Alex James Ellison

New Company Set For THE CHOIR OF MAN in the West End, Now Extended Through 29 September!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2024

Experience the joy of community and music at THE CHOIR OF MAN, now booking at the Arts Theatre until 29 September 2024. Join the extraordinary cast for an uplifting celebration filled with harmonies, singalongs, tap dance, and more!

Fifteen-Year-Old Nellie Regan to Stage Fundraiser for the Union Theatre Featuring West End Stars
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023

Nellie Regan is on a mission to save the Union Theatre with a fundraising concert at The Other Palace, on Monday 27th March at 7:30pm.

Michael Ahomka-Lindsey, Amy Di Bartolomeo & More to Star in Union Theatre Fundraising Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2023

Join in at The Other Palace for a night full of West End stars performing to raise money for The Union Theatre.

Photos: See James Darch, Daisy Wood-Davis & More in Rehearsals for GLORY RIDE at The Other Palace Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 9, 2022

Rehearsal images have been released for new, original musical based on an amazing, true story from the Second World War, Glory Ride, which will have its world premiere in the main theatre at The Other Palace as a staged concert for three performances this November. See the photos here!

Cast Announced For GLORY RIDE at the Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2022

New, original musical based on an amazing, true story from the Second World War, Glory Ride will have its world premiere in the main theatre at The Other Palace as a staged concert for three performances this November.

Robert Gould to Present PERFECT IMPERFECTION Concert at Union Theatre in November
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2022

After a series of four sold out concerts at the Union Theatre between 2016 and 2018,  Robert Gould will return to present another evening of songs with his lyrics,  “Perfect Imperfection”, on Sunday November 6 at 7.30pm.

Review: NEW UK MUSICALS - LIVE IN CONCERT, The Other Palace
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Jul 8, 2022

One year on from theatres being allowed to fully reopen, where is the new writing? This is a problem Darren Clark has set out to tackle with his project New UK Musicals. Set up during the pandemic, the project's website makes sheet music and backing tracks to new original musical theatre songs by British writers widely available.

PRIDE'S GOT TALENT Returns to London For 10th Year
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022

Pride In London announces today the return of Pride's Got Talent in 2022. Celebrating 10 years of elevating LGBT+ talent, the extremely popular competition opens for applications today. Heats will commence in April across the capitals many LGBT+ venues – stay tuned for dates and locations.

'Voices of Today and Tomorrow' Will Be Performed at The Old Market, Hove on 24 October
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2021

Put A Pin In It Productions, a new Brighton based production company, brings a new show to The Old Market in Hove this autumn.

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of March 1 - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Orange Vinyl, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2021

This week's list includes a new limited edition orange vinyl of the 2017 revival cast recording of Once on This Island, as well as a purple vinyl edition of the 1964 cast recording of My Fair Lady. Plus, the latest volume of The Untold Stories of Broadway by Jennifer Ashley Tepper is now available!

Southwark Playhouse Announces Three New On-Demand Video Streams Of Musicals
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2021

Southwark Playhouse announces three new “encore” on-demand video streams of musicals performed from the theatre during lockdown.

BWW Interview: Alex James Ellison Talks FIVER THE CONCERT at Southwark Playhouse
by Eleni Cashell - Nov 30, 2020

Alex James Ellison, co-writer of the award-nominated show Fiver, chats about its online revival and what's next for this smash-hit show.

BWW Interview: Greg Barnett Talks MONDAY NIGHT AT THE APOLLO at the Apollo Theatre
by Eleni Cashell - Nov 27, 2020

Greg Barnett is going from performing on the stage to producing (and hosting) his own show at The Apollo. We chats to him about producing in a pandemic, the rise of online theatre and why From Now On is such an anthem for modern times.

West End Calling Announces Audition Tour Dates
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2019

Are you a budding musical theatre performer aged 6 to 21? Do you dream of performing in London on a West End stage? The talent competition, West End Calling is back and they want to see YOU!

BWW Review: FIVER, Southwark Playhouse
by Caroline Cronin - Jul 7, 2019

The Southwark Playhouse has made a name for itself in featuring new musicals and inventive revivals. It's a venue that provides a platform for productions that are lesser-known, but have the potential to go further and I suspect with Fiver, they have an uncontested hit on their hands.

VIDEO: Dan Buckley Sings 'My Day' From FIVER
by Stephi Wild - Jun 19, 2019

British musical FIVER gets its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse from Wednesday 3 July to Saturday 20 July.

Final Casting & First Single Revealed For New British Musical FIVER
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2019

Final casting is today announced for the new British musical FIVER, which gets its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse from Wednesday 3 July to Saturday 20 July.

Daniel Buckley, Hiba Elchikhe, Kayleigh McKnight To Star In New Musical FIVER At Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2019

FIVER follows the story of a humble £5 note as it passes through the hands and pockets of different people in London. Often unnoticed and obviously unaware, the fiver is present for significant moments in each person's life - from an appreciation of their skills as a street performer, the start or end of relationships to the simple realisation that they can afford a bed for the night.

A LONELY VOICE - The Lyrics of Robert Gould Comes to the Union Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2018

After sold out shows in April 2018 and May 2017, lyricist Robert Gould will return to the Union Theatre at 7.30pm on October 21 with A LONELY VOICE, a concert of songs with his lyrics performed by a cast of West End and Off-West End musical theatre performers (from the casts of shows such as Tina The Musical, Little Shop Of Horrors and Wicked). The concert will feature a showcase of songs from "Cleopatra", a brand new musical-in-development by Robert Gould and Lyndon Samuel, as well as an eclectic mix of musical theatre, indie pop and folk/rock numbers with music penned by composers from the UK, USA, Sweden, Israel and the Netherlands, including Tristan Bons, Alex James Ellison, Alexander Engstrom, Dean Heller, Ty Kroll, Omri Lahav, Ben Messenger, Christopher J. Orton, Joe Sterling, Dylan Wynford and Bo Wastesson. (a composer from Sweden, whose works include the musicals "The Brothers Lionheart", "The Blacksmith's Daughter" and "Gerda")

Alex James Ellison To Launch New Single YOURS at Above The Arts, 3 June
by Robert Gould - May 17, 2018

Actor/singer/songwriter Alex James Ellison, who supported Samantha Barks on her UK concert tour in 2016, will launch his new single, 'Yours', with a concert at the West End's Above The Arts studio theatre on Sunday, 3 June.