Phil Willmott
04 Dec
New Shows 
Have the Producers of Thriller Live Found their next West End Hit?
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, December 4 2018, 12:09
It’s been announced that Fisher Stevens (no I’ve never heard of him either) will make his West End debut in A Beautiful Noise celebrating the life and music of Neil Diamond from the producers of THRILLER LIVE at the Lyric Theatre, Monday 11 February 2019
04 Dec
Quizzes
Take Our Andrew Lloyd Webber Quiz to celebrate JOSEPH’s return to the London Palladium
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, December 4 2018, 09:16
It’s been announced that Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first and most loveable musical JOSEPH AND AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT will return to the London Palladium next summer where it enjoyed a long and successful revival in the 1980s.
Few other details have been released yet so while we await news of casting and creatives here’s a Lloyd Webber quiz, just for fun.
01 Dec
The Open Air Theatre Regent's Park Announce their 2019 Season
By Phil Willmott Saturday, December 1 2018, 17:45
Tim Sheader has been the Artistic Director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre for quite some time now and what a brilliant job he makes of keeping the place both popular with audiences and in the news.
01 Dec
News
10 Reasons Why Stage Versions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL Make a Great Festive Treat
By Phil Willmott Saturday, December 1 2018, 17:24
Over the next few weeks, in the run up to Christmas, many theatres will stage an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ seasonal ghost story.
26 Nov
News
What Can we Expect When Kelsey Grammer stars in MAN OF LA MANCHA in the West End?
By Phil Willmott Monday, November 26 2018, 14:31
For the past few year the massive Coliseum Theatre on St Martin’s Lane has been the home to a major revival of a popular classic musical with a starry cast. They’re advertised as "semi-staged" but really this has let the producers off the hook with regards to paying for spectacle. However these shows have always been staged with an elegant economy which demonstrates that you don’t need mega-bucks to make effective musical theatre.
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