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Musical Con, billed as the world’s biggest musical theatre fan convention, has announced the schedule for this year’s event at the ExCel centre in London.

Back for its third year, the convention will run at the ExCel in London on 19 and 20 October 2024.

Shows appearing include Oliver!, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Figaro, Why Am I So Single?, Little Piece of You, Fly More Than You Fall, LoveStuck and Hadestown.

A starry line-up of over 100 special guests have been signed up for the fan event, including West End and Broadway stars Todrick Hall (Burlesque, Chicago, Kinky Boots), Layton Williams (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Billy Elliot), Lucie Jones (Wicked, Waitress, Les Misérables), Shanay Holmes (Oliver!, Get Up Stand Up, The Bodyguard), and Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley (Mamma Mia!).

This year’s Guest of Honour will be Tony, Grammy and Emmy award winner André De Shields (Hadestown, The Wiz).

Also featuring at Musical Con 2024 will be Aimie Atkinson (Pretty Woman, Six), Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away), Sophie Evans (Wicked, The Wizard Of Oz), Ben Forster (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom Of the Opera), Jon Robyns (The Phantom Of The Opera, Les Miserables, Hamilton), Jodie Steele (Heathers, Six), Olivier Award winner Miriam Teak Lee (& Juliet, Hamilton), Tosh Wanogho-Maud (Ain’t Too Proud, Drifters Girl), Matt Cardell (& Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar, Memphis), Simon Lipkin (Oliver!, Avenue Q, Rock Of Ages), Hannah Lowther (Six, Heathers), Erin Caldwell (Six, Heathers), Michael Xavier (Sunset Boulevard, My Fair Lady), Olivier award winner Cassidy Janson (& Juliet, Beautiful), 2024 Olivier Award winner Amy Trigg (The Little Big Things), Melanie La Barrie (Hadestown, & Juliet), Zachary James (Hadestown), Gloria Onitiri (Hadestown), Georgina Castle (Mean Girls, Cinderella), Charlie Burn (Mean Girls, Les Misérables), Elena Skye (Mean Girls, We Will Rock You), Tom Xander (Mean Girls, The Book Of Mormon) and Daniel Bravo (Mean Girls, Cruel Intentions).

The 10,000 square metre event promises to feature over 100 hours of programming over the weekend, including a festival-style main stage for performances and interviews with the stars and creatives.

There are also plenty of fan-related content, including Cosplay, Lip Sync, Star of Musical Con competitions, Show Off the game show, and fan meets. The expansive Theatreland exhibition has a huge marketplace full of stagey businesses, experiences, and photo opportunities from shows, including Disney’s Hercules, Mary Poppins, Matilda The Musical, and Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals.

West End stars attending Musical Con 2024

Todrick Hall, Layton Williams, Lucie Jones, Shanay Holmes, Stevie Doc, Tobias Turley, André De Shields, Aimie Atkinson, Alice Fearn, Sophie Evans, Ben Forster, Jon Robyns, Jodie Steele, Miriam Teak Lee, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Matt Cardell, Simon Lipkin, Hannah Lowther, Erin Caldwell, Michael Xavier, Cassidy Janson, Amy Trigg, Melanie La Barrie, Zachary James, Gloria Onitiri, Georgina Castle, Charlie Burn, Elena Skye, Tom Xander, Daniel Bravo

To be updated

Musical Con 2024 Schedule of Events

  • Saturday 19 October 2024 – Schedule of Events
  • Main Stage
  • 10.15am – Opening Ceremony
  • 11am – Hadestown – show spotlight
  • 11.45am – Fly More Than You Fall show preview
  • 12pm – Les Misérables – show spotlight
  • 12.50pm – Bird College performance showcase
  • 1pm – Star of Musical Con competition
  • 1.50pm – CAPA College performance showcase
  • 2pm – André de Shields – artist spotlight
  • 3pm – Oliver! – show spotlight
  • 3.45pm – Figaro – show preview
  • 3.55pm – Little Piece of You – show preview
  • 4.10pm – Show Off: Game Show
  • Backstage Theatre
  • 10.50am – Ex-Wives panel
  • 11.30am – Musical Mastermind: Reviews vs Fans
  • 12.15pm – The Road to Musical Con: With the Creators
  • 1pm – Designing a Musical with Lez Brotherston
  • 2pm – Shall We Dance? Choreography in the West End
  • 2.50pm – WHAM! Wigs, Hair and Make-up panel
  • 3.35pm – Show business: How to start a stagey business
  • 4.15pm – Super Women: Female Empowerment in the West End
  • Sunday 20 October 2024 – Schedule of Events
  • Main Stage
  • 10am – On Wednesdays We Wear Pink – fan panel
  • 10.40am – Arts1 performance showcase
  • 10.45am – Why Am I So Single? – show spotlight
  • 11.15am – [title of show] – show preview
  • 11.25am – Lovestruck – show preview
  • 11.45am – Cruel Intentions – cast reunion
  • 12pm – The Phantom of the Opera – show spotlight
  • 12.50pm – Performers College – performance showcase
  • 1pm – Todrick Hall – artist spotlight
  • 1.50pm – Spirit Young Performers – performance showcase
  • 2pm – Cosplay Competition
  • 2.50pm – Lip Sync Battle
  • 3.35pm – Hamilton – show spotlight
  • 4.25pm – Closing Ceremony
  • Backstage Theatre
  • 10am – Life is a Cabaret – fan panel
  • 10.45am – LGBTQIA+ in the West End – panel
  • 11.30am – It’s The Little Big Things – fan panel
  • 12.15pm – I Have A Dream: With Tobias Turley and Stevie Doc – interview
  • 1pm – Avenue Who: Bringing Puppets to Life – demonstration
  • 2pm – Fansens: You Will Be Found – fan panel
  • 2.45pm – Mental Health and Representation in the West End – fan panel
  • 3.35pm – & You’re Gonna Hear Me Roar – fan panel
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Main photo: Musical Con 2023. Layton Williams. Photo supplied by Musical Con

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