Since its opening in 2002 this show has gone from strength to strength. Say it loud, We Will Rock You is an international phenomenon. Written by the polymath, Ben Elton this offering takes as its base Queenās infectious back catalogue and weaves the...
If ever there was a musical fit for royalty, the Lincoln Center Theaterās production of Rodgers and Hammersteinās āThe King and Iā is it. To give you an idea of the lavishness of this production, the palace and its finery sparkles with almost 250...
X Factor finalist, Luke Friend tells Quays Life about starring in Green Day musical American Idiot and how the US band was pivotal to him picking up a guitar. How does it feel to be making your musical theatre debut in American Idiot? Itās an...
The sensational stage version of Dirty Dancing is back on tour. Ahead of its stop at Manchesterās Palace Theatre we meet cast, Kira Malou (Frances āBabyā Houseman), Michael OāReily (Johnny Castle) and Simone Covele (Penny Johnson). How does it feel...
Manchester-born teen, Yami Mirazi makes his professional stage debut in Motown The Musical. The show tells Berry Gordyās story of how he founded Motown Records and the phenomenal artists he launched on it, and in it Yami takes on the parts of a...
After several years playing 60ās icon, Frankie Valli in Londonās West End production of Jersey Boys, Michael Watson is back in the leading role, taking the multi-award-winning musical on the road in a new UK tour. He chats to Carmel Thomason about...
More than two million people worldwide have seen Beatles’ show, Let It Be since it burst onto the musical scene in 2012. Now the show, which has enjoyed West End and Broadway runs, is returning to the stage on a UK tour for 2018 ā but not as...
Actress, singer and songwriter, Madalena Alberto is a leading light in musical theatre. As she embarks on a new UK tour of Evita, she talks to Carmel Thomason about returning to her acclaimed role as the controversial, Argentinian first lady, Eva...
She may be a diminutive 4 feet 11 inches, but when she steps onto the stage Elaine Paige is every inch the star. This series of concerts may be Stripped Back in many ways, but there is certainly no shortage of glamour. Wearing a stunning knee...
Britainās Queen of musical theatre, Elaine Paige is back on the road with a brand new show, Stripped Back. I caught up with herĀ ahead of her stop at Manchesterās Bridgewater Hall. In this show you celebrate contemporary songwriters from the huge...