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As the smash-hit West End musical Six starts previews on Broadway producers reveal that its catchy earworm songs have been streamed 100,000,000 times on Spotify and Apple Music With 450,000 streams a day Six is now second only to Hamilton as the most streamed Musical Theatre album in the world. Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss,... Continue Reading →
The Prince of Egypt, the brand-new musical that is now in previews at London’s Dominion Theatre, is pleased to release a series of principal cast character portraits by photographer Darren Bell. The production, which features a cast and orchestra of almost 60 artists, officially opens on Tuesday (25 February 2020) for a limited engagement until... Continue Reading →
It’s been more than ten years since Lucie Jones shot to fame after reaching the finals of the X Factor, and it’s fair to say she’s had a pretty good decade. The actor and solo artist represented the United Kingdom at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, leading the UK to its best result in eight... Continue Reading →
Waitress audiences have an additional chance to see 2020 Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles and Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Gavin Creel as new performance dates have been added following a rapturous critical and public reception at the Adelphi Theatre. Sara Bareilles, who wrote the music and lyrics for Waitress, is making her West End... Continue Reading →
Following a hugely successful workshop in 2019, producers Playful Productions, Stage Play and Trim the Wind are delighted to announce that Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Story, the definitive new musical featuring Bob Marley’s iconic hits played live on stage, will begin previews in London at the newly refurbished Lyric Theatre on Saturday... Continue Reading →
Selladoor Worldwide is delighted to announce that Amber Davies will star as ‘Campbell’ alongside Louis Smith as ‘Cameron’ in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of Bring It On: The Musical which opens at Birmingham Hippodrome on 2 June 2020. Further casting to be announced. Perhaps best known as the winner of ITV’s Love Island... Continue Reading →
Carrie Hope Fletcher will play Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s highly anticipated new production at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, with performances confirmed to begin on Friday 28 August (Press Night: Wednesday 23 September), producers have announced today. Carrie Hope Fletcher has starred in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Addams Family (UK Tour), Chitty Chitty Bang... Continue Reading →
Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian present the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit Broadway and West End musical Waitress, opening at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 14th November 2020. Further venue and on-sale details can be found below. Full casting to be announced soon. Waitress is based on... Continue Reading →
Jay McGuiness, Kimberley Walsh and Daniel Casey will star as Sam, Annie and Walter respectively in Sleepless, A Musical Romance, based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle. They are joined by Harriet Thorpe as Eleanor, Tania Mathurin as Becky and Jake Sharp as Rob. Sleepless will premiere in London on 1 April 2020 at... Continue Reading →
