Podcast Episodes

Is HERCULES closing for THE GREATEST SHOWMAN... or not? | what's going on with the Disney musicals

Less than a year after it arrived in the West End, it has been announced that Disney's HERCULES will conclude its run in London.

This perhaps surprisi…

5 months, 1 week ago

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

The West End's newest musical is THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Joyce.

The show is adapted with …

5 months, 1 week ago

All Is But Fantasy by Whitney White (The Other Place, RSC, Stratford-Upon-Avon) - 8★ REVIEW

Last Wednesday, Mickey-Jo spent all day at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon to see the two part play ALL IS BUT FANTASY.

The piece…

5 months, 1 week ago

why is MOULIN ROUGE! closing? | the reason why the musical is ending its Broadway run after 7 years

A few days ago, it was announced that MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL would close on Broadway after 7 years at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

The stage musical,…

5 months, 1 week ago

what to see in the WEST END in 2026 | a guide to the best plays and musicals in London and the UK

Amidst an already exciting year of theatregoing in the United Kingdom, Mickey-Jo and his stagey fiancé @AeronJames are talking through some of their …

5 months, 1 week ago

Mickey-Jo saw three iconic musicals in SPANISH! | reviews of Los Miserables, Wicked & The Book of Mormon in Madrid

Last month, Mickey-Jo travelled to Madrid in Spain to see major productions of some of the world's most iconic and well-loved musicals: Los Miserable…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

CHICAGO on Broadway... was great?! | how casting can return this revival to its razzle-dazzle roots

During Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York City, he found himself with very limited options and time enough for an additional show in his schedu…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bug starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★ REVIEW

One of Broadway's most recent new openings is BUG, a new production of The Tracy play which premiered in 1996.

This production, first seen at Steppenw…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

American Psycho (Almeida Theatre, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

This week, after considerable intrigue and massive demand for tickets, the musical adaptation of AMERICAN PSYCHO has returned to the London stage, wi…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Off West End Musicals Review Roundup (Cable Street, Beautiful Little Fool, Ballad Lines)

This week, Mickey-Jo spent three consecutive nights at Off West End Theatres reviewing new musicals.

The shows were: Cable Street (Marylebone Theatre)…

5 months, 3 weeks ago