karimloo & Frances Mayli McCann

Thanks to our friends at Yellow Sound Label, we can offer an exclusive listen to the track ‘Dreamers’ from the live London cast recording of Bronco Billy – The Musical, being released on streaming & digital formats tomorrow (24 Oct) #specialfeature musicaltheatrereview.com/exclusive-li...

West End & Broadway stars Rachel Tucker & Ayana George will join the cast of Todrick Hall’s original musical Midnight which will have a worksop presentation at Sadler’s Wells from 11-15 Nov

The UK premiere of The Karate Kid will embark on a UK tour which opens at New Wimbledon Theatre on 28 Apr, before visiting @palaceandopera.bsky.social (12-23 May) Grand Theatre Leeds (26-30 May) Liverpool Empire (2-6 Jun) New Theatre Oxford (9-13 Jun) @mktheatre.bsky.social (16-20 Jun) & more

Full casting has been announced for the UK & Ireland tour of The Enormous Crocodile, which opens @theatreroyalbtn.bsky.social on 27 Mar 2026 Chelsea Da Silva, Precious Abimbola, Jordan Eskeisa, Ciara Hudson, Marienella Phillips & René Francalanza

The Olivier-nominated musical Sylvia will go on a UK tour in 2026 with @beverleyknight as Emmeline Pankhurst & Sharon Rose as Sylvia Pankhurst leading the cast The tour begins at @curveleicester.bsky.social (24-3 Oct) & concludes at London’s @royalalberthall.bsky.social from 13-15 Nov

Full casting has been announced for the UK premiere of Freaky Friday at HOME Manchester from 27 Nov-10 Jan 2026 Cast incs: Rebecca Lock, Jena Pandya, Ian Virgo, Samantha Ho, Beth Savill, Jessica Butterworth, Ellie Gilbert-Grey, Max Mirza, Morgan Gregory & Dylan Gordon-Jones

‘Sidonie Smith is breathlessly good in the title role as singer Rachel Marron & makes reaching the high notes look easy’ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ for The Bodyguard at @mktheatre.bsky.social & Touring musicaltheatrereview.com/the-bodyguar...

Dermot O’Leary’s children's book Toto the Ninja Cat & the Great Snake Escape will be adapted to stage & embark on a UK tour in 2026 Visiting Mercury Theatre, Colchester (2-18 Apr), @littleangeltheatre.bsky.social (16 May-19 Jul) & Mayflower Studios (23-26 Jul)

A new musical by Vikki Stone inspired by the story of pirate radio station Radio Caroline will open at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich on 17 Apr before Queen’s Hornchurch (6-16 May), New Theatre Peterborough (19-23 May), Mercury Theatre Colchester (3-13 Jun) & Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (16-20 Jun)

Full casting for Cable Street at Marylebone Theatre 16 Jan-28 Feb 2026: Ethan Pascal Peters, Aoife Mac Namara, Isaac Gryn, Barney Wilkinson, Michali Dantes, Max Alexander-Taylor, Debbie Chazen, Preeya Kalidas, Lizzy-Rose Esin-Kelly, Romona Lewis-Malley, Annie Majin, Jez Unwin & Natalie Elisha Welsh

A further extension has been announced for the world premiere of Coven at London’s Kiln Theatre, now running until 17 Jan 2026

Jason Donovan returns to the role of Frank ‘N’ Furter in The Rocky Horror Show for its forthcoming 2026 tour Visiting Edinburgh Playhouse (6-10 Jan), Liverpool Empire (4-9 May), Congress Theatre, Eastbourne (19-23 May) & Bristol Hippodrome (13-18 Jul)

The West End production of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, now playing at the Garrick Theatre, has announced an extension until 19 Sep 2026

Following a sold-out workshop at @theotherpalace in 2024, the new musical Redcliffe, written by and starring Jordan Luke Gage, will have a limited engagement at Southwark Playhouse from 22 May-4 Jul 2026

New musical Roam is set for a one-night only concert production at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 23 Nov Starring: Jordan Luke Gage, Diego Andres Rodriguez, Ramin Karimloo, Frances Mayli McCann, Melanie La Barrie, Hope Lavelle & David Thaxton

West End star @mrmichaelball.bsky.social joins the line-up for Magic FM’s West End Christmas the London Palladium on 15 Nov, alongside Lucie Jones @thedavidhunter.bsky.social Lauren Drew, John Owen-Jones Sydnie Christmas & Zoe Birkett

‘In no way smoothly perfect – like its heroine – Musik is nevertheless charming & an outrageously funny way to spend an evening’ ★ ★ ★ ★ for Musik at Wilton’s Music Hall @ianbowkett.bsky.social musicaltheatrereview.com/musik-wilton...