MickeyJoTheatre

West End audiences have, in recent months, enjoyed a wealth of Musicals staged in concert, but are there too many of these productions for the industry to sustain? While they provide the chance to see less frequently produced shows performed by all-star casts, an inconsistency in quality and necessity has left some audience members cold. Check out today's new video for Mickey-Jo's thoughts...

When Shrek the Musical returned to London this summer it was met with a negative critical response. In today's new review roundup video Mickey-Jo is reading through some of the reviews to find out what the reasons were as well as sharing his own thoughts after seeing the tour last year. Check it out and comment below with all of your Shrek thoughts!•00:00 | introduction 05:58 | The Times09:31...

This weekend's D23 convention celebrations brought exciting news about three major Disney stage musicals and in between two weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Mickey-Jo is letting you know what was revealed and what else we know about these projects. As well as confirmation that HERCULES would arrive in the West End in 2025, it was announced that Frozen, currently playing at Theatre Royal...

The past few days have brought news about major new shows from director Jamie Lloyd on either side of the Atlantic. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will star in a new production of WAITING FOR GODOT on Broadway in 2025, while Sigourney Weaver, Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will appear in Shakespeare plays THE TEMPEST and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End. With the...

Today Mickey-Jo was going to bring you his review of YOUR LIE IN APRIL, a new musical based on the manga of the same name that opened earlier this month in the West End. While he's still sharing his thoughts on the show, they are in a new context after the announcement that the production will conclude its run earlier than planned, closing on August 11th. Check out this news / review episode to fi...

After years of hearing great things about the Australian musical Fangirls, Mickey-Jo finally got the chance to see it in London, at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. The show, which features music, lyrics and book written by Yve Blake, follows a group of teenage girls who are devoted fans of a fictional boyband named Heartbreak Nation and their lead singer, Harry. Check our the brand new review to fi...

In breaking Broadway news, new star casting has been announced for the lead roles of The Emcee and Sally Bowles in the current revival of the musical CABARET at the Kit Kat Club, which opened earlier this year at the August Wilson Theatre in New York, starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin. The pair, who were both nominated for Tony Awards for their performances in the show, will be replaced by...

This morning brings the breaking news that the 2001 film A KNIGHT'S TALE is being brought to the stage as a musical! In April 2025 a musical version of the movie, which starred Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany, will premiere at the Manchester Opera House in the UK - potentially ahead of a West End run. Check out today's news breakdown to find out why Mickey-Jo is so excited about this and eve...

Ahead of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a few of you have been asking if Mickey-Jo would share some recommendations of which shows to see. So, after a few weeks of deliberation, Mickey-Jo has put together a list of some of the cabaret performances, musicals and plays which immediately caught his attention. Check it out, comment your own recommendations down below and don't forget t...

Mickey-Jo recently had the privilege of attending the press night for one of the West End's biggest shows of the summer, the brand new revival of HELLO, DOLLY!The new production at the London Palladium stars Dame Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Sweeney Todd) as Dolly Levi alongside a sublime cast including Andy Nyman, Jenna Russell, Harry Hepple, and more. Check out this new review to find out what Mickey...

The multi Tony Award nominated SLAVE PLAY by Jeremy O'Harris has recently opened at the Noël Coward Theatre in London. The play, which stars Olivia Washington, Kit Harrington, Fisayo Akinade and more, covers hard hitting themes of racial and sexual power dynamics. Check out this new review to find out more about the play and how Mickey-Jo responded to its shocking content... •00:00 - introduct...

Mickey-Jo recently had the chance to interview the stars of the brand new proshot recording of BONNIE & CLYDE the Musical, Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayli McCann. Hours after they'd watched the professional recording of the show (which they starred in together in a staged concert in London in 2022), Mickey-Jo asked them how they reacted to watching their performances back, what their favou...

This week, Mickey-Jo sat down with West End star Rob Madge at the Theatre Café Diner in London to discuss their show at the Garrick Theatre, 'Rob Madge's Regards to Broadway'. They discussed Rob's childhood starring in musicals including Les Misérables, the conception of their groundbreaking solo show 'My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)' and the unfortunate postpon...

Earlier this month Mickey-Jo got to meet Sam Tutty, in the middle of preview performances for the new musical 'Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York'. Sam stars alongside Dujonna Gift in this romantic comedy which has transferred from the Kiln Theatre to the Criterion Theatre for a limited run. In this quick chat we discuss Sam's Olivier Award winning performance as the titular ch...

Recently Mickey-Jo from Mickey-Jo Theatre had the joy of sitting down with current 'Six: the Musical' cast member and TikTok star Hannah Lowther. You may also know Hannah from her time in Heathers at the Other Palace Theatre as well as the recent UK Tour of the Spongebob Squarepants musical. In this, the first of a new series of longer sit-down interviews here on my channel, we talk about...

On Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York City, he had the chance to sit down with rising star Hannah Cruz. Hannah is currently making her Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical SUFFS, and has previously been seen Off-Broadway in the Jason Robert Brown musical THE CONNECTOR and on tour with HAMILTON.Check out this brand new interview for Hannah's thoughts on her career, her Suf...

After many years of waiting, the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal has finally arrived in London, with last year's premiere production at the Donmar Warehouse having just transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End. The West End production stars Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Jack Wolfe, and more. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's detai...

Over the weekend, James Corden made headlines for delaying the start of a West End play in which he is appearing, in order to watch a football match with the audience... or did he? Corden is currently starring in The Constituent at the Old Vic and although this is how the news was reported, it is being interpreted a little inaccurately, and today we're going to clear up the truth behind the ou...

This weekend, the hugely anticipated new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's STARLIGHT EXPRESS opened at the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley Park, London. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's full thoughts on this bold revival of the show!•00:00 | introduction03:08 | synopsis / history12:15 | the material18:08 | this production28:49 | the creative choices38:58 | the performances• About M...

The West End transfer of MEAN GIRLS the musical has finally opened, at the Savoy Theatre in London. The show stars Charlie Burn, Georgina Castle, Daniel Bravo, Grace Mouat, Elèna Gyasi, Tom Xander, Elena Skye, and more in the iconic roles from the 2004 film by Tina Fey. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this show...•00:00 | introduction02:03 | synopsis / history05:50 | perfo...

One of this summer's most anticipated musical revivals is the brand new production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican Centre in London. The revival, which has been directed by Bartlett Sher stars Stephanie J Block and Adrian Dunbar as well as Charlie Stemp and Georgina Onuorah. Check out the review to find out what Mickey-Jo thought of the production, the Cole Porter score and the performances…...

Eddie Redmayne currently stars as The Emcee in a new revival of CABARET on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. After winning the 2022 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance during the show's West End run, he has headed to New York to recreate the role. In this video, Mickey-Jo is talking through the history of the Emcee, the surprising reaction to last weekend's T...

It's just been announced that Disney's Hercules will open at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End in Summer 2025.The musical has previously been seen at Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey and currently runs in Hamburg, Germany. Check out today's new theatre news recap video to find out why this is so exciting, and what you can expect from this stage production!•00:00 | introductio...

In this episode Mickey-Jo is discussing the new musical KATHY & STELLA SOLVE A MURDER which he first saw at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022.The show stars Bronté Barbé and Rebekah Hinds as best friends and true crime podcast hosts Kathy and Stella who find themselves unexpectedly embroiled in a real life murder. Check out Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this latest iteration of the show, its...

A year after Mickey-Jo saw the show's workshop presentation, BABIES finally had a world premiere, fully staged production, which opened last week at the Other Palace Theatre in London. The show, which is written by Martha Geelan and Jack Godfrey, was developed with BYMT and follows a group of 9 year 11 students who have to take care of baby simulators. Check out the new review to find out why...