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A new quintet of cast members will soon become the newest wives of Henry VIII in hit West Endmusical, SIX, as the show extends its run at the Vaudeville Theatre with tickets now on sale up to October 2023. Joining the principal line-up are Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky as Catherine of Aragon, Baylie Carson as Anne Boleyn... Continue Reading →
Following the spectacular success of the 2019 UK concert premiere of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, its stars Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Schoenmaker will reprise their roles in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO – IN CONCERT at the London Palladium for one-night-only on Sunday 7 May 2023. Full casting will be announced at a later date. Based on the Nobel Prize-winning... Continue Reading →
Next month marks ten years since Kinky Boots made its debut at Chicago’s Bank of America Theatre. To celebrate this milestone Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch have co-produced a regional revival of the award-winning musical, which is hugely entertaining from start to finish. Based on the 2005 film, which in turn was based... Continue Reading →
David Ian in association with Barry and Fran Weissler are pleased to announce much-loved star of stage and screen Lee Mead will play the role of ‘Billy Flynn’ in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of the international smash hit musical CHICAGO. Lee joins the previously announced Gemma Collins as ‘Mama Morton’, Faye Brookes as... Continue Reading →
Brand new for 2022, thousands of musical theatre fans and enthusiasts will come together under one roof for the first time for a weekend-long celebration of musicals at the iconic ExCeL London. Ambassadors for the event are West End superstars Aimie Atkinson, Kerry Ellis, Alice Fearn, Ben Forster, Jodie Steele, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Omari Douglas, Shanay Holmes, Jenna Russell and Layton Williams. Kerry Ellis said: "It’s... Continue Reading →
BONNIE AND CLYDE THE MUSICAL began performances at The Arts Theatre this week, starring Frances Mayli McCann as ‘Bonnie Parker’, Jordan Luke Gage as ‘Clyde Barrow’, Natalie McQueen as ‘Blanche Barrow’ and George Maguire as ‘Buck Barrow’. The full company includes Cleve September as ‘Ted’ and Ako Mitchell as ‘Preacher’, Pippa Winslow as ‘Cumie Barrow/Governor... Continue Reading →
A new production of the West End and Broadway smash hit Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical will embark on a UK and Ireland tour opening at Milton Keynes Theatre on 9 February 2023 where it will run until 5 March 2023 ahead of playing His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen (15 –... Continue Reading →
New photographs of the cast of & Juliet have been released. The new cast includes Keala Settle as Nurse, Tom Francis as Romeo and Julius D’Silva as the amorous Frenchman, Lance. Keala - internationally renowned for her starring role in the global smash hit movie The Greatest Showman in which she performed the iconic song... Continue Reading →
Production photos have been released from the new London production of Arthur Laurents’ and Stephen Sondheim’s rarely produced 1964 musical ‘Anyone Can Whistle’. A political satire about conformity and the ostracisation of those considered ‘other’ in society, ‘Anyone Can Whistle’, directed by Georgie Rankcom, plays Southwark Playhouse until 7 May, 2022. Alex Young is the... Continue Reading →
Following Olivier Award nominations for Best New Musical and Best Actress in a Musical, Michael Harrison and David Ian are thrilled to announce The Drifters Girl World Premiere Cast album, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and due for release on Friday 6 May 2022, by Tag8 Music, with BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited,... Continue Reading →
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