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NOW That's What I Call A Musical hosted a launch event for the world premiere production, featuring performances by Sinitta, Sonia, Carol Decker, and cast including Nina Wadia & Melissa Jacques. Check out photos from the event below!

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the world premiere of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical. The UK & Ireland tour starts on 6 September in Aylesbury and runs until 12 April 2025. Check out the photos here!

The production is artfully directed by Brian Hohlfeld, and skillfully acted Julie Layton (Annabelle), Donna Weinstein (Chanteuse/Mrs. O’Fallon), Julia Crump (Babe), Gary Barker (Richard/Mitch/Joe), and Dominic DeCicco (Paul/Jim/Dennis). The short plays move briskly on a simple set that Hohlfeld adapted with props for each story. William’s stories are amusing, and they flow together nicely thanks to the actors' fine performances. Layton, Barker, and DeCicco have the heaviest lift filling multiple roles across the three shows.   

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, a brand-new British musical written by award-winning comedian Pippa Evans and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood.

Deadpool & Wolverine, featuring Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman reprising his iconic role as Wolverine, is currently the #1 movie in the world. However, movie theaters are not the only places seeing the impact of this global phenomenon. The songs featured in the film have quickly gained traction on music streaming services as well.

Melissa Jacques will star as April for the show’s Brighton dates. NOW That’s What I Call A Musical is a brand-new British musical touring the UK and Ireland written by award-winning comedian Pippa Evans and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood.

This summer, the Pageant of the Masters, world-famous for its presentation of “living pictures,” steps into the world of fashion with its newest production, 'À La Mode: The Art of Fashion.' Dazzling audiences since its opening on July 6, this fresh, innovative theatrical experience is an unforgettable evening where masterpieces come to life and iconic fashion trends take center stage.

Broadway star Nick Cartell – currently headlining as Jean Valjean on the national tour of Les Misérables – has released his new album A Thousand Spotlights on CD and in streaming and digital platforms today, Friday, July 26.

The King's Theatre in Glasgow will host the Scottish premiere of NOW That's What I Call A Musical, starring Sam Bailey as April.

Melissa Jacques and Sam Bailey will join Now That's What I Call A Musical UK & Ireland tour. Learn more about the tour and see how to purchase tickets!

BWW caught up with Martia Dimmer about bringing Any Day Now to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Producers Ken Davenport, Bob Gaudio and NETworks Presentations with the Fabulous Fox Theatre have announced that individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, are on sale now.

Last month saw New York City’s Hello Mary return with their first new music, “0%,” since the release of their 2023 debut self-titled LP. Now, the band have revealed the September 13 release of their new album, Emita Ox. Hello Mary also further teased the album with the release of their new single “Three,” a song that evokes the fairy tale of a young girl named Emita and her pet ox.

Broadway Records has released a new deluxe version of the hit album In Pieces: A New Musical (Highlights) featuring music by Joey Contreras and including 8 original songs not included on the 2021 release. In Pieces is an anthology musical weaving the romantic journeys of six people across three chapters of life. Listen to the album now!

Concord Theatricals has announced that Amy Herzog’s 2023 Tony Award®-nominated adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is now available for professional and amateur licensing in the UK and Ireland. 

Watch a preview of I KISSED A BOY, now streaming on Hulu, in the video here!

1970's and 80's music icons Sinitta, Carol Decker, Sonia and Jay Osmond will be very special guest performers in the brand new British musical NOW That's What I Call A Musical.

From the brilliant comedic and emotive mind of Emmy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo (Rustin, The Color Purple, Euphoria) comes Wild with Happy, releasing Thursday, June 13 exclusively on Audible. Listen to a clip now!

VOICES: A SACRED SISTERSCAPE, an interdisciplinary performance art project, is now available digitally. The project highlights Black women's stories through a unique blend of art and narrative.

The original Broadway cast recording for HELL’S KITCHEN is now available on all streaming platforms! Listen to the album here and watch an all new music video!

Explore the final days of National Geographic’s WOMEN: A CENTURY OF CHANGE exhibition at the Washington Pavilion, showcasing a century of powerful images and stories of women from around the world.

In this video, watch as Tony nominee Lindsay Mendez chats about her truly incredible year, why Merrily We Roll Along means so much to her, and so much more.

Experience the Chicago premiere of PAUL ROBESON: MAN OF THE PEOPLE, a new jazz poetry opera, on June 7th at Hamilton Park Fieldhouse. Don't miss this unique cultural event.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Benjamin Northey will perform What the World Needs Now: A Celebration of Burt Bacharach for two shows only at Hamer Hall.

The 11 track album is classic Babylon A.D. firing on all cylinders, showcasing great songwriting talent, performances and the hard rock sound the band is known for. The band is currently booking and playing select live shows across the states in support of the new album. Listen to the album now!