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‘It’s Frozen times 10’: Disney’s Hercules musical goes from zero to hero on the West End

IN FOCUS: As Disney prepares to launch its next juggernaut musical, Isobel Lewis speaks to the creatives and cast about the herculean task of translating the Greek myth cartoon to the stage – and why being faithful to the source material isn’t always the way to go

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Rachel Zegler’s West End Evita performance sparks criticism as fans fall ill in soaring heat

Around 200 fans gathered outside the West End venue in 30C heat, with emergency services reportedly called just minutes before Zegler’s big performance

Evening Standard

West End passersby see Rachel Zegler sing Don’t Cry For Me Argentina on balcony

The actress plays Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd’s new production of hit musical Evita at the London Palladium.

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Paying Evita audience upset as Don’t Cry delivered offstage to West End passersby for free

Paying audiences divided over staging in which they get video feed of Rachel Zegler singing on balcony to passersby

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Zegler’s bold Evita move divides West End theatre fans

One of the musical’s most iconic scenes has been given an unconventional twist, outraging some audience members

Evening Standard

West End star Elaine Paige ‘astonished’ to be given Damehood

She became an overnight star in the 1970s with her portrayal of Eva Peron in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Evita.

Evening Standard

Bob Geldof blasts 'sociopathic loser' Elon Musk in fiery rant at Live Aid musical

Bob Geldof didn't hold back as he branded Elon Musk a "prime w*****" at the opening night of Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical on London's West End.

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From Hadestown to Hercules: ancient myths are the gods’ gift to musicals

Newly arrived in the West End, Disney’s demigod is the latest mythological A-lister to knock out showtunes. Why are deities such as Hermes and the ‘half-blood’ Percy Jackson having a moment in musical theatre?

The Guardian - UK

Tom Felton reprises Draco Malfoy character for Harry Potter play

Felton made his West End debut in the supernatural thriller 2:22 – A Ghost Story in 2022.

The Independent UK

Tom Felton returning as Draco Malfoy for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Broadway debut

The 37-year-old actor will make a comeback as Harry Potter’s school bully at the Lyric Theatre in New York

Evening Standard

It’s showtime in Andalucía! How I found my voice on a musical theatre retreat

With tuition from West End pros, this week-long singing break in southern Spain hits all the right notes

The Guardian - UK

Curtains for originality? Theatre creatives on the West End romcom musical boom

IN FOCUS: As a musical based on the 2004 Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore love story prepares for its West End debut, Isabel Dempsey surveys the current deluge of romcom remakes hitting the stage and asks industry folk whether the boom is helping or harming

The Independent UK

Rising production costs threatening viability of UK theatre, says report

The average price of a West End ticket is 5.3% lower in real terms than in 2019, according to the report.

Evening Standard

John le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold to be staged in West End

After a sold-out production at Chichester Festival Theatre, the stage adaptation will run for 14 weeks in London from November.

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The Beatles for West End musical?

The Beatles are heading for the West End as Richard Curtis plans to turn 'Yesterday' into a musical.

The Independent UK

Cynthia Erivo to play all 23 roles in one-actor West End production of Dracula

Swapping out her broomstick for fangs, the ‘Wicked’ star will work with the geniuses behind Sarah Snook’s ‘Picture of Dorian Gray’

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Cynthia Erivo to play Dracula and 22 supporting roles in West End transfer of Australian show

Wicked star to play Bram Stoker’s bloodsucking fiend in a production from the creators of Olivier award-winning hit The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Alicia Vikander to make West End debut in Henrik Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea

The Oscar winner, 36, admitted she was both ‘thrilled’ and daunted by the challenge, admitting: ‘... it's my first time on stage as an adult’

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Bob Geldof says he's 'blue in the face' hearing Freddie Mercury's Live Aid performance with Queen

The musician and activist was at Wembley for the launch of Just for One Day - The Live Aid musical ahead of it’s West End opening

The Guardian - UK

Brendan Gleeson to make West End debut in Conor McPherson’s The Weir

Revival of the ‘profoundly moving’ Irish pub drama will open at the Olympia theatre in Dublin before arriving in London this autumn

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s Fleabag’s home – the audience is unshockable’: Phoebe Waller-Bridge and more on 25 years of Soho theatre

The central London institution champions new talent, amplifies LGBTQ+ voices and always takes risks. With a new outpost opening in Walthamstow, artists discuss how the West End venue is not just a place – it’s a philosophy

The Guardian - UK

Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman review – maximalist pop for an age of uncertainty

After her big breakthrough album and West End fame, Rebecca Lucy Taylor works through her worries in real time on her new LP – to fascinating and confusing effect

Evening Standard

Fleur East to make West End debut in Tina Turner musical

Her previous acting experience has included appearing in episodes of the hit AppleTV+ football comedy Ted Lasso.

Evening Standard

Bessie Carter says working with mother Dame Imelda Staunton was ‘dream’ of hers

The mother-daughter duo will star opposite one another in a West End revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession.

Evening Standard

Big Stars take over the West End again as Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead Arthur Miller classic

Breaking Bad star and Oscar winner jo9in powerhouse cast for revival of All My Sons - tickets set to sell-out fast

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