The Great Gatsby Musical opens in London this Spring at the London Coliseum. Full casting for the production has just been announced.

As previously announced leading the cast is Jamie Muscato (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Jay Gatsby, and Frances Mayli McCann (Bonnie & Clyde The Musical) as Daisy Buchanan.

Then as announced yesterday also joining the cast is Corbin Bleu (High School Musical) as Nick Carraway, Amber Davies (Pretty Woman) as Jordan Baker, Joel Montague (Hamilton) as George Wilson, John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables) as Meyer Wolfsheim, Jon Robyns (Phantom of the Opera) as Tom Buchanan and Rachel Tucker (Wicked) as Myrtle Wilson.

Furthermore completing the cast are George Crawford (Waitress), Jordan Crouch (Anything Goes), Kiara Dario (Miss Saigon), Frances Dee (Matilda), Aimée Fisher (Waitress), Tom Andrew Hargreaves (Pretty Woman), Alyn Hawke (Come From Away), Ediz Mahmut (Hadestown), Jamel Matthias (Why Am I So Single?), Nevé McGuiness-Dyce (Starlight Express), Rose Ouellette (The Wizard of Oz), Sophie Pourret (Guys and Dolls), William Richardson (Les Misérables) and Lily Wang (Burlesque) as ensemble. As well as swings Liv Alexander (Cabaret), Taylor Alman (Greatest Days), Lauren Hampton (Mamma Mia!), Jared Irving (Aladdin), Samuel John-Humphreys (Sister Act) and Millie Mayhew (Wicked).

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The musical boasts a book by Kait Kerrigan. Moreover it includes an original jazz- and pop-infused score by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen. Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this production comes after the show’s successful run on Broadway. The Great Gatsby Musical is adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. The timeless tale follows the story of the eccentic millionaire Jay Gatsby as he throws extravagant parties to try and win over married socialite Daisy Buchanan. In the throws of the roaring twenties, the musical explores themes of wealth, class and obsession.

The Great Gatsby Musical runs at the London Coliseum from 11 April to 7 September 2025. Book tickets now with LSBO.

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The new musical Clueless The Musical opens in London later this week. Take a look at these new promo shots for the production. They feature Emma Flynn as Cher Horowitz, the role made famous by Alicia Silverstone in the movie. The photos are by Matt Crockett.

Clueless The Musical opens at the Trafalgar Theatre on 15 February and is currently booking to 14 June 2025.

The musical features a musical score by award-winning singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, with lyrics by Glenn Dlater (Sister Act/ School of Rock). The show is written by the film’s original screenwriter Amy Heckerling. It is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Kelly Devine.

Clueless is based on the 1995 film, which is turn was based on Jane Austen’s Emma. It follows the story of Cher, a popular and wealthy high school student in Beverly Hills who then tries to play cupid amongst her classmates.

Alongside Emma Flynn, the cast of Clueless The Musical also stars Keelan McAuley as Josh. Moreover, the cast includes Chyna-Rose Frederick as Dionne, Romona Lewis-Malley as Tai, Isaac J Lewis as Christian, Rabi Kondé as Murray, Blake Jordan as Travis, Max Mirza as Elton, Ryan O’Donnell as Mel, Mr Hall & Driving Instructor, Emily Florence as Amber, and Imelda Warren-Green as Miss G, Ms S, Lucy & Heather.

Furthermore the full company is completed by Sophie Elmes, Jacob Fisher, Aoife Kenny, Josh Latunji, James Lim, Ernest Stroud and Grace Eleanor Thomas. In addition th swings are Dylan Gordon-Jones, Lucas Lluna, Lucy Rice and Rachel Seirian.

Clueless The Musical opens at the Trafalgar Theatre from 15 February 2025 and is booking to 14 June 2025. Book your Clueless tickets now on the LSBO website or at our box office in Leicester Square.

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The popular West End musical Hadestown has announced a new cast that will join the show later this year. The cast will join the show from 11 March 2025.

The Hadestown west end cast will star Desmonda Cathabel (Disney’s Aladdin) as Eurydice; Olivier Award-nominee Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella) as Persephone; Chris Jarman (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as Hades; Cedric Neal (Guys & Dolls)as Hermes; and Dylan Wood returns as Orpheus.

Further casting includes Melanie Bright and Lauran Rae joining Allie Daniel as the Fates; Femi Akinfolarin, Michelle Andrews, Ollie Bingham, Laura Delany and Sebastian Lim-Seet as the Workers; and Lucinda Buckley, Juan Jackson, Oisín Nolan-Power, Lindo Shinda and Jasmine Triadi as Swings.

This also comes with the announcement that the show will be filmed to produce a Hadestown Live film. The show will be filmed for 3 performances between 28 February and 1 March 2025.

The West End production also announced that the original Broadway leads will be joining the London cast from 11 February to 9 March 2025. This includes Reeve Carney as Orpheus, André De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice and Patrick Page as Hades.

Hadestown tells the tale of two intertwined love stories. One of the young couple Orpheus and Eurydice and the other of King Hades and his wife Persephone. This combined with a blend of American folk music and jazz creates the acclaimed musical.

Hadestown is currently playing at the Lyric Theatre and is booking until 28 September 2025. Book your Hadestown tickets now with LSBO.

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The hit new West End musical The Devil Wears Prada has just announced it is extending at the Dominion Theatre. The show is now booking all the way into 2026.

The new musical first opened in London in December 2024 and has proved very popular with audiences. Tickets sales have been very high and don’t look to be slowing down any time soon.

The Devil Wears Prada is based on the 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, and the bestselling book by Lauren Weisberger.

The current cast includes Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) as Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep in the film. Alongside Williams is Matt Henry (Kinky Boots, The Drifters Girl) as Nigel, played by Stanley Tucci in the film. Then Georgie Buckland (Shrek the Musical) plays Andy, played Anne Hathaway in the movie. Additionally it stars Amy Di Bartolomeo (Six The Musical, We Will Rock You) plays the part of Emily, played in the film by Emily Blunt.

In addition the cast also stars James Darch (Mamma Mia!) Christian, and Rhys Whitfield (The Phantom of the Opera) as Andy’s boyfriend Nate. Then Debbie Kurup (The Cher Show) is Standby Miranda.

Completing the cast of The Devil Wears Prada are Maddy Ambus, Gabby Antrobus, Selena Barron, Pamela Blair, Robertina Bonano, Lloyd Davies, Elishia Edwards, Akeem Ellis-Hyman, Elizabeth Fullalove, Jinny Gould, Natasha Heyward, Samuel How, Luke Jackson, Liam Marcellino, Robbie McMillan, Ciro Lourencio Meulens, Theo Papoui, Christopher Parkinson, Eleanor Peach, Ethan Le Phong, Jon Reynolds, Harriet Samuel-Gray, Olivia Saunders, Kayleigh Thadani, Ella Valentine, and Tara Yasmin.

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The Devil Wears Prada is directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde). The musical features an original score by the iconic Elton John (The Lion King). Moreover, the lyrics are written by singer-songwriter Shaina Taub, with a booked by Kate Wetherhead.

Book your tickets to The Devil Wears Prada now to see the show at the Dominion Theatre. Now booking to 3 January 2026. Book tickets online via the LSBO website or at our box office in Leicester Square.

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The Almeida’s acclaimed production of The Years has just transferred to the West End. The play opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre this week and is running until 19 April.

The Years is based on Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s novel Les Années, and adapted and directed by Eline Arbo.

Take a look at these new production shots from the production at the Harold Pinter.

The Years cast includes Debroash Findlay. Romola Garai, Gina McKee, Anjili Mohindra, and Harmony Rose-Bremner. Garai is starring in the show until 8 March and then further casting will be announced.

The understudies are Shira Abkin, Holly Georgia, Pamela Hardman, Adrien Spencer, and Sarah Waddell.

The Years features five different actors who bring one woman’s personal and political story to life, set in post-war Europe.

This production follow’s the plays previous run at the Almeida Theatre. During this run the play received a huge amount of give star reviews, from the Independent, Financial Times, The Stage and the Guardian.

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Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace join the West End cast of Cabaret tonight. Take a look at these brand new production shots of them at the Kit Kat Club.

Cabaret stars Billy Porter (Emmy, Tony and Grammy award winner) as The Emcee. Alongside him the show stars Marisha Wallace (Guys & Dolls) as Sally Bowles. They will lead the cast until their final performance on 24 May 2025.

They are taking over from Katherine Langford as Sally Bowles, and Olivier Award nominee Adam Gillen as The Emcee.

Also joining the cast of Cabaret this month is Vivien Parry, returning to the role of Fraulein Schneider. The current cast of the show also includes Daniel Bowerbank as Clifford Bradshaw, Fenton Gray as Herr Schultz, Fred Haig as Ernst Ludwig and Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie. The Cabaret cast is completed by Xenoa Campbell-Ledgister, Sam Darius, Damon Gould Adrian Grove, El Haq Latief, Justin-Lee Jones, Ela Lisondra, Hícaro Nicolai, Andy Rees Alexandra Regan, Marina Tavolieri, Ben Simon Wilson, Anne-Marie Wojna, Patrick Wilden and Lucy Young.

The prologue company are Rachel Benson, Ami Benton, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Joseph Hardy, Liz Kamille, Andrew Linnie, Aine McLoughlin, Jack William Parry, Jazmyn Raikes, Oliver Stockley and Ena Yamaguchi.

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The highly anticipated production of Disney’s Hercules is opening in the West End this summer. The new musical opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and has just announced its full cast for the run.

Hercules is based on the 1997 Disney animated film of the same name. It follows the Greek hero as he fights to claim his birthright and strenth against the villainous Hades.

As already revealed Luke Brady is set to play the role of Hercules. He will then be joined by Mae Ann Jordan as Meg. Jordan is making her West End debut after originating the role in Hamburg. Moreover, the cast will include Trevor Dion Nicholas as Phil, Stephen Carlile as Hades, Craig Sullivan as Bob and Lee Zarrett as Charles.

Furthermore, the Muses will be Candace Furbert as Thalia, Sharlene Hector as Clio, Brianna Ogunbawo as Melpomene, Malinda Parris as Callipe, and Robyn Rose-Li as Terpsichore. As well as Kamilla Fernades as Standby Muse.

The cast of Hercules is completed by Rhianne Alleyne, Lana Antoniou, Daisy Barnett, Felipe Bejarano, Sarah Benbelaid, Joel Benjamin, Jack Butcher, Nicole Carlisle, Francessca Daniella-Baker, and Jemal Felix. In addition the cast includes Marie Finlayson, Ryesha Higgs, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Travis Kerry, Stefan Lagoulis, Jason Leigh Winter, Jordan Livesey, Harriet Millier, Ellie Mitchell, Saffi Needham, Ingrid Olivia, Matt Overfield, Patrick Robinson, Ope Sowande and Rhys West.

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The musical features music by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast), and lyrics by David Zippel (Mulan). In addition the stage show has a new book by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah. The show will include the much-loved songs from the film. This includes ‘Zero to Hero’, ‘Go the Distance’, and ‘I Won’ Say (I’m In Love).

The London production is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw (Disney’s Aladdin). It has also been co-chhoreographed by Tanisha Scott who worked on the European premiere of the show in Hamburg.

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Stage superstars Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace join the cast of Cabaret in the West End at the end of the month. Here’s a sneak peek of them behind the scenes in the rehearsal room. They will join the cast from 28 January 2025.

Billy Porter will take on the role of The Emcee. Billy is an Emmy, Tony and Grammy award winner. His first major role was as Lola in Kinky Boots, for which he won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He also starred in the television series Pose. For this performance he was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and won the 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama. For this he became the first gay black man to win any lead acting category at the Emmys. He went on to win another Tony award in 2022 as the producer for the musical A Strange Loop, which won Best Musical.

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Marisha Wallace will takeover as Sally Bowles. Marisha is a musical theatre icon. She starred in the original Broadway casts of Aladdin in 2024 and Something Rotten! in 2015. She also played the role of Effie White in the West End production of Dreamgirls. In March 2023 she joined the cast of Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre, in the rolle of Miss Adelaide. For this she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

The pair are taking over from current stars of the show Katherine Langford and Adam Gillen who will play their final performances on Saturday 25 January.

Also joining the cast of Cabaret this month is Vivien Parry, returning to the role of Fraulein Schneider. The current cast of the show also includes Daniel Bowerbank as Clifford Bradshaw, Fenton Gray as Herr Schultz, Fred Haig as Ernst Ludwig and Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie. The Cabaret cast is completed by Xenoa Campbell-Ledgister, Sam Darius, Damon Gould Adrian Grove, El Haq Latief, Justin-Lee Jones, Ela Lisondra, Hícaro Nicolai, Andy Rees Alexandra Regan, Marina Tavolieri, Ben Simon Wilson, Anne-Marie Wojna, Patrick Wilden and Lucy Young.

The prologue company are Rachel Benson, Ami Benton, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Joseph Hardy, Liz Kamille, Andrew Linnie, Aine McLoughlin, Jack William Parry, Jazmyn Raikes, Oliver Stockley and Ena Yamaguchi.

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The West End production of Cabaret, directed by Rebecca Frecknall is the winner of a record-breaking 7 Olivier Awards. Cabaret features music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. The musical score includes iconic musical theatre hits such as Wilkommen, Maybe This Time and the title number, Cabaret.

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This week has been a big week for West End cast announcements. Take a look below!

Just For One Day announces full West End cast

As already announced the Just For One Day will star Craige Els (Matilda the Musical) who in fact originated the role of Bob Geldof at The Old Vic.

He will be joined by Kelly Agbowu as Marsha; Julie Atherton as Margaret Thatcher and Jason Battersby as David. Moreover, the cast will also include Tim Mahendran as Harvey Goldsmith; Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky as Amara and George Ure as Midge Ure. Plus many more.

Just For One Day opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in May 2025, consequently taking over from the Theatre’s current show, Mrs Doubtfire.

Back to the Future casts new Marty McFly

Fan favourite Back to the Future is now a staple in the West End and is currently playing at the Adelphi Theatre.

It has just been announced that the London cast will welcome American actor Caden Brauch to the fold. He has also just finished the US tour of the show and will join the company as Marty McFly from 10 February 2025.

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Unicorn announces full West End casting

Mike Bartlett’s new play Unicorn is set to open at London’s Garrick Theatre early next month.

The main cast has already been announced. It includes Nicola Walker as Polly, Stephen Mangan as her husband Nick and Erin Doherty as Kate.

Their understudies have now also been announced and it includes Imogen Slaughter as Understudy Polly, Nicholas Cowell (Witness For the Prosecution) as Understudy Nick and Phoebe Marshall (Witness For the Prosecution) as Understudy Kate.

Unicorn will play at the Garrick Theatre from 4 February to 26 April 2025.

Wicked announces new West End cast

A brand new cast for the London production of Wicked has also been revealed. Joining the show from 25 March is Emma Kingston as Elphaba and Zizi Strallen as Glinda. Check the LSBO News page for the full cast list.

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The Score announces full West End cast

The Score transfers to the West End next month starring the legendary Brian Cox. He will star as Johann Sebastian Bach alongside his real life wife Nicole Ansari-Cox, who will play Bach’s wife, Anna.

The cast is completed by Peter De Jersey as Voltaire, Juliet Garricks as Emilia, and Stephen Hagan as Frederick. While Jamie Wilkes plays Carl, and Christopher Staines as Quantz. In addition it features Toby Webster as Benda, Matthew Romain as Graun and James Gladdon as Helstein, with Geoffrey Towers, Jordan Kilshaw and Rebecca Thornhill. Further cast are yet to be announced.

The Score opens at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 20 February and will run until 26 April 2025.

My Neighbour Totoro announces full West End cast

The full casting has been announced for the upcoming West End transfer of My Neighbour Totoro.

The award-winning show opens at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in March after two successful seasons at the Barbican Theatre.

The cast of My Neighbour Totoro will include Victoria Chen as Mei, and additionally returning to their roles are Ami Okumura Jones as Mei’s older sister Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi as their father Tatsuo. Furthermore Jacqueline Tate will play Granny, and Ai Ninomiya (Les Misérables) as the Singer.

My Neighbour Totoro will run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from 8 March to 2 November 2025.

Six announces new cast

A brand new cast of Queens have been announced for the West End sensation Six the Musical. Joining the show from 18 February 2025 is Jaz Robinson as Catherine of Aragon. While Thao Therese Nguyen continues in the role of Anne Boleyn, and Hana Stewart will take on the role of Jane Seymour. In addition, Dione Ward-Anderson will play Anna of Cleves again, with Caitlyn De Kuyper as Katherine Howard and Amelia Kinu Muus as Catherine Parr.

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The West End production of Wicked has announced a new cast who will join the show from March. Now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, book your Wicked tickets now with LSBO.

Joining the show from 25 March 2025, is Emma Kingston (Heathers: The Musical) will star as Elphaba. She will star alongside West End icon Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins) as Glinda. The role of Fiyero will be played by Carl Man (&Juliet). He is returning to the show after appearing in the UK tour and London production previously.

Wicked first opened in London in 2006 and is the 10th longest-running West End show in history. The show celebrated its 7000th performance in London on Friday 15 November 2024.

The Wicked cast also includes Sarah Ingram (Legally Blonde: The Musical) as Madame Morrible, and Michael Matus (Singin’ in the Rain) as The Wizard. Hannah Qureshi (Hamilton) then plays Nessarose, with David McKechnie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge) as Doctor Dillamond. Moreover, Ross Carpenter (The Book of Mormon) plays the role of Boq. Furthermore, the cast features Laura Emmitt (Frozen) as Alternate Elphaba, and Lydia Gerrard (The Phantom of the Opera) as Standby for Glinda.

The full company is completed by Iroy Abesamis, Zac Adlam, Steph Asamoah, Meg Astin, Rebecca Bowden, Shaun Chambers, Erin Gisele Chapman, Grace Durkin, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Aaron Elijah, Aimee Hodnett, Nat Ingham, Holly Lawrence, Jemima Loddy, Josh Lovell, Rory Maguire, PaddyJoe Martin, JoJo Meredith, Ayden Morgan, Rina Punwani, Abbie Quinnen, Jemma Revell, Jeanie Ryan, Charlotte Anne Steen, Chris Tarsey, Hannah Taylor, James Titchener and Jacob Young.

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