Musicals magazine - October 2024

Matt Wolf catches up with Tom Francis as he heads to Broadway to reprise his Olivier Award-winning performance as Joe Gillis in Jamie Lloyd’s revolutionary production of Sunset Boulevard.

Earlier this year, Dear Evan Hansen turned to TikTok to cast various roles in the show. Tim Bano follows the process from auditions and rehearsals to taking the production on the road.

Following two runs at the Southwark Playhouse, Cornwall-set actor-musician musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button makes its West End debut. Julia Rank talks to creators Jethro Compton and Darren Clark about its elemental folk world and fairy-tale qualities.

Read our reviews of the UK revivals of Hello, Dolly!, Oliver!, The Baker’s Wife and Fiddler on the Roof and Why Am I So Single?, the highly anticipated new musical by SIX creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.

Our album reviews include offerings from legendary leading ladies, Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes and Judy Garland: A Celebration, as well as John Wilson’s recording of Carousel with the Sinfonia of London.