Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, The Prom provides pure elation mixed with comedy so expertly that you can’t fail to leave with a beaming smile on your face.
ON BROADWAY: The Prom is ‘a lovingly crafted explosion of good will & hilarity’
A lovingly crafted explosion of good will and hilarity, The Prom holds it place alongside the great musical comedies of the new millennium.
NEWS: West End production of Dreamgirls will close in January 2019 prior to UK tour
Dreamgirls, which opened in December 2016 at the Savoy Theatre, will give its final performance on Saturday 12 January 2019, completing a run of more than two years. Details for a forthcoming UK tour will be announced in due course.
ON BROADWAY: Mean Girls
Mean Girls has commenced its Broadway run as a hot ticket, a situation likely to escalate as positive word of mouth spreads. The new musical is sure to play London, Australia and beyond, with a prolific non-professional life to follow.
Looking back: The best of Australian musicals this year > #theatre2017 #YearInReview
The boutique musical boom went off the boil in 2017, while on the professional scene, Melbourne’s East End was dominated by one man: Casey Nicholaw.
ALADDIN – West End
Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, the production keeps the spirit of the film alive by retaining its sense of fun and heart thanks to its explosion of energy and the strength of the character’s bond to each other.
NEWS: Original London cast recording of Dreamgirls released on 14 April
Producers have confirmed that the original London Cast recording of the West End premiere of Broadway classic Dreamgirls will be released mid-April through Sony Classical and is available to pre-order from through Amazon.
NEWS: The Book of Mormon extends West End booking to May
Hugely popular Broadway musical THE BOOK OF MORMON is now booking at the West End’s Prince of Wales Theatre until 27 May 2017, it has been confirmed.
DREAMGIRLS – West End
Dreamgirls is now well settled into the Savoy Theatre and comfortably booking up until the autumn. So for a reviewer with no real interest whatsoever in the TV series Glee or its much lauded star Amber Riley, what better way to assess the show than on the one night in the week when Ms Riley rests her remarkable larynx, with her Effie White played (as advertised) by Broadway diva Marisha Wallace.
DREAMGIRLS – West End
Slick, streamlined and spirited, Dreamgirls is a hit all over again in its first ever West End outing. High production values and excellent direction mean the show could open on Broadway tomorrow and blow them all away.
DREAMGIRLS – West End
Much has, and will, be written about Riley’s performance, specifically her vocals, and rightly so. But this is no one-woman show. Director Casey Nicholaw has assembled a supremely (geddit) talented cast showcasing some of our best actors of colour.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre
Thirty-five years after its Broadway premiere, Dreamgirls hits the London stage in a new production directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, and starring Glee’s Amber Riley. But does it sparkle or falter in the eyes of the critics?
NEWS: Dreamgirls extends booking to October, TICKETS ON SALE
With best availability from March 2017, and all shows so far sold out, booking for this critically acclaimed new production extends through to October. Sonia Friedman Productions is delighted to announce that at midday on Friday 16 December Dreamgirls, which opened this week at the Savoy Theatre to widespread critical acclaim 35 years after originally opening on Broadway, will extend …
Press pass: Everything you need to know about Amber Riley in Dreamgirls
It’s taken 35 years, but Broadway hit Dreamgirls, inspired by the story of The Supremes, finally received its West End premiere last night (14 December) at the Savoy Theatre. Was it worth the wait? Based on most overnight reviews, the answer is a – very very loud (possibly over-amplified) – YES!
DREAMGIRLS – West End
With such songs comes great responsibility and of the many things that makes the West End arrival of Dreamgirls such a dazzling affair we must first applaud the casting. Every soul on the Savoy stage sounds and looks dynamic – and I mean dynamic. There really cannot be a better ensemble in the West End right now.
DREAMGIRLS – West End
A musical that sparkles with sharp dialogue and a fantastic cast as well as a brutal insight into the music industry and its pitfalls. If you are looking for a show with big tunes and plenty of attitude then this […]
Five reasons (besides Amber Riley!) to see Dreamgirls
As previews continue for Casey Nicholaw’s much-anticipate production of Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre, Love London Love Culture looks at why you need to see this musical…
NEWS: Dreamgirls extends booking until May 2017, TICKETS ONSALE
Sonia Friedman Productions has today announced that more tickets will be available for the run of Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre starring Amber Riley. It has now been confirmed that Dreamgirls is now booking at the Savoy Theatre until the […]
NEWS: Aladdin extends West End booking until April 2017
The West End production of Aladdin the musical is now booking at the Prince Edward Theatre until 1 April 2017, it has been confirmed.
ON BROADWAY: Something Rotten!
We meet the Bottom Brothers (Rob McClure and Josh Grisetti), two playwrights continually frustrated with living in Shakespeare’s shadow. Nick Bottom is desperate, just for once, to trump the Bard at writing…
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