Ahead of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a few of you have been asking if Mickey-Jo would share some recommendations of which shows to see. So, after a few weeks of deliberation, Mickey-Jo has put together a list of some of the cabaret performances, musicals and plays which immediately caught his attention. Check it out, comment your own recommendations down below and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on Mickey-Jo's upcoming Edinburgh Fringe content! • 00:00 |...

Mickey-Jo recently had the privilege of attending the press night for one of the West End's biggest shows of the summer, the brand new revival of HELLO, DOLLY! The new production at the London Palladium stars Dame Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Sweeney Todd) as Dolly Levi alongside a sublime cast including Andy Nyman, Jenna Russell, Harry Hepple, and more. Check out this new review to find out what Mickey-Jo thought of this revival... • 00:00 | introduction 02:24 | history / synopsis 06:22 | one...

The multi Tony Award nominated SLAVE PLAY by Jeremy O'Harris has recently opened at the Noël Coward Theatre in London. The play, which stars Olivia Washington, Kit Harrington, Fisayo Akinade and more, covers hard hitting themes of racial and sexual power dynamics. Check out this new review to find out more about the play and how Mickey-Jo responded to its shocking content... • 00:00 - introduction 02:56 - synopsis 13:38 - writing 20:29 - creative choices 24:21 - performances • About...

Mickey-Jo recently had the chance to interview the stars of the brand new proshot recording of BONNIE & CLYDE the Musical, Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayli McCann. Hours after they'd watched the professional recording of the show (which they starred in together in a staged concert in London in 2022), Mickey-Jo asked them how they reacted to watching their performances back, what their favourite moment was that they hadn't been able to see before and how they felt about proshots... Check...

This week, Mickey-Jo sat down with West End star Rob Madge at the Theatre Café Diner in London to discuss their show at the Garrick Theatre, 'Rob Madge's Regards to Broadway'. They discussed Rob's childhood starring in musicals including Les Misérables, the conception of their groundbreaking solo show 'My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)' and the unfortunate postponement of its Broadway run. Check it out and comment down below with who you'd love to see Mickey-Jo chat to next!...

Earlier this month Mickey-Jo got to meet Sam Tutty, in the middle of preview performances for the new musical 'Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York'. Sam stars alongside Dujonna Gift in this romantic comedy which has transferred from the Kiln Theatre to the Criterion Theatre for a limited run. In this quick chat we discuss Sam's Olivier Award winning performance as the titular character in Dear Evan Hansen, what he got up to when this show sent him to New York and why audiences should...

Recently Mickey-Jo from Mickey-Jo Theatre had the joy of sitting down with current 'Six: the Musical' cast member and TikTok star Hannah Lowther. You may also know Hannah from her time in Heathers at the Other Palace Theatre as well as the recent UK Tour of the Spongebob Squarepants musical. In this, the first of a new series of longer sit-down interviews here on my channel, we talk about Hannah's first steps in the industry as a child actor, the pros and cons of social media popularity, her...

On Mickey-Jo's most recent trip to New York City, he had the chance to sit down with rising star Hannah Cruz. Hannah is currently making her Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical SUFFS, and has previously been seen Off-Broadway in the Jason Robert Brown musical THE CONNECTOR and on tour with HAMILTON. Check out this brand new interview for Hannah's thoughts on her career, her Suffs co-stars, the realities of a Broadway run, and her future dream roles... About Mickey-Jo: As one...

After many years of waiting, the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal has finally arrived in London, with last year's premiere production at the Donmar Warehouse having just transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End. The West End production stars Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Jack Wolfe, and more. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's detailed thoughts about this production... • 00:00 - introduction 02:05 - history / overview 07:26 - this...

This weekend, the hugely anticipated new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's STARLIGHT EXPRESS opened at the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley Park, London. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's full thoughts on this bold revival of the show! • 00:00 | introduction 03:08 | synopsis / history 12:15 | the material 18:08 | this production 28:49 | the creative choices 38:58 | the performances • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform,...

The West End transfer of MEAN GIRLS the musical has finally opened, at the Savoy Theatre in London. The show stars Charlie Burn, Georgina Castle, Daniel Bravo, Grace Mouat, Elèna Gyasi, Tom Xander, Elena Skye, and more in the iconic roles from the 2004 film by Tina Fey. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this show... • 00:00 | introduction 02:03 | synopsis / history 05:50 | performances 20:55 | material / creative choices • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices...

One of this summer's most anticipated musical revivals is the brand new production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican Centre in London. The revival, which has been directed by Bartlett Sher stars Stephanie J Block and Adrian Dunbar as well as Charlie Stemp and Georgina Onuorah. Check out the review to find out what Mickey-Jo thought of the production, the Cole Porter score and the performances… • 00:00 | introduction 02:35 | synopsis / material 10:51 | this production 20:21 |...

In this episode Mickey-Jo is discussing the new musical KATHY & STELLA SOLVE A MURDER which he first saw at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022. The show stars Bronté Barbé and Rebekah Hinds as best friends and true crime podcast hosts Kathy and Stella who find themselves unexpectedly embroiled in a real life murder. Check out Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this latest iteration of the show, its new supporting cast and its murderous material... • 00:00 | introduction 03:04 | synopsis /...

A year after Mickey-Jo saw the show's workshop presentation, BABIES finally had a world premiere, fully staged production, which opened last week at the Other Palace Theatre in London. The show, which is written by Martha Geelan and Jack Godfrey, was developed with BYMT and follows a group of 9 year 11 students who have to take care of baby simulators. Check out the new review to find out why Mickey-Jo loves this show so much and who should check it out in the next month... • 00:00 |...

Earlier this year Mickey-Jo travelled to New York to see upwards of 20 Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows and during that trip he snagged a pair of rush tickets to see the transfer of the hit new play STEREOPHONIC. The play, written by David Adjmi and directed by Daniel Aukin, had an acclaimed off-Broadway run and is now playing at the Golden Theatre, where it has been nominated for a record number of Tony Awards. Check out this new review to find out why this just might be Mickey-Jo's new...

After missing its initial run, Mickey-Jo was thrilled when PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS announced a West End return, giving him the chance to finally see it earlier this month. The piece, which focuses on addiction and recovery, is written by Duncan Macmillan and centres on the award winning performance of Denise Gough. It was originally staged at the National Theatre before transferring to the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End and has now returned at the Trafalgar Theatre. Check out...

One of this year's Tony Award nominated musicals revivals is THE WHO'S TOMMY, currently being performed at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway The show is the stage version of the iconic rock opera from The Who and was co-created by director Des McAnuff. Check out the new review to find out what Mickey-Jo thought of this revival when he saw it recently in New York City... • 00:00 | introduction 02:35 | history / synopsis 12:47 | creative choices 20:46 | performances • About...

One of the hottest theatre tickets this summer in the West End is Jamie Lloyd's new production of ROMEO & JULIET starring Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers. This new production of the William Shakespeare tragedy has just opened at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London. In this new review Mickey-Jo shares his thoughts about whether or not the bold creative choices that made Sunset Boulevard an acclaimed, award-winning smash hit, are as effective here... • 00:00 |...

Mickey-Jo was recently invited to review one of this summer's hottest theatre tickets: SPIRITED AWAY at the London Coliseum in the West End. The stage show, which is an adaptation of the hugely successful Studio Ghibli film, arrives in London having first been produced in Japan. Check out the new review to find out what Mickey-Jo thought of this show as a fan of the animation and how it compares with London's last award-winning Ghibli stage adaptation, My Neighbour Totoro... • 00:00 |...

Earlier this month Mickey-Jo caught PIPPIN in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End. The show, which was originally directed by Bob Fosse, features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. In celebration of the musical's 50th anniversary, the concert starred Alex Newell (Shucked, Once on This Island) and Jac Yarrow (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as well as Lucie Jones (Waitress, Wicked), Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins), Cedric Neal (Guys and...

After seeing the show off-West End at the Kiln Theatre, Mickey-Jo was delighted to finally catch the new musical 'Two Strangers (Carry a Cake across New York)' at the Criterion Theatre in London's West End recently. The show, which is a romantic comedy written by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, stars Dujonna Gift (Hamilton) and Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen), with direction by Tim Jackson. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the show, its pair of leading performers and who...

One of the shows Mickey-Jo recently saw during his recent two week trip to New York was SUFFS, the brand new Musical currently playing at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. This is Mickey-Jo's ★★★★★ review of the musical. Suffs, the six-time Tony Award-nominated musical from Shaina Taub about the lives and legacies of unsung changemakers in the women’s suffrage movement of 1920, is marching onto Broadway with producers Hillary Rodham Clinton and Malala Yousafzai. Just about century ago,...

One of this year's most Tony Award nominated new musicals (with 12 nominations) is THE OUTSIDERS, the new musical adaptation of The S.E Hinton Novel currently playing at Broadway's Jacobs Theatre. Here is his ★★★ review on the musical. The Outsiders is a 12-time Tony Award-nominated musical adaptation of the groundbreaking novel by S. E. Hinton and film by Francis Ford Coppola. The cast features Brody Grant as "Ponyboy," Sky Lakota-Lynch as "Johnny," Daniel Marconi as "Randy," Kevin...

As part of Mickey-Jo's trip to New York, he got to catch THE NOTEBOOK at the Schoenfeld Theatre, a new musical adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel. Check out his ★★★★ review for his thoughts on this emotive musical and where it lets the rain in a little... The three-time Tony Award-nominated musical The Notebook, one of the most cherished contemporary love stories, is on Broadway starring 2024 Tony nominees Dorian Harewood and Maryann Plunkett. The Notebook started as a 1995...

Mickey-Jo shares his thoughts on the Broadway transfer of Cabaret and how it compares with the West End counterpart... The multi award-winning revival of the musical CABARET has just opened on Broadway. The show is led by Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin as The Emcee and Sally Bowles and sees the August Wilson Theatre transformed into the Kit Kat Club, offering audiences a uniquely atmospheric experience. About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social...