Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production of [*Guys & Dolls*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/25504-guys-and-dolls-tickets) has announced its final extension at London's Bridge Theatre. The show will now run until 4 January 2025.

The production, which opened at the theatre in March 2023, recently won the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer for Arlene Phillips with James Cousins.

*Guys & Dolls* stars Owain Arthur (*The History Boys, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Lord of the Rings*) as...

'Guys & Dolls' extends performances through January 2025

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Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production recently won the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer for Arlene Phillips's work with James Cousins.


Find out the full list of winners at the 2024 Olivier Awards with London Theatre. The ceremony took place at the Royal Albert Hall on 14 April.

Jamie Lloyd's *Sunset Boulevard* won big on the night, with seven awards including Best Actress in a Musical for Nicole Scherzinger for her turn as Norma Desmond, Best Director for Jamie Lloyd, and Best Musical Revival.

*Dear England, Operation Mincemeat*, and *Stranger Things: The First Shadow* all won two awards each.

Sarah Snook scooped Best...

2024 Olivier Awards: Full list of winners

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Hannah Waddingham hosted the 2024 Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall. Jamie Lloyd's *Sunset Boulevard* was the night's biggest winner, and took home seven awards.

[*Heathers the Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/11652-heathers-the-musical) is set to return to the West End, as part of its third national tour. It will open at London's @sohoplace for a limited six-week run on 22 May.

The musical, which is based on the 1989 film of the same name, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, follows Veronica Sawyer, a high school “nobody” who dreams of becoming popular. When she’s taken in by beautiful but cruel girl group the 'Heathers', her...

'Heathers the Musical' to return to the West End

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The musical had its European premiere at The Other Palace in 2018 and returned to the venue last year, becoming the longest running show in the venue’s history. 


Ivo Van Hove's new musical [*Opening Night*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/36785-opening-night), which is based on John Cassavetes’s 1977 film and stars Sheridan Smith, is set to end its run two months early.

The show opened on 6 March and was due to run until 27 July, but the producers have announced it will now close on 18 May. 

Producers Wessex Grove said: “It is an honour to produce this beautiful new musical in the West End, and everyone at Wessex Grove is proud to have delivered...

Sheridan Smith's 'Opening Night' to finish West End run early 

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The show, conceived and directed by Ivo Van Hove, opened on 6 March and was due to run until 27 July, but producers have announced it will now close on 18 May. 

The full cast has been revealed for the revival of Jerry Herman’s *Jerry Girls* at London's Menier Chocolate Factory. The show opens on 18 May for a limited six-week run.

The musical revue, which celebrates the life and legacy of legendary award-winning Broadway composer Jerry Herman, will star Olivier Award winner Cassidy Janson *(Bare, & Juliet, Beautiful — The Carole King Musical, Wicked The Mousetrap, Avenue Q*), Lyn Paul (*Calendar Girls – The Musical, Blood Brothers, Cabaret, Footloose*),...

Full cast announced for 'Jerry's Girls' at the Menier Chocolate Factory

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Olivier Award winner Cassidy Janson will star in the musical revue, which celebrates the life and legacy of legendary award-winning Broadway composer Jerry Herman.

The full cast has been revealed for Bartlett Sher's production of the Cole Porter classic musical comedy [*Kiss Me, Kate*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/10471-kiss-me%2C-kate). The show opens at the Barbican in London on 4 June for a strictly limited 15-week run.

Joining the previously announced Adrian Dunbar (*Line of Duty*) as Fred Graham/Petruchio and Stephanie J Block (*Into the Woods, Wicked, Sunset Boulevard*) as Lilli Vanessi/Katharine, will be Josie Benson as Hattie, Jack...

Full cast announced for 'Kiss Me, Kate' at the Barbican

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The Cole Porter classic musical will play a limited 15-week run at London's Barbican Centre, and stars Adrian Dunbar and Stephanie J. Block as the leads.

It’s important to remember that in such a busy season in which plenty of plays and musicals were entirely overlooked and huge names were shut out of creative and acting categories alike, it really is a privilege for this year’s shortlist just to have been nominated. That being said, I still have plenty of thoughts.

## Best New Play
• *Dear England* at National Theatre & Prince Edward Theatre  
• [*The Hills of California*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/36247-the-hills-of-california) at...

The Olivier Awards 2024: who should and who will win?

The West End’s most important night is just around the corner. Mickey-Jo Theatre takes a look at the nominees in some of the main categories, and gives us his predictions.

Spring is in the air. And the biggest night in West End theatre is on the horizon. Hannah Waddingham returns to host the Olivier Awards on 14 April, with shows including *Sunset Boulevard, Dear England*, and *Guys & Dolls* up for awards. [Find out more about the Olivier Awards.](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/whats-on/olivier-awards) But the Olivier Awards is only one evening's worth of a month of theatre to look forward to.

Read on for our top picks for what to see in London this...

Top theatre to see in London in April 

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From Sir Ian McKellen returning to Shakespeare in *Player Kings* to bright, bold costumes in *Priscilla the Party!*, here’s the top theatre picks in London this April.

The full cast has been announced for Jamie Lloyd's production of William Shakespeare's *Romeo & Juliet*, starring Tom Holland. The play will open at the Duke of York's Theatre on 11 May.

Tom Holland, who will play Romeo, is joined by Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Juliet. Freema Agyeman (Nurse), Michael Balogun (Friar), Tomiwa Edun (Capulet), Mia Jerome (Montague), Daniel Quinn-Toye (Paris), Ray Sesay (Tybalt), Nima Taleghani (Benvolio), Joshua-Alexander Williams (Mercutio), and Callum Heinrich...

Full cast announced for Tom Holland-led 'Romeo & Juliet'

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Francesca Amewudah-Rivers will make her West End debut alongside Tom Holland in Jamie Lloyd's production of *Romeo & Juliet* at the Duke of York's Theatre.

Start your engines! The full cast has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s *[Starlight Express](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24471-starlight-express-tickets)*, which opens at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre on 8 June.

The musical will star Jeevan Braich as Rusty, Kayna Montecillo as Pearl, Jade Marvin as Momma McCoy, Al Knott as Greaseball, Eve Humphrey as Dinah, and Tom Pigram as Electra.

The rest of the cast includes Ollie Augustin,...

'Starlight Express' reveals full cast for new London production

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical has been seen by over 20 million people across the world, and follows a child’s train set as it magically comes to life.

Initial casting has been announced for the UK premiere of William Finn and James Lapine's musical <a href="/show/falsettos">Falsettos</a>, which is set to run at The Other Palace from August.Winner of two Tony Awards, <a href="/show/falsettos">Falsettos</a> tells the story of a gay man called Marvin, his wife, his lover, his son, their psychiatrist and their lesbian neighbours.The cast includes: Natasha J Barnes (Cordelia), Daniel Boys (Marvin), Matt Cardle (Mendel), Gemma Knight-Jones (Charlotte), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Trina) and Oliver Savile (Whizzer).<a href="/show/falsettos">Falsettos</a>&nbsp;runs at <a href="/theatres/the-other-palace">The Other Palace</a> from 30th August to 23rd November, with an official opening night on 5th September. Tickets are available now.Directed and choreographed by Tara Overfield-Wilkinson, <a href="/show/falsettos">Falsettos</a>&nbsp;features designs by PJ McEvoy, lighting by Nic Farman, sound by Chris Whybrow, musical direction by Richard John and musical supervision by Mark Crossland.Premiering on Broadway in 1992, the musical won the Tonys for best book of a musical and best original score, and was recently revived in New York.<a href="/show/falsettos">Falsettos</a>&nbsp;is at <a href="/theatres/the-other-palace">The Other Palace</a> from 30th August to 23rd November.<a href="/show/falsettos">Falsettos tickets</a> are available now.

Full casting announced for UK premiere of Broadway musical Falsettos

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Falsettos will receive its&nbsp;European premiere at The Other Palace in August 2019.The double Tony Award winning Falsettos is a hilarious and poignant look at a modern family revolving around the life of a gay man Marvin, his wife, his lover, his soon to be bar mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians neighbours.Originally created under the spectre of the AIDS crisis, this ground-breaking musical about family dynamics manages to remain buoyant and satirically perceptive even as it moves towards its heartbreaking conclusion.Selladoor Productions, producers of 9 to 5 The Musical, Big Fish, American Idiot and Avenue Q, bring Falsettos to London for the very first time serving as a timely reminder that love really is the most beautiful thing in the world.

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Plenty of mainstage shows fail to age well, but “Falsettos” is not among them. Forty years after its off-Broadway origins, this musical remains a controversial and timely display of worlds colliding. On the eve of his son's bar mitzvah, Marvin wrestles with his latent homosexuality, despite his loving wife and the enviable relationship enjoyed by his openly gay neighbors, Cordelia and Dr. Charlotte. When Marvin leaves his wife Trina for a man, Whizzer, who is later diagnosed with AIDS, the entire cast is thrown into the emotional turmoil of deception, death, and the fragility of human nature. Framed against this complex backdrop, “Falsettos” is a heartbreaking and unforgettable tale of survival and love on truly tenuous ground.
 
Comprised of the final two parts of an off-Broadway trio of shows — “In Trousers,” “March of the Falsettos,” and “Falsettoland,” this show has gone through many iterations. The first installment of this trio debuted in 1979, while the latter two opened in 1981 and 1990, respectively. “Falsettos” in its present form ran for nearly 500 performances on Broadway beginning in 1992, winning two Tony Awards, while the 2016 Broadway revival earned a further five Tony nods. This off-kilter, on-point musical is making its London debut in the Off-West End Other Palace.
## What to watch for
You may recognize Oliver Savile, who plays Whizzer Brown in this London production from his from playing Fiyero in Wicked in the West End.

“Falsettos” won Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score at the Tony Awards in 1992.

James Lapine and William Finn wrote the book and score of Falsettos, but that isn't their only collaboration. They also worked on the musical comedy “Little Miss Sunshine,” which was staged at the Arcola Theatre in London earlier in 2019.

James Lapine also wrote the books for the musicals “Sunday in the Park with George” and “Into the Woods.” He won a Pulitzer for the first, and a Tony Award for the second.

Mandy Patinkin, a living legend of the American stage and silver screen, was the replacement for Martin from 1992-1993 when the show ran on Broadway.

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A must-see experience in New York and Los Angeles and following a sold-out, critically-acclaimed production in the Assembly Palais du Variété spiegeltent at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical, finally hits London.

Formerly the St. James Theatre, The Other Palace opened its doors in February 2017. It's a home and breeding ground for musicals at various stages of development. 

The Other Palace focuses on four key areas: programming, creative use of spaces, musical theatre development and audience engagement. West End premieres have taken place at The Other Palace, including *Amelie*, *Be More Chill* and *Heathers*.

## Where is *Heathers* in London?

*Heathers* is at The Other Palace in London. The Other Palace is located in Victoria. It's close to the Victoria Palace Theatre and the Apollo Victoria Theatre.

Full casting announced for UK premiere of Broadway musical Falsettos

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