This October, the world’s biggest musical theatre fan convention, Musical Con, will return to London for the third year running, welcoming thousands of fans, of all ages, from across the country and abroad, to celebrate all things musicals under one roof.

Taking place on 19 and 20 October at ExCeL London, Musical Con also announces a stellar line-up of over 70 special guests 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 (Get Up Stand Up, The Bodyguard), Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley (Mamma Mia!), and this year’s Guest of Honour is Tony, Grammy and Emmy award winner André De Shields (Hadestown, The Wiz) who originated the role of Hermes in Hadestown on Broadway.

Spanning 10,000 square metres, Musical Con will offer more than 100 hours of unique programming over the weekend, with a festival-style main stage at its centre, where visitors will enjoy unique performances and interviews with the stars, cast and creatives behind the biggest shows. Previous shows to have graced the stage include Les Misérables, Hamilton, The Lion King, Operation Mincemeat, The Phantom Of The Opera, Heathers, & Juliet, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and Back To The Future. There are also cast reunions and fan competitions, including Cosplay, Lip Sync Battle and the Star of Musical Con talent search. Visitors can head over to the seated Backstage Theatre to get all the backstage gossip in intimate panel talks and find out how the magic really happens with demonstrations of puppetry, makeup and costume design.

To find out more about the guests and all the events happening, please visit their website.