Shaun Kitchener

I am b-b-buzzing to be writing the Steps musical HERE & NOW!! Having the best time working hard with wonderful people - the characters we've created have truly.. wait for it.. got a hold on my heart 😌 can’t wait for you to meet them in November! #TheStepsMusical @thestepsmusical

is it really Betwixtmas if I'm not huffing cobwebs off an old blog to do my annual singles and albums lists?! here's my Top 50 singles of 2025: shaunkitchener.substack.com/p/top-50-singl…

Thanks everyone for voting, listening and donating!! Over £1k raised!!! Everyone may be spread out across different platforms now but it's still as chaotic and fun 🫡

The #WOSAwards nominees for the Travelzoo Best New Musical are... ▪️ Kait Kerrigan, Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen for The Great Gatsby ▪️ Alan Menken, David Zippel, Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah for Hercules ▪️ Shaun Kitchener for Here and Now ▪️ Tom Fletcher and Jessica Swale for Paddington The Musical ▪️ Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Robert Horn for Shucked ▪️Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli for Titanique Vote for your favourite: awards.whatsonstage.com

🪩 Songs of the Year 2025 🪩 Voting is now open for my 6th annual SOTY poll! Back your top tracks from the year and join the chaos on Christmas Eve for the resulting rundown, hopefully raising some £ for the National AIDS Trust! Vote closes 11am Dec 23 forms.gle/ZGD2p8PsWpRTrX…

Love’s got a hold of our heart! Thank you @ATDazzles 💖

Aaaand here are my Top 25 albums! what a year! shaunkitchener.substack.com/p/top-25-album…

presenting my 17th(!) annual end-of-year Top 50 singles list!! shaunkitchener.substack.com/p/top-50-singl…

Ariana Grande and Kelly Clarkson simultaneously become the first artists to reach the top 10 on the Hot 100 with a 21st century Holiday song: #9 Santa Tell Me #10 Underneath the Tree

Thanks everyone who voted for SOTY 2024, tuned in to the livestream, and donated to Unicef!! What a morning! And the good news is the Queen approves of the result 👑 Catch up on everything here: linktr.ee/shaunkitchener

we're into the TOP TEN, get involved

“I don’t think you should ever turn down the opportunity to hear some Shygirl” - @ShaunKitchener, 2024. Words to live by.

i am VERY pleased with everyone who voted for this!

It’s tiiiiime!

Songs of the Year 2024 voting is nowwwwww CLOSED! Thank you very much - there's more surveys on the pile and more songs on the scoreboard than ever before! Catch the Top 40 live via Mixcloud from 9am tomorrow, and donate to UNICEF UK if you can! ➡️ linktr.ee/shaunkitchener

ooh it's a GREAT list this year. not that i ever think it's pants. but TRULY. maybe we should all just sack off our christmas eve plans altogether and do the full Top 100 vote open until Monday!

ICYMI! Here & Now - The Steps Musical is just a heartbeat away, coming next year! 📅 Tue 28 Oct - Sun 2 Nov 2025 ℹ Accessible perf and under 30s tickets available 🎟 bit.ly/3P0qMqR 🎭 @thestepsmusical

it's a new SOTY record for number of votes cast in the first 24hrs (238!), and there are currently 509 different songs on the scoreboard!! keep them coming!

Let's go!!!

@CommeDesHazons 🥹

@ShaunKitchener Omg happy slightly belated birthday!! What an iconic date 🥺🩷

iconic things that have happened on December 13: • me being born • Alexandra Burke duetting with Beyoncé • Beyoncé releasing Beyoncé • KELLY CLARKSON’S UNDERNEATH THE TREE FINALLY HITTING THE UK TOP 10

@st_ua_rt ❤️

@ShaunKitchener Happy birthday Shaun!