New musicals in the UK

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Vanesa Williams in interview for WhatsOnStage

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Vanessa Williams, Elton John and more preview The Devil Wears Prada musical at West End premiere media launch

Keala Settle

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Keala Settle and cast preview new musical Fly More Than You Fall

Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow at the opening night of Why Am I So Single? at the Garrick Theatre

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Why Am I So Single? celebrates its West End opening night with the VIPs posing the questions

Burn it down

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Little Piece of You musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane – first listen to “Burn It Down”

kt tunstall

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Clueless musical – first listen to songs by KT Tunstall

Rebecca Lock, accompanied in the number by Amy Shackcloth

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Watch a “Heartbeat” performance from new Steps musical Here & Now

Tobias Turley and Erin Caldwell, still from the video

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Connections musical – first listen to Tobias Turley and Erin Caldwell performing “Anywhere I’d Rather Be”

Matt Henry, Georgie Buckland, Amy Di Bartolomeo

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The Devil Wears Prada musical – first look performances from the cast

New musical reviews

Our verdicts on all the hottest news shows

Warriors review

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Warriors musical album review – Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis battle through New York

Jo Foster and Leesa Tulley in a scene from Why Am I So Single? at the Garrick Theatre

Reviews

Why Am I So Single? West End review – a heartfelt, meta-theatrical marvel

Joseph Peacock as David Starr playing Nancy in a red dress in a scene from Becoming Nancy at Birmingham Rep

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Becoming Nancy musical at Birmingham Rep – review

James Stirling (as Ghost), Yuki Sutton (as the Girl), Rachel Bird (as Witch) and Dyfrig Morris (as Troll) in a scene from The Baddies

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The Baddies at Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and on tour – review

Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas, © Ellie Kurttz

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A Face in the Crowd musical at the Young Vic – review

Emma Mullen, Christopher Jordan Marshall, © Tommy Ga Ken Wan

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A History of Paper at Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review

House of Cleopatra, © Lucy Blumenfield,

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House of Cleopatra review – new musical could become a cult sensation

A scene from the UK premiere touring production of Play On!

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Play On! at Belgrade Theatre and on tour – Duke Ellington musical review

Musical news

All the latest news from the most exciting new musicals on UK stages over the coming months!

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Jordan Fisher at the Tony Awards

Theatre News

Jordan Fisher, Norbert Leo Butz, and Kate Baldwin feature on new musical album The Real Kyle McCarren

Some of this month's picks (2)

Features

Our pick of theatre to see this August 2026

Sea Change artwork

Theatre News

New musical Sea Change to receive world premiere in Birmingham

Frances Mayli McCann and Zachary Pang

Theatre News

Frances Mayli McCann and Zachary Pang to lead new Korean AI musical You and It

beam 2027

Theatre News

New musicals showcase BEAM announces pitching dates across the UK

Four of the cast members

Theatre News

Mona Loser – the new musical from the team behind Two Strangers – reveals workshop cast

Three of the shows featured on this list, artwork supplied by the productions

Features

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: New musicals to see at the festival

Zheng Xi Yong and Joseph Dann

Theatre News

Hit off-Broadway Heated Rivalry musical parody confirms UK cast and London run

Some of this month's picks

Features

Our pick of stage shows to see in July 2026

Stoker Wilde artwork, provided uncredited

Theatre News

Wilton’s Music Hall autumn season led by new Stoker Wilde glam-rock musical

Close-up of a woman with blonde hair and bright red lipstick in a neon-lit club by colorful lights.

Theatre News

New 1990s Manchester musical How Soon Is Now? to tour

Shattered pink heart made of glass fragments with a glowing center, floating in a colorful space-themed background, symbolizing heartbreak or broken love.

Theatre News

Wild About You musical to have full production in London

Marshall Pailet, Rose Ayling Ellis for Private Jones, photo by Piers Allardyce

Theatre News

New musical Private Jones reveals cast joining Rose Ayling-Ellis and Bronwyn James

Close-up of a human eye with glowing neon lights and digital patterns reflected in the iris.

Theatre News

King’s Head Theatre reveals full autumn 2026 season

Triptych of three young adults: a red-haired woman in a floral top, a blonde woman in an orange sweater, and a young man in a green sweater.

Theatre News

New musical Private Jones reveals initial cast – including Rose Ayling-Ellis and Bronwyn James

Club NVRLND artwork

Theatre News

Immersive Peter Pan nightclub musical Club NVRLND to receive London transfer

Space Dogs artwork

Theatre News

New musical Space Dogs to play in London this summer

Some of the shows starting this month

Features

Our pick of stage shows to see in June 2026

Ben Stiller

Theatre News

There’s Something About Mary stage musical in development with Titanique co-creator involved

Grayson Perry

Theatre News

New musical based on Grayson Perry to have preview run in London

Mona Loser artwork

Theatre News

Mona Loser – the new musical from the team behind Two Strangers – to return for public workshops

Fighting With My Family artwork, provided by the production

Theatre News

Fighting With My Family to be adapted into stage musical

Chrissie Bhima, Alexia Khadime, Obioma Ugoala

Theatre News

New civil rights musical I Dream announces cast for workshop concert

One Tiny Penguin artwork

Theatre News

Birmingham Hippodrome reveals One Tiny Penguin as next in My First Musical series

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