Musical theatre
10 of the best songs from musicals
Great show tunes stick in the memory like nothing else, becoming household favourites. Here are 10 of our favourite songs from musical theatre on Broadway and the West End – with many more to come...
Lin-Manuel Miranda: 'Anyone who tells you that Sondheim isn’t an influence on their music or their work is lying'
As the legendary Hamilton creator makes his directorial debut in the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's musical tick, tick... BOOM!, he tells us all about the music that has shaped his life and work
The best performances of Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns'
You've probably seen Judi Dench's moving rendition of this ballad from A Little Night Music doing the rounds on the internet, but what are the other great performances of 'Send in the Clowns'?
West Side Story: A guide to Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of Bernstein's iconic musical
Could it be? Yes it could! We reveal the release date, cast and soundtrack details of the upcoming 2021 remake of the much-loved musical West Side Story, 50 years after the release of the first film adaptation
Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'tick, tick... BOOM!' trailer and first single revealed ahead of its Netflix release
The autobiographical movie musical about the Rent creator Jonathan Larson is Lin-Manuel Miranda's first outing as a feature film director
The best musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the UK's biggest musical exports, having written 21 musicals throughout his illustrious career. Here, we pick out some of his greatest works for the stage – many of which have also been adapted for screen
Andrew Lloyd Webber to release album of orchestral arrangements of his musicals
The musical theatre composer gathered an 81-piece orchestra to record these symphonic suites in his newly refurbished theatre at the end of lockdown
The best musicals by Leonard Bernstein
In the world of musical theatre, Bernstein might be best known for his writing for West Side Story, but what are the other great musicals he ought to be remembered for?
tick, tick... BOOM!: Everything you need to know about the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest film
The autobiographical musical by Rent creator Jonathan Larson has been adapted into a film by Lin-Manuel Miranda starring Andrew Garfield... but what can we expect from the music?
West Side Story: our guide to Bernstein's original 1957 stage musical
As well as two glitzy film adaptations, Bernstein's legendary musical has been staged by amateur and professional theatre companies across the globe for more than half a century. Here, we explain its history and why it's stood the test of time
Who is John Barrowman? Everything you need to know about the TV presenter and musical theatre star
The all-singing, all-dancing presenter and musical theatre star is a permanent fixture on TV screens around the UK
On the Town: our guide to Bernstein's 1944 musical that took Broadway by storm
We give you the backstory to Leonard Bernstein's hugely successful musical comedy, On the Town, based on Jerome Robbins's ballet
Everything we know about the film adaptation of In The Heights, the musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Warner Bros is set to release the film adaptation of the stage musical set in Washington Heights in June 2021