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1 day ago | 
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The West End welcomes Hercules and the gang this evening, and it appears he’s already “on a roll” with an extension announcement!Based on Disney’s 1997 animated classic, Hercules follows the titular Greek hero as he battles to claim his birthright and strength, while pitted against the villainous Hades. It features music by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast), lyrics by David Zippel (Mulan), and a new book by Robert Horn (Shucked) and Kwame Kwei-Armah (The Visitor).
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2 days ago | 
whatsonstage.com | Tanyel Gumushan
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2 days ago | 
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A long-awaited trailer for the film adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman has been revealed. It centres on an Argentinian jail in 1981, where a gay hairdresser named Luis Molina is serving an eight-year sentence for allegedly corrupting a minor. He forms an unlikely bond with his cellmate – a Marxist named Valentin Arregui Paz – and creates fantasies in his own mind about a classic silver screen siren named Aurora to escape the horrors of prison.
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2 days ago | 
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2 days ago | 
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A new name has been revealed for Follies at the Grand Opera House in Belfast. The venerated musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman, features numbers such as “Broadway Baby,” “I’m Still Here,” “Could I Leave You,” and “Losing My Mind.”Cameron Menzies, the artistic director of Northern Ireland Opera, will direct the production.
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2 days ago | 
whatsonstage.com | Tanyel Gumushan
An audio musical and cast album for a new children’s musical is set to be released – with some familiar voices!Errol’s Garden is adapted from Gillian Hibbs’ award-winning book, and follows a young boy and his sister who unite a community with plants. The audio musical is written and composed by Caroline Wigmore and Jen Green, and directed by Kate Golledge, with musical direction by Josh Sood.
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3 days ago | 
whatsonstage.com | Tanyel Gumushan
We exclusively visited the rehearsal room of Indigo!The new musical, which celebrates the bonds that unite a family, will play at Curve, Leicester this summer. Featuring music and lyrics by Scott Evan Davis and a book by Kait Kerrigan, it tells the story of three generations of women navigating their need to reach one another. The piece, first seen at The Human Race Theatre Company in Ohio in 2023, explores themes of living with Alzheimer’s, autism and synaesthesia.
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3 days ago | 
whatsonstage.com | Tanyel Gumushan
It’s a big month for big revivals!Two massive Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice hits are back in the UK, including an actor-musician biblical tale and a star-led West End summer show. As well as fan-favourites, 42nd Street, tick, tick… Boom! and Grease. But if new musicals are more your thing, there are plenty of those too – including the arrival of Disney’s Hercules, plus a romantic comedy about dating. Check out our June picks below.
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3 days ago | 
whatsonstage.com | Tanyel Gumushan
Tony Award-winning Broadway drama Stereophonic has rocked into London and we’ve got an exclusive first look. Set in a music studio in California, David Adjmi’s drama follows a Fleetwood Mac-style rock band as they record their latest album, with romantic foibles and professional tensions leading the group to the brink of breaking up, right as they’re about to blow up. The three-act, three-hour drama features songs by Will Butler of Arcade Fire.
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3 days ago | 
whatsonstage.com | Tanyel Gumushan
Details have emerged about the upcoming musical comedy Extraordinary Women. Based on Compton Mackenzie’s 1928 novel, it centres on the Mediterranean island of Sirene, which promises paradise for Rosalba and her lover Aurora following World War One. But when other women arrive, the island explodes into song, dance, laughter, and tears. Adapted for the stage for the first time, it features a score by Tony Award winner Sarah Travis, and a book and lyrics by Richard Stirling.
