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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...
Second Best starring Asa Butterfield (Riverside Studios, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Screen star Asa Butterfield makes his stage debut in SECOND BEST, a new play which opened this week at the Riverside Studios in London.The play follow...
Who's going to be in HADESTOWN? | The show's current and upcoming West End casting news explained
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With today's casting news, the West End production of HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre in London will see three different sets of performers perform...
Gypsy (Majestic Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★ REVIEW
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently travelled to New York to see the new Broadway revival of GYPSY, written by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim.Six-ti...
Explaining why the CORALINE musical is cancelled | UK theatre tour pulled amidst Neil Gaiman allegations
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of multiple troubling allegations made against author Neil Gaiman, an upcoming production of CORALINE has been cancelled.The show, a music...
New Year's Theatre Resolutions with MickeyJoTheatre and Aeron James
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As January draws to a close, Mickey-Jo and his stagey fiancé Aeron James are talking through our theatrical resolutions for the coming year.These ...
Why are the new Disney songs so bad? | The musical theatre roots behind Disney's music problem
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Having recently been invited to attend preview screenings of Disney's MOANA 2 and MUFASA: THE LION KING, Mickey-Jo felt struck by a recent decline in ...
Kyoto (@sohoplace, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Find out what Mickey-Jo thought about KYOTO, the new play which recently transferred from the RSC to @sohoplace.Welcome to the Kyoto Conference Centre...
What to see on BROADWAY in 2025 | Mickey-Jo's guide to the plays and musicals of the New York theatre season
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With so many new Broadway shows opening between now and the end of April, it can be challenging to decide which tickets you want to buy.In an effort t...
Oliver! (Gielgud Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week Mickey-Jo had the enormous privilege of attending the opening night performance of OLIVER! which has made a triumphant return to the...
Why the WICKED West End cast is thrillifying | Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen to join the musical
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This morning, after much anticipation, the West End production of WICKED announced the new cast members who would be joining the show from 25th March ...
The SIX proshot is getting released | What the musical film could mean for the future of the show
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In huge theatre news this week, it was announced that the proshot recording of SIX: the musical would be released in UK cinemas from April 6th.The sho...
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Studio 54, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of this season's new musicals is A WONDERFUL WORLD, which opened last year at Studio 54.The jukebox musical tells the story of Louis Armstrong and...
The theatre to see in the UK in 2025 | Mickey-Jo's latest West End and British show recommendations
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After multiple requests, and much consideration, Mickey-Jo is sharing his recommendations for which shows to see in the West End and the rest of the U...
Titaníque (Criterion Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The hit off-Broadway musical TITANIQUE, from Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue, has arrived in London this week with an official open...
STEREOPHONIC is coming to the West End! | Broadway's best play announces London transfer and US Tour
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today it was announced that STEREOPHONIC, the hugely acclaimed Broadway play, would transfer to the West End and embark on a US Tour later this year.T...
The Tempest (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End) - ★★ REVIEW
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, Mickey-Jo finally caught THE TEMPEST at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End.This William Shakespeare play is produced in a ne...
We need to talk about STAGE DOOR safety | The danger behind the drama with Kit Connor, Hadestown + more
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After some recent stories of inexcusable behaviour at and beyond stage doors, Mickey-Jo is taking the opportunity to remind theatre fans about how to ...
the BEST theatre Mickey-Jo saw in 2024 | Mickey-Jo's favourite shows from the West End, Broadway and beyond
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we start a brand new year of theatregoing, Mickey-Jo is reflecting on the shows he saw around the world in 2024.In the second of two roundups, Mick...
*everything* Mickey-Jo did in 2024 | looking back on a year of memories as a theatre critic and YouTuber
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of 2025, Mickey-Jo is reflecting on the last year as a theatre critic and social media content creator.With trips to New York, Canada, Pa...
The worst shows Mickey-Jo saw in 2024 | Reviews of disappointing plays and musicals from the last year
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we start a brand new year of theategoing, Mickey-Jo is reflecting on the shows he saw around the world in 2024.In the first of two roundups coming ...
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Donmar Warehouse, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As soon as it was announced that the musical NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, written by Dave Malloy would be receiving its UK premiere at...
Mickey-Jo ranks every show he saw on Broadway in 2024 | The best and worst of this year's plays and musicals
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This year Mickey-Jo headed back to New York City on 4 different occasions to see as many shows as possible!During these visits he caught more than 37 ...
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Almeida Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of this month's hottest tickets in London is a new production of the Tennessee Williams play CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at the Almeida Theatre.This new...
What do we know about WICKED: For Good? | spoilers, predictions and leaks about the Wicked movie Part 2!
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The long-awaited film adaptation of the long-running, hugely popular stage musical WICKED has now released in cinemas.The 2024 feature film, which is ...
Little Shop of Horrors (Sheffield Crucible Theatre) - ★★★★ REVIEW
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the last show's Mickey-Jo saw this year was a British regional theatre's revival of the musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS... which used British re...
Are HADESTOWN's original Broadway stars coming to the West End to film a proshot?
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In breaking theatre news, it has just been announced that the original Broadway stars of HADESTOWN will join the West End production of the Tony Award...
Why Mickey-Jo is excited about the Sondheim musical Here We Are at London's National Theatre
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The National Theatre recently announced that one of their upcoming shows in 2025 would be the European premiere of the Stephen Sondheim and David Ives...
Hello, Dolly! (Théâtre du Lido / Lido 2 Paris, Paris) - ★★★★ REVIEW
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently travelled to Paris to see two musical theatre productions including a new staging of the classic musical comedy HELLO, DOLLY! at th...
Les Misérables (Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently travelled to Paris, France to see the West End's longest running musical LES MISÉRABLES at the Théatre du Châtelet.The musical h...
Who will be EVITA in the West End? Let's talk through the rumoured casting for the 2025 London Palladium musical revival
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was confirmed yesterday that a revival of EVITA will be heading to the London Palladium in the West End in Summer 2025.The musical, written by Sir ...
All the differences between the WICKED movie and WICKED the musical on stage
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The long-awaited film adaptation of the long-running, hugely popular stage musical WICKED has now released in cinemas.The 2024 feature film, which is ...
All The WICKED Easter Eggs and Secrets in the movie Wicked: Part One
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The long-awaited film adaptation of the long-running, hugely popular stage musical WICKED has now released in cinemas.The 2024 feature film, which is ...
Why is the musical Swept Away closing on Broadway?
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Broadway musical SWEPT AWAY, which recently opened at the Longacre Theatre, has sadly announced it will conclude its run early on December 15th.Th...
The 10 Most Popular London Shows From Google's Year In Search
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of their year in search, Google have exclusively shared with Mickey-Jo the top 10 most searched London Theatre tickets of 2024, with some surp...
OFF-BROADWAY MUSICALS REVIEWS (Teeth; Little Shop of Horrors; Drag the Musical; The Big Gay Jamboree; We Live In Cairo; Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now!)
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Mickey-Jo was last in New York he saw more than 20 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including a handful of plays.In this roundup of reviews of of...
Virginia Gay (Cyrano, Winners & Losers, All Saints) - INTERVIEW
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently had the privilege of sitting down to interview VIRGINIA GAY, who has written and stars in a thrilling, queer retelling of CYRANO, w...
The Devil Wears Prada (Dominion Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest new musical to open in London's West End is THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, an all singing, all dancing adaptation of the hit 2006 film which starre...
BROADWAY PLAY REVIEWS (The Hills of California; Oh, Mary!; Yellow Face; The Roommate)
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Mickey-Jo was last in New York he saw more than 20 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including a handful of plays.In this roundup of reviews, he w...
The Lightning Thief (The Other Palace Theatre, London) - ★★★ REVIEW
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: the Percy Jackson musical, is an adaptation of the popular Rick Riordan young adult novel which was seen on Broadway in late 2019...
ROMEO & JULIET: West End vs Broadway | Discussing the Tom Holland and Kit Connor / Rachel Zegler productions
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This year, the theatre world has enjoyed two particularly high profile productions of the William Shakespeare tragedy ROMEO AND JULIET.The first of th...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Ambassadors Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo was recently invited to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End.This enchanting new musical adapt...
Adam Lambert as Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (August Wilson Theatre, Broadway) - MINI-REVIEW
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Broadway revival of CABARET, currently playing at the August Wilson Theatre in New York, has recently welcomed Adam Lambert to the cast as their n...
Wicked (2024 Movie) - FULL SPOILER REVIEW
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo attended an early screening of WICKED, the long-awaited film adaptation of the long-running, hugely popular stage musical currently seen bot...
Wicked (2024 Movie) - SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight Mickey-Jo attended an early screening of WICKED, the long-awaited film adaptation of the long-running, hugely popular stage musical currently ...
Why is Nicole Scherzinger CANCELLED by Broadway? | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on SUNSET BLVD and political backlash
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest drama in the theatre industry has been the backlash to social media activity from Nicole Scherzinger who currently stars as Norma Desmond i...
Tammy Faye (Palace Theatre, Broadway) - ★★ REVIEW
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of a handful of new musicals to open on Broadway this month is TAMMY FAYE, the musical story of the life of the controversial evangelist Tammy Fay...
Maybe Happy Ending (Belasco Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York, one of the many new musicals he saw was MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, and it instantly became his favourite Broadwa...
Ragtime (New York City Center) - ★★★★ REVIEW
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo is currently in New York City on a trip motivated largely by the current concert staging of RAGTIME at New York City Center.The annual gala ...
Romeo + Juliet (Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most anticipated shows of Mickey-Jo's most recent trip back to New York has been the new production of ROMEO & JULIET at The Circle in ...
THE GREAT GATSBY is coming to London | Details on the new musical transfer from Broadway in 2025
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The popular Broadway musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby is heading to London in 2025 with a 6 month limited run at the London Coliseum!The show, w...
Why are these Broadway shows closing? Thoughts on Back to the Future, Water For Elephants and Suffs closing
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It has recently been announced that three separate Broadway musicals would all close within the next few months.These shows are SUFFS, BACK TO THE FUT...
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical: THE ILLUSIONIST | Everything we know about the upcoming show
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In breaking theatrical news, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Michael Harrison have jointly announced details about their next new musical co...
Why is WHY AM I SO SINGLE? closing in the West End? | The reasons the new musical struggled to find love
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier today it was announced that WHY AM I SO SINGLE? the new musical from the writers of Six, currently running at the Garrick Theatre in London, w...
Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, Big Fish, I Am Harvey Milk) - INTERVIEW
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Mickey-Jo had the opportunity to sit down with the composer Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, The Wild Party, Big Fish) to discuss the upcomi...
Why didn't Broadway love SUNSET BLVD? | Review roundup of the revival starring Nicole Scherzinger
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Olivier Award winning revival of SUNSET BOULEVARD fare when it officially opened for the New York press last weekend?The production, a rev...
SMASH is going to be a Broadway musical! | Theatre news recap including full cast, dates and more
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2010s Broadway set NBC TV show SMASH is heading to Broadway in real life, and will play at the Imperial Theatre in New York in Spring 2025.The rol...
Becoming Nancy (Birmingham Rep) - ★★★ REVIEW
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Based on the novel by Terry Ronald, the musical BECOMING NANCY has recently opened at Birmingham Rep in the UK and features a book by Elliot Davis and...
Keala Settle (Fly More Than You Fall, The Greatest Showman, & Juliet) - INTERVIEW
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently had the chance to sit down with global musical theatre star Keala Settle (Waitress, Les Misérables, & Juliet) to discuss her u...
Mickey-Jo ranks every musical set in a high school | rating Heathers, Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls + more
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AD | The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/mickeyjotheatre10241•There are plenty of stage ...
every time the HEARTSTOPPER cast have been on stage | theatre roles of Kit Connor, Joe Locke + more
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 of the hugely popular Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER (based on the young adult graphic novel series from Alice Oseman) recently released and Mic...
101 Dalmations the Musical (UK Tour) - ★★ REVIEW
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Those of you who have been watching videos for some time may remember Mickey-Jo's less than positive review for the musical adaptation of 101 DALMATIA...
Is *that* Sunset Boulevard scene dangerous? | The truth behind what is going wrong on Broadway...
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sunset Boulevard is getting talked about again on social media for its impressive act 2 stunt - but not entirely for good reasons.The production, a re...
The Best Shows To See On Broadway This Fall (A New York Theatre Guide for Plays and Musicals)
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not sure what to see in New York over the next few months and you're looking for the best plays and musicals on and off-Broadway, check out ...