The Show Must Go On! Live Stream Tonight!

 

The West End returns!!

This week London's West End roared back into life with a celebration of musical theatre. Trevor Dion Nicholas (Aladdin, Hamilton) and host of West End stars come together with performances from almost every production in the West End for The Show Must Go On! Live at the Palace Theatre.

Trevor will be performing a number from Hamilton in a performance that you can only see here. Disney Theatrical will be performing numbers from The Lion King and Mary Poppins. There will be performances from legendary West End musicals such as Les Miserables, new sensations like Six, and West End premieres from Back to the Future.

It all happens tonight, and you can stream live right here at 7pm (UK time) tonight.

The stream will be available for the next seven days and is being done in support of the Theatre Support Fund which you can donate to here.

It feels so good to have theatre back again. You can get a small taste of what's to come with this teaser:

It's show time!!

From Aladdin to Hamilton

Tonight, there's going to be a touch of Disney magic in the air at Hamilton as Aladdin's Trevor Dion Nicholas and Travis Kerry join the West End cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit musical.

Trevor, who dazzled audiences night after night with his boundless joy and enthusiasm as Genie for the show's entire run, steps into the role of George Washington, the first President of the United States of America. Travis, who joined Aladdin's energetic ensemble in 2017, is now joining the ensemble of Hamilton, trading the high octane production numbers of Agrabah for revolutionary America.

I've been meaning to see Hamilton for a while now, so now I have no excuse! I'm really excited to see Trev in a new show, I'm sure he'll bring the same passion and energy to Washington as he did to Genie and really make the role his own.

Best wishes to both of you, and the rest of the new cast, as you make your debuts tonight!

James Monroe Iglehart Prepares to Grant His Final Wish

James Monroe Iglehart as Genie, Photo by Disney Theatrical

I don't know why but I never thought this day would come, or maybe I just wished it wouldn't.  Disney Theatrical announced this morning that James Monroe Iglehart, who's brought the Genie to magical life since the first Seattle try out, will grant his final wish on Sunday February 19th.

So what's next for Broadway's most beloved wish granter?  Hamilton!  Yep, you'll need a real Genie to stand a chance of getting tickets to see him now!  James will take on the dual role of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in April (date to be confirmed) in Broadway's sold out smash hit!

But for the next month you can still catch him making magic and bring audiences to their feet in Agrabah and I would urge you to do just that.  No one makes magic quite like James Monroe Iglehart!

With both James and Adam leaving the show (or at least the Broadway production in Adam's case) it feels a bit like the end of The Return of the King and the breaking of the Fellowship.  Ok, that's probably a bit overly dramatic (unless Disney Theatrical have any more surprise announcements up their sleeve we still have original principals Courtney, Don Darryl, Jonathan and Brian from the Seattle production and Clifton who's been with the show since Toronto) but it really does feel like this is the end of an era in many ways.

James, I wish you all the best for Hamilton and can't wait to see you bring the house down in your final weeks in Agrabah!