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

Close-ups in films lend heft to inner emotions

Curtain Up! • The latest Musical Theatre news, plus exclusive interviews, announcements and reports

Idina Menzel’s Broadway return: show’s full casting announced

Tim Rice live in concert

NYMT ANNOUNCES 2025 SEASON

CABARET UPDATE

Goold and Frecknall join Old Vic

SADDLE UP AT SOUTHWARK

Interval Chatter

Top shows of early 2025 • If you’re given a calendar this Christmas, get circling some dates! Lisa Martland picks six of the most intriguing shows scheduled for the first half of the new year

Bring Back That Show! • Sweet Smell of Success by Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Carnelia

Venue Focus • The National Theatre

From the Green Room • According to Edward Seckerson, Burt Bacharach was one of the most successful pop songwriters of all-time and also an outstanding Musical Theatre writer: a true original – and then some

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Elaine’s Page Sweeney Todd • Our regular columnist and legendary performer Elaine Paige raises a tankard of ale to Sondheim’s macabre masterpiece and recalls the thrill of playing the dream role of Mrs Lovett

Backstage with… • Georgina Onuorah, crowning a year of outstanding achievements by playing her dream role of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre

Treading the Boards with… • The south-east London company, whose focus is on smaller-cast productions, turns 40 in 2025

BY DEFINITION… • Props – any onstage object, large or small, that isn’t part of the set design or worn by a performer

BYOADWAY Bulletin • New York theatre can seem as ruthlessly cut-throat as The Hunger Games. Our columnist draws some lessons from the past season, when 22 musicals opened – but few survived

Taking Notes • This month, our bi-monthly columnist focuses on the irreverent song ‘Springtime for Hitler’ from Mel Brooks’s The Producers – once again proving that the best comedy invites outrage

Sincerely, Me… • Welcome to our Letters Page where you can share all your stagey news and show recommendations. Email info@musicalsmagazine.com (with ‘Letters’ in the subject line) or scan this code. Don’t forget to include your address!

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COMING NEXT MONTH • MUSICALS MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY ISSUE

ONE TOUR MORE • From Manchester and Oslo to Abu Dhabi and Tokyo, the arena version of Les Misérables is casting the epic musical in a new light – and teaching its star performers a thing or two as well, finds Sarah Crompton

Learn to perform, learn to live! • Young people can benefit enormously from part-time theatre training, in terms of building confidence and self-esteem – whether or not they want to pursue a career in performance, discovers Matthew Hemley

Where to train • Our guide to part-time theatre courses for under-18s in the UK

Blaze of glory • No stranger to transforming weighty narratives into musical form, Dave Malloy has, with Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, reimagined Tolstoy’s War and Peace as a beautifully wrought piece of theatre which, in a new London version, has found performers clamouring to get involved, finds Helen M Jerome

Live show reviews • The most exciting and...