YESTERDAY…From The Archives
Kurt Weill and Paul Green musical Johnny Johnson
Presenter:Rob Morrison 3rd Nov 2026
Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast on Tuesday, 3rd November will feature a 90th anniversary tribute to the Kurt Weill and Paul Green anti-war musical Johnny Johnson, from the 1956 New York studio cast recording featuring Burgess Meredith, Hiram Sherman, Evelyn Lear, Scott Merrill, Jane Connell, Tom Stewart ……Read More…..
WALKING HOME opening in 1966
Presenter:Rob Morrison 27th Oct 2026
Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast on Tuesday, 27th October will feature a 60th anniversary tribute to the James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn musical WalkingHappy (based on the play Hobson’s Choice by Harold Brighouse), from the 1966 original Broadway cast recording starring Norman W..Read More….
HAPPY HUNTING – back in 1956
Presenter:Rob Morrison 20th Oct 2026
Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast on Tuesday, 20th October will feature a 70th anniversary tribute to the Harold Karr and Matt Dubey musical Happy Hunting, from the 1956 original Broadway cast recording starring Ethel Merman and Fernando ……..Read More…….
SWEET BYE AND BYE – turned out a flop
Presenter:Rob Morrison 13th Oct 2026
Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast on Tuesday, 13th October will feature an 80th anniversary tribute to Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash’s 1946 musical “flop” Sweet Bye and Bye …..Read More…….
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TODAY……… In The Moment
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Reaching new levels at Rose Theatre Eastleigh till 31st Oct ’26
Review: Pat Hayward 28 Oct ’26
Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre have once again shown the world that there is no line between amateur and professional theatre; maybe that is unfair because with their new production of Dear Evan Hansen a new sense of reality has been brought to this, one of the best new musicals .…ReadMore….
BETH LILLY talks about life THE OTHER SIDE OF MURDER
Interviewer: Pat Hayward 22 Oct 2026
The Other Side Of Murder is visiting Mayflower Studios in Southampton from16th November 2026. Ahead of the visit Overture’s Patrick Hayward had the chance to sit down with one of the cast Beth Lilly to find out about the show and how she be ……..Read More….
Operation Mincemeat
A Conversation with Christian Andrews and Charlotte Hanna-William
Interviewer – Pat Hayward 20th Oct ’26
Overture’s Pat Hayward talks with Christian Andrews and Charlotte Hanna-William to discuss the dark comedy of Operation Mincemeat, their journeys into the show, and life on tour.…..Read More.……
Readying Mayflower Theatre for next 100 years
Pat Hayward 18 October 2026
Mayflower Theatre in Southampton will celebrate its 100th birthday in December 2028. It opened as the Empire Theatre, the latest addition to the Moss Empires chain and one of the last major provincial…….Read More….
TOMORROW…..The Week’s News
LATEST NEWS 2nd November 2026
Compiled: PHayward 2 Nov ’26
Patrick Stewart – has died aged 86. Stewart made his professional stage debut in 1959 at the Theatre Royal in Bristol before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966. He appeared in around 60 productions with the company and later became internationally known for his sc….Read More.….
LATEST NEWS 26th October 2026
Compiled: PHayward 26 Oct ’26
Mona Lisa – Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that his new musical centered on the theft of the painting, will open in London around September in 2027. The composer revealed that the project was inspired by a historical feature he read about a year ago, which ……ReadMore….
LATEST NEWS 19th October 2026
Longest-running shows in theatre history – several current West End musicals have climbed the rankings according to newly released figures from the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre. Among the most notable changes, The Lion…..Read More…
LATEST NEWS 12th October 2026
Dance for Parkinson’s – from January 2027, Mayflower Southampton will become English National Ballet’s sixth hub partner for its flagship programme, bringing weekly dance classes for people ….Read More…….
