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Danielle Steers and Morgan Gregory in rehearsals for Hot Mess. Photo by Pamela Raith
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Hot Mess releases One in a Trillion as its Other Palace run enters its final week

Hot Mess has put out a new track, One in a Trillion, written for its London run and sung by Morgan Gregory. The musical closes at The Other Palace on Sunday 6 September.

The 2026 touring company of The Choir of Man on the show's pub set. Photo by Mark Senior
Upcoming and New Shows

The Choir of Man returns to London this Christmas, on sale 2 September

The Choir of Man is coming back to London for Christmas, opening at The Arts at Marble Arch on 10 December 2026 and booking to 14 February 2027. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 2 September.

Key art for Speculations at the Marylebone Theatre, showing Janie Dee as Dorothy Kilgallen
Upcoming and New Shows

Trevor Nunn directs Janie Dee in Speculations, a world premiere for the Marylebone Theatre

Wild Yak and the Marylebone Theatre have announced the world premiere of Speculations, a political thriller by Torben Betts directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, with Janie Dee as the journalist who refused to accept the…

Artwork for Evita: The Full Album, featuring Rachel Zegler as Eva Peron
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Evita releases its full Palladium album ahead of the Broadway transfer

The complete recording of Evita, captured live at the London Palladium during Jamie Lloyd's sold-out run last summer, is released today on triple vinyl and across the streaming services, six months before the production…

Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup in rehearsal for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Photo by Johan Persson
Upcoming and New Shows

First look: Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup in rehearsal for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The first rehearsal images are out for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, with Gillian Anderson as Martha and Billy Crudup as George. Marianne Elliott directs in the round, opening at @sohoplace on 21 September.

Rosie O'Donnell, who has joined the producing team of the musical Indigo. Photo by Doreen Kilfeather
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Rosie O'Donnell joins the producers of Indigo, the musical bound for London in 2027

Rosie O'Donnell has joined the producing team of Indigo, a new musical about a non-speaking autistic teenager that its producers intend to bring to London in 2027.

Tim Curry in a 1978 A&M Records publicity portrait
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Tim Curry, the first Frank-N-Furter, dies aged 80

Tim Curry, who created Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show at the Royal Court in 1973 and was three times nominated for a Tony, has died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 80.

The company of The Devil Wears Prada The Musical at the Dominion Theatre
Upcoming and New Shows

The Devil Wears Prada extends at the Dominion to September 2027

The Devil Wears Prada will now play the Dominion Theatre until 25 September 2027, with tickets for the new period on sale from 25 pounds. Matt Henry stays as Nigel until February 2027.

The cast of Disney's High School Musical at Lowry, Manchester. Photo by Matt Crockett
Upcoming and New Shows

First production photos of Disney's High School Musical, with a Wembley transfer to come

The first production photos have been released for High School Musical, now running at Lowry in Manchester before it transfers to Troubadour Theatre - Wembley in October.