Musicals

Musicals is the new magazine celebrating the world of Musical Theatre, on stage and on screen, from the West End to Broadway and beyond. Every issue contains exclusive interviews with the stars of the shows and their creative teams, from producers and designers to composers and lyricists; in-depth coverage of the best live productions, from the West End and Broadway to international and regional productions; as well as reviews of the latest recordings and releases.

Musicals

When artists don’t limit themselves, we all benefit

INTRODUCING THIS ISSUE’S FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS…

Curtain Up! • All the latest Musical Theatre news, plus exclusive interviews, obituaries and reports

JERSEY BOYS RELEASED ON VINYL

Epic cast takeovers line up on Broadway

West End extensions, and Little Big Things

Prolific producer Bill Kenwright dies at 78

Marisha Wallace dreams of snow this Christmas

Black British Theatre Awards: results 2023

Interval Chatter

Countdown to…

Bring Back That Show! • The Witches of Eastwick

Venue Focus • Dominion Theatre

From the Green Room • How does scale influence Musical Theatre productions? Edward Seckerson considers the power of actor-musician productions in bringing intimacy to epic scores and stories

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Elaine’s Page Jсus Christ Supрstar • As Jesus Christ Superstar tours the UK, Elaine Paige looks at how Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s biblical smash brought rock concert energy to Musical Theatre

A Day in the Life of… • Stacey Haynes, director & choreographer

All That Dazzles About Town • London-based reviewer Daz Gale picks his personal highlights from an action-packed few weeks of attending Musical Theatre shows, concerts and events

Backstage with… • David Thaxton, currently starring as shadowy butler Max von Mayerling in Jamie Lloyd’s radical reimagining of Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

BY DEFINITION… • Preview / noun – the term given to a public run of a play or musical ahead of its official opening

Behind The Song • Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’ from Sunset Boulevard

Broadway Bulletin • It’s long been the norm to pay three figures for a ticket to a Broadway shows says Matt Wolf, who considers the impact of hefty ticket prices on the collective experience of theatregoing

Rising Star • This young, versatile performer is living his best life as Lafayette/Jefferson in the new tour of Hamilton

Cable Street marches into Southwark Playhouse!

Touring the UK in 2024…

New UK writing on the up

Keeping Score Annie Get Your Gun • We can’t think of this show without humming Irving Berlin’s score, yet he was a late addition to the project says Jason Carr, who explores the composer’s enduring foray into the narrative musical

New Musicals Spotlight The Legend of Sleepy Hollow • Theatre songwriter Tim Connor on a haunting musical by Eamonn O’Dwyer and Helen Watts

Hannah Waddingham’s ‘Home for Christmas’

London: the place to be in 2024

CABARET: WEST END EXTENSION, BROADWAY – AND SELFRIDGES!

Jenna Russell joins our Podcast

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KNIGHT in SHINING ARMOUR • ’Queen of Soul’ Beverley Knight has been starring in musicals for a decade and, since recently turning 50, has won an Olivier Award, toured the UK and released her first album in seven years. As she prepares to return to Sister Act, the performer talks to Matt Wolf about the theatre industry’s welcome and how she is determined to ‘own her own power’ while pursuing such a varied career

Discovering Dahl’s winning formula • In his stories, Roald Dahl’s young protagonists must use bravery...