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Mickey-Jo was recently invited to attend a gala night at the West End production of CABARET, currently running at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre in London. The production, which has been directed by Rebecca Frecknall and originally starred Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley has recently welcomed new stars Jamie Muscato (The Great Gatsby, One Day, Heathers) and Joy Woods (Gypsy, The Noteb...

Mickey-Jo recently had the opportunity to sit down with Jordan Luke Gage, the writer and star of the new musical REDCLIFFE, and Andrew Exeter, the show's set designer, to discuss its evolution. The original musical, based on a true, queer story, recently opened for a limited run at Southwark Playhouse Borough and is hosting unique Q+As after many of its Tuesday matinee performances. Check out what...

The arrival of Summer means that the start of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is looming, and after multiple requests I'm finally sharing my biggest guide to this year's plays and musicals ever! As well as sharing every production that caught me eye, and letting you know when and where you can find it, I'm affording a MickeyJo seal of approval both to shows I can already vouch for, and those I'm mos...

Last weekend, Mickey-Jo caught the new UK revival of the musical KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN at the Southampton Mayflower Studios. The production marked Mickey-Jo's first experience with the show despite years of curiosity and now he's excited to share his thoughts on not only this revival but also the show's material... check out Mickey-Jo's free substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com...

It was announced earlier this week that STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW would close both on Broadway and in the West End at the end of this year. The production, which has enjoyed inconsistent box office success amidst the release of the final season, is to be released via Netflix as a professional recording, and may never be subsequently seen on stage. Check out this theatre news recap to find...

This week, Mickey-Jo's theatregoing began with two new plays at off West End venues - We Had a World at the Hampstead Theatre, and Under the Shadow at the Almeida. We Had a World, which Mickey-Jo first saw off-Broadway at New York City Center, is an autobiographical memory play in which Joshua Harmon recalls his grandmother and re-examines her character through his mother's eyes. Under the Shadow...

The Watermill Theatre in Newbury has just celebrated the opening of their annual summer musical, and this time it's a revival of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG! The uniquely charming regional British Theatre stages actor musician productions which increasingly include promenade elements that see the audience travelling outdoors during the show. Check out this full review to find out how exactly the creat...

Last night, Broadway celebrated the end of another season of new openings with the 2026 TONY Awards, hosted by recording artist P!nk. In a ceremony that saw Schmigadoon!, Death of a Salesman, Ragtime, Liberation, Cats the Jellicle Ball and the Lost Boys winning some of the night's biggest prizes, actors Joshua Henry, John Lithgow, Caissie Levy, Lesley Manville, Shoshana Bean, Ali Louis Bourzghui,...

Last weekend Mickey-Jo headed to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon to watch two strikingly different pieces of theatre in one day. These were: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring Mark Gatiss, and The Tempest starring Kenneth Branagh. Check out this double bill review to find out what Mickey-Jo thought of these two plays... • 00:00 | introduction 01:46 | The Resistible Ris...

Earlier this week Mickey-Jo was invited to attend the opening night of WAR HORSE, on its return to the National Theatre. The hugely succesful play has been entertaining audiences for almost 20 years, and having seen it for the second time, Mickey-Jo’s own feelings about it have evolved. Check out his full review to find out more about the stage adaptation, its creative choices, and its current cas...

A new revival of the Cole Porter scored musical HIGH SOCIETY has opened at the Barbican in London. The production, which is based on the movie musical of the same name, is one of the largest stagings in the show's history and seems to seek to rival Anything Goes for joyous, all-dancing scale. Check out what Mickey-Jo thought of the show, having seen 3 other productions in the past, and whether it...

Conversation has once more turned to audience behaviour and theatre etiquette after Rosamund Pike spoke out about texting during a performance of Inter Alia. Pike, after completing her Olivier Award winning performance in the West End play, returned to the stage in order to beseech the audience not to pierce the trust between actor and audience. The question, then, is whether audience behaviour ca...

The hit parody musical TITANIQUE, from Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue, has opened at the St James Theatre on Broadway. The show, which parodies the popular 1997 James Cameron film Titanic, features the songs of the iconic Celine Dione as it wittily retells the story of Jack, Rose, and the fateful iceberg. Check out this full video review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on why the show...

This weekend, the 2026 Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the best of another year of Broadway theatre. This year's nominated plays and musicals include The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Cats: the Jellicle Ball, Ragtime, Death of a Salesman, Giant, Oedipus, Liberation, The Balusters, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Titaníque, and more. Check out this video to f...

Last month, Micey-Jo saw 23 shows in 2 weeks in New York, including these 4 Broadway plays: • Proof at the Booth Theatre • Giant at the Music Box Theatre • Joe Turner's Come and Gone at the Barrymore Theatre • Dog Day Afternoon at the August Wilson Theatre These productions have been recognised as some of the most and least artistically successful new productions of the season, and today Mickey-Jo...

The fan favourite musical BEETLEJUICE, which has haunted three Broadway houses since it first premiered, has finally made its way to the West End. The musical adaptation of the classic film opened last night at the Prince Edward Theatre in London and stars David Fynn as the ghost with the most. Check out Mickey-Jo's first ever review of the show, which he's now seen on either side of the Atlantic,...

A few weeks ago, Mickey-Jo saw the new Broadway revival of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Studio 54. This production, presented by Roundabout Theatre Company, is directed by Sam Pinkleton and stars Luke Evans as Dr Frank n Furter with a cast that also includes Stephanie Hsu, Amber Gray, Andrew Durand, Juliette Lewis, MJ Rodriguez, Rachel Dratch, and more. Check out what Mickey-Jo thought of this new cre...

In breaking Broadway news, it was just announced that the current revival of CHESS at the Imperial Theatre will end its run earlier than planned, on June 21st. The musical, first seen on stage in the 1980s, depicts a chess-centred love triangle in the midst of cold war tensions, written by Benny Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Sir Tim Rice. This new production, with a rewritten book by Danny Strong,...

An emerging trend on Broadway over the last few years has been the substantial arrival of celebrity co-producers - influential figures, entertainment stars and beloved personalities who use their platforms, connections and reputation to help bolster a newly opened show's credibility. This is under particular scrutiny this season, with the likes of Michelle and Barrack Obama, Neil Patrick Harris, B...

The fan-favourite, award winning comedy musical AVENUE Q is back in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre, and Mickey-Jo recently had the bucket-list-worthy opportunity to meet some of its cast and iconic characters. Mickey-Jo headed to the theatre to sit down with Emily Benjamin, Charlie McCullagh, and Noah Harrison plus Avenue Q residents Trekkie Monster, Lucy the Slut, and Rod to ask them abo...

Amidst Mickey-Jo's recent theatregoing, he saw four intense new productions of plays at non West End venues. They were: • Mass at the Donmar Warehouse • Godot's To-Do List / Krapp's Last Tape at the Royal Court Theatre • Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare's Globe • Equus at the Menier Chocolate Factory Check out what Mickey-Jo thought of the writing, creative choices, and performances...

Mickey-Jo recently caught one of London's most anticipated theatrical events of the year, a revival of Peter Quilter's END OF THE RAINBOW starring Jinkx Monsoon. At Soho Theatre, Walthamstow, Jinkx (Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, Oh, Mary!) plays Judy Garland in the hard hitting play which was also adapted for the biopic film 'Judy'. Check out what Mickey-Jo thought of the play, Jinkx's performa...

British comedy icon Catherine Tate has donned the bratty curls of Mary Todd Lincoln in the hit comedy play Oh, Mary! Tate stars in the West End production at the Trafalgar Theatre, which opened last year starring Mason Alexander Park, and recently won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play. After seeing a recent gala night performance, here are Mickey-Jo's thoughts about Catherine'...

The latest new musical to arrive in the West End is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, based on the film of the same name and the memoir that inspired it. The musical, which premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon, tells the story of William Kamkwamba, who created a windmill from scraps in order to provide for his famine-stricken community. Check out Mickey-Jo's thoughts abo...

A Broadway bombshell was dropped today when it was announced that DEATH BECOMES HER, the fan favourite musical would close next month at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The show, based on the 1992 cult classic film, stars Betsy Wolfe, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber, and Michelle Williams in the roles played on screen by Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, and Isabella Rossellini. Check out Mi...