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⭐ BEYONCÉ’S BLACK IS KING CO-DIRECTOR TO DIRECT THE COLOR PURPLE MUSICAL FILM ADAPTATION ⭐ The long-awaited film adaptation of the musical The Color Purple has found its director, it has been announced. Ghana-born filmmaker Blitz Bazawule is set to direct Warner Bros. musical film The Color Purple, based on Continue Reading

⭐ WEST END STARS OF HAMILTON UNITE TO SING MICHAEL JACKSON’S HISTORY – TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER ⭐ West End stars of Hamilton have come together to raise awareness for Black Lives Matter. Past and present cast members from the West End production of Hamilton unite in Continue Reading

⭐ HANDFUL OF KEYS ANNOUNCE ONLINE MUSICAL THEATRE SERIES – A HANDFUL OF DISTRACTION ⭐ A new online musical theatre series has been created by Handful of Keys theatre company – A Handful of Distraction. A Handful of Distraction is a 10-week series of digital musical theatre arrangements, many with Continue Reading

⭐ SANDRA MARVIN, JAY PERRY, CHARLOTTE WAKEFIELD & MORE ANNOUNCED FOR GUS GOWLAND VIRTUAL CONCERT ⭐ The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star West End line up for their sixth virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Gus Gowland. The concert will celebrate the work of musical theatre Continue Reading

⭐ EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE FILM UPDATE ⭐ Everybody’s Talking About Jamie writer Tom MacRae has given an update on the highly anticipated film adaptation. MacRae commented on the film’s progress in a recent interview with BroadwayWorld stating: “I’m very excited. Again, it’s me, Dan, and Johnny, that’s our movie Continue Reading

⭐ THE GREEN FAIRY ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDING RELEASED ⭐ The original studio recording of the off-West End musical The Green Fairy has been released. Featuring Julie Atherton, Harry F Brown, Georgina Hellier, Emma Kinney, David Perkins and Emma Whittaker. The Green Fairy is set in a pub following Jo, who Continue Reading

⭐ WORLD PREMIERE OF THE BOOK THIEF MUSICAL ADAPTATION POSTPONED ⭐ The world premiere of the musical stage adaptation of the bestselling novel The Book Thief has been postponed, it has been announced. The show was originally meant to premiere at Bolton’s Octagon Theatre in March 2021 but due to Continue Reading

⭐ TOM CHAMBERS, CHRISTOPHER HARPER & MICHAEL SALAMI TO STAR IN NEW ONLINE PLAY – APOLLO 13: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON ⭐ The Original Theatre Company have announced a new commission by Torben Betts, Apollo 13: The Dark Side of The Moon. From the creative team behind the Continue Reading

⭐ STEPHEN SCHWARTZ’S PIPPIN – NEW OUTDOOR PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED ⭐ A new outdoor production of Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin is due to open in London next month, it has been announced. The outdoor production of the hit show will star Ryan Anderson (West Side Story) as Pippin, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe (Tina) as Continue Reading

⭐ SLEEPLESS – A MUSICAL ROMANCE TRAILER RELEASED – STARRING JAY MCGUINESS & KIMBERLEY WALSH ⭐ The new trailer for the hotly anticipated musical Sleepless, A Musical Romance, has been released. Based on the original story and screenplay of the romcom classic Sleepless in Seattle, playing at the Troubadour Wembley Continue Reading