Top 10 New Musicals In The West End 6 March 2015

Katie Brayben plays carole King in Beautiful at London's Aldwych Theatre

What Musical should you see first in London? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one – based on our Reviewers’ thoughts. We will update the list regularly so new productions get on your radar and when original casts change that is factored in. Plays which have been running for more than three years are not included – this is a list for new or relatively new productions running in London. So go see them! 1. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical The throbbing, majestic and luminous heart of this production comes from Katie Brayben’s faultless, radiant and absolutely triumphant turn as Carole King. Brayben recreates the feel, the sound, the look of Carole King in a completely authentic and resonant way – she feels like the natural woman. Read our review  |  Book Tickets for … Read more

Critic’s Choice: The Top 10 London Musicals (16th Dec)

Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory starring Aaron Tveit

10 Best New Musicals in the West End What Musical should you see first in London’s West End? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one – based on our Reviewers’ thoughts. We will update the list regularly so new productions get on your radar and when original casts change that is factored in. Musicals which have been running for more than three years are not included – this is a list for new or relatively new productions running in the West End. We are in the process of doing health checks on long running shows and we’ll be publishing those soon. So go see them! 1. Assassins (5 Stars) Read our review of Assasins. Book Tickets 2. Here Lies Love (5 Stars) Read our review of Here Lies Love 3. Urinetown (5 Stars) Read … Read more

Our Critics Choice: The 10 Best West End Musicals

Britishtheatre.com awards Here Lies Love No 1 Musical in their Critics Choice Poll

After some requests we’ve decided to regularly publish our Critics Choice of the best shows in the West End at the current moment. What Musical should you see first in London’s West End? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one – based on our Reviewers’ thoughts. We will update the list regularly so new productions get on your radar and when original casts change that is factored in. Musicals which have been running for more than three years are not included – this is a list for new or relatively new productions running in the West End. So go see them! 1. Here Lies Love ✭✭✭✭✭ 2. Urinetown ✭✭✭✭✭ 3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ✭✭✭✭ 4. Matilda ✭✭✭✭ 5. Once ✭✭✭✭✭ 6. Miss Saigon ✭✭✭✭ 7. Book of Mormon ✭✭✭ 8. Dirty Rotten … Read more