# MickeyJoTheatre

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Episodes: 691

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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 95,000 subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Episodes
- [why Mickey-Jo won't see HEATHERS again... | thoughts on the fan favourite musical in 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-mickey-jo-won-t-see-heathers-again-thoughts-on-the-fan-favourite-musical-in-2026) — 2026-07-21T11:14:42+00:00
- [RIDE THE CYCLONE London cast Q&A | post show discussion at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, Summer 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/ride-the-cyclone-london-cast-q-a-post-show-discussion-at-southwark-playhouse-elephant-summer-2026) — 2026-07-20T09:33:36+00:00
- [Off-West End Review Roundup (Ride the Cyclone, Hit Machine, The Jonathan Larson Project & Hole!)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/off-west-end-review-roundup-ride-the-cyclone-hit-machine-the-jonathan-larson-project-hole) — 2026-07-19T09:18:37+00:00
- [why are these musicals using AI?! | the growing problem with artificial intelligence on and offstage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-are-these-musicals-using-ai-the-growing-problem-with-artificial-intelligence-on-and-offstage) — 2026-07-18T10:59:33+00:00
- [Sweeney Todd starring Ramin Karimloo, Meow Meow (Birmingham Rep) - ★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/sweeney-todd-starring-ramin-karimloo-meow-meow-birmingham-rep-review) — 2026-07-16T09:37:17+00:00
- [why is CATS: the Jellicle Ball closing?! | what went wrong for the Broadway musical revival](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-is-cats-the-jellicle-ball-closing-what-went-wrong-for-the-broadway-musical-revival) — 2026-07-16T09:35:26+00:00
- [Mickey-Jo and Aeron James are getting married! An update on their stagey wedding plans!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/mickey-jo-and-aeron-james-are-getting-married-an-update-on-their-stagey-wedding-plans) — 2026-07-13T20:11:32+00:00
- [Fun Home (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/fun-home-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester-review) — 2026-07-12T22:53:50+00:00
- [Josh Radnor and Noah Galvin talk HIT MACHINE | the stage and screen stars on their UK theatre debut (INTERVIEW)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/josh-radnor-and-noah-galvin-talk-hit-machine-the-stage-and-screen-stars-on-their-uk-theatre-debut-interview) — 2026-07-12T21:55:14+00:00
- [why this RENT revival could be huge | Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the upcoming West End production](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-this-rent-revival-could-be-huge-mickey-jo-s-thoughts-on-the-upcoming-west-end-production) — 2026-07-11T12:31:19+00:00
- [Jesus Christ Superstar starring Sam Ryder (London Palladium, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/jesus-christ-superstar-starring-sam-ryder-london-palladium-west-end-review) — 2026-07-11T12:29:06+00:00
- [are too many MUSICALS based on MOVIES? | a history of film-to-stage adaptations and originality](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/are-too-many-musicals-based-on-movies-a-history-of-film-to-stage-adaptations-and-originality) — 2026-07-08T09:01:57+00:00
- [the plays to see (and skip) in London - REVIEW ROUNDUP of Cyrano de Bergerac, The Truth, The Misanthrope, and A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-plays-to-see-and-skip-in-london-review-roundup-of-cyrano-de-bergerac-the-truth-the-misanthrope-and-a-midsummer-night-s-dream) — 2026-07-06T22:49:03+00:00
- [meet the cast of DEATH NOTE: the musical | stars discuss the upcoming 2026 West End production](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/meet-the-cast-of-death-note-the-musical-stars-discuss-the-upcoming-2026-west-end-production) — 2026-07-05T16:31:32+00:00
- [Mickey-Jo almost married Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway | storytime and review of Every Brilliant Thing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/mickey-jo-almost-married-daniel-radcliffe-on-broadway-storytime-and-review-of-every-brilliant-thing) — 2026-07-02T22:55:28+00:00
- [what's going on with shows in Australia?! | why so many touring musicals have been closing early](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/what-s-going-on-with-shows-in-australia-why-so-many-touring-musicals-have-been-closing-early) — 2026-07-02T08:50:31+00:00
- [the PHANTOM 40th cast is phan-tastic | thoughts on the Phantom of the Opera West End casting news](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-phantom-40th-cast-is-phan-tastic-thoughts-on-the-phantom-of-the-opera-west-end-casting-news) — 2026-06-30T09:28:16+00:00
- [how does Theatre work in a heatwave? | audience advice and new onstage measures and changes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/how-does-theatre-work-in-a-heatwave-audience-advice-and-new-onstage-measures-and-changes) — 2026-06-28T20:48:14+00:00
- [Pride (Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/pride-dorfman-theatre-national-theatre-london-review) — 2026-06-28T20:46:58+00:00
- [Sinatra The Musical (Aldwych Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/sinatra-the-musical-aldwych-theatre-west-end-review) — 2026-06-26T07:33:51+00:00
- [WARRIORS is opening on Broadway | is this new musical the next Hamilton?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/warriors-is-opening-on-broadway-is-this-new-musical-the-next-hamilton) — 2026-06-25T11:58:53+00:00
- [the best and worst of WEST END LIVE 2026 | reviewing every musical performance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-best-and-worst-of-west-end-live-2026-reviewing-every-musical-performance) — 2026-06-23T23:08:44+00:00
- [SWEENEY TODD at the Birmingham Rep cast discuss revival | Ramin Karimloo, Meow Meow, & David Bedella INTERVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/sweeney-todd-at-the-birmingham-rep-cast-discuss-revival-ramin-karimloo-meow-meow-david-bedella-interview) — 2026-06-21T20:41:50+00:00
- [THE TRAITORS is 5 different plays?! | news on the West End stage adaptation of the hit TV series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-traitors-is-5-different-plays-news-on-the-west-end-stage-adaptation-of-the-hit-tv-series) — 2026-06-21T20:39:27+00:00
- [Thespians (UK Tour) - ★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/thespians-uk-tour-review) — 2026-06-18T23:40:57+00:00
- [will PADDINGTON work on Broadway? | thoughts on the success of the hit West End Musical's transfer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/will-paddington-work-on-broadway-thoughts-on-the-success-of-the-hit-west-end-musical-s-transfer) — 2026-06-18T09:04:19+00:00
- [Operation Mincemeat (UK Tour) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/operation-mincemeat-uk-tour-review) — 2026-06-17T21:43:50+00:00
- [Mickey-Jo saw Jamie Muscato and Joy Woods in CABARET | thoughts on the musical revival's new West End cast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/mickey-jo-saw-jamie-muscato-and-joy-woods-in-cabaret-thoughts-on-the-musical-revival-s-new-west-end-cast) — 2026-06-17T21:41:23+00:00
- [Jordan Luke Gage & Andrew Exeter on REDCLIFFE and the evolution of its design at Southwark Playhouse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/jordan-luke-gage-andrew-exeter-on-redcliffe-and-the-evolution-of-its-design-at-southwark-playhouse) — 2026-06-14T20:09:07+00:00
- [the best shows at the Edinburgh Fringe? | Mickey-Jo's 2026 recommendations for plays and musical theatre](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-best-shows-at-the-edinburgh-fringe-mickey-jo-s-2026-recommendations-for-plays-and-musical-theatre) — 2026-06-14T16:51:02+00:00
- [Kiss of the Spider Woman (UK Tour) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/kiss-of-the-spider-woman-uk-tour-review) — 2026-06-13T10:59:46+00:00
- [the real reason STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW is ending on Broadway and in the West End](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-real-reason-stranger-things-the-first-shadow-is-ending-on-broadway-and-in-the-west-end) — 2026-06-12T21:07:47+00:00
- [REVIEW ROUNDUP (We Had a World at Hampstead Theatre and Under the Shadow at Almeida Theatre)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/review-roundup-we-had-a-world-at-hampstead-theatre-and-under-the-shadow-at-almeida-theatre) — 2026-06-11T00:06:23+00:00
- [Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Watermill Theatre, Newbury) - ★★★★ THEATRE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-watermill-theatre-newbury-theatre) — 2026-06-10T09:22:18+00:00
- [did the TONY Awards get it wrong? | Mickey-Jo's reaction to the 2026 winners, performances and ceremony](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/did-the-tony-awards-get-it-wrong-mickey-jo-s-reaction-to-the-2026-winners-performances-and-ceremony) — 2026-06-08T23:14:42+00:00
- [RSC Review Roundup (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui starring Mark Gatiss and The Tempest starring Kenneth Branagh)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/rsc-review-roundup-the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-starring-mark-gatiss-and-the-tempest-starring-kenneth-branagh) — 2026-06-08T14:45:00+00:00
- [War Horse (Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, London) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/war-horse-olivier-theatre-national-theatre-london-review) — 2026-06-05T21:35:38+00:00
- [High Society (Barbican Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/high-society-barbican-theatre-london-review) — 2026-06-04T22:40:49+00:00
- [the truth behind the texting drama at Inter Alia | why Rosamund Pike spoke out after her performance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-truth-behind-the-texting-drama-at-inter-alia-why-rosamund-pike-spoke-out-after-her-performance) — 2026-06-03T23:03:06+00:00
- [Titaníque (St James Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/titan-que-st-james-theatre-broadway-review) — 2026-06-02T22:47:13+00:00
- [Can Mickey-Jo and Aeron James predict the 2026 Tony Awards? | which Broadway actors, plays and musicals will win this year?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/can-mickey-jo-and-aeron-james-predict-the-2026-tony-awards-which-broadway-actors-plays-and-musicals-will-win-this-year) — 2026-06-02T11:08:36+00:00
- [Broadway's Best and Worst Plays REVIEW ROUNDUP (Giant, Proof, Dog Day Afternoon, Joe Turner's Come and Gone)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/broadway-s-best-and-worst-plays-review-roundup-giant-proof-dog-day-afternoon-joe-turner-s-come-and-gone) — 2026-06-01T16:32:18+00:00
- [Beetlejuice (Prince Edward Theatre, West End) - ★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/beetlejuice-prince-edward-theatre-west-end-review) — 2026-06-01T16:29:40+00:00
- [The Rocky Horror Show (Studio 54, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-rocky-horror-show-studio-54-broadway-review) — 2026-05-29T11:48:43+00:00
- [why CHESS is closing early on Broadway | the reason the revival will end when Lea Michele leaves](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-chess-is-closing-early-on-broadway-the-reason-the-revival-will-end-when-lea-michele-leaves) — 2026-05-27T10:10:40+00:00
- [why Kim Kardashian is a Broadway Producer now | the reasons behind theatre's new celebrity producers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-kim-kardashian-is-a-broadway-producer-now-the-reasons-behind-theatre-s-new-celebrity-producers) — 2026-05-27T00:17:36+00:00
- [Mickey-Jo met the AVENUE Q puppets! | INTERVIEW with Emily Benjamin, Charlie McCullagh, and Noah Harrison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/mickey-jo-met-the-avenue-q-puppets-interview-with-emily-benjamin-charlie-mccullagh-and-noah-harrison) — 2026-05-25T21:23:20+00:00
- [Four London Play Review Roundup (Mass, Krapp's Last Tape, Mother Courage, and Equus)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/four-london-play-review-roundup-mass-krapp-s-last-tape-mother-courage-and-equus) — 2026-05-25T09:45:16+00:00
- [End of the Rainbow starring Jinkx Monsoon (Soho Theatre Walthamstow, London) - ★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/end-of-the-rainbow-starring-jinkx-monsoon-soho-theatre-walthamstow-london-review) — 2026-05-25T09:34:19+00:00
- [Mickey-Jo saw Catherine Tate in OH, MARY! | thoughts on the latest star of the West End comedy play](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/mickey-jo-saw-catherine-tate-in-oh-mary-thoughts-on-the-latest-star-of-the-west-end-comedy-play) — 2026-05-20T01:03:11+00:00
- [The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind (@sohoplace Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-sohoplace-theatre-west-end-review) — 2026-05-20T01:01:04+00:00
- [why is DEATH BECOMES HER closing?! | the real reasons why the musical will end its Broadway run](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-is-death-becomes-her-closing-the-real-reasons-why-the-musical-will-end-its-broadway-run) — 2026-05-18T23:57:58+00:00
- [Schmigadoon! (Nederlander Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/schmigadoon-nederlander-theatre-broadway-review) — 2026-05-18T23:55:00+00:00
- [1536 (Ambassadors Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/1536-ambassadors-theatre-west-end-review) — 2026-05-17T16:49:26+00:00
- [why Lea Michele doesn't have a Tony | her Broadway career through Ragtime, Funny Girl & Chess](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/why-lea-michele-doesn-t-have-a-tony-her-broadway-career-through-ragtime-funny-girl-chess) — 2026-05-14T22:34:49+00:00
- [Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (UK Tour) - ★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-uk-tour-review) — 2026-05-13T21:55:44+00:00
- [Broadway's Best Plays: The Balusters and Becky Shaw - ★★★★★ REVIEWS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/broadway-s-best-plays-the-balusters-and-becky-shaw-reviews) — 2026-05-13T15:29:31+00:00
- [has a fire closed THE BOOK OF MORMON? | details on the closure and future of the Broadway musical](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/has-a-fire-closed-the-book-of-mormon-details-on-the-closure-and-future-of-the-broadway-musical) — 2026-05-11T23:06:51+00:00
- [are these the worst songs in these musicals? | a stagey debate ft Kate Reinking (TheatreIsLife)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/are-these-the-worst-songs-in-these-musicals-a-stagey-debate-ft-kate-reinking-theatreislife) — 2026-05-10T16:10:22+00:00
- [will EVITA work with no balcony? | thoughts on changes for the Rachel Zegler led Broadway transfer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/will-evita-work-with-no-balcony-thoughts-on-changes-for-the-rachel-zegler-led-broadway-transfer) — 2026-05-10T16:06:21+00:00
- [how is Jeremy Jordan in JUST IN TIME? | thoughts on the Broadway star's performance in the musical](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/how-is-jeremy-jordan-in-just-in-time-thoughts-on-the-broadway-star-s-performance-in-the-musical) — 2026-05-10T16:04:08+00:00
- [Predicting the 2026 Tony Award nominations...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/predicting-the-2026-tony-award-nominations) — 2026-05-04T00:52:08+00:00
- [Off-Broadway Review Roundup (Mexodus, Bigfoot, 11 to Midnight, Well I'll Let You Go, No Singing in the Navy)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/off-broadway-review-roundup-mexodus-bigfoot-11-to-midnight-well-i-ll-let-you-go-no-singing-in-the-navy) — 2026-05-03T13:45:24+00:00
- [Cats: The Jellicle Ball (Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/cats-the-jellicle-ball-broadhurst-theatre-broadway-review) — 2026-05-02T18:58:33+00:00
- [The Lost Boys (Palace Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/the-lost-boys-palace-theatre-broadway-review) — 2026-05-02T18:55:32+00:00
- [Beaches The Musical (Majestic Theatre, Broadway) - ★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/beaches-the-musical-majestic-theatre-broadway-review) — 2026-04-27T16:01:27+00:00
- [we need to talk about OCTET | thoughts on the Lin Manuel Miranda / Dave Malloy movie musical](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/we-need-to-talk-about-octet-thoughts-on-the-lin-manuel-miranda-dave-malloy-movie-musical) — 2026-04-27T15:56:05+00:00
- [Avenue Q (Shaftesbury Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/avenue-q-shaftesbury-theatre-west-end-review) — 2026-04-27T15:52:57+00:00
- [Dónal Finn and Molly McFadden on whether JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN at the Royal Court Theatre - INTERVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/d-nal-finn-and-molly-mcfadden-on-whether-john-proctor-is-the-villain-at-the-royal-court-theatre-interview) — 2026-04-21T04:55:25+00:00
- [Inter Alia (Wyndham's Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/inter-alia-wyndham-s-theatre-west-end-review) — 2026-04-18T21:07:55+00:00
- [what Mickey-Jo will and won't see on Broadway... | the shows Mickey-Jo is watching on his next New York Theatre trip](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/what-mickey-jo-will-and-won-t-see-on-broadway-the-shows-mickey-jo-is-watching-on-his-next-new-york-theatre-trip) — 2026-04-18T12:56:39+00:00

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