To celebrate multi-Tony Award winning composer Maury Yeston’s 80th birthday, producer Danielle Tarento presents a concert of his most well know and loved music, directed by Thom Southerland.
Tarento and Southerland have collaborated previously on several of Yeston’s shows in the UK, including the London premieres of Titanic the Musical and Death Takes a Holiday and a critically acclaimed revival of Grand Hotel. These musicals will be represented in the concert, along with music from Nine, Phantom and many others, including never-before heard songs and an overture written especially for the occasion.
Heading the cast will be West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo. No stranger to Yeston’s work, Karimloo played Barrett in the recent Encore’s production of Titanic the Musical at NYCityCenter and Guido Contini in Nine in Concert for Hope Mill Theatre at The Lowry. Further star casting to be announced.
The concert will feature the 30-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra, under the baton of Mark Aspinall.
Tarento said “My working relationship and friendship with Maury is one of the great joys of my life. His musicals resonate so deeply with me and have framed so much of the past 15 years of my career. To be able to celebrate his 80th birthday in such a significant way is a privilege and an honour.”
The concert is raising funds for Bowel Cancer UK with all profits going towards supporting the work of this vitally important charity.
Magic at the Musicals returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2025 to celebrate the best in musical theatre with a sparkling evening of performances from leading cast members and the most iconic shows from the West End and beyond.
Taking place on Sunday 28 September the event will see the award-winning London Musical Theatre Orchestra return to the stage to perform alongside the line-up of musicals.
The perfect event for musical theatre lovers previous years have seen musicals such as Mamma Mia!, Disney’s The Lion King, Cabaret, Hairspray, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical and Wicked perform.
Listen on Magic FM radio from 5pm on Sunday 5 October or listen on repeat from Monday 6 October on the Rayo App.
Figaro: An Original Musical is the hauntingly beautiful tale of Sienna, a young woman who dreams of singing but feels imprisoned by her life on her father’s farm. When a chance encounter with two young orphans thrusts her into the life of a travelling performer, she meets the handsome Figaro, who promises to make all her dreams come true – but there is always a price to fame. Part love story, part mystery, Sienna’s journey to discover herself and live the life she always wanted is fraught with twists and turns until it culminates in a moment that will change the course of her life forever.
Figaro: An Original Musical is brought to the stage by a stellar creative team that includes the show’s creators and book writers, singer/songwriter, Ashley Jana (who has over 60 million streams of her music online) and award-winning director and writer Will Nunziata (whose production of White Rose: The Musical just finished an acclaimed run off-Broadway and will be making it’s UK premiere in later in 2025). Michael Lamon (Lead Producer) is a Tony Award® winning producer with credits including Merrily We Roll Along, A Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, and SMASH (2025). Van Dean (Executive Producer) is a Tony Award® and GRAMMY Award winning producer of 15 Broadway musicals and plays including Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and Jagged Little Pill plus is a co-producer of the forthcoming film musical Kiss of the Spider Woman starring Jennifer Lopez.
This Christmas, there’s a new carol in town!
Join double Emmy-award nominee Nick Mohammed in the guise of his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow alongside a star-studded cast for an all-singing, all-dancing comedy retelling of Dickens’ festive classic.
When Santa cancels Christmas on Christmas Eve, he’s visited by three ghosts who must convince him to see the error of his ways and rediscover the magic of Christmas. But with mere hours to go, and only one working reindeer, how will he deliver everything on time?!
Taskmaster loser and Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed is joined by Ghosts’ Martha Howe-Douglas, Borderline’s David Elms and Two Doors Down’s Kieran Hodgson. Jangle those jingles, devour those Christingles, it’s time for some Christmas chaos!
A brand new version of A Christmas Carol (ish) plays at @sohoplace from November 16th – December 31st 2024.
Magic at the Musicals returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2024 as we celebrate the best in musical theatre with a sparkling evening of performances from leading cast members and the most iconic shows from the West End and beyond.
This year’s event takes place on Sunday 22 September with the first five sensational acts revealed on Magic Radio Breakfast with Ronan and Harriet. Confirmed to perform are An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical, Hadestown, MAMMA MIA!, SIX the Musical and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.
Also joining the event are the smash hit musicals Dear Evan Hansen, Disney’s ALADDIN, Disney’s THE LION KING and Hairspray. We are also thrilled to confirm that west-end star and Magic at the Musicals radio presenter Ruthie Henshall will be returning as host for the event alongside comedian and presenter Jason Manford.
Further announcements include performance from Operation Mincemeat, Burlesque, Calamity Jane, Mean Girls and West End Superstars Kerry Ellis and John Owen-Jones. The Mountview Choir is also returning throughout the show alongside the amazing London Musical Theatre Orchestra, led by the incredible Freddie Tapner.
In celebration of its 80th anniversary, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! returns to its original West End home, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, in concert on Monday 19 August and Tuesday 20 August. RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! in Concert stars Emmy, Critics Choice & Olivier Award-nominated actor Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso) as Curly alongside West End star Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins) as Laurey.
Joining them are Christina Bianco (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice) as Ado Annie, Jordan Shaw (Les Misérables) as Will Parker, five-time Olivier Award nominee and two-time Olivier Award winner Joanna Riding (Sondheim’s Old Friends and Carousel) as Aunt Eller, Tosh Wanogho-Maud (The Drifters Girl) as Jud Fry, Irvine Iqbal (The Witches) as Ali Hakim, Nicole-Lily Baisden (Anything Goes) as Gertie and Sebastien Torkia (Guys & Dolls) as Andrew. The cast is completed by George Beet (Assistant Choreographer), Ashleigh Graham (Assistant Choreographer), David McIntosh, Amonik Melaco, Carrie Willis, David Winters, Jessica Wright and the London Musical Theatre Chorus.
The production is directed and choreographed by Olivier Award-winner Bill Deamer, and features Robert Russell Bennett’s full original 28-piece orchestrations performed by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Ben Glassberg.
The production is directed and choreographed by Olivier Award-winner Bill Deamer, and features Robert Russell Bennett’s full original 28-piece orchestrations performed by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Ben Glassberg, with sound design by Tom Marshall, set & costume design by Rebecca Brower, lighting design by Tim Deiling, casting by Sarah-Jane Price, production management by Pete Kramer and company stage management by Peter Barnett.
Tickets are available now.
Welcome to the Renaissance!
Making its UK debut this August and starring Jason Manford, Something Rotten! is a hilarious mash-up of sixteenth century Shakespeare and twenty-first century musical theatre that delighted Broadway audiences for nearly two years.
It’s the 1590s and brothers Nigel and Nick Bottom are tired of being stuck in the shadow of Shakespeare, the Renaissance Rockstar, and are desperate to beat the Bard once and for all. But how? With the help of a prophet, the lesser-known Nostradamus, the brothers set about writing the world’s first musical – a ridiculous notion where the actors just burst into song. Out of nowhere! And they dance too. For no reason! Absurd.
Created by the team behind Mrs Doubtfire (Hollywood screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick), Something Rotten! was adored by audience members and critics alike on Broadway, receiving several Best Musical nominations, 10 Tony Award nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”.
With its hit score performed by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra conducted by Freddie Tapner, this outrageous and hysterical show plays at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for three performances only.
There’s magic to do in the 50th anniversary concert production of PIPPIN at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane starring Tony Award-winning Broadway star of Shucked, Grammy nominated Alex Newell and featuring the 20-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra and 50-strong choir.
With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, including the classic songs Corner of the Sky and Magic to Do, Pippin is a soul-searching exploration of one man’s journey to find himself, his place and purpose in life.
Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfilment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavours, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day.
Stephen Schwartz said: “Although there have been some excellent recent productions of Pippin in the UK, the show never gets to be heard with a full live orchestra and choir. This concert, with a cast led by the astonishing Alex Newell and produced under the always first-rate auspices of Katy Lipson’s Aria Entertainment and Carter Dixon McGill, promises to be a once-in-a-blue-moon event. I for one cannot wait to experience it!”
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies returns to the West End this summer in an all-star concert at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, accompanied by the 27-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra.
Norm Lewis (Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert, Jesus Christ Superstar) stars as The Phantom after a hugely successful run as the first African American Phantom in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. Celinde Schoenmaker (Guys and Dolls, Rocketman) stars alongside him as Christine, following her appearance in London’s West End for the 30th anniversary of Phantom. Taking on the role of Raoul is Matthew Seadon-Young (Death of a Salesman, Company) with Courtney Stapleton (Beauty and the Beast) as Meg and Sally Dexter (Emmerdale, Billy Elliot the Musical) as Madame Giry. Completing the cast are Nic Greensheilds as Squelch, Charles Brunton as Gangle, Lucie-Mae Sumner as Fleck, with the ensemble made up of Chloe Campbell, Alex Christian, Courtney George, Aoife Kenny, Alex Pinder and Emily Ann Potter.
Love Never Dies in Concert is directed by Shaun Kerrison with musical supervision by Simon Lee, musical direction by Freddie Tapner, choreography by Jo Goodwin, sound design by Adam Fisher, lighting design by Tim Deiling, set and costume design by Rebecca Bower and casting by Sarah-Jane Price. The concert will be performed by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Freddie Tapner.
Love Never Dies returns to the story of The Phantom of the Opera 10 years after the Phantom’s disappearance from the Paris Opera House. Escaped to a new life in New York, he has finally found a place for his music to soar. All that is missing is his love – Christine Daaé. In a final bid to win her back, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband, and their young son Gustave to America to perform one final time. As old wounds are reopened and forgotten memories unlocked – The Phantom sets out to prove that, indeed, Love Never Dies. This concert comes as The Phantom of the Opera in London’s West End continues to break records at the box office, 36 years after opening at the recently-renamed His Majesty’s Theatre on Haymarket.
Love Never Dies played at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 21st August (evening performance) and 22nd August (matinee and evening performance).
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning Evita returns to the West End this summer in an all-star concert at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, accompanied by the 30-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra.
Auli’i Cravalho, the voice of Disney’s Moana and star of The Little Mermaid Live, makes her West End debut in the title role of Evita, alongside West End leading man Matt Rawle (Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon, Zorro) who returns to the role of Che. Jeremy Secomb (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera) is also returning to the show in the role of Perón, alongside Nathan Amzi (Heathers the Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar) as Magaldi. Playing Mistress is Emily Lane, who is currently performing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane as Anna in Disney’s Frozen the Musical.
Completing the ensemble are Lloyd Davies, Robin Kent, Emily Langham, Jasmin Leung, Amonik Melaco, Joseph Poulton, Agnes Pure and Sophie Sass.
Evita in Concert is directed by Bill Deamer, with musical supervision by Simon Lee, sound design by Adam Fisher, lighting design by Tim Deiling, set design by Rebecca Brower and casting by Sarah-Jane Price. The concert is accompanied by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Ben Ferguson.
Evita played at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 31st July and 1st August.
Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Perón’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Perón, the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death from cancer at age 33.
