Michael Vinsen News

1971, New York. There's a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

Celebrate the very first West End birthday of Kinky Boots with the video below, featuring interviews with the new cast, creative team and happy theatergoers!

The new cast for Kinky Boots gives their first performance at the Adelphi Theatre this evening, Monday 15 August. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!

According to The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, the Olivier winner has extended his contract with the production as Lola into 2017. In other 'KINKY' casting news, Elena Skye will succeed Olivier nominee Amy Lennox as Lauren, beginning 15 August.

?King's Cross Theatre will host The Musical Marathon this Sunday 17 April, a one-off charity concert in aid of male cancer charity Orchid.

Kinky Boots, Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit, today announces the release of the West End cast recording on Sony Masterworks. The album was recorded live with the current West End cast at the Adelphi Theatre and is available to buy from Friday 1 April 2016 and pre-order on Friday 11 March 2016. 

The second trio of leading stars announced for the third in the intimate West End Switched Off concert series are Sam Lupton (Wicked, Avenue Q), Carolyn Maitland (Miss. Saigon, Cabaret, From Here To Eternity), and Michael Vinsen (Kinky Boots, Book of Mormon, Hairspray). They join the previous announced Evelyn Hoskins (Sound of Music Live, Carrie, Spring Awakening), Tyrone Huntley (Memphis, The Book of Mormon, Sister Act), and Jodie Steele (Jesus Christ Superstar, Fame).

The UK première of Kinky Boots, Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit will open at London's Adelphi Theatre on 15 September 2015, with previews from 21 August.  BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

West End's Lyric Theatre is presenting the premiere of FACING EAST, a new musical. Now making its UK premiere for one night only, this is one of the first opportunities to hear the soaring new score of this emerging musical following workshops in Dallas and Chicago and ahead of its first fully staged production in 2016. Check out a behind the scenes look at the show below!

Based on Carol Lynn Pearson's stirring play, FACING EAST is a new and intimate musical by David Rigano and Mark-Eugene Garcia.

Take a look at Liza Dawson's pictures from A Merry Christmas Cabaret at the Delfont Room, Prince of Wales Theatre!

New Bard Productions presents Edges in concert at the Delfont Room - and our photographer Jamie Scott-Smith was there to take a behind-the-scenes peek!

It's been a frantic fortnight for Emma Hatton, the Elphaba standby for Wicked in London. With Willemijn Verkaik leaving the show earlier than expected and Kerry Ellis going back into green in August, that means a short notice two-week run for Hatton - and she's also preparing for a concert version of song cycle Edges in the Delfont Room on August 1st.

We popped down to see Carrie Hope Fletcher, Emma Hatton and Niall Sheehy in rehearsal for Edges, which they'll be performing in concert with co-star Michael Vinsen next month!

From 28 July 2014, the cast of the Olivier Award-winning The Book of Mormon, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, will be led by Billy Harrigan Tighe as Elder Price and A.J. Holmes as Elder Cunningham.

The cast of The Book of Mormon, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, continues to be led by Gavin Creel as Elder Price, Jared Gertner as Elder Cunningham and Alexia Khadime as Nabulungi. On 3 February 2014, the production will welcome new cast members Hugo Harold Harrison, Kevin Harvey, Christopher Copeland, Keisha T Fraser, Sia Kiwa, Joshua Liburd, David McMullan, Felix Mosse, Tanya Nicole-Edwards, Ashley Samuels, Rhys Taylor, and Michael Vinsen.

Gary Naylor goes on an emotional rollercoaster with definitely not the kids from Fame.

The cult rock musical BARE will transfer to Greenwich Theatre for a limited run from tonight 9 to Saturday 27 October 2013 (press night Friday 11 October) following its sold-out European Premiere at the Union Theatre. Full listings below, tickets on sale now.

Into the second week of rehearsals for Bare at Greenwich Theatre and we've nearly learnt the show.

So, rehearsals are in full swing for the second life of Bare by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere in London. And although it's the same production as the European premiere at the Union Theatre, and the majority of the creative team are the same, it couldn't be more different.