Ghost the Musical | Short Review
The musical adaptation of the hit 1990 romantic film is currently playing at the Sunderland Empire before embarking on a UK tour
News
A Night with Janis Joplin | Short Review
A legend is reborn in this raucous, remarkable musical tribute featuring an authentic star playing a star
The Stage Debut Awards 2024 nominations announced
The nominees include Myles Frost, Ed Larkin, Grace Hodgett Young and Jack Wolfe
Features
Behind the Song: Frank Loesser’s ‘Adelaide’s Lament’ from Guys and Dolls
The singer, pianist and songwriter Joe Stilgoe describes why lyrics about catching a permanent cold create what is often the most-talked about track in a classic Musical Theatre show
Recording 'Guys and Dolls'
Recording can be a precise, painstaking process and, as Edward Seckerson discovers at a temporarily refashioned Bridge Theatre, laying down the London cast album of Guys & Dolls is no exception
Live Shows
Hamilton | Live Show Review
It’s an exhilarating night of theatre that every musicals fan should experience at least once
Aladdin | Live Show Review
The show is so faithful to the film that even the most observant five-year-old would struggle to find fault with it
The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical | Live Show Review
This is a charming production with a fantastic cast, some beautiful sets and a gloriously camp villain who children will love as much as loathe
Album Reviews
Beverley Knight: The Fifth Chapter | Album Review
Beverley Knight offers a peppy and pumping paean to female self-acceptance
17 Again (Studio Cast Recording) | Album Review
High energy with a strong sense of drive and groove throughout
Cabaret (2021 Original London Cast Recording) | Album Review
Redmayne delivers in spades, a gloriously excessive Emcee
Oklahoma! (Studio Recording) | Review
It’s not just an impressive historic reconstruction – it also makes the heart dance
Guys & Dolls (2023 London Cast Recording) | Review
New orchestrations make this a fresh take, not a dutiful re-retread
Eleri Ward (Acoustic Sondheim: Live from Brooklyn) | Review
What makes this so effective is Ward’s ability to convey the drama
Musicals Podcast
Podcast: Edward Seckerson Meets... Jac Yarrow
As his short stint as Marius in the West End ahead of the September world tour of Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular draws to an end, the young performer shares his highlights from what has been a...
Podcast: Edward Seckerson Meets... Stephanie J Block
The Broadway star talks about the highs and lows of a hugely varied career, and her current joy at playing Lili Vanessi in Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican
