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Alex Braybrooke

Alex Braybrooke

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9 April 2026

Leesa Tulley, David Mitchell and Rachel Zegler.
Leesa Tulley, David Mitchell and Rachel Zegler.

The flowers are starting to bloom and the TikTok theatre scene has officially sprung into action! After a month of scrolling through a goldmine of hits, these are the clips we couldn’t help double tapping.

Gird your regency loins

We’re losing it over the cast of The Devil Wears Prada trading Runway for regency as they take part in the viral Bridgerton dance. Groundbreaking? Absolutely!

@officialvanessawilliams

House of Miranda x Bridgerton feat. @Pamela Blair @jennabonner @Tara Yasmin Evonnee Bentley-Holder and Selina Hamilton cc: @The Devil Wears Prada Musical @Shondaland @shondarhimes

♬ 360 (Arr. For Cello Obligato and String Quartet) – Peter Gregson

Strictly spectacular

Everybody say yeah! Before the curtain even went up at the London Coliseum, Johannes Radebe gave us this iconic glimpse of Lola.

@whatsonstage

♬ original sound – WhatsOnStage

The rule of three

Stage stars Keelan McAuley, Tobias Turley, and Iván Fernández González are back on our list! Watch them flawlessly pivot from Heathers to Hadestown and more as they channel theatre’s most legendary trios.

@kit.tock

I fear we ATE — now pick your FAVE ⬇️ @Keelan McAuley @Iván Fernández González @Toby Turley @Esme Bowdler @Daisy Blanche Twells @Vivian Panka @Allie Daniel @Mazz Murray @Luke Bayer @rosegalbraith #posesfortrios #trioposes #musicaltheatre #ivanfergon #keelanmcauley

♬ original sound – kitastrophe

Snaps for this crossover

@l.eesa

#duet with @Legally Blonde Show #Duet @nia (n-eye-yuh) 1 take wonder 😂🩷 #sixthemusical #legallyblonde

♬ 原創音樂 – Martinaaa🩵

Seeing these stars from Six, Matilda and Legally Blonde come together to duet the viral choreography from the Amber Davies-led musical makes us want to watch it on repeat and learn every move.

Oh, Rachel!

Mason Alexander Park is all of us when we are running five minutes late for a show but having Rachel Zegler show up to save the day is the most legendary rescue ever.

@ohmaryplay

Don’t miss our inaugural First Lady! (threat) 👊 Only ONE MONTH LEFT to catch the sensational @Mason Alexander Park as Mary Todd Lincoln in OhMaryUK. Special thanks to #RachelZegler for the ride 💋

♬ original sound – OH, MARY!

A meow-ment of truth

Jonathan Bailey may have put the Rum Tum Tugger dream out into the universe, but Jaydon Vijn is here to playfully remind everyone who’s leaping onto the stage at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre this summer.

@jay.vijn

back off bailey

♬ The Rum Tum Tugger – Andrew Lloyd Webber & “Cats” 1983 Broadway Cast & Terrence Mann

The multiverse of Oz

When you try to “Ease on Down the Road” but end up “Defying Gravity” instead! This trio of cosplayers went viral for an accidental detour, combining the worlds of The Wiz and Wicked.

@the_nickdarnell

Where is MY Dorothy ?! #cosplay #viral #comiccon

♬ original sound – Universal Pictures

It was a world of frogs…and men!

We didn’t realise how much we needed Kermit the Frog as the narrator of Hadestown until now. In this universe does this mean the road to the underworld is paved with lily pads?

@kermitmafrog

“Road to Hell” from Hadestown music and lyrics by @Anaïs Mitchell #hadestown #hadestownmusical #broadwaymusicals #broadwaymusical #broadway @Hadestown

♬ original sound – Kermit MaFrog

A picture-perfect performance

Leave it to David Mitchell to deliver one of the most iconic musical moments of the month. His performance on Last One Laughing was a total love letter to Half a Sixpence and “Flash Bang Wallop” has been stuck in our heads ever since.

@primevideouk

everyone together now… 👏👞🥁 #lastonelaughing season 2 episodes 1-3 are out NOW on #primevideo #lastonelaughinguk #davidmitchell

♬ original sound – Prime Video UKIE

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