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Top musicals coming to Liverpool in 2026
The news may feel unremittingly gloomy, so what better distraction from real life than the chance to immerse ourselves in the Technicolor world of stage musicals for an hour or two? The UK is rich with triple threat talent and a range of all-singing, all-dancing shows, and lots of them are heading for an auditorium near you over the next 12 months. Some – like Legally Blonde, Dirty Dancing, Little Shop of Horrors and Mamma Mia! - are dependable favourites, some are sheer musi
Michael D Xavier on Poppins to Pie Jesu ahead of Liverpool Empire debut
He’s been in some of the biggest shows on both sides of the Atlantic – but for Michael D Xavier, his latest role takes him right back to the earliest years of his stellar stage career. In 2003, while he was playing the lovelorn young Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, he spotted a poster inviting people to take part in a reading for a new musical. “It’s more than 20 years ago now, so my memory is a bit vague, but I don’t believe they told us
Liverpool theatres join forces to present new season of shows
A trio of Liverpool theatres are joining forces as we emerge from pandemic restrictions to launch their new seasons of shows. The Unity,...
Beauty and the Beast makes Liverpool Empire date in 2021
A new stage version of Disney fairytale favourite Beauty and the Beast is coming to the Liverpool Empire this autumn. The lavish musical...
Ball and Boe together bring Christmas to Liverpool in 2021
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are heading for Liverpool to celebrate the best of Christmas – Christmas 2021 that is. The musical duo will...
21 shows to see at Liverpool theatres in 2021
New season, new beginnings? We can certainly hope that the second half of 2021 proves very different to the last 12 months – particularly...
Review: Once at Liverpool Empire ****
The Empire’s sweeping stage and cavernous auditorium is the natural habitat of all-singing, all-dancing, all-action musical...
Storyhouse to host 1930s movie musical weekend
Never mind the Roaring 20s, Storyhouse is stepping back to the first golden age of the musical this month. The Chester cultural venue has...
20 shows to catch on Liverpool stages in 2020
With the New Year comes a new crop of great shows to see at the theatre. And Liverpool audiences are in for a treat in 2020 with both the...
Magical musicals coming to Liverpool in 2020
Musicals fans are in for a treat with an all-singing, all-dancing abundance of top shows heading Liverpool’s way in 2020. Never mind...
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