MickeyJoTheatre

What to see at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Mickey-Jo's 2025 recommendations for plays and musical theatre

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The summer is here which means so is the Edinburgh Fringe and ahead of Mickey-Jo's visit next month to see as many shows as possible, he is sharing hi...

Evita starring Rachel Zegler (London Palladium, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most anticipated shows of the year has finally opened in the West End.Jamie Lloyd's bold, reimagined production of EVITA opened last night ...

Just In Time starring Jonathan Groff (Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York, he checked out some of this Broadway season's last new openings including the new musical JUST IN TIM...

John Cameron Mitchell (Creator and Star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch) - INTERVIEW

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Towards the end of Mickey-Jo's most recent visit to New York City, he sat down with the award winning visionary and queer icon John Cameron Mitchell t...

PHANTOM is coming back, as an immersive show | Everything we know about Masquerade off-Broadway

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past several months, it has been rumoured, suggested, and openly stated, that a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OP...

Real Women Have Curves (James Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Broadway musical REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES began performances earlier this year at the James Earl Jones as one of the last openings of the 2024-2025 ...

Why critics didn't love the HERCULES musical | Review roundup for the 2025 Disney West End opening

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After prior productions in New York, New Jersey, and Hamburg, Germany, Disney's HERCULES has finally arrived in London's West End, opening last night ...

Stereophonic (Duke of York's Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

STEREOPHONIC has recently opened in the West End, and Mickey-Jo has already seen it twice!The play, written by David Adjmi and directed by Daniel Auki...

Jordan Fisher (Moulin Rouge, Hadestown, Hamilton) - INTERVIEW

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo recently had the chance to sit down with the brilliant Broadway leading man Jordan Fisher.Currently starring as Christian in Moulin Rouge, M...

Why is CABARET closing? | The truth behind the musical revival's mixed Broadway success

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Broadway revival of CABARET has recently announced it will conclude its run later this year at the August Wilson Theatre.The production, which was...

Floyd Collins starring Jeremy Jordan (Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, Broadway) - ★★ REVIEW

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The long awaited Broadway premiere of the musical FLOYD COLLINS arrived at Lincoln Center this year as a Tony Award nominated revival.The musical, bas...

What's going on with EVITA?! | The truth about the Rachel Zegler balcony scene and rehearsal drama

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new revival of EVITA opens next week at the London Palladium in the West End, starring Rachel Zegler (West Side Story, Romeo + Juliet) and directed ...

Why Todrick Hall is directing BURLESQUE | Thoughts on the alleged backstage drama at West End show

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The stage musical adaptation of BURLESQUE, which premiered recently in the UK, is getting ready to head to the West End, opening this summer at the Sa...

Jasmine Forsberg (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, Six, Here Lies Love) - INTERVIEW

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While Mickey-Jo was in New York, he stopped by the Samuel J Friedman Theatre to meet Jasmine Forsberg, one of Broadway's most exciting rising star...

Mickey-Jo's reaction to the Tony Awards | Thoughts on the 2025 ceremony celebrating Broadway theatre

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend, the 2025 Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the best of the last year of Broadway theatre.This year's cerem...

A guide to the 2025 Tony Awards | How to watch / Who's nominated / Which shows are performing

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend, the 2025 Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the best of the last year of Broadway theatre.This year's no...

Mickey-Jo and Aeron James' 2025 Tony Awards predictions | Which Broadway plays and musicals will win?

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend, the 2025 Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the best of the last year of Broadway theatre.This year's no...

First look at the WICKED part 2 trailer! | Mickey-Jo and Aeron James' reaction and analysis of the Wicked For Good trailer

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a previous teaser clip was shared, the first full trailer has now been released for WICKED: For Good, the hugely anticipated second part of the ...

Why Patti LuPone has apologised | An update to the Broadway drama

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, a profile of the Tony Award winning actress Patti LuPone was published by the New Yorker in which she made controversial statements about f...

Which Broadway shows are coming to London? | Cancelled, rumoured, and unannounced West End transfers

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the 2025 Tony Awards approaching, theatre fans worldwide are looking to Broadway and its many celebrated new plays and musicals In particular, ma...

Kevin McHale (The Frogs, Glee, Spelling Bee) - INTERVIEW

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, it was announced that American actor and singer Kevin McHale would be making his UK stage debut in an off West End revival of the m...

We're going back to New York (and Chicago!) | Which Broadway shows and more we're seeing this summer

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I'm very excited to let you know that my stagey fiancé Aeron James and I are on our way back to New York to catch the last few shows of the cu...

Will CHESS finally be a hit on Broadway? | Musical revival starring Lea Michele announced for 2025

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It has been announced that the musical CHESS will return to Broadway this year, with its first major Broadway revival since the original production in...

The Frogs (Southwark Playhouse Borough, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, one of Mickey-Jo's most anticipated shows had its opening night: a brand new production of THE FROGS at Southwark Playhouse.The Frogs i...

Patti LuPone vs Audra McDonald | The history behind the shocking Broadway feud drama

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, a profile of the Tony Award winning actress Patti LuPone was published by the New Yorker, and it shocked the Broadway Theatre community. Lu...

The Fifth Step starring Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden (@sohoplace, West End) ★★★★ REVIEW

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo recently caught one of the West End's latest new plays: The Fifth Step, by David Ireland.The play, which was commissioned by the Nationa...

Who we WANT to win the Tony Awards | The Broadway stars, plays & musicals we're rooting for in 2025

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Next month, the 2025 Tony Awards will be presented in New York City to this season's most celebrated plays and musicals.This year's nominees i...

Carly Mercedes Dyer (Anything Goes, A Chorus Line, The View Upstairs, The Beautiful World Cabaret) - INTERVIEW

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday 18th May, Mickey-Jo was joined at my live Cabaret show 'MickeyJoTheatre: LIVE' at the Phoenix Arts Club by the extraordinary Carly M...

Mrs Warren's Profession (Garrick Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last night, Mickey-Jo attended the opening night performance of MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION at the Garrick Theatre in London.The George Bernard Shaw p...

RIDE THE CYCLONE is getting a major revival | The cult hit musical announces 2025 London production

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In breaking theatre news, it has just been announced that the cult hit musical RIDE THE CYCLONE, which premiered in Canada ahead of an Off-Broadway ru...

Shucked (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Tony Award winning Broadway musical comedy SHUCKED has just arrived in the UK, with a London production at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.The ...

Buena Vista Social Club (Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of this year's most Tony Award nominated Broadway shows is BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, the new musical at the Schoenfeld Theatre based on the 199...

Lewis Cornay (The SpongeBob Musical, The History Boys, Mary Poppins, John & Jen) - INTERVIEW

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday 20th April, Mickey-Jo was joined at his live Cabaret show 'MickeyJoTheatre: LIVE' at the Phoenix Arts Club by the talented and hilar...

The Comedy About Spies (Noël Coward Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, Mickey-Jo was invited to attend the gala night of THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES, the new show from Mischief Theatre.The company, who creat...

Why the TINA musical is closing... | Thoughts on the theatre industry and what's next at the Aldwych

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was announced yesterday that TINA: the Tina Turner musical would close in the West End after 7 years.While the show has enjoyed considerable global...

Cynthia Erivo to star in DRACULA | New one person production to open in the West End in 2026

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been announced today, that Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo will star in a stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula next year in the West...

John Proctor Is the Villain (Booth Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The very last show Mickey-Jo saw on his most recent trip to New York was JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN by Kimberly Belflower.The play, which is set in G...

Allie Daniel (Hadestown, Legally Blonde, RENT, Happy Meal) - INTERVIEW

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday 20th April, Mickey-Jo was joined at his live Cabaret show 'MickeyJoTheatre: LIVE' at the Phoenix Arts Club by the wonderfully talent...

Here We Are (Lyttleton Theatre, National Theatre, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HERE WE ARE, the final ever musical to feature a score from the legendary composer lyricist Stephen Sondheim, is currently receiving its European prem...

Mickey-Jo went to see A KNIGHT'S TALE the musical | What the world premiere production is like on stage

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A stage musical adaptation of the film A KNIGHT'S TALE recently began performances of its world premiere production at the Manchester Opera House....

Muriel's Wedding (Curve Theatre, Leicester) - ★★★ REVIEW

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After already finding success in Australia, the stage musical adaptation of the 1994 film MURIEL'S WEDDING has made its UK Premiere at Curve Theat...

Was the search for Dolly a lie? | The truth behind the Dolly Musical casting call drama

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At the end of 2024, a new bio musical based on the life of country music icon Dolly Parton was announced, with a global casting call to find undiscove...

The Brightening Air (The Old Vic, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo was recently invited to see THE BRIGHTENING AIR at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the new play from Conor McPherson (The Weir, Girl from the...

Fabian Aloise (Sunset Blvd., Evita, Much Ado About Nothing) - INTERVIEW

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday 20th April, Mickey-Jo was joined at his live Cabaret show 'MickeyJoTheatre: LIVE' at the Phoenix Arts Club by the brilliant choreogr...

Who was snubbed by the TONY AWARDS? | The shows and performers who weren't nominated in 2025

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The nominations were announced for the 2025 Tony Awards, celebrating the last of the best year of Broadway's plays and musicals.Death Becomes Her,...

Why *some* critics hated THE GREAT GATSBY | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the show's ★ review in the West End

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY, which began at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, has opened month at the Lond...

meet the new stars of CABARET... | Rob Madge and Hannah Dodd to star in the West End revival

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was announced today that Rob Madge and Hannah Dodd would succeed Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace as The Emcee and Sally Bowles in the West End pro...

Boop! The Musical (Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway) - ★★ REVIEW

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York City he saw a bunch of this season's newly opened Broadway shows, including BOOP the musical.T...

Predicting the 2025 Tony Award Nominations with Aeron James | Which Broadway plays and musicals will get nominated?

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 2025 Tony Award Nominations are set to be announced this week, recognising some of the best of the last year of Broadway plays and musicals.With l...

The Great Gatsby (London Coliseum, West End & Broadway Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★ REVIEW

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY, which began at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, has opened this week at the ...

PADDINGTON is getting a West End musical! | New adaptation of beloved story to open at Savoy Theatre

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The beloved character Paddington Bear is set to be the next star of the West End, as it was officially announced today that Paddington the Musical wou...

Purpose (Hayes Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Mickey-Jo was recently in New York, he saw PURPOSE, the new play from Branden Jacobs Jenkins.The piece was commissioned by Steppenwolf and is cur...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Post Show Q+A with writers Jethro Compton and Darren Clark

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday 21st April 2024, Mickey-Jo had the privilege of hosting an exclusive post show talkback with the Olivier Award winning writers of the West E...

Redwood starring Idina Menzel (Nederlander Theatre, Broadway) - ★★ REVIEW

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During my most recent trip to New York, I caught a bunch of Broadway's most recently opened musicals, including REDWOOD at the Nederlander Theatre...

Stevie Doc & Tobias Turley (Mamma Mia!, Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream) - INTERVIEW

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tobias Turley and Stevie Doc were last seen on stage together in the West End production of MAMMA MIA! after winning the roles of Sophie and Sky in th...

You can see Mickey-Jo on stage this weekend! | MickeyJoTheatre LIVE / The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OHMYGOD HEY!This bank holiday weekend you can catch Mickey-Jo on two different London stages, with his own show MickeyJoTheatre: LIVE and a talkback a...

Did George Clooney break Broadway? | The problem with the GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK box office record

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Broadway production of the new play GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK, co-written by and starring Hollywood star George Clooney, has recently broken box of...

Ghosts (Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mickey-Jo headed to the Lyric Hammersmith in London to see GHOSTS, Gary Owen's new contemporary adaptation of the classic Henrik Ibsen p...

Mickey-Jo's Off-Broadway Review Roundup (We Had a World, All the World's a Stage, The Jonathan Larson Project, The Magic City, Conversations With Mother)

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York City he saw five Off-Broadway shows alongside a busy roster of Broadway plays and musicals.These w...

Smash (Imperial Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★ REVIEW

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York, he saw SMASH, the new musical based on the NBC TV series of the same name. The show follows the c...

Andrew Barth Feldman (We Had A World, Dear Evan Hansen, Snow White) - INTERVIEW

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York, he had the privilege of sitting down to interview rising Broadway and Hollywood star Andrew Barth...

Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada in Cabaret | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the new Broadway revival stars

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Broadway revival of CABARET, currently playing at the August Wilson Theatre in New York, has recently welcomed new additions to its principal cast...

The Last Five Years starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren (Hudson Theatre, Broadway) - ★★ REVIEW

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo recently headed back to New York to see some of this Spring's newest Broadway openings, including the new production of THE LAST FIVE YE...

Retrograde (Apollo Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The acclaimed play RETROGRADE, written by Ryan Calais Cameron and originally seen at the Kiln Theatre, has recently opened at the Apollo Theatre in th...

The reason SUNSET BLVD is closing | Why Sunset Boulevard will end its Broadway run early

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of this Broadway season's most talked about shows is the new, Jamie Lloyd directed revival of SUNSET BOULEVARD. The production, which was firs...

Who will win at the OLIVIER Awards? | Predicting the 2025 West End theatre awards with Aeron James

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 2025 Olivier Awards are less than a week away, and will once again celebrate an extraordinary year of achievement in West End and London Theatre.I...

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors (Menier Chocolate Factory, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, the hit Off-Broadway comedy Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.Mickey-Jo first saw the...

Why the new SNOW WHITE doesn't work (2025 Disney Film Review)

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most divisive and talked about films in recent memory is SNOW WHITE, the Disney live action remake of the 1937 animated classic.The film st...

Which Broadway shows would Mickey-Jo see? (Next Week) | Ranking the new plays and musicals in New York

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With so many new plays and musicals opening in New York City right now, it can be hard to choose which Broadway shows to see this Spring.With another ...

Did Broadway like OPERATION MINCEMEAT? | A review roundup for the West End musical transfer

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Olivier Award winning musical OPERATION MINCEMEAT has finally opened on Broadway, which also means it has received a slate of reviews from New Yor...

Edward II (Swan Theatre, RSC, Stratford-Upon-Avon) - ★★★★ REVIEW

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo recently headed to Stratford upon Avon, home of the Royal Shakespeare Company, to see their new production of EDWARD II.The play, written by...

Why is MEAN GIRLS closing in the West End? | News recap and rumours of the next musical at the Savoy

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier today, the West End production of MEAN GIRLS announced it would play its final performance at the Savoy Theatre on 8th June 2025, after around...

Clueless The Musical (Trafalgar Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The iconic film CLUELESS has finally arrived in the West End, as a major new stage musical at the Trafalgar Theatre.The show features an original scor...

Are theatre tickets too expensive?! | The reality behind the $921 tickets to Othello on Broadway

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was recently announced that the new Broadway production of OTHELLO set a Broadway box office record, with a weekly gross of $2,818,297.With some ti...

How Rachel Zegler got cast in EVITA | The rumours and history that led to this West End theatre news

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It has been announced that Rachel Zegler will star as Eva Peron in the upcoming West End revival of EVITA, to be directed by Jamie Lloyd at the London...

Who was snubbed by the OLIVIER AWARDS? | Shows, actors and creatives who should have been nominated

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The nominations were recently announced for the 2025 Laurence Olivier Awards, celebrating the best of the last year of West End and London Theatre.Thi...

Eureka Day and English (Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEWS

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York, he saw a handful of Broadway shows including two of the best plays he'd seen in a while.The f...

White Rose (Marylebone Theatre, London) - ★★ REVIEW

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo was recently invited to see the UK premiere of the new musical WHITE ROSE, which documents an important historical chapter about resistance ...

The Seagull starring Cate Blanchett (Barbican Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of this week's biggest London Theatre openings was a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL at the Barbican Centre, directed snd co...

Sophie-Rose Middleton (Starlight Express, Cats, Six) - INTERVIEW

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While Mickey-Jo was in Bochum, Germany to watch the iconic, long-running production of STARLIGHT EXPRESS, he had the chance to meet one of its stars. ...

Death Becomes Her (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Mickey-Jo's two recent visits to New York, he saw the new Broadway musical comedy DEATH BECOMES HER twice, and he's finally ready to tell y...

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN musical is coming | When is the Disney stage production heading to Broadway?

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday 5 March, it was reported by Baz Bamigboye for Deadline that the long anticipated stage musical adaptation of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN would f...

The biggest shocks from the OLIVIER nominations | A recap of the 2025 Olivier Award nominations

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday 4th March at 12pm, the nominations for the 2025 Olivier Awards were announced, celebrating the best of the last year of London Theatre.The ...

Alterations (Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo recently headed to the National Theatre in London to see their latest production, a new staging of Michael Abbensetts' ALTERATIONS.The p...

Carrie Hope Fletcher (Calamity Jane, Cinderella, Heathers, Les Misérables) - INTERVIEW

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After three years of manifesting this interview, Mickey-Jo finally had the chance to sit down with Carrie Hope Fletcher.Currently starring in the UK a...

Mickey-Jo predicts the Olivier Awards 2025 nominations with Aeron James

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday 4th March at 12pm, the nominations for the 2025 Olivier Awards will be announced, celebrating the best of the last year of London Theatre.I...

THE HUNGER GAMES... on stage?! | Everything we know about the 2025 London Theatre production

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After initially being announced for a 2024 premiere, it has finally been revealed that the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' THE HUNGER GAMES w...

Calamity Jane starring Carrie Hope Fletcher (UK & Ireland Tour) - ★★★ REVIEW

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Several years after first seeing this production, Mickey-Jo returned to watch the new UK and Ireland tour of CALAMITY JANE, based on the film of the s...

INTO THE WOODS is getting a major revival | 2025 production announced for the Bridge Theatre, London

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical INTO THE WOODS, last seen on a London stage in 2016, will receive a major production at the Bridge Theat...

What's wrong with EMILIA PÉREZ? | A theatre critic's review of why the 2024 film fails as a musical

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alongside the long awaited film adaptation of WICKED, another movie musical has made headlines among this year's releases - the critically acclaim...

Let's talk about Cynthia Erivo playing Jesus | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR casting controversy explained

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was recently announced that Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, The Color Purple) would star as Jesus in an upcoming...

Much Ado About Nothing starring Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the second of this week's Shakespearean openings, Mickey-Jo headed to Theatre Royal Drury Lane to see MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.This new production, d...

Richard II starring Jonathan Bailey (Bridge Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a new week of London Theatre openings, Jonathan Bailey is starring in a new production of William Shakespeare’s RICHARD II at the Bridge Theatre....

Marisha Wallace and Billy Porter in CABARET | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the new West End revival cast...

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mickey-Jo was recently invited to attend another gala night at the West End production of CABARET, currently running at the Kit Kat Club at the Playho...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is coming to the West End! | the Disney musical in concert in London

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It has been announced today that the stage adaptation of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame will finally receive its professional UK Premiere, w...

SHUCKED is coming to London... outdoors?! | Summer 2025 musical at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Tony Award winning musical SHUCKED is finally coming to the UK, set to open at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in May 2025 after initially bein...

The Years (Harold Pinter Theatre) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a busy week for play openings in London, THE YEARS arrived at the Harold Pinter Theatre for its West End transfer, having originally played at the ...

Oedipus starring Rami Malek and Indira Varma (The Old Vic, London) - ★★ REVIEW

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, a new production of OEDIPUS opened at the Old Vic Theatre in London, notably the second iteration of the Sophocles play in the last...

Are we done with JUKEBOX musicals? | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the current state of Broadway and the West End

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With A Wonderful World's recent announcement of early Broadway closure and Hell's Kitchen's Best Musical Theatre Album Grammy win, questio...

Elektra starring Brie Larson (Duke of York's Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of a handful of new productions of plays opening this week in London is ELEKTRA, the Sophoclean tragedy as translated by Anne Carson in a bold new...