Musical Con 2022: full line-up, schedule and how to get tickets

Theatre Lovers can now share the same experience as their comic book counterparts with the Musical Con 2022: theatre’s first fan convention
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Musical theatre lovers can now take part in the kind of conventions usually associated with comics and sci-fi in London this month at the ExCel London.

Musical Con 2022 is the West End’s first ever musical theatre fan convention, taking place on October 22 and October 23, 2022 and bringing together some of theatre’s best known cast and creative teams.

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Event organisers have described the event as “the entire musical theatre community is coming together under one roof for the first time for a weekend-long celebration of all things musical”

Those names include Ben Foster (Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera, Evita), Emma Hatton (Cats, Evita, Wicked), Adam Garcia (Wicked) and UK Theatre Awards 2022 nominated Charlie Stemp (Mary Poppins)

Londonworld has taken a look at the full schedule for Musical Con 2022, so theatre lovers in London and around the UK can make sure they don’t miss out meeting their favourite performer or get behind the scenes information from the creatives themselves.

Musical Con 2022 full line-up and schedule

October 22 2022

Queuing Hall

  • 8am: Queuing Hall Opens

Stage Door

  • 10am - 11am: Louise Dearman (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 10am - 11am: Courtney Bowman (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 11am - 12pm: Alice Fearn (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 11am - 12pm: Toby Marlow (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 12pm - 12:30pm: Shanay Holmes (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Layton Williams (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 12:30pm - 1pm: Michael Duke (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Ben Foster (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Courtney Bowman (Stage Door 1 - Autograph)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Alice Fearn (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Jenna Russell (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Luke Bayer (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Jenna Russell (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Louise Dearman (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Ben Foster (Stage Door 1 - Photo)

Sondheim Studio

  • 10am - 11am: Lauren Drew - Whipped Into Shape (Workshop)
  • 11am - 12pm: Daniel Bailey - Exodus - Get Up! Stand Up! (Workshop)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Idriss Kargbo - Lion King (PFTS) (Workshop)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Jamie Tate - Dancing In The Street (Workshop)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Vanessa Fisher - Legally Blonde Inspired (PFTS) (Workshop)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Layton Williams - ETAJ (PFTS) (Workshop)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Sinead Long - My Shot (Workshop)

Larson Studio

  • 10am - 11am: Collette Guitart - Problem (&Juliet Inspired) (Workshop)
  • 11am - 12pm: Tom Jackson Greaves - RENT! (Workshop)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Tom Scanlon - Big Fun (Heathers Inspired) (Workshop)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Bobby Little - Shut Up Heather (Heathers Inspired) (Workshop)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Pros From The Shows - ETAJ (Workshop)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Isaacs Hesketh - Oh Mi God You Guys (Legally Blonde Inspired) (Workshop)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Shaka McFarlane - I Don’t Need Your Love (Workshop)

Webber Room

  • 10am - 11am: Luke Bayer - Acting Through Song (Masterclass)
  • 11am - 12pm: Star Of Musical Con Heats (Competition)
  • 12pm - 1pm: For The Fans, From The Fans - Heathers (Fan meet)
  • 1pm - 2pm: For The Fans, From The Fans - Back To The Future (Fan meet)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Courtney Bowman - Legally Blonde Inspired (Masterclass)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Louise Dearman - Acting Through Song (Masterclass)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Alice Fearn - Belting With Fearn (Masterclass)

Main Stage

  • 10:15am - 11:45am: Opening Ceremony (Performance)
  • 11am - 11:45am: Heathers The Musical (Show spotlight)
  • 11:45am - 12pm: But I’m A Cheerleader (Special performance)
  • 12pm - 12:20pm: Super You (Preview)
  • 12:20pm - 1:10pm: Sondheim & Me: With Jenna Russell (Performance and interview)
  • 1:10pm - 2pm: Defying Gravity - A celebration of going green (Panel, performance)
  • 1:55pm - 2pm: CAPA (Showcase)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Star Of Musical Con (Competition)
  • 3pm - 3:40pm: Cinderella (Preview)
  • 3pm - 3:40pm: The Dang - A Solange Urdang Collective
  • 3:45pm - 4:10pm: Get Up! Stand Up! (Preview)
  • 4:10pm - 5pm: Show Off - ETAJ vs Legally Blonde (Game Show)

Backstage Theatre

  • 10:30am - 11am: Behind The Seams (Talk)
  • 11am - 11:50am: Why Representation Matters In All Areas Of Musical Theatre (Panel)
  • 12pm - 12:50pm: ETAJ From Stage To Screen With Director Jonathan Butterell (Interview)
  • 1pm - 1:50pm: Disney Puppetry On The West End (Talk, Demonstration)
  • 2pm - 2:50pm: Moving A Musical (Panel)
  • 3pm - 3:50pm: The Creation Of Footballers Wives The Musical Concept Album (Show Preview)
  • 4pm - 4:50pm: Writing A Hit Musical With Toby Marlow (Interview)

Fan Zone

  • 11am - 11:30am: Fan Meet For The Recently Deceased
  • 1pm - 1:30pm: Queendom Fan Meet
  • 2pm - 2:30pm: Rent Head’s Fan Meet
  • 3pm - 3:30pm: Hamilfan Meet
  • 4pm - 4:30pm: Fan Meet

October 23 2022

Queuing Hall

  • 8am: Queuing Hall Opens

Information Desk

  • 10am - 11am: Cosplay Competition Registration

Stage Door

  • 10am - 11am: Hannah Lowther (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 10am - 11am: Aimie Atkinson (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 11am - 12pm: Sophie Isaacs (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 11am - 12pm: Trevor Dion Nichols (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 11am - 12pm: SVN (Stage Door 2 - Photo)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Sophie Isaacs (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Jon Robyns (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Hannah Lowther (Stage Door 2 - Photo)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Job Roybns (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Trevor Dion Nichols (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Lauren Byrne (Stage Door 2 - Photo)
  • 1pm - 2pm: In The Heights Cast Reunion (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 1:20pm - 2pm: SVN (Stage Door - Photo)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Aimie Atkinson (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Cassidy Janson (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Karl Queensborough (Stage Door 2 - Photo)
  • 2:20pm - 3pm: Layton Williams (Stage Door 2 - Photo)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Adam Garcia (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 3pm - 4pm: David Bedella (Stage Door 2 - Photo)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Aimie Atkinson (Stage Door 1 - Photo)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Cassidy Janson (Stage Door 3 - Autograph)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Adam Garcia (Stage Door 2 - Photo)

Sondheim Studio

  • 10am - 11am: Jodie Steele - Cornnuts vs Howards (Workshop)
  • 11am - 12pm: Charlie Stemp - Step In Time (PFTS) (Workshop)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Layton Williams - Hairspray Inspired (Workshop)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Sophie Isaacs - Heathers Inspired (PFTS) (Workshop)
  • 2pm - 3pm: Miriam Teak Lee - &Juliet (PFTS) (Workshop)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Alex Sarmiento - Hamilton Inspired (PFTS) (Workshop)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Erica Jane - Jellicle Cats (Workshop)

Larson Studio

  • 10am - 11am: Jarneia Richard-Noel - SVN (Workshop)
  • 11am - 12pm: Tom Scanlon - Sex Is In The Heel (Workshop)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Adam Garcia - MX Masterclass (Workshop)
  • 1pm - 1:45pm: John McCrea - ETAJ (PFTS) (Workshop) 
  • 2pm - 3pm: Billy Luke Nevers - Legally Blonde Remixed (Workshop)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Hannah Lowther - MT Tik Tok Dance (Workshop)
  • 4pm - 5pm: Hannah Lowther - Shut Up Heather! (Workshop)

Webber Room

  • 10am - 11am: Natalie May Paris - Acting Through Song (Masterclass)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Emma Kingston - Iconic Roles (Masterclass)
  • 1pm - 2pm: Hibah Elchikhe - Jamie Inspired Vocal Masterclass
  • 2pm - 3pm: Lauren Byrne - Acting Through Song (Masterclass)
  • 3pm - 4pm: Nikki Bentley - Defying Gravity (Masterclass)
  • 4pm - 4:30pm: Singing Through A Straw Can Make You An Awesome Singer! (Masterclass) 

Main Stage

  • 10am - 11am: Celebrating 50 Years of Cameron Mackintosh Shows (Spotlight)
  • 11am - 11:55am: Back To The Future: The Musical (Performance)
  • 12pm - 12:40pm: SVN (Performance)
  • 12:45pm - 1:20pm: Lip Sync Battle (Competition)
  • 1:30pm - 2pm: In The Heights (Cast Reunion)
  • 1:20pm - 1:25pm: The Dang - a Solange Urdang Collective (Showcase)
  • 1:25pm - 1:30pm: Arts1 Sixth Form (Showcase)
  • 2pm - 2:50pm: Cosplay Competition
  • 2:50pm - 2:55pm: Stagecoach (Showcase)
  • 2:55pm - 3pm: CAPA (Showcase)
  • 3pm - 3:30pm: Surprise Cast Reunion!
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm: &Juliet - Making a new musical (Spotlight)
  • 4:30pm - 5pm: Closing Ceremony

Backstage Theatre

  • 10am - 10:50am: The Alternate & Swing Superstars Of The West End (Panel)
  • 11am - 11:50am: Surviving An 8 Show Week - Vocal Maintenance With The West End’s Top Team (Panel)
  • 12pm - 12:50pm: Black Lives Matter West End (Panel)
  • 1:30pm - 2:10pm: Destigmatising Mental Health On the West End (Panel)
  • 2:15pm - 3pm: Westerburg Year Book (Panel)
  • 3pm - 3:50pm: Hamilfans (Panel)
  • 4pm - 4:50pm: LGBTQIA+ On The West End (Panel)

Fan Zone

  • 10:15am - 10:45am: Corn Nuts Fan Meet
  • 11am - 11:30am: Jellicle Ball Fan Meet
  • 12pm - 12:30pm: Fan Meet
  • 2pm - 2:30pm: This Is For The Phan’s - Phantom Meet
  • 3pm - 3:30pm: Fansens Fan Meet

Where can I get tickets to Musical Con 2022?

Tickets to Musical Con 2022 are available through See Tickets.

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Ticket categories through See Tickets have been broken down into five categories:

  • General Admission
  • Workshops
  • Masterclasses
  • Stage Door Photo Experience
  • Stage Door Autograph Experience

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