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Mickey-Jo saw Skylar Astin and Sarah Hyland in CABARET | thoughts on the musical revival's new West End cast

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. T

what Mickey-Jo is seeing and skipping on Broadway | the shows Mickey-Jo is watching on his Fall 2026 Theatre trip

Mickey-Jo is on his way back to New York to see as many of the new Fall Broadway and Off-Broadway arrivals as possible. Among his most anticipated shows are The Fantastic

Martin Guerre (The Old Vic Theatre, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

A new reworking of the musical MARTIN GUERRE is currently being produced at the Old Vic Theatre, with the show reconceived as a chamber piece over a single act. The mus

will THE NOTEBOOK be a hit in London? | thoughts on the Broadway musical's 2027 West End transfer

It was announced recently that the musical adaptation of THE NOTEBOOK would arrive in London's West End in 2027. The show, which ran for less than a year on Broadway wi

is the GLEE reboot a great idea?! | thoughts on the return of the landmark TV series and Broadway

It has recently been confirmed that the cultural landmark TV series GLEE will return to screens. Members of the original cast have either teased or confirmed their invo

find out about NERO, the new musical | an interview with Andrew Barth Feldman and Steven Sater

Mickey-Jo recently visited the rehearsal room of NERO, a new musical which begins performances this November at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. The show is co-written by

Legally Blonde (UK & Ireland Tour) - ★★★★ REVIEW

This week Mickey-Jo headed back to the UK Tour of LEGALLY BLONDE, now open to reviews, and currently playing at the New Wimbledom Theatre. The production of the fan fav

High School Musical (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW

Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is back on stage in London with a brand new production at the Troubadour Theatre Wembley Park. 20 years after it first premiered on screen,

everything we know about WARRIORS | an update on the highly anticipated new Broadway musical

For the first time since its Broadway run was announced, we have learned new details about the upcoming musical WARRIORS from Lin Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis. The mus

the rise of the PARODY MUSICAL... | a history of the subgenre from Jerry Springer to Dance Moms

Yesterday, casting was announced for two upcoming parody musicals, based on The Traitors and Dance Moms. With Schmigadoon! having won this year's Tony Award for Best Mu

Triumph (Almeida Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW of Caryl Churchill's 17 minute play

A few days ago, Mickey-Jo headed to the Almeida Theatre to see a play that was 17 minutes long. Triumph, a brief new piece from Caryl Churchill, is also running concurr

which of these play revivals did Mickey-Jo prefer? | reviews of THE CHERRY ORCHARD and FENCES in London

This week Mickey-Jo saw another two play revivals - new production's of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (at the Harold Pinter Theatre) and August Wilson's Fences (at t

is the HADESTOWN proshot too perfect? | Mickey-Jo's review of the Tony winning musical on screen

Having finally seen the proshot recording of HADESTOWN on the big screen, Mickey-Jo is sharing his thoughts about the creative choices made when capturing this acclaimed

more musical theatre lyrics Mickey-Jo HATES | MickeyJoTheatre's list of some of the worst lyrics in popular musicals

A video has recently resurfaced which Mickey-Jo originally shared in September 2020, detailing some of the musical theatre lyrics with which he took issue. Today, he is

was Mickey-Jo wrong about INTO THE WOODS? | Mickey-Jo's new review of the musical revival's West End transfer

This week, Mickey-Jo headed back Into the Woods, this time to see the Bridge Theatre revival's production in its new home, transferred to the Noel Coward Theatre in the W

INTO THE WOODS cast on opening night | interviews with the stars of the West End Revival

After INTO THE WOODS opened at the Noel Coward Theatre, Mickey-Jo had the chance to visit the show's opening night party and interview the revival's company. Find out w

RENT (Tom Stoppard Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

A new production of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical RENT has just opened at the Tom Stoppard Theatre in the West End. The musical stars

As You Like It starring Jonathan Groff (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon) - ★★★★ REVIEW

Earlier this week, the hotly anticipated new production of William Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon. The come

is it gonna be a good year for Broadway? | early thoughts on the forthcoming season of new shows

The 2026-2027 Broadway season has officially commenced and is set to bring numerous exciting productions of plays and musicals. The new and revived shows include the li

why actors can't always be perfect | Mickey-Jo's honest thoughts on the expectations of stage performances

Inspired by some recent social media discourse, Mickey-Jo has been thinking about whether audience members have the right to expect perfection from stage performers. Re