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Leslie Odom Jr, Broadway’s original Aaron Burr, to join London cast of Hamilton

Actor who won a Tony award in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical will reprise the role for West End debut

The Guardian - UK

How Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley went from an Andrew Lloyd Webber reality show to award season’s golden girl

The Irish actor’s heart-wrenching performance in ‘Hamnet’ has got critics talking (and cinemagoers sobbing). Katie Rosseinsky charts her rise from being body shamed in the “messed-up world of reality TV” to becoming the toast of Hollywood

The Independent UK

Jessie Buckley says she was ‘brutalised’ on Andrew Lloyd Webber reality show I’d Do Anything

‘Hamnet’ star hit out at BBC series for ‘unfairly objectifying’ her when she was just 17

The Independent UK

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Jessie Buckley 'wasn’t well' on 'bonkers' TV talent show

Actress/singer Jessie Buckley has admitted she "wasn't well" while she was appearing on Andrew Lloyd Webber's "bonkers" TV talent show I’d Do Anything at the start of her career.

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The rise of Jessie Buckley: Why the Hamnet star is set for Oscar glory

The Irish actor has had a fascinating career since she almost won Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV talent show as a teen

Evening Standard

Les Misérables: a musical full of heart and hope that continues to defy its critics

When it opened in 1985, the mighty Les Mis got some rotten reviews. Forty years on, our writer sees it afresh and producer Cameron Mackintosh reflects on the show’s spectacular success

The Guardian - UK

Les Miserables at 40: from flop to phenomenon, why the West End’s longest-running musical endures

Once dismissed as ‘Victor Hugo on the garbage dump,’ Les Mis is now the world’s longest-running musical. As it marks 40 years with a sold-out gala, Alfie Boe and the cast reflect on its appeal beyond the barricades

Evening Standard

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Les Misérables lyricist felt lack of credit for transforming musical to English, letters reveal

Late lyricist Herbert Kretzmer had written to producer Cameron Mackintosh to highlight that his contributions were ‘downgraded’

The Independent UK

Cameron Mackintosh in tribute to ‘wry, generous and utterly original’ Tom Lehrer

The West End impresario said US song satirist Lehrer, who has died aged 97, ‘was a very special kind of genius’.

Evening Standard

Oti Mabuse ‘delighted’ as she receives Freedom of the City of London

She is recognised for achievements in contemporary dance and charitable work.

Evening Standard

‘Bringer of joy’ and choreographer Matthew Bourne earns City of London freedom

The recognition was for his achievements in contemporary dance during a career spanning more than 40 years.

Evening Standard

John Gale obituary

Theatre producer of the longest running comedy of all time, No Sex Please, We’re British, who was also a great talent spotter

The Guardian - UK

Cameron Mackintosh, one of the last great theater impresarios, has plans for stages everywhere

The great composer Stephen Sondheim loved puzzles, and when he died in 2021, he left one for his good friend, British super-producer Cameron Mackintosh

The Independent UK

AI copyright plans would be ‘undemocratic own goal’, says Sir Cameron Mackintosh

It comes after stars backed a campaign calling for plans to allow firms to use online material for AI without paying the creators to be changed.

Evening Standard

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Sir Lenny Henry receives Freedom of the City of London

The comedian and actor joins previous recipients including Dame Judi Dench and Damian Lewis.

The Guardian - UK

West End producer Cameron Mackintosh reports dip in profits

Increase in revenues offset by rise in costs at musical theatre company, which runs eight venues in London

Newcastle Herald

What's on this weekend in Newcastle and the Hunter Region

Pride Festival, Back to Broke, Festival of Sweets & Treats, music

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Oliver! review – divine yet danger-averse revival could be renamed Fagin!

Chichester Festival theatre New staging of classic has perfect singing, cute choreography by Matthew Bourne, but rather too little daring – and one show-stealing performance

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The Independent UK

Matthew Bourne: ‘I don’t understand why there aren’t more gay love stories in ballet’

The choreographer who changed how dance was perceived in Britain is now taking the reins of a major revival of ‘Oliver!’. He talks to Sarah Crompton about his memories of legendary composer Lionel Bart and why his musical is embedded in the DNA of British culture

The Guardian - UK

Tom Lehrer’s subversive wit and wisdom are still relevant today

Letters: Readers respond to Francis Beckett’s article on the great American singer-songwriter who gave up celebrity to teach maths

The Guardian - UK

‘I died in Michael Ball’s arms’: Lea Salonga on 35 years of West End and Broadway success

She was the original Miss Saigon, sent Les Mis stratospheric and sang some of Disney’s most memorable songs. She reflects on her legacy, and which of her princesses is best – Jasmine or Mulan?

The Guardian - UK

Martin McCallum obituary

West End producer who worked with Cameron Mackintosh on musicals such as Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera

Evening Standard

Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga join our Theatre Podcast for Sondheim's Old Friends

"I think the terrifying thing about performing Mrs Lovett, is putting on a cockney accent in front of all these Brits"

The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to theatre and film producer Bill Kenwright

Julian Clary also paid tribute to the Everton chairman and said he was ‘forever grateful’ to him.

Evening Standard

Cameron Mackintosh dedicates theatre performance to Haydn Gwynne

The actress, who has died aged 66, had to withdraw from the show last month due to ‘personal circumstances’

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