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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 ...
Has OPERATION MINCEMEAT made a stupid mistake? | West End controversy and Broadway transfer
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Olivier Award winning British musical OPERATION MINCEMEAT announced plans to transfer to the Golden Theatre on Broadway.While Mickey-Jo...
What's the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical? | News and rumours about his upcoming theatre projects
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber recently gave an interview to The Times in which he, for the first time, teased a few details about his upcoming new musical.T...
Lucie Jones (Ghost, Waitress, Les Misérables, Wicked) - INTERVIEW
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the West End return of GHOST the musical in a one night only concert production on 1st November, Mickey-Jo sat down with leading lady Lucie J...
We finally know the GYPSY cast | Thoughts on the cast joining Audra McDonald in the Broadway revival
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We recently learned who will be joining six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald in the upcoming revival of the musical GYPSY at the Majestic Theatre...
Which Broadway shows are coming to the West End? | Theatre news, updates and rumours
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With some news having recently emerged about the London transfer of SHUCKED, Mickey-Jo is recapping all of the anticipated, announced and rumoured Bro...
The Rocky Horror Show (Dominion Theatre, West End & UK Tour) - REVIEW
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of further UK Tour dates, the iconic ROCKY HORROR SHOW recently returned to London with a brief run at the Dominion Theatre in the West End.This...
Dear Evan Hansen (UK Tour) - ★★★ REVIEW
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last night Mickey-Jo headed to Nottingham Playhouse to see the brand new, non-replica production of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical, DEAR E...
How Not To Be A Critic
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a few years of being a theatre critic on social media, the question Mickey-Jo is most frequently asked is "how can I be a theatre critic"?In tod...
The real reason MRS DOUBTFIRE is closing in the West End... (and the shows that are replacing it)
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week it was announced that the West End production of MRS DOUBTFIRE THE MUSICAL would close in April 2025.With the show continuing to sell well a...
Why Am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, Mickey-Jo was invited to review one of his most anticipated new musicals of the year: WHY AM I SO SINGLE?.The show, which has opene...
A Big Life Update
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As I celebrate my 29th Birthday, I feel it's a great time to update you about a lot of stuff going on right now in my professional and personal life!W...
Is HEATHERS the Musical going to Broadway? | My thoughts about whether the show will be successful in New York
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was recently announced that the popular musical adaptation of the 1989 film HEATHERS would return to New York, after having enjoyed huge success in...
Why THE NOTEBOOK is closing on Broadway | The reasons why the stage musical will end this year
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In breaking Broadway news, it was announced earlier today that the stage musical adaptation of THE NOTEBOOK, currently playing at the Schoenfeld Theat...
Rachel Tucker (Sunset Boulevard, Wicked, Come From Away) - INTERVIEW
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently had the chance to sit in on a very exciting rehearsal as West End and Broadway star Rachel Tucker (Wicked, Come From Away, The Last...
Hamilton (UK & Ireland Tour) - REVIEW
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The multi award-winning musical and cultural phenomenon HAMILTON has been so successful in the UK that a tour has launched alongside the ongoing West ...
The 10 Most Groundbreaking Musical Theatre Revivals Of All Time
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo is taking a deep-dive into the world of musical theatre revivals today as he talks through some of the most groundbreaking productions in th...
Mickey-Jo's Best and Worst Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 (Roundup of 60 Plays & Musicals)
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This year Mickey-Jo headed back to Edinburgh for the 2024 Festival Fringe and saw more than 60 different plays and musicals.In this episode Mickey-Jo ...
Cats: The Jellicle Ball (Perelman Performing Arts Centre, Off-Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most talked about shows in New York right now is the Off-Broadway revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical CATS at the Perelman Performin...
Are there too many musicals in concert? | The problem with musical concerts in West End theatres
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West End audiences have, in recent months, enjoyed a wealth of Musicals staged in concert, but are there too many of these productions for the industr...
Why did the critics hate SHREK the musical?! | A review roundup for the London return of Shrek
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Shrek the Musical returned to London this summer it was met with a negative critical response.In today's new review roundup video Mickey-Jo i...
All the DISNEY theatre news from D23 | Hercules West End, Frozen proshot and The Greatest Showman
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend's D23 convention celebrations brought exciting news about three major Disney stage musicals and in between two weeks at the Edinburgh...
We need to talk about Jamie Lloyd | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the news about his West End and Broadway projects
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The past few days have brought news about major new shows from director Jamie Lloyd on either side of the Atlantic.Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will s...
Your Lie In April (Harold Pinter Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today Mickey-Jo was going to bring you his review of YOUR LIE IN APRIL, a new musical based on the manga of the same name that opened earlier this mon...
Fangirls (Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After years of hearing great things about the Australian musical Fangirls, Mickey-Jo finally got the chance to see it in London, at the Lyric Hammersm...
Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho join CABARET on Broadway | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the new revival leads
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In breaking Broadway news, new star casting has been announced for the lead roles of The Emcee and Sally Bowles in the current revival of the musical ...
A KNIGHT'S TALE - the musical?! | What we know about the upcoming stage version of the 2001 film
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This morning brings the breaking news that the 2001 film A KNIGHT'S TALE is being brought to the stage as a musical!In April 2025 a musical versio...
What to see at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024? MickeyJoTheatre's theatre critic show recommendations
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a few of you have been asking if Mickey-Jo would share some recommendations of which shows to see....
Hello, Dolly! (London Palladium, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently had the privilege of attending the press night for one of the West End's biggest shows of the summer, the brand new revival of HELL...
Slave Play (Noël Coward Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The multi Tony Award nominated SLAVE PLAY by Jeremy O'Harris has recently opened at the Noël Coward Theatre in London.The play, which stars Olivi...
Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, The Great Gatsby) and Francis Mayli McCann (Bonnie & Clyde, Death Note) - INTERVIEW
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently had the chance to interview the stars of the brand new proshot recording of BONNIE & CLYDE the Musical, Jeremy Jordan and Franc...
Rob Madge (My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?), Les Misérables, London Palladium Pantomime) - INTERVIEW
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Mickey-Jo sat down with West End star Rob Madge at the Theatre Café Diner in London to discuss their show at the Garrick Theatre, 'Rob...
Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen, Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)) - INTERVIEW
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month Mickey-Jo got to meet Sam Tutty, in the middle of preview performances for the new musical 'Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across N...
Hannah Lowther (Six: the Musical, Heathers, The SpongeBob Musical) - INTERVIEW
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recently Mickey-Jo from Mickey-Jo Theatre had the joy of sitting down with current 'Six: the Musical' cast member and TikTok star Hannah Lowth...
Hannah Cruz (Suffs, The Connector, Hamilton) - INTERVIEW
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York City, he had the chance to sit down with rising star Hannah Cruz.Hannah is currently making her Broadw...
Next To Normal (Wyndham's Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After many years of waiting, the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal has finally arrived in London, with last year's premiere production...
Did James Corden delay a West End show to watch football? | The truth behind the theatre drama
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, James Corden made headlines for delaying the start of a West End play in which he is appearing, in order to watch a football match w...
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend, the hugely anticipated new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's STARLIGHT EXPRESS opened at the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley Park, L...
Mean Girls the Musical (Savoy Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The West End transfer of MEAN GIRLS the musical has finally opened, at the Savoy Theatre in London.The show stars Charlie Burn, Georgina Castle, Danie...
Kiss Me, Kate (Barbican Centre, London) - ★★★ REVIEW
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of this summer's most anticipated musical revivals is the brand new production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican Centre in London.The revival, ...
What's wrong with Eddie Redmayne in CABARET? | About the response to his performance as the Emcee
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie Redmayne currently stars as The Emcee in a new revival of CABARET on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre.After winning the 2022 Olivier Award ...
HERCULES is coming to the West End! | Everything we know so far about the new Disney stage musical
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's just been announced that Disney's Hercules will open at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End in Summer 2025.The musical has previous...
Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! (Ambassadors Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mickey-Jo is discussing the new musical KATHY & STELLA SOLVE A MURDER which he first saw at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022....
Babies the Musical (The Other Palace Theatre, London) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A year after Mickey-Jo saw the show's workshop presentation, BABIES finally had a world premiere, fully staged production, which opened last week ...
What's going on with SUNSET BOULEVARD in Australia? | The Sarah Brightman led revival review roundup
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we await the Broadway transfer of Jamie Lloyd's recent, award winning revival of SUNSET BOULEVARD, another production has just opened - in Melb...
Stereophonic (Golden Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year Mickey-Jo travelled to New York to see upwards of 20 Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows and during that trip he snagged a pair of rush ...
Mickey-Jo & Aeron James' Tony Awards predictions | Which Broadway shows will win in 2024?
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Next weekend, the 2024 Tony Awards will take place in New York, celebrating the best of this year's new Broadway plays and musicals.The nominated ...
Mickey-Jo just saw the STARLIGHT EXPRESS revival | All the changes made to the new West End production
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight marks the first preview performance of a brand new production of STARLIGHT EXPRESS, at the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley Park, London.This Wes...
People, Places & Things (Trafalgar Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After missing its initial run, Mickey-Jo was thrilled when PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS announced a West End return, giving him the chance to finally s...
Audra's doing GYPSY on Broadway?! | What we know about the revival starring Audra McDonald
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday the news broke that six time Tony Award winning Broadway star Audra McDonald would be returning to the stage in a brand new revival of GYPSY...
The Who's Tommy (Nederlander Theatre, Broadway) - ★★ REVIEW
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of this year's Tony Award nominated musicals revivals is THE WHO'S TOMMY, currently being performed at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway...
Who got snubbed by the Tonys? | The shows and actors who missed out on 2024 Award nominations
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, the nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announce, recognising some of the best of this year's Broadway Plays and Musicals.W...
Romeo & Juliet (Duke of York's Theatre, West End) - ★★ REVIEW
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the hottest theatre tickets this summer in the West End is Jamie Lloyd's new production of ROMEO & JULIET starring Tom Holland and Fran...
Why was BONNIE & CLYDE cancelled?! The truth about why the musical UK Tour has been cut short
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today brought the sad and shocking news that the current UK Tour of Bonnie & Clyde the musical would immediately close prematurely, cancelling man...
Spirited Away (London Coliseum, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo was recently invited to review one of this summer's hottest theatre tickets: SPIRITED AWAY at the London Coliseum in the West End.The st...
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month Mickey-Jo caught PIPPIN in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End. The show, which was originally directed by Bob ...
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake across New York) (Criterion Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After seeing the show off-West End at the Kiln Theatre, Mickey-Jo was delighted to finally catch the new musical 'Two Strangers (Carry a Cake acro...
National Theatre Live: a story in 100 shows
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With National Theatre Live having recently celebrated a significant milestone: their 100th broadcast of a live show, Mickey-Jo is recounting the one h...
Suffs (Music Box Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the shows Mickey-Jo recently saw during his recent two week trip to New York was SUFFS, the brand new Musical currently playing at the Music Bo...
The Bonnie & Clyde proshot is *finally* happening
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Great news for theatre fans worldwide today as it was announced that the proshot of BONNIE & CLYDE would soon be released!The recording, which cap...
The Outsiders (Jacobs Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★ REVIEW
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of this year's most Tony Award nominated new musicals (with 12 nominations) is THE OUTSIDERS, the new musical adaptation of The S.E Hinton Nov...
Predicting the Tony Award Nominations 2024 | Which Broadway plays and musicals will get nominated?
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a few days time, the 2024 Tony Award Nominations will be announced, celebrating some of the best of this year's Broadway plays and musicals.In ...
A huge update about my live show! | Stream tickets, guest reveal, charity, merch preview + more!
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the back of Mickey-Jo's recent news that he will be producing and performing his first ever live show: MickeyJoTheatre LIVE at the Phoenix Arts...
The Notebook (Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of Mickey-Jo's trip to New York, he got to catch THE NOTEBOOK at the Schoenfeld Theatre, a new musical adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks n...
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (August Wilson Theatre, Broadway) - REVIEW
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo shares his thoughts on the Broadway transfer of Cabaret and how it compares with the West End counterpart...The multi award-winning revival ...
Where are all the missing proshots?! | Frozen, Bonnie & Clyde, Six, Aladdin and more!
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So Mickey-Jo has been thinking recently about all of the announced proshot recordings of musical theatre productions or concerts... that disappeared.S...
Cara Delevingne and Luke Treadaway in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre, West End)
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, Mickey-Jo was lucky enough to attend the gala night of the new West End cast of CABARET, starring Cara Delevingne, Luke Treadaway and Mich...
Who will win at the Olivier Awards? | Predicting the 2024 West End theatre awards ft Aeron James
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend, the 2024 Olivier Awards will take place, saluting some of the best of this year's West End theatre, including plays, musicals, opera...
Opening Night to close early in London | A rant about musical theatre producers and 'risks'
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a largely negative critical response and reports of audience members walking out en masse, it was announced earlier today that OPENING NIGHT wou...
Disney's Hercules das Musical (Theater Neue Flora, Hamburg) - ★★★ REVIEW
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One year after seeing Disney's HERCULES on stage at Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, Mickey-Jo flew to Hamburg, Germany to see the new producti...
ROUNDUP: Did the critics hate the musical Opening Night in the West End?
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo loves to follow critical discourse in the theatre and one of the most polarising recent openings in the West End was a new musical called Op...
Priscilla The Party! (HERE at Outernet, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently attended the opening night of PRISCILLA THE PARTY!, a new immersive theatrical experience that brings the iconic story of Priscilla...
Mickey-Jo is coming back to Broadway, what should he see? | Rankings of shows to see this month in New York
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo is thrilled to share that he will be heading back to New York in less than two weeks for an extended trip to see as much theatre as possible...
MJ the Musical (Prince Edward Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MJ the Musical, which opened on Broadway in 2021, has recently opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End.The show, which follows the composi...
Who will be in MEAN GIRLS in the West End? | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the musical's cast announcement
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on world theatre day, the upcoming West End production of MEAN GIRLS the musical announced its full, highly anticipated cast.Stars such as ...
Opening Night (Gielgud Theatre, West End) - ★ REVIEW
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week saw the opening night of the West End's newest musical... OPENING NIGHT at London's Gielgud Theatre.The show, based on the 1977 film...
Sister Act (Dominion Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The divine musical comedy SISTER ACT is officially back in the West End, having opened last week at the Dominion Theatre in London.The show, based on ...
Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre, London) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The joyous, immersive revival of the classic musical comedy GUYS & DOLLS has recently entered its second year at London’s Bridge Theatre with so...
Why Mickey-Jo is excited about Hello, Dolly! returning to the West End
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, West End audiences were getting ready for a long awaited revival of the musical comedy HELLO, DOLLY! starring Olivier Award winning actress I...
Made in Dagenham: In Concert (London Palladium, West End) - ★★ REVIEW
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the weekend, the London Palladium in the West End hosted another concert, a 10th anniversary celebration of the short lived musical adaptation of M...
Who was snubbed by the Olivier Awards? | All the shows and stars who deserved nominations in 2024
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday this week the 2024 Olivier Award Nominations were announced, with many shows, creatives and performers gaining recognition for their achiev...
Bonnie & Clyde (UK Tour) - ★★★★ REVIEW
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After two successful West End runs, the UK production of BONNIE & CLYDE has recently embarked on a UK Tour, and Mickey-Jo was lucky enough to be a...
Predicting the Olivier Award Nominations 2024
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday 12th March at 12pm, the nominations for the 2024 Olivier Awards will be announced, celebrating the best of West End Theatre.In today's ...
Days of Wine and Roses (Studio 54, Broadway) - ★★★ REVIEW
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, while Mickey-Jo was in New York, he got to catch the Broadway transfer of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES.Based on a film of the same name, ...
Mickey-Jo is doing his first ever live show!
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo is hugely excited (and scared) to announce that later this year he will be producing his first ever live show: MickeyJoTheatre LIVE at the P...
Standing at the Sky's Edge (Gillian Lynne Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Around a year after Mickey-Jo last saw Standing at the Sky’s Edge at the National Theatre in London, he returned to see the show's West End tran...
Oklahoma! (Wyndham's Theatre, West End) - REVIEW
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the multi-Olivier Award nominated revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! arrived at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End for...
Hadestown (Lyric Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last month saw the opening of HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre in West End, direct from Tony Award winning Broadway success and five years after it was ...
Explaining the honest truth behind the 'Slave Play' West End drama
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The upcoming West End transfer of the hit Broadway play 'Slave Play' by Jeremy O'Harris has recently caught the attention of the British p...
Just For One Day (The Old Vic, London) - ★★★ REVIEW
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently visited the Old Vic Theatre in London to see one of this year's most anticipated new shows, a jukebox musical telling the story...
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently attended the opening night of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, a new theatrical adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story, transferring to Lon...
ROUNDUP: Did the UK critics hate Hadestown in the West End?
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week saw the opening of HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre in West End, direct from Tony Award winning Broadway success and five years after it was l...
Once Upon a Mattress (Encores at New York City Center) - ★★★★ REVIEW
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in January Mickey-Jo flew to New York to see a bunch of shows, including the Encores presentation of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at New York City Center...
The Addams Family in Concert (London Palladium, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week Mickey-Jo saw THE ADDAMS FAMILY in concert at the London Palladium.The musical, which had yet to be produced in the West End despite two UK ...
The Hills of California (Harold Pinter Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last night, Mickey-Jo was lucky enough to be invited to review a hugely anticipated new play - The Hills of California.The play, written by Jez Butter...
Harmony (Barrymore Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While Mickey-Jo was in New York, he was lucky enough to catch a performance of HARMONY, the musical by Bruce Sussman and Barry Manilow which sadly clo...
Tom Holland and Cara Delevingne on stage?! | Romeo & Juliet and Cabaret West End theatre news
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week has seen plenty of exciting theatre news about casting in the West End.Today it was announced that Director Jamie Lloyd's latest project...
Explaining the ableist Richard III casting drama at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Shakespeare's Globe announced that Michelle Terry would play Richard III in an upcoming production of the play of the same name, backlash ens...
How to Dance in Ohio (Belasco Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey-Jo recently got back from a week in New York seeing as many Broadway shows as he could, and one of his most hotly anticipated was the new music...