Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.

Charlie Stemp to make Broadway debut in Hello Dolly!

Broadway, News

Fresh from his acclaimed performance in the West End production of Half A Sixpence, Charlie Stemp is to make his Broadway debut in Hello Dolly! Stemp will play Barnaby Tucker starting from January 20, 2018, the same day that Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber begin performances. Stemp replaces Taylor Trensch who will be going on to play the title role in Dear Evan Hansen. Charlie Stemps made his professional debut in the London cast of Wicked and performed in the international tour of Mamma Mia. Stemp joins Tony Award-winner Gavin Creel as Cornelius, Kate Baldwin as Irene Molloy, Beanie Feldstein as Minnie Fay, Will Burton as Ambrose Kemper, Melanie Moore as Ermengarde, and Jennifer Simard as Ernestina. A new block of tickets go on sale September 9. HELLO DOLLY BROADWAY TICKETS  

Angels In America Announces Broadway Transfer

Broadway, News
Angels in America Part 1 at the National Theatre

It was announced today that the National Theatre’s production of Tony Kushner’s Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia will transfer to Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre for a limited eighteen week engagement from February 23, 2018. Marianne Elliott’s new production opened at the National Theatre earlier this yea to rave reviews. The production is presented in two halves Part One – Millenium Approaches and Part Two – Perestroika. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on Broadway will star two-time Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane and Academy Award nominee Andrew Garfield. The production will also feature original National Theatre cast members Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett with other casting announced shortly. When it first premiered, Angels in America won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, seven Tony Awards, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Angels in America on Broadway will be produced by Tim Levy (Director, … Read more

Christian Slater and Robert Glenister to star in Glengarry Glen Ross

News, West End
Glengarry Glen Ross Tickets

Christian Slater, Robert Glenister, Kris Marshall, Stanley Townsend and Don Warrington star in David Mamet’s acclaimed masterpiece Glengarry Glen Ross, which returns to the West End this Autumn for its first major revival in over a decade. This ground-breaking modern classic has won every major dramatic award on Broadway and in the West End, including the 1983 Olivier Award for Best Play and the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was later adapted by Mamet for the 1992 film starring Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino.  At a time of fierce debate about the American Dream and what it represents, Glengarry Glen Ross is a lacerating satire for modern society. Lies. Greed. Corruption. It’s business as usual. Set in an office of cut-throat Chicago salesmen. Pitched in a high-stakes competition against each other, four increasingly desperate employees will do anything, legal or otherwise, to sell the most real estate. As time … Read more

A Doll’s House Pt 2 Announces Closing Date on Broadway

Broadway, News
A Doll's House Pt 2

Producer Scott Rudin has announced that A Doll’s House Part 2 will play its final performance on Broadway on 24 September 2017. Lucas Hnath’s comedy sees Ibsen’s Nora return home after 25 years slamming the door on her old married life. The world premiere directed by Sam Gold opened on 27 April and saw Laurie Metcalf, Jayne Houdyshell, Chris Cooper and Condola Rashad all nominated for Tony Awards with Metcalf rinning for Best Actress. The original cast was recently replaced by Julie White, Erin Wilhelmi and Stephen McKinley Henderson. They joined Jayne Houdyshell who remained with the production. A Doll’s House Part 2 was to have played through to 7 January. When the show closes at the end of September the show will have played 30 previews and 173 regular performances. A DOLL’SHOUSE PART 2 TICKETS

Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber to take over in Hello Dolly!

Broadway, News
Bernadette Peters Hello Dolly

It was confirmed today that Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber will take over the roles of Dolly Gallagher Levi and Horrace Vandergelder respectively in the award-winning revival of Hello Dolly at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Three-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters will start her run in the musical on January 20, 2018. Midler’s final performance is on January 14. The show will be dark between Midler’s last show and Peters’ first. Victor Garber’s most recent appearance on Broadway was in the 2010 revival of Noel Coward’s Present Laughter. He earned Tony nominations for his performances in Lend Me A Tenor, Damn Yankees, Little Me and Deathtrap. Bette Midler said today, “I cannot imagine leaving Dolly Levi in better hands than those of Bernadette Peters. She has created more historic roles in more legendary musicals than any living Broadway star, and most of the dead ones, too. I cannot wait to see … Read more

Menopause The Musical UK Tour

Touring
Menopause the musical UK Tour

Don’t miss the hysterically funny and uplifting Menopause the Musical as it heads out on a UK-wide tour, packed full of sharp one-liners about memory loss and hot flushes and backed by an instantly recognisable soundtrack of comic parodies of pop classics. This all-singing, all-dancing comedy is set in a department store where four women with apparently nothing in common meet, by chance, at a lingerie sale. The show features an all-star cast including Cheryl Fergison (EastEnders), Linda Nolan (The Nolans) and Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty). The women make fun of their lives as they go through ‘The Change’ –  the forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and chocolate binges. They soon bond as they realise that the menopause is no longer “The Silent Passage”, and is an unavoidable stage in every woman’s life. The show has played sold-out tours across the world so share in the fun and  friendship and … Read more

FIRST LOOK: Footloose UK Tour 2017

Features, Gallery, Touring
Footloose UK Tour

It’s time to cut loose as Footloose the musical returns to a theatre near you in 2017. We hope you enjoy these great first look production images as Gareth Gates, Hannah Price, Joshua Dowen, Maureen Nolan and the Footloose UK Tour cast bring this great musical back to UK stages by popular demand. Based on the 1984 film smash starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose the musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose: The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again, bursting with youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music. Footloose: The Musical … Read more

FIRST LOOK: Stephen Sondheim’s Follies at the National Theatre

Features, Gallery, West End
Stephen Sondheim's Follies at National Theatre

Enjoy Johan Persson’s gorgeous first look production photos of Follies at the Olivier Theatre. 1971, New York. There’s a party on the stage of the Weissman Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Follies features a book by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, design by Vicki Mortimer, choreography by Bill Deamer, musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, musical direction by Nigel Lilley, lighting by Paule Constable and sound by Paul Groothius. Follies returns to the National Theatre in February 2019 FOLLIES TICKETS