MickeyJoTheatre

Dec 10 2024 230 ep. 27 mins 11
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Join Mickey-Jo from MickeyJoTheatre as he reviews the latest show from the West End, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-West End, Edinburgh Fringe and across the globe. As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers.

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All the differences between the WICKED movie and WICKED the musical on stage

Dec 10 2024 39 mins  
The long-awaited film adaptation of the long-running, hugely popular stage musical WICKED has now released in cinemas. The 2024 feature film, which is the first in a two part series, has been directed by Jon M Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple) as Elphaba, pop star Ariana Grande (13 the Musical) as Glinda, and Jonathan Bailey (Company) as Fiyero. The supporting cast al

All The WICKED Easter Eggs and Secrets in the movie Wicked: Part One

Dec 10 2024 30 mins  
The long-awaited film adaptation of the long-running, hugely popular stage musical WICKED has now released in cinemas. The 2024 feature film, which is the first in a two part series, has been directed by Jon M Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple) as Elphaba, pop star Ariana Grande (13 the Musical) as Glinda, and Jonathan Bailey (Company) as Fiyero. The supporting cast al

Why is the musical Swept Away closing on Broadway?

Dec 10 2024 35 mins  
The Broadway musical SWEPT AWAY, which recently opened at the Longacre Theatre, has sadly announced it will conclude its run early on December 15th. The show, which features the music of the Avett Brothers, stars John Gallagher Jr and depicts a shipwreck and its challenging aftermath. In today's episode Mickey-Jo is sharing his thoughts on why this show is closing early. • 00

The 10 Most Popular London Shows From Google's Year In Search

Dec 10 2024 22 mins  
As part of their year in search, Google have exclusively shared with Mickey-Jo the top 10 most searched London Theatre tickets of 2024, with some surprising results! With new arrivals to the West End dominating the list, do you think film adaptations like Mean Girls and Mrs Doubtfire will have proved the most intriguing to audiences, or star casting in shows like The Devil Wears P

OFF-BROADWAY MUSICALS REVIEWS (Teeth; Little Shop of Horrors; Drag the Musical; The Big Gay Jamboree; We Live In Cairo; Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now!)

Dec 10 2024 55 mins  
When Mickey-Jo was last in New York he saw more than 20 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including a handful of plays. In this roundup of reviews of off-Broadway musicals, he'll be sharing my thoughts on: - TEETH at New World Stages, having transferred from a hugely successful run at Playwright's Horizons - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Westside Theatre, which recently welcomed Sh

Virginia Gay (Cyrano, Winners & Losers, All Saints) - INTERVIEW

Dec 07 2024 25 mins  
Mickey-Jo recently had the privilege of sitting down to interview VIRGINIA GAY, who has written and stars in a thrilling, queer retelling of CYRANO, which he loved earlier this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show transfers this month to the Park Theatre in London where it will play between 11th December and 11th January. Check out Mickey-Jo and Virginia's animated con

The Devil Wears Prada (Dominion Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW

Dec 07 2024 36 mins  
The latest new musical to open in London's West End is THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, an all singing, all dancing adaptation of the hit 2006 film which starred Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt. This stage version, newly directed by Jerry Mitchell, stars Georgie Buckland as Andy, with Vanessa Williams taking on the iconic role of Miranda Priestley. Matt Henry, Amy di Bartolomeo

BROADWAY PLAY REVIEWS (The Hills of California; Oh, Mary!; Yellow Face; The Roommate)

Dec 04 2024 27 mins  
When Mickey-Jo was last in New York he saw more than 20 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including a handful of plays. In this roundup of reviews, he will be sharing his thoughts on: - THE ROOMMATE, by Leigh Silverman and starring Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow at the Booth Theatre. - THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, by Jez Butterworth which transferred from the West End to New York's Broadh

The Lightning Thief (The Other Palace Theatre, London) - ★★★ REVIEW

Dec 03 2024 22 mins  
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: the Percy Jackson musical, is an adaptation of the popular Rick Riordan young adult novel which was seen on Broadway in late 2019. The production has maintained popularity with a young audience and is now enjoying a London production at the Other Palace Theatre starring Max Harwood (Everybody's Talking about Jamie, Stranger Things the First Shadow). Check out

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Ambassadors Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

Nov 28 2024 23 mins  
Mickey-Jo was recently invited to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End. This enchanting new musical adapts the F. Scott Fitzgerald story of the same name but relocates the action to a fishing village in early 20th century Cornwall. Check out Mickey-Jo's full review to find out what he thought about this show... • 00:00 | introduct