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

The joy of Musical Theatre is its ability to surprise us

INTRODUCING THIS ISSUE’S FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS…

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

Interval Chatter

Countdown to…

Bring Back That Show! • Made in Dagenham

Venue Focus • Richard Rodgers Theatre

From the Green Room • Stephen Sondheim never liked talking about his process and always considered the play to be the thing but Edward Seckerson debunks the notion that the late composer didn’t write ‘tunes’

Elaine’s Page Follies • Elaine Paige on the brittle emotional pain of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies and delving into a catalogue of obscure historical references to master the famously tricky ‘I’m Still Here’

A Day in the Life of… Danny Kaan, photographer • Since moving to London from The Netherlands in 2018, this self-taught photographer has built up a formidable reputation in the world of Musical Theatre. He talks us through a typical jam-packed day

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… • Jon Robyns, currently playing the iconic title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera in the West End, and also writing two new musicals

BY DEFINITION… • Musical Theatre / Music Theatre – deciphering the difference between these two art forms

Behind The Song Meredith Willson’s ‘Ya Got Trouble’ from The Music Man • Musician Joe Stilgoe delves into the smooth-talking salesman’s iconic number which, somewhat unusually, started life as a rather lengthy dialogue scene

Broadway Bulletin • Listen to the lullaby of Off Broadway! So says Matt Wolf, whose recent New York trip was a clear reminder that the biggest of shows can begin life in the littlest of places

Rising Star Grace Hodgett Young • Fresh out of college and already living the dream, this performer has gone straight from Sunset to Hadestown

Mamma Mia! TV series crowns Sophie and Sky

TodayTix launches London shop and £10k theatre pass

Terrific trio to tour the US

Keeping Score Anything Goes • Orchestrator Jason Carr explores how in the ocean liner-set musical comedy Anything Goes, Cole Porter refined his unique voice to lift theatregoers’ spirits during the Great Depression

New Musicals Spotlight In Clay • Theatre songwriter Tim Connor on a one-woman piece on making art by Jack Miles and Rebecca Simmonds, crafted during the bleak, uncertain months of lockdown

BBC gears up for global premiere of lockdown musical

JOHN WEIDMAN JOINS OUR MUSICALS PODCAST

BOLD WRITING CONTINUES APACE

Getting to know Helen George • She may be best known for playing Trixie in TV’s Call the Midwife, but Helen George, now starring as Anna Leonowens in The King and I, also has a background in Musical Theatre. Tim Bano meets her, and discovers a steely determination to defy stereotypes and carve out a career that feels meaningful and authentic – whether onstage or onscreen

HADESTOWN rises again • Almost 20 years after its genesis, this Greek myth-based ‘musical poem’ continues to evolve and resonate with modern-day audiences. Its latest...