Layton Williams News

The UK's biggest musical theatre concert series, West End Musical Drive In, will return for live performances this April - once again bringing top theatrical talent direct to people's cars! Following an acclaimed summer and winter season, and digital restreaming, the stage is set for another celebration of musical theatre.

Lambert Jackson Productions and The Theatre Café today announce the return of Leave a Light On, the online concert series. 70 performances from across the two series will be re-streamed.

Nasce TAB “The Artist Bridge” un ponte per rendere accessibile la comunicazione tra studenti e artisti italiani con performers e creativi da Broadway e dal West End. TAB ha come obiettivo quello di creare un ponte di formazione tra l’Italia e il West End, Broadway e i migliori artisti di tutto il mondo, offrendo classi di alta qualità online, a basso costo, accessibili e mediate da un traduttore.

Just last week, BBC Radio 2 and BBC One aired  Musicals: The Greatest Show- a celebration of the nation's favorite songs and performers from the world of musical theatre. Hosted on radio and television by multi-award winning performer Sheridan Smith, it put the songs, the shows, and the stars, back on stage at the world famous London Palladium. 

LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements.

The University of Wolverhampton is presenting Friday afternoon Zoom panels featuring musical theatre performers and writers as part of LGBT History Month. On Friday 5th February at 4pm, Dr. James Lovelock will be joined by Layton Williams (Everybody's Talking About Jamie), Alex Thomas-Smith (Bat Out Of Hell) and Will Wilhelm (Oklahoma!).

From the Drive-In to your home, relive the biggest musical concert series of 2020. With 10 hours of incredible live performances from over 25 of the greatest West End stars, including Layton Williams (Everyone's Talking About Jamie), Lucie Jones (Waitress), and Alice Fearn (Come From Away), this digital series will bring five fantastic West End Musical Drive In concerts directly to you.

BBC Radio 2 and BBC One have announced a show direct from the West End, the US and beyond, featuring a glittering cast of UK and international stars performing songs from the musicals in Musicals: The Greatest Show.

BBC Radio 2 and BBC One have announced a show direct from the West End, the US and beyond, featuring a glittering cast of UK and international stars performing songs from the musicals in Musicals: The Greatest Show.

2020 brought so many changes to my life that, like so many performers, it was either to let it get the better of me or push myself out of my comfort zone and do something scary

Revised dates have now been confirmed for Monday Night at the Apollo - a brand-new concert series for 2021, to be performed in front of socially distanced audiences at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, and simultaneously livestreamed to viewers at home via the theatre discovery platform Thespie.

In line with current government restrictions West End Musical Christmas Live at the Palace Theatre will be rescheduled to the 6th to 9th May 2021 and will be rebranded to West End Musical Celebration.

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has been a West End hit for the past three years. I have had the privilege of witnessing not only the show’s growth but also the development of a community surrounding the production itself since I created the fan page on Instagram.

Acclaimed stage and screen director, Andy Fickman, who's West End hit musical Heathers announced a UK tour earlier this year, has joined the Halls creative team after he heard opening number “Flat 15B” which was performed by a West End Cast during the first UK lockdown, earlier this year.

Danny Kaan & Sophie Ross from The Digi Creative have announced their creation of a theatrical coffee table book filled with over 140 pages showcasing the arts industry. With exclusive imagery, personalised letters to the audiences, and more, this book is a celebration of theatre and everyone who works in it.  

Dear Audience is a theatrical coffee table book filled with over 140 pages showcasing the Arts industry. With exclusive imagery, personalised letters to the Audiences, and more, this book is a celebration of Theatre and everyone who works in it.

You Will Be Found by #CheerUpCharlie & West End Friends, a fundraising charity single in aid of youth charity The Diana Award, has been released today (Sunday 15 November 2020) by Auburn Jam Music to tie in with the start of National Anti-Bullying Week, which runs from 16-20 November. 

Auburn Jam Music will be releasing You Will Be Found by #CheerUpCharlie & West End Friends, a fundraising charity single in aid of youth charity The Diana Award, on Sunday 15 November to tie in with the start of National Anti-Bullying Week (16-20 November).  

There are only two days left to join Amy Hart and Paul Taylor-Mills and a splattering of the West End's most terrifying stars for a spooky spectacular. This streamed fright fest will feature some of our favourite pumpkins as you've never seen them before, at their scariest and most playful selves.

Following a sell-out run as part of The Turbine on the Jetty season, Hair The Musical (In Concert), directed by Arlene Phillips, will be at the London Palladium on Monday 16 November, for two performances only, before two performances at the Southampton Mayflower on the 19 & 20 November.