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      <title><![CDATA[Nominees Announced for WhatsonStage Awards]]></title>
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The shortlist of nominations for the 12th annual Whatsonstage.com Awards  have been announced in London with Ghost going head-to-head with  Matilda for the title of Best New Musical, Danielle Hope and Kara  Tointon competing for Newcomer of the Year and Wicked listed yet again  as Best West End Show, having previously claimed the award in both 2010  and 2011. The WhatsonStage Awards are the only theatre industry awards  voted for by the ticket-buying public and this year more than 11,000...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[American Idiot to Tour the UK in 2012]]></title>
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The Tony Award-winning musical American Idiot will play an eight-date UK  tour next autumn beginning at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton on  Monday 8th October 2012. The production is the musical adaptation of Green  Day&rsquo;s Grammy-winning 2004 album of the same title and played 422  performances at Broadway's St James Theatre between March 2010 and April 2011. The show&rsquo;s  book was written by Green Day&rsquo;s lead singer Billy Joe Armstrong. He also  performed the role of ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Backbeat Sets West End Departure Date]]></title>
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The Beatles Musical Backbeat has posted early closing notices at the  Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre and will now end its West End run on Saturday  18th February 2012 (originally booking until Saturday 24th March). The show is the stage adaptation of Iain Softley&rsquo;s  BAFTA-nominated 1994 film of the same title and follows the fortunes of  the world&rsquo;s most famous band as they leave their home city of Liverpool  to hone their sound in the seedy nightclubs of Hamburg, West Germany....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dillon and Evans to Lead Ghost the Musical]]></title>
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Ghost the Musical will get two new leading cast members in the New Year when Siobhan Dillon and Mark Evans take over from Caissie Levy and Richard Fleeshman as &lsquo;Molly&rsquo; and &lsquo;Sam&rsquo;.&nbsp; They will join Sharon D Clarke (Oda Mae Brown) and Andrew Langtree (Carl), who continue to play the roles they originated when the production opened. Levy and Fleeshman will join the cast of the Broadway transfer. The changeover will happen on Friday 13th January 2012.




Siobha...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joe McElderry Joins The Nutcracker at the O2 Arena]]></title>
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The 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry will introduce performances of  The Nutcracker at the O2 Arena with songs from his latest  album, Classic Christmas. McElderry rose to fame after winning the sixth  series of the ITV talent show after being mentored by fellow Geordie Cheryl Cole. He returned to the nation&rsquo;s  TV screens this year when he was the winner of Popstar to  Operastar. He also signed a new recording contract with Universal Music. Classic Christmas is packed with season...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matilda Opens to Excellent Reviews]]></title>
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Matilda the Musical has opened at the Cambridge Theatre to four and five  star reviews. The official first night was on Thursday 24th November 2011  after a month of preview performances. The hilarious show - with music by comedian Tim Minchin - is based on  Roald Dahl&rsquo;s best-selling children&rsquo;s story. It tells the tale of a young  girl&rsquo;s discovery of incredible telekinetic powers after suffering a  miserable home life with two self-centred parents and problems at  schoo...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Mousetrap Celebrates 60 Years in the West End!]]></title>
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Agatha Christie&rsquo;s The Mousetrap celebrates its 60th West End anniversary  today at the St Martin&rsquo;s Theatre, the home to the show since 1974. The 60th year sign will be illuminated tonight outside the venue as Theatreland pays tribute to the record-breaking whodunit.



To mark the milestone, a new production with an all-star cast will begin  a 60-week tour from the Marlow Theatre in Canterbury on Tuesday 11th  September 2012.&nbsp; It will be the first time the show has b...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Fish Called Wanda the Musical Moves Closer]]></title>
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A musical adaptation of the hit crime-comedy film A Fish Called Wanda has moved closer to production with John Cleese revealing that he has  done a deal for the rights with MGM and will be meeting a producer in  New York in December after years of wrangling with the Hollywood studio.  Speaking to UK comedy guide Chortle, the Monty Python star said that he  had already written the book for the show with his daughter Camilla but  that musicals take an enormously long time to put together a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RSC Coming to the Noel Coward Theatre]]></title>
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The RSC will bring two productions to the Noel Coward Theatre next summer as part of the World Shakespeare Festival (the event which is running between April and November 2012 as part the Cultural Olympiad). Gregory Doran&rsquo;s Julius Caesar and Iqbal Khan&rsquo;s Much Ado About Nothing will play back-to-back runs at the West End venue from August to October after premiering in Stratford-upon-Avon earlier in the year. The latter production includes Meera Syal as the witty and spirited ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great Night for Sheridan Smith at Evening Standard Awards]]></title>
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The 57th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards were held at the weekend  with the winners announced at a glamorous ceremony at the Savoy Hotel.  Sheridan Smith picked up the Best Actress Prize for her performances in  Terence Rattigan&rsquo;s Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, adding to  the Olivier and WhatsonStage Awards she won earlier in the year for  Legally Blonde the Musical. Johnny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch  shared the honour of Best Actor. Although they were n...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Starlight Express to Roll Again in 2012?]]></title>
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Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s Starlight Express looks likely to roll again in  2012 with a new UK tour produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd. The  West End musical played over 7,400 performances at the Apollo  Victoria Theatre between 1984 and 2002. By the end of its run it had  been seen by eight million people and taken more than &pound;140 million at  the box office. A UK tour opened in November 2004 in Manchester. This  version was brought to the stage by several members of the original  crea...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[West End Protests Against Parking Charges]]></title>
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Proposals to introduce new evening and weekend parking charges in the  West End have caused uproar this week with many public figures,  including Andrew Lloyd Webber and London Mayor Boris Johnson, speaking  out against Westminster Council&rsquo;s plans. From Monday 9th January 2012  free parking on single yellow lines between 6.30pm and midnight (Mon to  Fri) and between 1pm and 6pm (Sun) will end and charges of up to &pound;4.80  an hour in bays apply. The council argue that the measur...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stomp Celebrates 20 Amazing Years]]></title>
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The multi-award winning Stomp celebrated its 20th birthday this week with a public performance in London's Covent Garden. It also held a special anniversary performance at the Ambassadors Theatre, the show&rsquo;s West End home since 2007, where several well-known faces from the world of comedy took part in a specially choreographed routine with co-creator Luke Cresswell.
An Endlessly Inventive Success Story
Stomp's modest beginnings make it one of theatre's most remarkable success sto...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Further Casting Announced for Suchet Play]]></title>
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Further casting has been announced for Anthony Page&rsquo;s production of Long Day&rsquo;s Journey into Night at the Apollo Theatre, starring David Suchet (James Tyrone) and Laurie Metcalf (Mary Tyrone). Rising stage star Kyle Soller will join the show as &lsquo;Edmund Tyrone&rsquo;, the troubled son of a close-knit family that is tormented by the past and paralysed by the present. The show will play from Monday 2nd  April 2012 to Saturday 18th August 2012. The Tony Award-winning comedy ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Death and the Maiden to Close in December]]></title>
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The West End revival of Death and the Maiden, starring Anthony Calf, Tom  Goodman-Hill and Thandie Newton, will close early at The  Harold Pinter Theatre. The show was originally booking until Saturday  21st January 2012 but will now play its final performance on Saturday  31st December 2011. The psychological thriller, written by Ariel  Dorfman, has received mixed reviews from the critics. Until this year, it hadn&rsquo;t been  seen in London since its premiere at the Royal Court and tr...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top Hat Musical to Make West End Transfer]]></title>
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Top Hat, the musical based on the hit Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers  movie of the same title, will move to the Aldwych Theatre in April,  starring Summer Strallen (Love Never Dies) and  Tom Chambers (The winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2008). The production  is currently finishing a 17 week national tour that began in August. According to reports in the Daily Mail, it  will undergo a workshop in March to cut some songs and sharpen the  script. However, the tour reviews have been positiv...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Another EastEnder Joins Shrek the Musical!]]></title>
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Ex-EastEnder Neil McDermott will join the cast of the spectacular family musical Shrek at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from Wednesday 29th February 2012. McDermott, who became well-known  as bad boy 'Ryan Malloy' on the BBC soap opera, will take over the role of diminutive despot &lsquo;Lord Farquaad&rsquo; from another former Albert Square heartthrob, Nigel Harman. Dean Chisnall, who is currently understudying Nigel Lindsay as loveable ogre &lsquo;Shrek&rsquo;, will also step into the ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[I’d Do Anything Finalist Gets to Play Nancy!]]></title>
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I&rsquo;d Do Anything finalist Samantha Barks will star as &lsquo;Nancy&rsquo; in the new national tour of Lionel Bart&rsquo;s Oliver! The show enjoyed a record breaking run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane between January 2009 and January 2011 after Sir Cameron Mackintosh decided to produce a version based closely on Sam Mendes&rsquo; hit 1994 West End revival. Several famous faces made cameos in the show, including Rowan Atkinson, Russ Abbott, Griff Rhys Jones and Omid Djalili as &lsquo...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Casting Announced for The Lion in Winter]]></title>
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The cast for Trevor Nunn&rsquo;s production of The Lion in Winter at the Theatre Royal Haymarket has been confirmed. Robert Lindsay (Henry II) and Joanna Lumley (Eleanor of Aquitaine) are joined by Tom Bateman (Prince Richard), Sonya Cassidy (Alais Capet), Joseph Drake (Prince John), Rory Fleck-Byrne (Philip King of France) and James Norton (Prince Geoffrey). The show will open on Tuesday 15th November 2011 (following previews from Tuesday 4th November). Tickets are now on sale until Sat...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pop Idol Darius Campbell Returns to Chicago!]]></title>
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Darius Campbell (previously known as Darius Danesh) will return as  smooth talking attorney &lsquo;Billy Flynn&rsquo; when Chicago reopens in the West  End at the Garrick Theatre on Monday 7th November 2011. Darius, who rose  to fame as a finalist on ITV&rsquo;s Pop Idol in 2001, became the youngest  actor to play the role in the hit musical when he joined the cast in  2005 at the age of 25. His other stage credits include the roles of &lsquo;Sky  Masterson&rsquo; in Guys and Dolls at th...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ricky Martin Leads Broadway Revival of Evita ]]></title>
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Latin music star Ricky Martin will return to Broadway in March 2012 when  he takes the role of &lsquo;Che&rsquo; in a revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd  Webber&rsquo;s Tony Award-winning musical Evita. The Puerto Rico-born singer began his performing career in musical theatre and made his Broadway debut in 1996 as &lsquo;Marius&rsquo; in Les Mis&eacute;rables.  He released his first English language album in 1999, which included  the smash hit &lsquo;Livin La Vida Loca&rsquo;. It we...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Death and the Maiden First Night Reviews]]></title>
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Ariel Dorfman&rsquo;s psychological thriller Death and the Maiden has opened  at The Harold Pinter Theatre. Tom Goodman-Hill and Anthony Calf join  Hollywood star Thandie Newton in the first London revival of the play  since its 1992 run at the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre. Newton plays 'Paulina', a former  political prisoner who is trying to rebuild her life  after the fall of her country&rsquo;s military government. One evening, her husband has car trouble and is helped home by a stran...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shakespeare in Love Coming to the Stage?]]></title>
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The Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love is being developed for the  stage according to reports in the entertainment industry bible Variety.  Disney Theatrical, the company behind the hit West End adaptations of  The Lion King and Mary Poppins, is undertaking the project, whilst  playwright Tom Stoppard is rumoured to be working on the book - although  no casting or opening dates have yet been confirmed. The 1998 movie was  written by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman. It collected seven Ac...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gareth Gates Joins Hair the Musical Tour]]></title>
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Pop star Gareth Gates will appear in a UK tour of &lsquo;60s tribal love rock musical  Hair next summer. The international touring production, directed by  Gary Lloyd (Thriller Live!) will open at the Liverpool Empire in April  2012 and tour through to mid-July. The Bradford born singer will take  the role of &lsquo;Claude&rsquo; - a young man swept up by the hippie counter  culture, but who struggles with his conscience over the Vietnam War. The  musical was last seen in the West End in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Billy Elliot Announces November Cast Change]]></title>
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Billy Elliot the Musical has announced a major cast change at the  Victoria Palace Theatre. From Monday 14th November 2011, Ann Emery will  return to play &lsquo;Grandma&rsquo; - the role she originated in the show and  played until 2010. Gillian Bevan will join as dance teacher &lsquo;Mrs  Wilkinson&rsquo;; Michael Peavoy will make his West End debut as Billy&rsquo;s brother &lsquo;Tony&rsquo;; and  Deka Walmsley will play &lsquo;Dad&rsquo;. They will be joined by new principle cast mem...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Pitmen Painters First Night Reviews]]></title>
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The Pitmen Painters opened last week at the Duchess Theatre. The play was written  by Billy Elliot creator Lee Hall and tells the true story of group of  Northumberland miners who rose to national prominence as artists after  hiring a university professor to teach them an art appreciation class.  The men quickly abandoned theory for practice and set about teaching  themselves to paint. Their working days remained the same however, with  back-breaking shifts down the local coal mine. UK T...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mamma Mia! Takes a Chance on the Novello Theatre]]></title>
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ABBA-inspired musical Mamma Mia! is on the move and will transfer to its  third West End home at the Novello Theatre in the summer of 2012. The  hit production, written by Catherine Johnson and composed by ABBA  members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, is rumoured to be making way  for the new Spice Girls musical &lsquo;Viva Forever&rsquo; which is currently in  development being overseen by Mamma Mia! producer Judy Cramer.&nbsp; War  Horse director Marianne Elliott was recently attach...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driving Miss Daisy First Night Reviews]]></title>
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The all-star revival of Alfred Uhry&rsquo;s Driving Miss Daisy has opened at  the West End&rsquo;s Wyndham&rsquo;s Theatre. Hollywood icon James Earl Jones stars  alongside Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, in  the mid-twentieth century, the play tells the story of an unlikely  friendship between a white Jewish woman and her black chauffeur. The driver, Hoke Coleburn, is African American, which causes the socially conservative Miss  Daisy some misgivings. UK Tick...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chicago Announces Things Will Get Ugly!]]></title>
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Ugly Betty star America Ferrera will make her British stage debut as the  publicity seeking murderess &ldquo;Roxie Hart&rdquo; when Chicago reopens in the West End next month. The Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors  Guild Award-winning actress swaps her trademark braces for fishnets from  Monday 7th November 2011 for eight weeks only. She becomes the latest  celebrity to play the role, following in the bloody footsteps of  Jennifer Ellison, Denise Van Outen, Michelle Williams and Chris...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Million Dollar Quartet Posts Closing Notices]]></title>
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Hit jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet has posted closing notices at  the&nbsp;No&euml;l Coward Theatre. The rock n&rsquo; roll show, which had been booking  until the end of April, will now play its final West End performance on  Saturday 14th January 2012. The production opened in February 2011 at  the St Martin&rsquo;s Lane venue, starring Michael Malarkey as Elvis Presley,  Ben Goddard as Jerry Lee Lewis, Oliver Seymour Marsh as Carl Perkins and  Derek Hagen as Johnny Cash. A maj...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Demon Barber Tipped for West End Transfer]]></title>
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The Chichester Festival Theatre production of Sweeney Todd has been tipped for a West End transfer next year. The production, which officially opens tonight at the Sussex venue, features an all-star cast that includes Michael Ball as the fabled Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Imelda Staunton as the bloodthirsty baker &lsquo;Mrs Lovett&rsquo;. The show is directed by Jonathan Kent (former joint Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre) with designs by Anthony Ward (ENRON, Breakfast at Ti...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cool Hand Luke First Night Reviews ]]></title>
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Prison drama Cool Hand Luke has opened at the Aldwych Theatre. The new  stage adaptation stars Marc Warren (Hustle, Mad Dogs) in the role of the  charismatic rebel who was made famous on screen by Paul Newman.  Ex-Coronation Street tough-guy Lee Boardman plays fellow convict  &lsquo;Dragline&rsquo;. The play is based on Donn Pearce&rsquo;s 1965 novel - a  hard-hitting story inspired by his own life experience after being thrown out of the  army, falling into crime and serving time on a F...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marti Pellow to Star in Blood Brothers]]></title>
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Marti Pellow will return to the West End next month after being cast as  &lsquo;The Narrator&rsquo; in Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre. The Wet Wet Wet  singer will take over the role for a limited season from Tuesday 1st  November 2011. He has recently been seen performing the title role in a  musical version of Jekyll and Hyde - which toured the country for eight  months between autumn 2010 and summer 2011. He memorably made his West  End debut in 2002 playing the part of smooth-...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lauren Samuels Ready to Rock You!]]></title>
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Over the Rainbow finalist Lauren Samuels will join the cast of We Will  Rock You in October when she takes over the role of &lsquo;Scaramouche&rsquo; from  Sarah French beginning Monday 10th October 2011. Samuels made her West  End debut as &lsquo;Sandy&rsquo; in Grease at the Piccadilly Theatre in July 2010  after finishing third (behind Danielle Hope and Sophie Evans) in the BBC  search for a &lsquo;Dorothy&rsquo; for Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s new production of The  The Wizard of Oz ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matilda Cancels First Week of Previews]]></title>
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The Royal Shakespeare Company&rsquo;s Matilda has cancelled the first week of  previews at the Cambridge Theatre following problems that have delayed  the installation of the show. The keenly-anticipated production had been  due to begin performances on Tuesday 18th October 2011. The first  preview will now take place a week later on Tuesday 25th October, with  the opening night pushed back to Thursday 24th November from Tuesday  22nd November. People who have booked for the cancelled pr...]]></description>
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A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film The  Wizard of Oz will be sold in California this December and could  fetch between $2 million and $3 million according to auction estimates reported in the media. The shoes are one of four pairs used in the film  that are known to be in existence, and are in near perfect condition  despite their seventy year age. Another pair used in a screen test for the picture was  sold at auction by the actress Debbie Reynolds for $612,00...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rock of Ages First Night Reviews Roundup]]></title>
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Rock of Ages opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre last night. The show has  been billed as &lsquo;Spinal Tap Meets Rocky Horror&rsquo; with numerous '80s hair  metal classics being combined with a romantic storyline set on LA&rsquo;s  infamous Sunset Strip. The cast includes TV personality Justin Lee  Collins as bar owner and &ldquo;Dennis Dupree&rdquo;, ex-Wicked star Oliver Tompsett  as aspiring glam metal singer &ldquo;Drew&rdquo;, ex-Jersey Boys performer Amy  Pemberton as wannabe-actre...]]></description>
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Wicked celebrates its fifth West End birthday tonight at the Apollo  Victoria Theatre. The show is the 9th longest running musical  currently playing in London and the 18th longest running West End  musical of all time (just behind Billy Elliot and the original  production of Oliver!) The first public performance of Wicked was held  in San Francisco in May 2003 after several years of painstaking  development from Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and  Times of the Wicked Witch o...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hadley Fraser Joins Phantom Celebrations]]></title>
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Les Mis&eacute;rables star Hadley Fraser will join the company of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall. Fraser, who is currently appearing as the tenacious police inspector &lsquo;Javert&rsquo; at the Queens Theatre, will take the role of &lsquo;Raoul&rsquo; for the spectacular 25th anniversary celebrations on the weekend of 1st and 2nd October 2011.
He joins the previously reported leads of Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom) and Sierra Boggess (Christine) in the production - alo...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thriller Live! Holds Open Auditions]]></title>
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Thriller Live! is holding  open call auditions in New York this weekend as the production seeks  replacements for both the West End cast and the World  Tour. Auditions are held approximately every 12 months to find a young  male performer to depict Michael in the Jackson 5 and also for older male  and female singers for the principle roles. The first UK  tour pre-dated the West End, playing dates between May and June in 2007. It featured Shaheen  Jafargholi as the young Michael, whilst t...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Yes, Prime Minister Reopens at the Gielgud Theatre]]></title>
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Political comedy Yes, Prime Minister has opened this week at the Gielgud  Theatre, extending its second triumphant West End run by eight weeks  until Saturday 19th November 2011. The stage adaptation of the  much-loved BBC TV series has proved a big hit with audiences, with a  storyline about a country facing financial meltdown perhaps proving more  enduring than the writers imagined! The show has moved the few yards  down Shaftesbury Avenue from the Apollo Theatre where Jerusalem has re...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driving Miss Daisy Begins Previews Next Week]]></title>
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The West End transfer of Driving Miss Daisy will begin previews next  week on Monday 26th September 2011 at the Wyndham&rsquo;s Theatre, prior to an  official opening night of Wednesday 5th October 2011. James Earl Jones returns to the London stage as chauffeur &lsquo;Hoke Coleburn&rsquo; in the all-star  production, alongside Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines, for a limited  12 week season until Saturday 17th December 2011.
The Long and Winding Road




Set in Atlanta, Georgia, in ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Broken Glass First Night Reviews]]></title>
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Iqbal Khan's production of Arthur Miller&rsquo;s Broken Glass has opened at the  Vaudeville Theatre, starring Antony Sher and Tara Fitzgerald in leading  roles. Set in November 1938, the highly-charged drama follows  the story of Phillip and Sylvia Gellburg, a wealthy Brooklyn mortgage broker and  his wife, whose lives take a dramatic turn when Sylvia is  psychosomatically paralysed after reading about the latest Nazi atrocities against the Jews in Europe. With Sylvia immobile in bed, he...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Three Days in May at Trafalgar Studios]]></title>
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Dalziel and Pascoe star Warren Clarke will lead an all-star cast as  &lsquo;Winston Churchill&rsquo; in the West End transfer of Ben Brown&rsquo;s wartime  thriller Three Days in May. The play has been winning rave reviews on a  national tour and will open at the Trafalgar Studios at the beginning of  November (previews from Monday 31st October 2011). Caryl Churchill&rsquo;s thought-provoking &lsquo;Top Girls&rsquo; is currently playing at the venue until Saturday 29th of October, star...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rowan Atkinson in Simon Gray Revival]]></title>
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Rowan Atkinson will return to the West End in 2012 in a revival of Simon  Gray&rsquo;s black comedy Quartermaine&rsquo;s Terms, according to an article by  Charles Spencer in the Telegraph. Atkinson was last seen on stage  playing &lsquo;Fagin&rsquo; in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Paul McGann,  Amanda Drew and Dominic West starred in a revival another Simon Gray  comedy, Butley, at the Duchess Theatre, earlier this summer. The show  received strong reviews with the sardonic ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Schools Finally Get Cats and Phantom!]]></title>
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Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s The Really Useful Group has announced that two of  the impresario&rsquo;s most famous musicals &ndash; The Phantom of the Opera and  Cats &ndash; will be released for schools and colleges to perform to mark the  25th anniversary of Phantom&rsquo;s West End debut. The sought after  licences can be obtained by contacting The Really Useful Group via their  website at www.reallyuseful.com/putonashow. Really Useful productions  already available include Joseph and ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Wicked Cast Announced]]></title>
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Wicked the Musical has announced a cast change before the end of the year with former Phantom of the Opera star Gina Beck taking over the role of &lsquo;Glinda&rsquo; and ex-Flashdance actor Matt Willis playing &lsquo;Fiyero&rsquo; from Monday 12th December 2011. They will be joined by Desmond Barrit (The Wizard), Lillie Flynn (Nessarose), Christopher Howell (Doctor Dillamond) and Adam Pettigrew (Boq). Rachel Tucker and Julie Legrand will remain with the show in the roles of &lsquo;Elphaba...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Lion King Reaches 5,000 Performances]]></title>
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The Lion King will reach its 5,000th performance this evening at the  Lyceum Theatre. The milestone has been reached 12 years after the show  opened in the West End (back in October 1999) and is a huge credit to  the large cast and production team who have managed to keep the musical  as fresh and vibrant today as it was on opening night. The special  effects and puppets dazzle from the very first scene - where the African  Savannah is brought to life with antelope, giraffes, birds and e...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Noises Off at The Old Vic this Christmas]]></title>
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Michael Frayn&rsquo;s award-winning play within a play - Noises Off - will receive  its first major London revival since the year 2000 when a new  production opens at The Old Vic this Christmas, directed by Lindsay  Posner. The hilarious show will open on Tuesday 13th December 2011 (previews from  Saturday 3rd December) and run until Saturday 25th February 2012. Full  casting will be announced shortly. Tickets will be on sale soon.



A Brilliant Backstage Drama
Noises Off premiered...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russell Crowe Will Star in Les Miserables Movie]]></title>
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Russell Crowe has been cast as &lsquo;Inspector Javert&rsquo; in the forthcoming Hollywood film version of Les Mis&eacute;rables, according to reports on BroadwayWorld.com. Fellow Australian actor Hugh Jackman has already been confirmed in the role of reformed prisoner &lsquo;Jean Valjean&rsquo;. Shooting is likely to begin in the UK next February, directed by Tom Hooper (The Kings Speech), with a potential release date as early as December 2012.
The Boys from Oz Together on Screen

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      <title><![CDATA[Comedy Theatre Renamed after Harold Pinter]]></title>
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The Comedy Theatre has become The Harold Pinter Theatre today (Thursday  8th September 2011) after being renamed by The Ambassador Theatre Group  (ATG) in honour of the late Nobel Prize-winning playwright who created  such iconic works as The Caretaker and Betrayal. The name change is made  ahead of the venue&rsquo;s next production &ndash; Ariel Dorfman&rsquo;s thriller Death  and the Maiden starring Thandie Newton &ndash; which opens on Friday 21st  October 2011 (following previews fro...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World Shakespeare Festival Launched]]></title>
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The World Shakespeare Festival was launched at the British Museum  yesterday as part of next year&rsquo;s Cultural Olympiad which will run  alongside the London 2012 Olympic Games. More than 50 arts organisations and  thousands of performers will come together around the country to produce  nearly 70 productions between April and November 2012. Highlights  include Simon Russell Beale playing the title role in Timon Of Athens at  the National Theatre, Jonathan Pryce starring as &lsquo;Kin...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Playboy of the Western World Cast Confirmed]]></title>
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The full cast has been announced for the upcoming Old Vic production of J M Synge&rsquo;s outstanding Irish drama The Playboy of the Western World, which opens on Tuesday 27th September 2011, following previews from Saturday 17th September 2011. Gwendolen Chatfield, Karen Cogan, John Cormack, Drew Dillon, Christopher Doyle, Diarmuid de Faoite, James Greene, Gr&aacute;inne Keenan, Frank Laverty, Gary Lydon, Bronagh Taggart and Kevin Trainor join Robert Sheehan (Christy Mahon), Ruth Negga ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Backbeat West End Cast Announced]]></title>
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Casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Backbeat &ndash; the  musical adaptation of Iain Softley&rsquo;s BAFTA-nominated 1994 film which  will open at the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre on 10th October 2011, following  previews from 24th September 2011. Nick Blood (pictured left), whose London stage  credits include Women Beware Women at the National Theatre, will play  &lsquo;Stuart Sutcliffe&rsquo; - The Beatles original bass player and protagonist in  this compelling tal...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Priscilla to Celebrate 1,000 West End Shows!]]></title>
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert will celebrate 1,000 West End performances this weekend at the Palace Theatre. The Olivier Award-winning production, which opened at the Shaftesbury Avenue venue in 2009, has become one of the most popular musicals in London - with a crowd-pleasing combination of glittering costumes, outrageous humour and a sensational soundtrack of classic disco anthems. The show recently announced that Home and Away star Ray Meagher (who has played the role of &lsquo;Alf S...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Betty Lives On In Original Cast Recording]]></title>
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Betty Blue Eyes may be closing at the Novello Theatre at the end of this  month following disappointing ticket sales, but the show will live on  with an original cast recording featuring 20 songs from the West End  production. The album is being released by First Night Records -  specialists in theatrical recording having released more than 150 albums  of West End and Broadway musicals &ndash; and will feature performances by  cast members including Sarah Lancashire, Reece Shearsmith, Da...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Jersey Boys cast members from around the world are coming together to  release an album of seasonal songs to celebrate the Christmas holidays.  &lsquo;Season&rsquo;s Greetings: A Jersey Boys Christmas&rsquo; will be released in  America in October and features performances by six stars from the  various international productions of the hit musical - including Ryan Molloy who is currently playing Frankie Valli in the fantastic West End production at the Prince Edward Theatre.




B...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rock of Ages Begins Previews Tonight!]]></title>
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Hair metal musical Rock of Ages begins previews at the Shaftesbury  Theatre this evening prior to an official opening night on Tuesday 27th  September 2011. The show is one of the most keenly anticipated musicals  to arrive this year, and is being billed as &lsquo;Spinal Tap Meets Rocky  Horror&rsquo; with a mix of comedy, romance and sensational '80s rock classics  promising a memorable night out in the West End.
Starring Shayne Ward and Justin Lee Collins




Set on LA&rsquo;s in...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chicago to Razzle Dazzle at the Garrick Theatre]]></title>
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Chicago will reopen at the Garrick Theatre this autumn after finishing its run at the Cambridge Theatre to make way for Matilda the Musical. The show will move into its third West End home in early November, with full dates and cast to be announced shortly. Chicago was revived in London in 1997 and won a Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production. It played for eight-and-a-half years at the Adelphi Theatre before moving to the Cambridge in 2006. Several famous faces have app...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elle Gets New Boys in October!]]></title>
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Stephen Ashfield and Ben Freeman will join Carley Stenson in Legally Blonde the Musical this October at the Savoy Theatre. Ashfield will replace Lee Mead in the part of hunky attorney &lsquo;Emmett Forrest&rsquo;, whilst Freeman will take over as Elle&rsquo;s first love &lsquo;Warner Huntington III&rsquo; from Simon Thomas. The show will continue to feature Natalie Casey (Paulette) and Peter Davison (Professor Callahan) as well as former Hollyoaks star Stenson in the leading role of pluc...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Novello Going Crazy after Betty Blue Eyes?]]></title>
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Timothy Sheader&rsquo;s Open Air Theatre production of Crazy for You is  rumoured to be moving to the Novello Theatre in October following the  announcement that Betty Blue Eyes will close at the end of September after disappointing ticket sales.
The Regent's Park show has picked up several four and five star reviews this summer - with particular praise  for the sharp choreography of Stephen Mear and the  striking sets and costumes designed by Peter McKintosh.




They Say: Crazy...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New York Says Goodbye to The Addams Family ]]></title>
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The producers of the Broadway hit The Addams Family have announced that  the show will end its run on 31st December 2011 after 725 performances  and 34 previews. The musical opened in April 2010, with Jersey Boys co-writers Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman coming up with a script  based on cartoonist Charles Addams&rsquo; original macabre creations. The  current cast includes Brooke Shields as &lsquo;Morticia&rsquo;, Roger Rees as  &lsquo;Gomez&rsquo; and Brad Oscar as &lsquo;Uncle Feste...]]></description>
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Kimberley Walsh will join the cast of Shrek the Musical in October  following the announcement that Amanda Holden will leave the show early  after falling pregnant.
Amanda&rsquo;s final performance as &lsquo;Princess Fiona&rsquo;  will be on Monday 3rd October 2011, with Kimberley taking over the role  from Wednesday 5th October.




Amanda Holden Touched by Fans Support
In a statement, Amanda said: &ldquo;Chris, Lexi and I are delighted to announce that I am pregnant and we are...]]></description>
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The London transfer of South Pacific has opened at the Barbican. The Lincoln Centre Theatre revival won seven Tony Awards on Broadway, with The Washington Post describing the show as &ldquo;The  best Rogers and Hammerstein in a generation&rdquo;. The London cast includes  Paulo Szot, who reprises the role of French plantation owner &ldquo;Emile de  Becque&rdquo;, Samantha Womack (who took to the stage after injuring her foot during a preview performance on Monday evening) as &ldquo;Nel...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matilda: Those Awful Grownups Are Back!]]></title>
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The cast of the West End transfer of Matilda the Musical has been  announced, with many of the show&rsquo;s original actors reprising their roles  from Stratford-upon-Avon. Paul Kaye (Mr Wormwood),  Bertie Carvel (Miss Trunchbull), Josie Walker (Mrs Wormwood) and Lauren  Ward (Miss Honey) will all appear at the Cambridge Theatre, alongside  Marc Antolin, Verity Bentham, Peter Howe, Michael Kent, Melanie La  Barrie, Matthew Malthouse, Alastair Parker, Nick Searle and Emily Shaw,  who also...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Betty Blue  Eyes, Sir Cameron Mackintosh&rsquo;s first original musical  production in over a decade, has posted closing notices at the Novello  Theatre. Although the show has received a great response from the press and critics,  it has struggled to attract sufficient audience numbers and will now end early (playing its final performance on Saturday 24th September 2011) after a run of six months. The production had been  taking bookings until Saturday 28th January 2012.



Disappoin...]]></description>
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Musical comedy Betwixt! has given away several tickets to tonight&rsquo;s performance  at Trafalgar Studios in a free competition which was entered by the  show&rsquo;s Twitter followers. The special Be-Tweet performance is the first  in the show&rsquo;s extended run, and sees Lizzie Roper replace &lsquo;Little Shop  of Horrors&rsquo; star Ellen Greene in the triple roles of &lsquo;The Enchantress&rsquo;,  &lsquo;Princess&rsquo; and the &lsquo;Nymph Queen&rsquo;. Betwixt! fans were asked...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Australian actor Ray Meagher has been revealed as the first celebrity to  get his own waxwork when Madame Tussauds opens in Sydney next May. He  joins a host of entertainers, politicians and sports stars at the AUS$14  million tourist attraction, including fellow Aussie&rsquo;s Nicole Kidman and  Hugh Jackman. Meagher is one of the most recognisable faces on  Australian (and possibly British) television, having played the role of  &lsquo;Alf Stewart&rsquo; in Home and Away since 1988. He...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Caryl Churchill&rsquo;s Top Girls has opened at Trafalgar Studios this week. The  play, first produced in the early 1980s, follows the story of a hard-nosed  businesswoman named Marlene (played by former Coronation Street star  Suranne Jones) who left her family behind to concentrate on her career.  At a dinner party celebrating her latest promotion to Managing Director  of the Top Girls Employment Agency, Marlene is joined by a number of  historical guests, each of whom have overcome ad...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Woman in Black Movie Teaser Released]]></title>
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The film adaptation of The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe as the harried junior solicitor &lsquo;Arthur Kipps&rsquo;, has released a two minute teaser for the supernatural thriller which is due for released in UK cinemas in early 2012. Directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake and The Descent Part 2), the film is closely based on Susan Hill&rsquo;s original best-selling novel and the well-known stage production which has played for 22 years in the West End. The screenplay has been wr...]]></description>
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Production of the Rock of Ages movie, which began earlier this summer,  continues to gather momentum after leading stars Tom Cruise (Stacee  Jaxx), Julianne Hough (Sherrie Christian) and Diego Boneta (Drew Boley)  filmed live concert scenes at the Sun Life Stadium, Miami, in front of  1,000 ecstatic fans. The Florida city is being used as a double for the  story&rsquo;s Los Angeles setting, and members of the public were invited  down to the home of the Miami Dolphins to appear as extras...]]></description>
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Oscar-winning film The King&rsquo;s Speech seems set to be adapted for the  stage and could open in the West End as early as March next year,  according to theatre industry rumours. The movie, which picked up four  Academy Awards in 2011, including Best Picture, starred Colin Firth as  King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. It tells the story of  how King George IV&rsquo;s ascension to the throne (after his  older brother&rsquo;s unexpected abdicati...]]></description>
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The &lsquo;Freddie for a Day&rsquo; campaign is back next month to mark what would  have been the rock legend&rsquo;s 65th birthday on Monday 5th September 2011.  The event is the brainchild of Liz Swanton, web editor of the Mercury  Phoenix Trust, the AIDS charity set up in Freddie's name in 1992. It was  launched last year by Queen and Freddie Mercury fans around the world  who dressed up in some of the star&rsquo;s most flamboyant outfits to raise  funds to support the work of the Cha...]]></description>
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The Snowman will return to the Peacock Theatre this Christmas for a record-breaking 14th season. Based closely on Raymond Briggs' illustrated children's novel, and the classic animated film, the play follows the night time adventures of a young boy whose garden snowman remarkably comes to life. Just like the film, there are no spoken words in The Snowman apart from  the lyrics of the song "Walking in the Air". The story unfolds through  images and movement, including some fabulous spec...]]></description>
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American actor Scott Bakula, perhaps best-known for playing time-travelling scientist &lsquo;Dr. Sam Beckett&rsquo; in the cult TV sci-fi series Quantum Leap, will join the cast of Terrible Advice at the Menier Chocolate Factory this September, alongside Caroline Quentin, Sharon Horgan and Andy Nyman.



Bakula has extensive theatre experience, having made his Broadway  debut in 1983 playing Joe DiMaggio in &lsquo;Marilyn: An American Fable&rsquo; - a  musical based on the life of scre...]]></description>
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The sale of the Palace Theatre by Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s Really Useful  Group may happen in the future, according to reports from The  Stage. The venue, currently home to Priscilla Queen of the Desert, was  one of the theatres which were subject to a takeover bid from a  consortium led by former ITV Chairman Michael Grade and theatrical agent  Michael Linnit earlier this year. Apparently negotiations are at an  early stage with an unnamed bidder, possibly the Ambassador Theatre  Gro...]]></description>
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The producers of The Sound of Music have announced that Connie Fisher  will not return to the UK tour for its final weeks after the star failed  to recover from an illness that has affected her singing voice. The 28-year-old rose to fame after winning the BBC talent search 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?' which led to a role in the London musical. Verity Rushworth (the Emmerdale actress who has  been sharing the role of &lsquo;Maria&rsquo; on the tour) will now stay with the  sho...]]></description>
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Following last night's disturbances in several parts of London, all West End theatres are remaining open for business as usual today and performances will go ahead at the normal times.&nbsp;
If ticketholders have any questions, please get in touch via our booking hotline on 0871 789 1004 or email sales@uktickets.co.uk 




What's On]]></description>
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George and Ira Gershwin&rsquo;s hit musical comedy Crazy for You has opened at  the Open Air Theatre, Regent&rsquo;s Park. The show sees the creative team  from multi-award winning production of Hello, Dolly! reunited, including  director Timothy Sheader, choreographer Stephen Mear and designer Peter  McKintosh. A downpour couldn't dampen the spirits of the opening night audience, and the first reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. The musical will play for a limited season until Sa...]]></description>
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Exposure, a new paparazzi-inspired musical currently in development, has agreed a partnership with Getty Images to share rare celebrity photographs from the company&rsquo;s vast archives as part of the production. The Seattle-based stock photo agency has a collection of over 80 million still images and illustrations, and was the first company to license photographs online. The partnership is the first time that Getty Images has allowed their content to be integrated into a musical, and t...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Broadway Rumours for One Man, Two Guvnors]]></title>
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The National Theatre&rsquo;s brilliant new comedy One Man, Two Guvnors could be bound for Broadway in 2012 according to rumours reported on BroadwayWorld from entertainment industry magazine Variety. Richard Bean&rsquo;s adaptation of Carlo Goldoni&rsquo;s The Servant of Two Masters has become a huge summer hit, and it was recently confirmed that the show will transfer to the Adelphi Theatre this autumn for a limited four month run.
James Cordon Plays the Man in the Middle




Upda...]]></description>
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Yes, Prime Minister will extend its second West End run by eight weeks after announcing that the show will move back to the Gielgud Theatre (where it originally played from Sept 2010 to Jan 2011) from its current home at the Apollo Theatre. The stage adaptation of the much-loved BBC TV series has proved a big hit with audiences, with a storyline about a country facing financial meltdown perhaps proving more enduring than the writers imagined!
A Country on the Brink of Economic Crisis
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Christopher Hampton's first play &lsquo;When Did You Last See My Mother?&rsquo; will be revived at the Trafalgar Studios 2 this autumn from Wednesday 14th September to Saturday 8th October 2011. Described as a precocious exploration of the angst and self-laceration of adolescent homosexuality; &lsquo;When Did You Last See My Mother?&rsquo; was written by Hampton when he was just 18-years-old. The Oxford University undergraduate then entered the record books as the youngest playwright to ...]]></description>
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Two of the world&rsquo;s best-known magicians, Penn &amp; Teller, will perform for two nights at The O2 Arena on 7-8 December 2011. &lsquo;Conversations with Penn &amp; Teller: 35 Years of Magic &amp; BS&rsquo; promises an insightful evening of candid discussion, audience Q&amp;A, video clips and classic magic tricks performed live. The daring duo have been defying labels, and at times good taste, in a phenomenal career spanning more than three decades. Their current ITV1 Saturday night ...]]></description>
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Rachel Tucker and Julie Legrand have extended their contracts with the smash-hit musical Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Former 'I&rsquo;d Do Anything' finalist Tucker, who plays green-skinned witch 'Elphaba', and Legrand, who plays stern headmistress 'Madame Morrible', will now stay with the show into 2012. Other current cast members: Louise Dearman (Glinda), Mark Evans (Fiyero), Clive Carter (The Wizard), Julian Forsyth (Dr Dillamond), Zoe Rainey (Nessarose) and Ben Stott (Boq) ...]]></description>
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The Beatles musical Backbeat &ndash; based on Iain Softley BAFTA-nominated 1994 film &ndash; will open at the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre in October after confirmation from the show&rsquo;s producers following recent West End rumours. The show, which charts the early rise of The Beatles from their humble Liverpool beginnings to their early performances in Hamburg, will open on Monday 10th October 2011 following previews from Saturday 24th September 2011.




Speaking about the Lond...]]></description>
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical will return to the West End&rsquo;s Ambassadors Theatre for a second time this year following a fourth successive season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show originally played at the Ambassadors in February, running alongside the dance extravaganza Stomp for several weeks. It will be back at the Covent Garden venue on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings (nights when Stomp is off sale) from Tuesday 20th September to Wednesday 12th October 2011. Showsto...]]></description>
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Michael Crawford has extended his run as 'The Wizard' in Andrew Lloyd  Webber's &lsquo;The Wizard of Oz&rsquo;. The veteran West End star, who is appearing in the musical alongside &lsquo;Over the Rainbow&rsquo;  winner Danielle Hope, was only scheduled to play the role until the 4th  September 2011 but will now stay with the show through to Sunday 5th  February 2012. Crawford is perhaps best-known for originating the title roles in both the London production of 'Barnum' and 'The Phantom...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[David Suchet to Star in Eugene O’Neill Play]]></title>
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David Suchet will return to the West End in 2012 in a revival of  Eugene O&rsquo;Neill's 'Long Day&rsquo;s Journey into Night' at the Apollo  Theatre. Suchet will play patriarch &lsquo;James Tyrone&rsquo; in the mesmerising  drama about a middle class family whose lives threaten to fall  apart during an eventful day and night. The Poirot star was last seen on  the London stage in 2010 in another classic American play, Arthur  Miller&rsquo;s 'All My Sons'. The show will be directed by Ant...]]></description>
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Backbeat, the screen-to-stage adaptation of the 1994 film about the early years of The Beatles in Hamburg, could be seeking a West End premiere later this year according to rumours from WhatsonStage. The play was first seen at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre in February 2010 where it was co-directed by Iain Softley, the writer of the original movie.
The Story of the Fifth Beatle




Set in Hamburg between 1960-62, Backbeat takes up the story of young artist  and musician Stuart Sutcli...]]></description>
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With one year to go until the start of the 2012 London Olympics the West End is aiming for success with more than 50% of shows extending their booking periods beyond next summer. This means that advance theatre tickets will be available for the tens of thousands of visitors who are expected to flock to the capital, many of whom will want to see other attractions besides the flagship games.
The Greatest Shows on Earth




Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said: "My message to the ...]]></description>
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Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q celebrated the wedding of two of its  stars at the weekend as Ricky and Rod exchanged vows following the decision  to permit gay marriage in the state of New York. The couple, who met for  the first time when the production opened on Broadway in 2003, joined  dozens of men and women outside New York&rsquo;s city hall on Sunday 24th July  &ndash; the first day that same-sex couples could be legally married. Kate  Monster served as flower girl at the out...]]></description>
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The stage adaptation of Arthur Ransome&rsquo;s Swallows and Amazons will transfer to the West End&rsquo;s Vaudeville Theatre this Christmas for a limited five week run. The production premiered at the Bristol Old Vic in 2010, directed by the venue&rsquo;s artistic director Tom Morris (co-director of the National Theatre&rsquo;s War Horse). The show has music by Neil Hannon, best known for founding and fronting the Irish band The Divine Comedy.
Based on the Classic Adventure Stories

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      <title><![CDATA[Lend Me A Tenor Posts Closing Notices]]></title>
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Lend Me A Tenor has posted early closing notices at the Gielgud Theatre. The musical comedy, which stars Olivier Award-winning actor Matthew Kelly, was originally booking until 19th November 2011. It will now finish performances on Saturday 6th August 2011. The musical is an adaptation of a 1986 play by Ken Ludwig. It has book and lyrics by Peter Sham; with music by Brad Carroll; and is directed by Ian Talbot, the former Artistic and Managing Director of The Open Air Theatre, Regent&rsqu...]]></description>
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Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition will close its doors for the final time at The O2 Bubble next month on Monday 29th August 2011. The educational event touches on every aspect of the incredible Titanic story - from construction, launching, and life on board the magnificent ocean liner, to its tragic sinking and the dramatic rescue of over 700 passengers.
Over 300 Incredible Artefacts on Display




Since 1987, RMS Titanic, Inc. has conducted seven research expeditions  to the wreck ...]]></description>
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The 36th Laurence Olivier Awards will be held at the Royal Opera House for the first time in 2012. The prestigious theatre honours, presented by The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) since 1976, were held at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane earlier this year and saw big wins for Legally Blonde the Musical (Best New Musical) and We Will Rock You (BBC Radio 2 Audience Award). The night of the awards will also be put back to Sunday 15th April, with nominations announced in mid-March. This is to ...]]></description>
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Ghost the Musical officially opened last night at the Piccadilly  Theatre. The keenly awaited production stars former Coronation Street actor Richard  Fleeshman as &ldquo;Sam Wheat&rdquo; - the role made famous by Patrick Swayze in  the 1990 movie. Canadian-born actress Caissie Levy plays &ldquo;Molly Jenson&rdquo;,  whilst one-time We Will Rock You &ldquo;Killer Queen&rdquo; Sharon D Clarke is the scene-stealing psychic &ldquo;Oda Mae Brown&rdquo;. Eurthymics&rsquo; Dave Stewart has w...]]></description>
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Madame Tussauds is declaring a &ldquo;Marvel&rdquo;-ous summer in celebration of  Captain America&rsquo;s arrival to its exciting Marvel Super Heroes 4D Experience. The patriotic superhero surprised travellers at Heathrow  Airport last week when he appeared in the Arrivals Hall of Terminal 5  &ndash; complete with luggage that included an indestructible shield and a "stars and stripes" suitcase. His appearance in London coincides with the  release of Captain America: The First Avenger,...]]></description>
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The new superhero arena show Batman Live will swoop into Manchester&rsquo;s M.E.N. Arena this evening with the launch of its UK tour. The multi-million pound stage production promises to bring the action and characters of the famous DC Comics&rsquo; world to life by combining an original storyline with incredible with stunts, pyrotechnics and Gotham City backdrops. The show is produced by Warner Bros, DC Entertainment, Nick Grace Management and Water Lane Productions &ndash; the creators...]]></description>
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The Chichester Festival Theatre production of Singin&rsquo; in the Rain is the latest show from the influential Sussex venue to be tipped for a West End transfer later this year. The story closely follows the plot of the 1952 movie that starred Gene Kelly as &lsquo;Don Lockwood&rsquo; - a leading silent film star who must adjust to life in talking pictures. Don&rsquo;s got the voice to guarantee success, unfortunately his glamorous blonde co-star, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), exasperates ev...]]></description>
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Mamma Mia! has become the first Western musical to be translated into Mandarin. The ABBA-inspired show extended its global reach even further this week when a Chinese-language version of the production opened at Shanghai&rsquo;s Grand Theatre. The musical is supported by the UK creative team and, despite one or two cultural differences, is almost exactly the same as the hugely successful version seen in the West End and around the world.
Chinese Audiences Take a Chance





Mamma ...]]></description>
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Nicholas Lyndhurst will join the cast of The Tempest at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The actor, best known for his extensive TV credits that include Only Fools and Horses and Goodnight Sweetheart, will star alongside Ralph Fiennes in Trevor Nunn&rsquo;s high-profile autumn production. Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead is currently showing at the venue until Saturday 20th August 2011.
All-Star Cast at the Haymarket Theatre




Although he began his television career as a teenage ...]]></description>
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Claire Sweeney will join the touring cast of Legally Blonde the Musical in September, taking over the role of &ldquo;Paulette&rdquo; from ex-Atomic Kitten  star Liz McClarnon. The actress, singer and Loose Women presenter has  returned to musical theatre this year. She is currently starring as &ldquo;The  Girl&rdquo; in Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s Tell Me On a Sunday. The show, now on UK  tour, follows the romantic misadventures of a young English woman in  New York. It features several ...]]></description>
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Supermodel Christie Brinkley&rsquo;s West End debut in Chicago has been  delayed after her mother was admitted to hospital in the United States. The actress and beauty icon was due to begin a four week engagement in  the long-running show at the Cambridge Theatre beginning today, Monday  11th July 2011. Sarah Soetaert will continue in the role of "Roxie" until Ms. Brinkley joins the company.




Musical Scheduled to End in August
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Ruby Wax - Losing It will transfer to the West End's Duchess Theatre this autumn for a limited run. The show is written and performed by the well-known comedienne and TV personality and explores the theme of modern-day depression. It also features the Welsh singer-songwriter Judith Owen, who composed music and lyrics for the production. The show enjoyed some positive reviews at the Menier Chocolate Factory, where it had two sell-out runs this year, as well as on a 2010 national tour.
A ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Birds of a Feather Back Together on Stage?]]></title>
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Actress Pauline Quirke will leave ITV soap opera "Emmerdale" later this  year to concentrate on a new &ldquo;Birds of a Feather&rdquo; stage production.
The  star played the part of &ldquo;Sharon Theodopolopodos&rdquo; in the long-running BBC  sitcom, alongside Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph. The stage show will  see all three women reunited to play their memorable characters and is tipped to tour in 2012.




Comedy Stars Flock Together on Stage
Speaking about her decision to l...]]></description>
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The musical adaptation of Bridget Jones&rsquo;s Diary is close to completion according to rumours on BroadwayWorld.com. Helen Fielding&rsquo;s colourful novel was turned into a hilarious 2001 movie starring Ren&eacute;e Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. The new show is being led by Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry, with music composed by pop star Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin. Production workshops took place in London last year, with Sheridan Smith reading for Bridget Jones.
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Dancing On Ice champion Sam Attwater will join the cast of the hit rock  n&rsquo; roll musical Dreamboats and Petticoats at the Playhouse Theatre later  this month.
The ex-EastEnder will play the leading role of aspiring songwriter and loveable  rogue Norman, currently played by Ben Freeman, from Monday 18th July  2011.
Attwater joins a talented young cast that includes former  Hollyoaks star Jennifer Biddall and X-Factor contestant Scott Bruton.




The Hit Jukebox Musical
Dre...]]></description>
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Trevor Nunn appears to have scored another coup as Artistic Director of  the Theatre Royal Haymarket with growing rumours that Joanna Lumley and  Robert Lindsay will star in a revival of The Lion in Winter this autumn. Lumley was nominated for a Tony Award earlier this year for her Broadway  performance in La Bete. Lindsay, meanwhile, recently played the late  Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis at the Novello Theatre &ndash; earning  praise for his performance in a critically-knocke...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alex Gaumond Joins We Will Rock You]]></title>
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Ex-Legally Blonde actor Alex Gaumond will take over the role of outlaw  &ldquo;Galileo&rdquo; in We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre. The Canadian-born  star recently received nominations for Best Actor in a Musical at both  the Whatsonstage and Oliver Awards for his performance as Elle Woods&rsquo; love  interest &ldquo;Emmett&rdquo; at the Savoy Theatre. He joined the show after playing  the part of &ldquo;Galileo&rdquo; in the highly successful UK tour of We  Will Rock You. He wi...]]></description>
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The Royal Albert Hall will host a special two-date concert production of  Phantom of the Opera in October to celebrate the show&rsquo;s 25th  anniversary. Former "Phantom" Ramin Karimloo is back in the mask for the  birthday performances, partnering Sierra Boggess (Christine Daa&eacute;), the  American soprano with whom he appeared in Phantom sequel Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre. The duo will be joined by Barry James (Monsieur  Firmin), Gareth Snook (Monsieur Andr&eacute;), Liz ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alistair McGowan to Play Professor Higgins]]></title>
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Impressionist Alistair McGowan is well-known for putting on many different voices, so it&rsquo;s perhaps appropriate that he will join the cast of Pygmalion for the show&rsquo;s final few weeks in August 2011.
Rupert Everett&rsquo;s final performance as Professor Henry Higgins will be on Saturday 13th  August, after which he will begin filming a new BBC / HBO series of  Parade&rsquo;s End adapted by Tom Stoppard.




The Egocentric Professor Who Learns a Lesson in Life
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      <title><![CDATA[Julie Atherton Brings Concert to the Apollo Theatre]]></title>
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West End star Julie Atherton, perhaps best known for playing the roles  of &ldquo;Kate Monster&rdquo; and &ldquo;Lucy the Slut&rdquo; in Avenue Q, brings her No Space  for Air live show to the Apollo Theatre this weekend for a one-off  performance on Sunday 26th June 2011. Atherton will be accompanied by  several familiar faces, including Daniel Boys, Richard Fleeshman and Jon  Lee, plus Emmy Award winning composer Lance Horne and British composer  Michael Bruce.



Avenue Q Girl&rsq...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Being Shakespeare Opening Tonight at Trafalgar Studios]]></title>
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Simon Callow&rsquo;s Being Shakespeare will open tonight at Trafalgar Studios. The one-man show is an absorbing piece of theatre that combines history, biography and dramatic diversions to explore the seven ages of William Shakespeare, a man who rose from modest middle-class beginnings in Stratford-upon-Avon to become the greatest playwright in history. UK Tickets went along this week to see a preview performance.
Being Shakespeare - UK Tickets Review:
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Arthur Miller&rsquo;s emotional marital drama Broken Glass will open at the Vaudeville Theatre this September following a successful run at the fringe Tricycle Theatre in 2010. The show will begin West End previews from 14th September, booking to 10th December 2011. Antony Sher will reprise the role of Jewish banker &ldquo;Phillip Gellburg&rdquo;. Tara Fitzgerald will play his troubled wife &ldquo;Sylvia&rdquo;.




Antony Sher's recent stage credits include &ldquo;Tomas Stockmann&r...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is Jerusalem Coming Back to London?]]></title>
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Jez Butterworth&rsquo;s Jerusalem could be poised for a surprise return to  London following the show&rsquo;s resounding success on Broadway. Leading star  Mark Rylance recently collected a Tony Award for his portrayal of the  English rogue Johnny &lsquo;Rooster&rsquo; Byron in the brilliant dark comedy and  has raised the possibility of reprising the role again in the West End  for a limited three-month period beginning in September this year. The Royal Court production previously playe...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Love Never Dies closing this autumn?]]></title>
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Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies may have recently enjoyed a spectacular Australian opening but the West End original may be closing its doors this autumn to make way for the National Theatre&rsquo;s latest success story - One Man, Two Guvnors &ndash; which is rumoured to be transferring to the Adelphi Theatre.
One Man, Two Guvnors to Replace Phantom Sequel?





Gavin and Stacey co-creator James Cordon has been starring at the South  Bank venue in the comic production ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Les Miserables Film Rumours Heat Up]]></title>
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Could Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany be set for roles in the Les Mis&eacute;rables film? Pre-production is underway for the screen version of  the iconic stage show and Hollywood producers are keen to secure several  big names for the leading roles. West End impresario Sir Cameron  Mackintosh was initially eager for Alfie Boe to play the heroic  character of Jean Valjean &ndash; a part he is playing in the original musical  at the Queen&rsquo;s Theatre from 23rd June 2011 &ndash; but Boe&...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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The full cast has been confirmed for new jukebox musical Rock of Ages, which opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre on Tuesday 27th September 2011, following previews from Wednesday 31st August 2011.





TV personality Justin Lee Collins (Dennis Dupree) and X Factor winner Shayne Ward (Stacee Jaxx) will be joined by ex-Wicked star Oliver Tompsett as busboy  and wannabe rock star &ldquo;Drew Boley&rdquo; and Amy Pemberton as waitress and aspiring  actress &ldquo;Sherrie Christian&rdquo;....]]></description>
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Shrek the Musical defied a nearby West End fire to enjoy a successful  opening night at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. A blaze at Marconi House  at the junction of the Strand and Aldwych had caused traffic diversions  and nearby buildings to be evacuated. Staff at the Aldwych Theatre even  had to cancel their evening performance of Dirty Dancing. For Shrek,  however, the show went on and theatregoers were treated to a pulsating  first night performance by Nigel Lindsay, Nigel Harman, Aman...]]></description>
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Hustle star Marc Warren will return to the West End in a new stage  adaptation of Cool Hand Luke, based on the novel by Donn Pearce and the  famous 1967 Paul Newman movie.
The show, which has been created for  the stage by Emma Reeves, will open at the Aldwych Theatre on 03rd Oct  2011, following previews from 23rd September.




From Con-Artist to Convict
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Hollywood icon James Earl Jones will return to the West End this October  after the American producers of Driving Miss Daisy announced that their  acclaimed Broadway revival will play a limited 12 week London  engagement. The New York cast includes the one-time Cat on a Hot Tin  Roof star alongside Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines.



A Life-Changing Friendship
The latest revival of Alfred Uhry&rsquo;s endearing play sees Vanessa Redgrave play the widowed Miss Daisy, an elderly and ...]]></description>
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British export War Horse scooped five Tony Awards in last night&rsquo;s prestigious ceremony held at Broadway&rsquo;s Lincoln Theater. The prizes included Best Play, Best Scenic Design of a play, Best Lighting Design of a play, Best Sound Design of a play and Best Direction of a play &ndash; making the poignant wartime drama the second biggest winner on the night behind The Book of Mormon (Matt Stone and Trey Parker&rsquo;s hilarious new musical which picked up an incredible nine honours...]]></description>
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Broadway sensation The Book of Mormon could be a step closer to a London premiere as the American original prepares to send out its missionaries on a U.S. national tour in 2012, according to reports in Variety.
The controversial new musical - from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q&rsquo;s Robert Lopez - opened on the Great White Way in March with five star reviews and outstanding audience feedback.




Classic Buddy Story with a Hilarious Twist
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Trafalgar Square will host West End Live 2011 later this month. The free theatre festival, presented by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre in association with MasterCard, has become a huge success in the last five years and is expected to attract over 500,000 visitors on the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June.




Theatre Fans Enjoy Showcase Performances
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Legally Blonde the Musical is embarking on its first national tour later  this year and casting has now been revealed. The hilarious show is  based on the hit 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon, and will be led by Tony  Award-winning director and Olivier Award-nominated choreographer Jerry  Mitchell (Hairspray the Musical).




Tour Details Announced
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Chilling West End hit Ghost Stories is to play for an extra four weeks  at the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre following an upsurge in demand for tickets  after the show announced its closure at the venue.
The spooky  production, written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, was to end on Sunday  19th June but has been extended for another month until Saturday 16th July  2011.




Thrill Seekers Flock to the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre
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      <title><![CDATA[Tim Curry Withdraws from Haymarket Play]]></title>
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry has withdrawn from the forthcoming West End  production of Tom Stoppard&rsquo;s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The  play has been showing at the Chichester Festival Theatre prior to its  London transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket later this month. The  veteran actor was starring in the role of travelling actor &ldquo;The Player&rdquo; but was forced to  leave the show due to ill health.



Trevor Nunn&rsquo;s Debut Haymarket Season
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Larger than life funny man Justin Lee Collins is the first cast member  to be revealed for the latest Shaftesbury Theatre musical Rock of Ages,  which opens on 27th September following previews from 31st August 2011.  The exuberant TV and radio presenter had a taste of the London stage  spotlight when he took on the role of &ldquo;Amos Hart&rdquo; in Chicago at the  Cambridge Theatre as part of his Sky TV reality series JLC is... He starred in the show for three performances to help cele...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Much Ado About Nothing, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate,  opened last night at the Wyndham&rsquo;s Theatre. The two Doctor Who stars are appearing  on stage together for the first time in this new production which  transports the action of William Shakespeare&rsquo;s original play to early  1980s Gibraltar. Tennant plays Benedick, a naval officer who is scornful at the  thought of marriage and romance. He finds his counterpart in Beatrice, the  Governor&rsquo;s headstrong niece...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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The big screen adaptation of The Woman in Black will be out in cinemas  in 2012 and teasers are already finding their way onto the internet,  including a trailer featuring the film&rsquo;s star Daniel Radcliffe.
The  movie is directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake) with a screenplay written  by Jane Goldman (Kick Ass and Stardust co-writer).




Thrilling Theatre Fans for Over 20 Years!
The Woman in Black began life as a chilling novel by Susan Hill before finding its way onto the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Disney&rsquo;s The Lion King is always a popular family choice for the half  term holiday. The spectacular musical at the Lyceum Theatre brings to  life all of the colourful characters from the memorable Disney film,  including Mufasa, Rafiki, Simba, Nala, Timon the Meerkat and Pumbaa the Warthog. The  show also features the brilliant songs Circle of Life, Hakuna Matata and  Can You Feel the Love Tonight.
Book Secured Seats with UK Tickets
UK Tickets have fabulous secured seats for the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shrek’s Got the Talent ]]></title>
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The cast of Shrek the Musical will hope to prove they&rsquo;ve got the talent when  they perform live on ITV&rsquo;s hit variety show - Britain&rsquo;s Got Talent &ndash;  this evening, Tuesday 31st May, on the 9.30pm results segment. Amanda Holden stars as Princess Fiona in  the new West End production as well as being a judge on the popular  programme. 




Speaking about the exclusive live performance, Amanda said: &ldquo;I think one  of the most important things when you&rsquo;re ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 10:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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The much-awaited West End revival of George Bernard Shaw&rsquo;s Pygmalion finally opened at the Garrick Theatre on Wednesday night. The play tells  the story of a Cockney flower seller named Eliza Doolittle who is taken  under the wing of a linguistics expert. Her tutor, Professor Henry Higgings, vows to turn Eliza into a  lady with refined manners and speech to win a bet he has made with a  fellow gentleman. Rupert Everett, Diana Rigg and Kara Tointon star in  Phillip Prowse&rsquo;...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Les Miserables Undergoing a June Revolution]]></title>
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Epic musical Les Mis&eacute;rables will take a short performance break next month as several cast and production changes are made. Following the evening performance on Saturday 18 June, the production will close for three days at the Queen&rsquo;s Theatre to allow technicians to install a brand new state-of-the-art surround sound system and construct a larger pit to accommodate the new orchestra which will play the latest 25th Anniversary Tour score.
Matt Lucas and Alfie Boe Join the Ca...]]></description>
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The stage musical version of Strictly Ballroom will receive its world  premiere in Sydney according to reports on BroadwayWorld.com following  an announcement by the show&rsquo;s creator Baz Luhrmann and his fellow  Australian producers. As revealed last October, Global Creatures and  Bazmark (the multimedia company founded by Luhrmann and Catherine  Martin) have been busy running a creative workshop of the book, text and  music for the new show which will be closely based on the hit 199...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 13:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Andrew Lloyd Webber is planning to fund the education of 30 performing  arts students over the next three years, according to reports in the  national media. The theatre impresario will fund ten scholarships a year  at some of Britain&rsquo;s leading arts colleges such as the Royal Academy of  Music and the Central School of Speech and Drama. The scholarships will  be funded through his Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and help talented  students from less affluent backgrounds pay tuition ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 10:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has announced that Manchester will be  likely to host a number of new musicals in the near future after the recent  world premiere of Ghost the Musical proved a resounding success prior to  its West End transfer. ATG own 39 theatres around the country,  including the Manchester Opera House and Palace Theatre, and aim to use  the city as a launch pad for new shows before introducing them to the  larger London market.







A Terrific City to Lau...]]></description>
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Much Ado About Nothing, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, is now open for previews at the Wyndham's Theatre prior to an official opening night on Wednesday 01st June 2011. The keenly-anticipated production sees the two stars appear on stage together for the very first time, although fans of Doctor Who will remember that both actors shared several episodes of the hit sci-fi series (Tennant as "The Doctor" and Tate as recurring character "Donna Noble"). Tickets are selling quickly...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matilda Finds a Home at the Cambridge Theatre]]></title>
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The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Matilda A Musical will open at the Cambridge Theatre on 22nd November (previews from 18th October 2011) with tickets going on sale later this month. The West End transfer was confirmed in March but the venue had been kept under wraps until today's announcement. The long-running hit Chicago is currently playing at the Cambridge Theatre, but producers are hopeful that the show's record-breaking 14 year West End run will continue and expect to r...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 09:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Hit jukebox musical Jersey Boys will enjoy a weekend lie-in with BroadwayWorld.com reporting that Sunday performances  at the Prince Edward Theatre will begin at the later time of 5pm from  Sunday 05th June 2011. The temporary change to the schedule, taking  advantage of the long summer days, will last for 13 weeks through to  Sunday 28th August. Tuesday and Saturday matinees will continue to be  performed from 3pm, whilst Tuesday to Saturday evening shows will  continue at 7.30pm.

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Sensational ABBA-inspired musical Mamma Mia! and children&rsquo;s favourite Disney&rsquo;s the Lion King have both announced several cast changes for the summer.
The great news for Mamma Mia! fans is that a number of former cast members will return to the show - including Sally Ann Triplett, Kim Ismay and Joanna Monro - as booking for the long-running hit continues into the spring of 2012 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.








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Metropolitan Opera star Paulo Szot will reprise his Tony Award-winning  role as French plantation owner &ldquo;Emile de Becque&rdquo; in the Broadway to London transfer of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific,  which is opening at the Barbican Theatre this summer. Szot will  alternate the character with Welsh National Opera singer Jason Howard as  part of a distinguished cast that includes Samantha Womack as &ldquo;Nellie  Forbush&rdquo; and Daniel Koek (star of the recent UK...]]></description>
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Could Dolly Parton&rsquo;s colourful stage musical 9 to 5 be about to clock on  in the UK? The star has dropped several hints in recent interviews that  the show, currently on a national tour in the United States after a run  on Broadway, will head to Britain later this year after the tour ends  in July. The musical is based on the memorable 1980 film comedy that starred   Dolly Parton alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three office   workers struggling to get through the monotony of ...]]></description>
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Comedy musical Betwixt! will make a West End transfer this summer when  it opens at the Trafalgar Studios 2 on Thursday 28th July 2011, following  previews from Tuesday 26th July. The show, written and directed by Ian  McFarlane, was first performed at the fringe King&rsquo;s Head Theatre in 2008  before being staged at the Ambassadors Theatre later that same year.



A Fantasy Adventure with an Adult Twist
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Top Hat, the hit 1935 musical movie that starred Fred Astaire and Ginger  Rogers, will receive its world stage premiere in the UK this August  when a new version of the show opens at the Milton Keynes Theatre before  embarking on a 17 week national tour prior to a possible West End  transfer in early 2012. Former Love Never Dies star Summer Strallen will  appear in a leading role opposite Holby City heartthrob and Strictly  Come Dancing winner Tom Chambers.



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Shrek the Musical will begin previews tonight at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, prior to an official opening next month on Tuesday 14th June 2011. Based on the story and characters from William Steig's children&rsquo;s book "Shrek!" and the 2001 Oscar winning DreamWorks Animation film, the production is sure to be one of the hottest West End theatre tickets this summer and could even post record pre-sales figures at the Box Office. The cast is led by Nigel Lindsay as Shrek, Amanda Holden ...]]></description>
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The Wizard of Oz has announced that booking for the brilliant new musical is to be extended through to January 2012 at the London Palladium. Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s latest production has put over 350,000 new tickets on sale, reflecting the popular demand for a show described as the most magical adventure of all.




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Paranormal thriller Ghost Stories has posted closing notices at the Duke  of York's Theatre. The supernatural show, created by Derren Brown  collaborator Andy Nyman and League of Gentleman writer Jeremy Dyson,  will now end its run on 19 June 2011 after previously being open for  bookings until 02 October. The production enjoyed sold out runs at the  Liverpool Playhouse in February 2010 and the Lyric Hammersmith later the  same year, prior to a West End transfer.



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West End star Jonathan Wilkes is to join Chicago as smooth-talking  lawyer &lsquo;Billy Flynn&rsquo; for a strictly limited seven week season from 09  May to 26 June 2011. Wilkes has enjoyed significant success on stage and  on television in recent years. His theatre touring credits include  &lsquo;Frank N Furter&rsquo; in The Rocky Horror Show, &lsquo;Jesus&rsquo; and &lsquo;Judas&rsquo; in  Godspell and &lsquo;Khasshoggi&rsquo; in We Will Rock You. On television he has  presented footb...]]></description>
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The influx of British productions and talent on Broadway is recognised in this year&rsquo;s Tony Award nominations with several shows and stars having a great chance of winning the coveted theatre prizes. Two West End exports will go head to head in the Best Play Category &ndash; the Royal Court&rsquo;s Jerusalem starring Mark Rylance (which has been nominated in five other categories) and the National Theatre&rsquo;s War Horse (nominated in an additional four).&nbsp;




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Sir Elton John and David Furnish may be planning to bring a Broadway  play to the West End after the show, The Normal Heart (an emotional  drama about the early days of the AIDS epidemic), opened on the Great  White Way to great acclaim this week.
According to an article in The  Times, and reported on BroadwayWorld.com, the influential megastar and  his partner would be prepared to back future versions of the production  to spread the message of AIDS treatment and prevention.



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Viva Forever, the new West End musical written by Jennifer Saunders and based on the songs of the Spice Girls, has confirmed that Marianne Elliott is to direct the production. Elliott began her career in the 1990s with credits including work at the Royal Exchange, Royal Court and RSC before she joined the National Theatre as an associate in 2006. At the National she co-directed War Horse with Tom Morris, amongst other successful shows such as Pillars of the Community, All&rsquo;s Well Th...]]></description>
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Judy Garland biopic End of the Rainbow is entering its final month at  the Trafalgar Studios. The show stars the Olivier Award winning actress  Tracie Bennett as the troubled Hollywood icon and relives Garland&rsquo;s  final days in the late 1960s as she battled to overcome her problems of  drugs and alcohol whilst completing a punishing series of comeback concerts.




A Child Star Who Rose to the Top of Hollywood
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Dangerous Dave, the pintsize pooch who won the Over the Rainbow  canine competition to find a Toto to star in The Wizard of Oz, will make  his West End debut this week at a special gala performance of the  musical at the London Palladium. The Thursday night show will raise  money in aid of Comic Relief and will be the only performance to feature  Dangerous Dave instead of the show&rsquo;s usual look-alike dogs. Dangerous  Dave was handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber in the TV contest and h...]]></description>
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Spider-Man Turn off the Dark has made Broadway history, though not in the way the show&rsquo;s producers would ideally have liked. The troubled musical has now closed for a three week hiatus to iron out once and for all the production problems that have blighted extended previews and led to the most expensive show in theatre receiving a big thumbs-down from critics. The significant and wholesale changes include some dramatic alterations to the book, with rumours that the Greek Chorus of ...]]></description>
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The National Theatre production of War Horse opened on Broadway last  night in a blaze of publicity. The show originally premiered at the  National Theatre in 2007. It quickly became a sell-out success and  returning for a second run in 2008, prior to a West End transfer to the  New London Theatre. The play is based on a children&rsquo;s novel by Michael  Morgurgo, who recently spoke in an interview to Broadway.com about how  the story developed from a chance conversation in a rural Englis...]]></description>
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Sir Cameron Mackinstosh&rsquo;s latest West End production, Betty Blue Eyes, opened last night at the Novello Theatre. The new musical has adapted the story of the Alan Bennett&rsquo;s film A Private Function for the stage. The brilliantly wry comedy, set in 1947, sees the people of a Yorkshire town try to get around the food rationing laws to celebrate the royal wedding between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.




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Batman Live launched its worldwide arena tour today with a photo call in London. Adapted from the DC Comic characters and stories, Batman Live is being billed as a superhero event unlike any seen before. The thrilling live arena show promises to recreate the action of the famous series with daring stunts, spectacular pyrotechnics and incredible Gotham City backdrops combined with an original Batman storyline. The world tour starts at Manchester&rsquo;s M.E.N Arena, before moving on to citi...]]></description>
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Hit West End musical Wicked has announced the second year of its hugely popular Young Writers&rsquo; Award competition. The show is keen to inspire the next generation of storytelling talent and is once more looking for young people between the ages of five and 25 to put forward their poems and tall tales. The Award is championed by Patron Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and is supported once more by Children&rsquo;s Laureate Michael Morpurgo, the author of Warhorse.




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Comedy musical Lend Me A Tenor could replace The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at the Gielgud Theatre according to WhatsOnStage.com and Theatreamania. The musical adaptation of Ken Ludwig's original play celebrated an American premiere in the summer of 2007 and has been winning rave reviews in the UK after opening at Plymouth's Theatre Royal in September last year. The show has always been aiming for the West End, and the Gielgud Theatre would be a popular choice as the original play premiered at...]]></description>
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A new production of Harold Pinter&rsquo;s influential drama Betrayal will open  at the Comedy Theatre this summer, starring Kristin Scott Thomas,  Douglas Henshall and Ben Miles in leading roles. The play will be  directed by Ian Rickson.
Several Betrayal revivals have taken place over the  years, including at the Donmar Warehouse in 2007 with Toby Stephens starring as Jerry and Dervla Kirwan as Emma.




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As an 18 year old, I don&rsquo;t plan many trips to the theatre. If I was going to see a show I would make a day of it by shopping in London, then going out for dinner and drinks before. After the show I would probably go to a club nearby to finish the night off. If I could afford to I would stay somewhere overnight in London.
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Spectacular jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet has announced the  addition of a further six months of performances at the Noel Coward  Theatre. The smash hit show - which tells the story of the memorable  night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry  Lee Lewis came together for an impromptu jam session - will have tickets  on sale until April 28, 2012.




Over 20 Classic Rock n&rsquo; Roll Hits!
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is to close early at the Gielgud Theatre. The  Kneehigh production was originally booking until 01 October 2011 but  will now shut on 21 May 2011, after running for just a couple of months.  The musical is based on a 1964 French musical film that starred acting  legends Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo in leading roles. The  stage adaptation has original music by Michel Legrand, with  English-language translation by Sheldon Harnick.



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Australian superstar Jason Donovan is currently appearing in The Sound  of Music national tour as "Captain von Trapp". The lavish production,  directed by Jeremy Sams and with choreography by Arlene Phillips, tells  the story of a young woman named Maria and her life-changing adventure  with the von Trapp family around the time of the Second World War.
The  musical has a famous score, written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, that  includes the songs: &lsquo;Edelweisse', &lsquo;My Favorite ...]]></description>
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In one of the West End's worst kept secrets, hit children's musical Matilda will transfer to the West End this autumn. Although the venue for the production has not yet been confirmed, the Aldwych Theatre has been strongly tipped after Dirty Dancing announced its closure prior to a national tour.
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) have revealed that tickets will go on sale in May, when performance dates and casting for the show will also be announced.




Road Dahl's Brilliant S...]]></description>
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Sister Act the Musical has announced that open auditions will be held  next month to help find a leading lady for the forthcoming UK tour of  the hit show. The first round auditions will be held at Pineapple Dance  Studios, Langley Street, London on April 04, 2011. Producers Whoopi  Goldberg and Stage Entertainment are looking for "a black, female comedy  actresses, with fabulous singing voices with a strong belt, and playing  age of 20 - 40 years old." Hopefuls should register between 10a...]]></description>
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Jessica Cornish,  23 year old ghetto-pop star, has always dreamed of being under the  spotlight. Better known as Jessie J, the J stands for &lsquo;whatever you want  it to&rsquo;, she has recently released her first debut album Who You Are  through Island Records, featuring her two singles Do It Like A Dude and  Price Tag. It has now been mentioned by News of the World that these  songs may appear on stage as she plans to write her own musical.








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New musical comedy Betty Blue Eyes has begun previews at the&nbsp; Novello Theatre. The show, based on the film &ldquo;A Private Function&rdquo; written by  Alan Bennett, has been adapted for stage by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman  with 16 new songs added to the hilarious storyline. A sneak preview of  the toe-tapping score can be heard here at www.bettyblueeyesthemusic.com . All songs are sung by cast members, including Reece Shearsmith, Sarah  Lancashire and Jack Edwards.



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Children&rsquo;s favourite &ldquo;The Tiger Who Came To Tea&rdquo; is to make its West End  debut at the Vaudeville Theatre this summer, in a new adaptation based  on writer Judith Kerr&rsquo;s much-loved book.
The show will play from 06 July to  04 September 2011 in the Vaudeville&rsquo;s eighth West End family season since  2005.
Previous productions have included "Room on the Broom", "We&rsquo;re Going  on a Bear Hunt" and "The Gruffalo".




Best-Selling Book Adapted for Sta...]]></description>
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British actor Daniel Radcliffe has made his Broadway musical debut. The  Harry Potter star plays J. Pierrepont Finch in the 50th anniversary  revival of &ldquo;How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying&rdquo; starring  alongside Emmy Award-winning actor John Larroquette in a show directed  and choreographed by Rob Ashford. The musical is based on a story  inspired by Stepherd Mead&rsquo;s satirical self-help book of the same title  that became a best-seller in the 1950s before bei...]]></description>
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Veteran actress Diana Rigg has been confirmed for the role of Mrs  Higgins in the upcoming Chichester transfer of Pygmalion, which comes to  the West End's Garrick Theatre with previews from 12 May. The Avengers star joins Rupert  Everett and Kara Tointon in the production as Everett&rsquo;s mother, Mrs  Higgins. There had been whispers that Broadway legend Angela Lansbury  was in line for the part after flying into London for the recent Olivier  Awards Ceremony. Lansbury presented Steph...]]></description>
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Public booking is now open for the Broadway smash-hit Rock of Ages which  opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in late September, following previews  from 31 August 2011. The jukebox musical, with a score featuring  numerous 80s hair metal classics, is booking until 11 February 2012.




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West End theatres paid tribute to screen icon Elizabeth Taylor on  Wednesday 23rd March by dimming their lights at 8pm, the traditional curtain time  for shows, for one minute. The double Oscar-winning actress died in Los  Angeles at the age of 79 after battling a long period of ill-health.




A Star of Stage and Screen
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Tim Firth&rsquo;s latest West End comedy - Sign of the Times at the Duchess Theatre &ndash; has posted closing notices and will now play its last performance on 02 April 2011. The show, from the writer of the award-winning Calendar Girls, stars Matthew Kelly (Of Mice and men / Waiting for Godot) and Gerard Kearns (Shameless / Looking for Eric) and was originally booking until 28 May 2011.





Matthew Kelly won the 2003 Olivier Award for Best Actor for his  performance as 'Lenny' i...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Comedy Star Joins Legally Blonde Cast]]></title>
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Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actress Natalie Casey will  join the cast of Legally Blonde the Musical next month. The TV comedy  star, who has London stage credits including The Invisible Man at the  Menier Chocolate Factory and Fame at the Shaftesbury Theatre, will take  over the role of beautician &ldquo;Paulette&rdquo; replacing Denise Van Outen. Van  Outen will leave the show on 23 April 2011, two months before her  husband Lee Mead joins the production as &ldquo;Emmett&r...]]></description>
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has finally opened on New York&rsquo;s Broadway. The $US15 million show had been playing previews since the 28th February 2011, and held its official opening night on Sunday 20th March at the Palace Theatre.





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The opening night audience included several celebrities, including  comedienne Joan Rivers and model Christie Brinkley. The Broadway cast  features a familiar face for West End Priscilla aficionados &ndash; with the  Olivier Award-nom...]]></description>
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Love Never Dies star Ramin Karimloo will play the role of the Phantom  for the original show&rsquo;s 25th Birthday Celebration Performance, due to be  held in October 2011.
Although no details have yet been publically  announced, the actor has been involved with a &ldquo;Super Follow&rdquo; Twitter  auction that includes two tickets to the anniversary event as part of  fundraising efforts for Comic Relief &ndash; Red Nose Day 2011.




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Comedian and broadcaster Marcus Brigstocke has been cast as Station  Master Perks in the returning London production of The Railway Children.  The show finished its original run at the Waterloo Station Theatre on  02 January this year, after opening the previous summer on 12 July 2010.



Versatile performer Brigstocke recently made his musical debut playing  &ldquo;King Arthur&rdquo; in a national tour of Monty Python&rsquo;s Spamalot. His other  stage credits include God Collar at th...]]></description>
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Smash hit musical Mamma Mia! has reached another West End milestone this week. The production, playing at the Prince of Wales Theatre, celebrated it's 5,000th London performance on Thursday night. The musical opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in April 1999 and  transferred to the Prince of Wales in 2004, where it has  played ever since.





Many More Shows to Come!
Speaking about the achievement, the Mamma Mia! Worldwide Producer Judy Craymer said: "I am so proud that the Londo...]]></description>
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Former Wicked and Joseph star Lee Mead will join the cast of Legally Blonde the Musical this summer, taking over the role of Emmett from Alex Gaumond who is scheduled to finish his commitment to the show on 18 June 2011. 




Mead shot to stardom after winning the BBC reality show Any Dream Will  Do. The programme, broadcast in 2007, saw Mead cast as the lead in  Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at  the Adelphi Theatre from 2007 to 2009.
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Justin Bieber fans got a chance to get closer than usual to the teenage pop sensation this week, after the star unveiled a new wax figure of himself at Madame Tussauds in London on Tuesday. Justin took time out from his world tour to make the personal appearance at the museum - much to the delight of a small audience of fans - and was certainly impressed by the incredible life-like double, although he admitted he had grown a little since his original sitting for the Madame Tussauds team:...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[In a Forest, Dark and Deep Opens at the Vaudeville Theatre]]></title>
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Neil LaBute's new play - In a Forest, Dark and Deep - opened at the  Vaudeville Theatre on Monday. The production, a world premiere of a psychological thriller, stars American actor Matthew Fox opposite  British actress Olivia Williams.
Here's a round-up of what the critics  have had to say about the keenly-anticipated show:




In a Forest Dark and Deep Reviews
Official London Theatre
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Legally Blonde the Musical were the biggest West End winners at the 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards, taking home three prizes at last night's star-studded ceremony, including Best Actress in a Musical for Sheridan Smith.




Legally Blonde Picks Up Three Awards




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The show, which opened in the West End in early 2010, also picked up Best New Musical (beating off competition from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies) and an award for Best Supporting Role in a Musical...]]></description>
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Flare Path, directed by Trevor Nunn, opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket last night. Sienna Miller, James Purefoy and ex-Legally Blonde star Sheridan Smith lead the cast of the war time drama set at a hotel on the edge of an RAF airfield. UK Tickets staff went along this week to see the production. Here is our review of the show.



  



Flare Path - UK Tickets Review:
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South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are used to creating controversial and critically acclaimed work, so excitement is building on Broadway as their debut musical, The Book of Mormon, prepares to open. The show is already being billed as the most obscene and reverent musical yet, with an original story that takes a swipe at religion and poverty, combined with a score by Avenue Q composer and co-creator Robert Lopez.




Mormon Musical Will Offend Everybody!
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Rupert Everett and Kara Tointon will star in the West End revival of Pygmalion at the Garrick Theatre this summer. The show, which was one of the highlights of the Chichester Festival Theatre's 2010 season, had long been tipped for a transfer by many theatre insiders. It has now been confirmed for a limited London season from 12 May to 03 September 2011.
Everett has enjoyed a long and distinguised acting career, with films including My Best Friend's Wedding, Separate Lies and the voice ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disney on Ice Disneyland Adventure Continues]]></title>
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Disney on Ice continues its action-packed UK tour this month as the Disneyland Adventure 2011 stops off at London's Wembley Arena (Weds 9th - Sun 13th March) before heading north to Aberdeen and finally Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena (Fri 25th - Sun 27th March).





Disney's incredible team of world-class figure skaters have thrilled audiences for many years, bringing to life the magic of Disney with lavish costumes, fantastic music, spectacular scenery and an edge-of-your-seat stor...]]></description>
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Broadway smash Rock of Ages will roll into the West End this Summer, with previews beginning at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 31 August 2011. A celebration of the golden years of glam-metal in the 1980s, the show incorporates hits from the likes of Bon Jovi, Journey, Whitesnake and Poison and has been described as "Mamma Mia for Dudes" by American critics.
Working in a seedy bar as a Sunset Strip busboy, would-be rock  star Drew falls for aspiring actress Sherrie. When developers move in, ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Wizard of Oz Opening Night]]></title>
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The Wizard of Oz opened in grand style last night (1st March 2011) with the likes of Michael Caine, Rowan Atkinson, Cameron Mackintosh, David Frost and Barbara Windsor attending the star studded event at the London Palladium. The highly anticipated Andrew Lloyd Webber production did not disappoint with a cast led by Over The Rainbow&rsquo;s Danielle Hope along with Michael Crawford and West End regular Hannah Waddingham. The show saw, after 34 years, Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice working t...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Railway Children Returns to Waterloo Station]]></title>
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After a record breaking West End run last year E. Nesbit&rsquo;s classic story triumphantly steams back into London Waterloo Station and the "Welcome to Yorkshire Theatre" for a second time, with performances recommencing from 16 June 2011.




Departing Once More from Waterloo Station




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Adapted for stage by Mike Kenny, this excellent production comes to life  at the former Eurostar site which has been transformed  into a unique theatre space, with the audience ...]]></description>
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Never mind the West End, Manchester is the place to be this summer with the world premiere of a brand new musical at the Opera House and the arrival of a hugely popular tour at the Palace Theatre. The city is regularly visited by the biggest touring productions, so it&rsquo;s no coincidence that Ghost the Musical decided to look north when choosing a theatre-friendly location for the show&rsquo;s much-publicised 2011 launch.





Speaking about the decision, Ghost Producer Colin In...]]></description>
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Holby City star Mark Moraghan, best known for playing Consultant "Owen Davies" in the BBC hospital drama, will join the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert as mechanic "Bob" from 07 March 2011. Moraghan joins previously announced new cast member Richard Grieve, who will play "Tick" from the same date.





Mark Moraghan&rsquo;s other television roles include series regular "Ray Wyatt"  in Dream Team and "Greg Shadwick" in Brookside. He was also a finalist on  BBC1&rsquo;s Celebri...]]></description>
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After months of speculation it has been officially announced that opera tenor Alfie Boe will star as Jean Valjean in Les Mis&eacute;rables at the Queen&rsquo;s Theatre. Boe will be joined by Little Britain star Matt Lucas who will play the role of Thenardier. Both will perform from the 23rd June with Lucas finishing on the 10th September and Boe the 26th November 2011.



The two stars both appeared at The O2 Arena in December to mark the 25th  Anniversary of the show. Boe recently p...]]></description>
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Poverty, money, fame and tragedy &ndash; Anna Nicole Smith&rsquo;s life had all the ingredients of a grand opera, so it&rsquo;s perhaps not surprising that her story should make it to the stage. What has surprised many is that the stage is no less than London&rsquo;s historic Royal Opera House, famed for its world-class productions of classical pieces. Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and Librettist Richard Thomas (author of the controversial Jerry Springer -The Opera) have collaborated on ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matilda to Open at Aldwych Theatre?]]></title>
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Will the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC's) production of Matilda make a West End transfer this summer and replace Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre? Rumours suggest that the hilarious show - with music and lyrics by Australian composer and comedian Tim Minchin - could be set to open following rave reviews for the stage adaptation of the much-loved Roald Dahl story earlier this year.




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The RSC first announced their intentions to stage a musical version of the chi...]]></description>
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Dirty Dancing has posted closing notices at the Aldwych Theatre. The popular show, which opened more than four years ago in October 2006 and became the longest running show in the history of the venue, has revealed performances will cease after 09 July 2011 before embarking on a National Tour.





Producers Excited by UK Tour
The producers of Dirty Dancing said, &ldquo;We have  enjoyed a truly wonderful five years in London and we are very excited  to be taking Dirty Dancing out ...]]></description>
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The producer's of The Children's Hour have revealed that the production will extend it's booking period until 07 May 2011 at the Comedy Theatre. Booking had already been extended once (before the show even opened) due to the demand for tickets.
In a separate announcement, this evening's performance (14th February) has been cancelled due to building repairs at the theatre. The show is expected to resume tomorrow night, with customers for tonight being asked to go back to their point of s...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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UK Tickets followed the Yellow Brick Road to the London Palladium this  week to see a preview performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s new  production, The Wizard of Oz.&nbsp;
Based on the popular 1939 MGM film,  this vibrant musical has been re-imagined for the stage with additional  music from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and leading roles for  Michael Crawford, Danielle Hope, Emily Tierney and Hannah Waddingham.
Although only a fourth preview, Web Editor Ben gives his thoug...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Devil Rides In - Derren Brown's Svengali]]></title>
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Thought-provoking illusionist and mind-bending showman Derren Brown returns to the London stage this summer with a brand new show - Svengali. It will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre, following a 73 date national tour. Svengali West End performances are booking to 16 July 2011 - following previews from 08 June 2011.




Svengali Comes to the Shaftesbury Theatre







On stage as well as on TV Derren is in a class of his own, exhilarating audiences with his unique brand of in...]]></description>
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An Ideal Husband will close at the Vaudeville Theatre on 26 February 2011, giving theatre fans just a couple of weeks left to book their tickets to see this excellent Oscar Wilde drama starring Alexander Hanson, Rachel Stirling and Samantha Bond.
The play was famously written by Oscar Wilde during a turbulent period in his life  - including being blackmailed for his sexual indiscretions. It tells the  story of a high-flying government minister who is brought down to earth with  the damn...]]></description>
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The nominations for the 35th annual Laurence Olivier Awards were revealed yesterday with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies leading the way for West End musicals with seven nominations despite mixed reviews from critics (prior to a November revamp) in 2010. Legally Blonde the Musical received five nominations, including Best Actress for Sheridan Smith and Best Actor for Alex Gaumond.
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With advance ticket sales of more than &pound;8.5 million, Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest blockbuster musical - The Wizard of Oz - is certainly sweeping fans up with the magic of Oz as previews begin this week before the show officially opens!






The 62 year old composer has talked about his desire to create one of the most memorable productions in the history of the London Palladium and brand new songs and extra sequences have been added, alongside  elaborate stage designs and s...]]></description>
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Matthew Kelly will return to the West End this spring, starring alongside newcomer Gerard Kearns in the Tim Firth comedy "Sign of the Times", which opens at the Duchess Theatre on 11 March 2011, following previews from 07 March 2011. The production has toured the UK with different stars in recent years, under the alternative title of "Absolutely Frank".





Award Winning Actor Returns
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Australian born actor Richard Grieve will join the cast of the Olivier Award-Winning musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert - taking over from Ben Richards in the role of 'Tick' from 07 March 2011.
Ex Footballer's Wives star Ben Richards joined the show in June 2010 when he replaced Jason Donovan. The vivacious production, at the Palace Theatre, will continue to feature Don Gallagher as 'Bernadette' and Oliver Thornton as 'Adam'.





Richard Grieve is best known for his regular TV...]]></description>
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The 39 Steps has undergone a cast changeover this week, with four new actors taking over the multiple roles that make up the fast-paced comedy at the Criterion Theatre.
Laura Rogers (Annabella Schmidt, Pamela, Margaret), Rufus Wright (Richard Hannay), Dermot Canavan (Man 1) and Sean Kearns (Man 2) are the new faces to look out for, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes as the memorable Alfred Hitchcock film (based on the short novel by John Buchan) is recreated scene-by-scene on stage.


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Dreamboats and Petticoats is on the search for a new hitmaker with the launch of a competition that mirrors the storyline of the hit jukebox musical itself!
Veteran songwriters Neil Sedaka, Don Black and Graham Gouldman will judge the contest, with the winning song destined to feature in the West End show as well as on a new compilation CD and will be published by Universal Music at the end of the year.




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In a career spanning more than 50 years, Neil Sedaka is best ...]]></description>
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Gareth Gates rejoins the cast of Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre today, taking over the role of 'Marius' until June 18, 2011. Gareth played the role in the show's 25th anniversary tour last year, before joining the cast of the original production from October 18 to November 20, 2010. Pantomime commitments saw the singer appear in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs over Christmas at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking. The Les Miserables cast currently includes Simon Bowman as 'Jean Val...]]></description>
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Singer/songwriter Tori Amos is rumoured to be providing the music and lyrics for a new musical which will premiere at the National Theatre in April 2012. "The Light Princess" will be a show based on George MacDonald's 1864 fairy story of the same title.
The book tells the tale of a young princess who is cursed by her wicked aunt so that she will be free of gravity and float away if not brought back to the ground. The court philosophers are unable to propose any cure and the princess mus...]]></description>
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The Society of London Theatre has announced impressive results for 2010, as the capitals' venues bucked the economic gloom with strong ticket sales and record revenues for the seventh year running.
Attendances at London venues totalled 14,152,230 - a slight drop on 2009  levels, but still exceeding the 14 million mark for only the second  time. The poor weather in December, when snow stopped many people from  attending performances, may account for some of the shortfall. Total revenues ...]]></description>
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Sheridan Smith and James Purefoy will join Sienna Miller at the Haymarket Theatre this Spring, as more casting was confirmed for the new production of Flare Path by Terence Rattigan.



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Sheridan Smith - Legally Blonde Bombshell
Sheridan Smith recently finished&nbsp; playing the role of 'Elle Woods' in "Legally Blonde The Musical" at the Savoy Theatre. Her other stage credits include "Into the Woods" at the Donmar  Warehouse; "A Midsummer Night&rsquo;s Dream" &amp; "The T...]]></description>
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Open auditions were held this week as the producers of Batman Live put out a call for male &amp; female actors between the ages 18 - 40 to play the characters of Batman, Robin, Catwoman, The Joker and Harley Quinn in the forthcoming UK arena tour!
Hundreds of hopefuls queued in central London for a chance to impress  the Batman Live executives, many wearing their own character costumes,  in the hope of being called back for a second audition with Warner  Brothers and ultimately taking a...]]></description>
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According to theatreland rumours, Robbie Williams the musical could soon be set to hit the West End, after the star agreed to make some of his best-known hits available to producers who want to base a show around his life and music.
Sally Greene - part owner of London&rsquo;s Old Vic Theatre and 25% shareholder in  Billy Elliot - has started auditioning for two "Robbie&rsquo;s", a  young one and an old one, to appear in the new production.
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The Critics&rsquo; Circle Theatre Awards were announced earlier today at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The categories included Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Most Promising Playwright.
Veteran star David Suchet was a notable winner, taking home the prize for Best Actor for his performance alongside Zoe Wanamaker in Howard Davies' West End revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.





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Has Sierra Boggess found a new love? The American star, who plays 'Christine Daa&eacute;' in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre, is rumoured to have been in discussion about starring in a new production of the musical She Loves Me at the Chichester Festival Theatre when she leaves the Phantom of the Opera sequel - according to reports on BroadwayWorld.com from the Daily Mail,
Ms Boggess has also been in talks about starring in Rebecca, for which she once took p...]]></description>
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The newly crowned British Queen of Comedy, Miranda Hart, has set her heart on a West End debut. The comedienne, who picked up three awards at The British Comedy Awards on Saturday night, was speaking backstage after the event at the O2 Arena when she revealed her desire to switch to shows.&nbsp;





Hart said: "To just do something completely different would be  really nice. "What I'd love to do is make my West End debut. That would  be lovely and then I could write in the day tho...]]></description>
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Sienna Miller looks set for a much-hyped return to the West End in 2011.  The 29 year old actress will star in Terence Rattigan&rsquo;s Flare Path at  the Theatre Royal Haymarket, under the direction of Trevor Nunn.




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First Appearance Since 2005
Sienna Miller has appeared on Broadway in After Miss Julie. Her other theatre credits include:&nbsp; The Striker, Independence, and Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's Cigarettes &amp; Chocolate. Her last West End ap...]]></description>
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Lee Mead will give his final performance as 'Fiyero' in Wicked on Saturday 05 February 2011, according to an article on BroadwayWorld.com that reminds fans that the clock is ticking for a chance to see the star in action!
After winning the BBC talent series &lsquo;Any Dream Will Do&rsquo;, Mead was   awarded the title role in the 2007 revival of &lsquo;Joseph and the Amazing   Technicolor Dreamcoat&rsquo; at the Adelphi Theatre.   After great acclaim, and a subsequent role in a touring ...]]></description>
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Million Dollar Quartet has released a first look at the cast in rehearsal for the new West End musical. The pictures, by Helen Maybanks, show the principle actors (Bill Ward, Michael Malarkey, Ben Goddard, Derek Hagen, Francesca Jackson and Robert Britton Lyons)&nbsp; hard at work at the Pineapple Studios in Covent Garden.



Million Dollar Quartet - An Electrifying Night of Music!
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The&nbsp; Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is to sell more than 10,000 items from it's Stratford-upon-Avon Wardrobe Department, including costumes worn by leading actors such as Charles Dance, Sir Ian McKellen and David Tennant. The garments, which have been used in productions spanning several decades, will be sold in February to create more space and better storage conditions in the RSC Costume Store (home to over 40,000 costumes!).





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Christopher Biggins will co-host the 2011 Whatsonstage Awards Concert Ceremony, which will be held on Sunday 20 February at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The awards, known as the 'theatregoers choice', are the only major theatre prizes decided by public vote. The former 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' winner and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actor also co-hosted the 2010 Awards, at one point dressing as Susan Boyle to perform an uproarious rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream'.




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Niamh Cusack will star opposite Anne-Marie Duff in Terence Rattigan&rsquo;s Cause C&eacute;l&egrave;bre at The Old Vic this Spring, after being cast as jury forewoman 'Edith Davenport' in the fact-based story of a sensational 1930s murder trial. The production forms part of the 2011 celebrations marking the centenary of the playwright's birth. His other works include 'After the Dance' and screenplays such as 'Goodbye Mr Chips'.




Heartbeat Star on the London Stage







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Europe's most successful horse show, Apassionata, is ready to thrill audiences when it gallops into the O2 Arena at the end of this month. The docklands venue will host three performances on the weekend of January 29/30, including a 3pm Saturday matinee and two evening shows at 8pm Saturday and Sunday.
Enjoyed in over 30 cities in sell-out performances, Apassionata is an incredible entertainment event that combines the power and beauty of horses with a magical story and amazing music. T...]]></description>
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Renovation work at the London Palladium is nearing completion, as the theatre (seen below with Sister Act signs) gets ready to open for The Wizard of Oz previews in just under a month's time.
In an interview with the Telegraph newspaper, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed his pleasure at how preparations for the show were progressing, both in the rehearsal room and behind the scenes at the historic venue he purchased 10 years ago.




Hidden Treasures Behind the Scenes






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Some West End Cast changes have been announced this week, with Grease the Musical confirming its new line-up from 24 January 2011 and Clybourne Park revealing that Jason Watkins has withdrawn from the production due to a family tragedy. He will be replaced in the show, which is due to open at the Wyndham's Theatre at the end of this month, by 'History Boy' Stephen Campbell Moore.




Clybourne Park - Stephen Campbell Moore





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Wicked Witch of the West Hannah Waddingham is so convincing that some of the child actors in the new West End production of The Wizard of Oz (which opens next month at the London Palladium) are reluctant to appear with her because they are so scared, according to the show's choreographer Arlene Phillips who spoke to a national newspaper at the weekend.
"&ldquo;Some decided they did not want to be in the production anymore because they were terrified of the Wicked Witch of the West,&rdqu...]]></description>
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Former 'Doctor Who' star David Tennant is to appear alongside his assistant in the show, Catherine Tate, in a new production of 'Much Ado About Nothing' at the Wyndham's Theatre this Spring.
It will be the first time that the award-winning actors have been together on stage in a West End show. The couple are to play reluctant lovers Benedick and Beatrice in the famous Shakesperian comedy, which will directed by Josie Rourke and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions.




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The full cast has been announced for Million Dollar Quartet - the exciting new rock 'n' roll musical which opens at the Noel Coward Theatre in February 2011.Joining former Coronation Street star Bill Ward (Sam Phillips), are Michael Malarkey (Elvis Presley), Ben Goddard (Jerry Lee Lewis), Robert Britton Lyons (Carl Perkins) and Derek Hagen (Johnny Cash).Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the actual events that took place on 04 December 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis when Elvis Presley...]]></description>
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Theatre industry newspaper The Stage has announced it's annual top 100 guide to the most influential people in British theatre. The Ambassador Theatre Group, headed by husband and wife team Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, top the list for the second year in succession.
Meanwhile, for the first time in the list's 15 year history, neither Cameron Mackintosh or Andrew Lloyd Webber are placed in the top two, with three men from the subsidised theatre sector - Dominic Cooke, Michael Grand...]]></description>
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The Titanic Artefact Exhibition is now showing at London's O2 Bubble (located at the O2 Arena) for a limited period. Boasting more than 300 recovered items from the wreckage of the famous ocean liner, the exhibition is one of the most comprehensive collections of Titanic artefacts ever put on display at the same time.
On April 15, 1912, RMS Titanic, the largest ship ever constructed, sank  after colliding with an iceberg on her maiden transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York....]]></description>
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Long running West End musicals The Lion King and Wicked have announced record box office figures for 2010. The Lion King, at the Lyceum Theatre, reported takings of more than &pound;34 million during the year, an increase of &pound;2 million on 2009 and the highest annual box office results of any production in West End history!
Meanwhile, at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, Wicked enjoyed its highest ever grossing week at the end of December, taking over &pound;1 million with attendances o...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The last 12 months seem to have flown by here at UK Tickets. 2010 saw plenty of ups and downs in the West End with some much-anticipated shows opening &ndash; Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre &ndash; and some old favourites closing their doors for the final time &ndash; we miss you Avenue Q!
Various Hollywood stars, including Whoopi Goldberg and Jeff Goldblum, graced the London stage, whilst exciting new talent shone through in some unexpected productions - Jonathan Groff in Deathtrap, to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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A number of prominent theatrical figures have been recognised in the New Year Honours List, including stage stars Sheila Hancock, Harriet Walter and David Suchet and Les Miserables lyricist Herbert Kretzmer.
Elsewhere in the arts, Blackadder and QI producer John Lloyd received a CBE for his services to broadcasting, whilst Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox was awarded an OBE for her services to Oxfam and Aids charities in Africa.





Sheila Hancock CBE
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Wicked's leading ladies Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman will spread some charity magic at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in January when they perform alongside Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole and Elaine Paige at a special gala event on behalf of World Hunger Day. The theatre (home of the hit musical) has been kindly donated for the evening by The Ambassador Theatre Group.




Stellar Line-Up Confirmed
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London theatre fans don't have long left to check out three big shows before they finish their West End runs in January 2011. UK Tickets have some great seats available, so don't miss out on this last chance to see Ben Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones and Robert Lindsay in action!
Birdsong will finish at the Comedy Theatre on Saturday 15th January, Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Saturday 8th January and Onassis at the Novello Theatre also on Saturday 8th January.




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Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark suffered another setback this week when a fourth actor was injured in a technical mishap during a preview performance. The musical was suspended yesterday (Wednesday) while producers struggled to shake the bugs out of their safety procedures.



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Stunt Man Taken to Hospital
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Former Coronation Street star Bill Ward, who starred in the soap between 2003 and 2007 as love-rat Charlie Stubbs, has been cast in the new musical Million Dollar Quartet which opens at the Noel Coward Theatre in February 2011.
He will play music producer Sam Phillips, owner of the famous Sun Studios in Memphis where Elvis Presley and other music icons cut some of their most famous recordings.
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A Jam Session That Made Music History!
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Dancing champion Charlie Bruce has hot-footed it into the leading role of Frances 'Baby' Houseman in Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre this week. Bruce, the winner of BBC's So You Think You Can Dance,&nbsp; has been playing the character of 'Gina' in the show since the summer and understudying Hannah Vassallo in the coveted 'Baby' role; which she will play from 20 - 24 December 2010.






Dirty Dancing - Starring Ray Quinn and Johnny Wright
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It's been revealed that 'Grease is the Word' winner Susan McFadden (sister of former Westlife star Brian) will replace Sheridan Smith as the lead role of 'Elle Woods' in the hit musical Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre.
The ITV talent show star has been a member of the Legally Blonde cast, playing sorority girl 'Serena', since the London musical opened in December 2009. She became the show's alternate lead in October 2010 and will take over from the much-loved Sheridan Smith, begin...]]></description>
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A number of West End stars lit up the Royal Variety Performance, which was broadcast by the BBC last night.
Soon-to-be 'Wizard of Oz' Michael Crawford (accompanied by a canine companion) introduced new star Danielle Hope, who performed the show's iconic ballad 'Over the Rainbow'.
Crawford revealed how delighted he was to be back at the London Palladium in the Wizard of Oz, saying: "I spent a wonderful two years here playing the title role in the musical Barnum. I was such a hit that tw...]]></description>
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Rehearsals have begun this week for the much-anticipated musical The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium. The cast and creative team, including Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Choreographer Arlene Phillips, began the journey down the yellow brick road to opening night, filmed by a team from BroadwayWorld.com







Starring Danielle Hope and Michael Crawford
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Well, it&rsquo;s all over now - 15m series votes, viewing figures that made  the advertisers swoon and a &lsquo;glossy win&rsquo; for 27 year old painter and  decorator Matt Cardle, who will now sign on the dotted line of a  lucrative recording contract.
But what about the other X Factor names who we&rsquo;ve come to know so  well over the last few months? Is it really the end of their showbiz  dreams or just the beginning of a stellar performing career?&nbsp; Former X  Factor contestan...]]></description>
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The sale of four of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group theatres is reported to have fallen through. The West End venues - the Cambridge Theatre (home to Chicago), Her Majesty&rsquo;s Theatre (venue of the long-running show The Phantom of the Opera), New London Theatre (currently stabling the hit War Horse) and Palace Theatre (home to Priscilla Queen of the Desert) - were subject of a &pound;50m bid from a consortium led by&nbsp; former BBC and ITV chairman Michael Grade.


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Jon Lee, one of the original members of pop group S Club 7, will join the hit West End musical Jersey Boys from 15 March 2011. Lee will alternate the role of &lsquo;Frankie Valli&rsquo; with Ryan Molloy, who continues in the production for a fourth year. The announcement quashes speculation that Wicked actor Lee Mead had been lined up for the role.






Chart-Topping Star Returns to Musical Theatre
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There's a last chance to see Cameron Mackintosh's fabulous revival of Oliver! this Christmas, as the musical closes its doors at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the last time on January 8th 2011, making way for Shrek the Musical which opens in the Spring.
For the final month, Griff Rhys Jones has reprised the role of 'Fagin' - a character he portrayed to critical acclaim back in 2009 - whilst former Wicked star Kerry Ellis continues to star as 'Nancy'.







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An Ideal Husband, the sparkling Oscar Wilde play about political corruption and extortion, has been granted an extention at the Vaudeville Theatre until 26 February 2011.
The play, written by Wilde during a turbulent period in his life (including being blackmailed for his sexual indiscretions), tells the story of a high-flying government minister who is brought to earth with the damning evidence of a past misdemeanor.







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The Whatsonstage.com Awards were launched last Friday at London&rsquo;s Cafe de Paris. The awards are the only major theatre prizes decided by public vote, with more than 7,000 people already taking part in the short-listing process. The 2011 nominations were confirmed at the event, with 26 award categories throwing up some fascinating head-to-head contests.




  




Family Affair for Lee Mead and Denise Van Outen
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Could Al Pacino be coming to a London theatre in 2011? The Oscar-Winning actor is currently starring as 'Shylock' in a Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice, and, according to BroadwayWorld and an article in The Daily Mail, is now believed to be in negotiations to bring the hit show to the West End.






Producers Will Want their Pound of Flesh!
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The Moscow-based Sovremennik Theatre Company will perform three productions at the Noel Coward Theatre in the New Year, in a strictly limited season from 21 to 29 January 2011.
The shows - Into the Whirlwind, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard - mark the first time in over 20 years that a major Russian company has performed in London. Sovremennik have previously toured successfully in Europe and North America and became the first overseas company to win the prestigious American Desk D...]]></description>
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Wicked, the long-running hit musical at London&rsquo;s Apollo Victoria Theatre, has released confirmation of its new company which will begin performances on Monday 7 February 2011. Mark Evans will join the cast, replacing Lee Mead as 'Fiyero'. In other changes&nbsp; Zo&euml; Rainey (&lsquo;Amber Von Tussle&rsquo; in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre) will take the role of 'Nessarose' and Ben Stott (&lsquo;Jack&rsquo; in Sondheim&rsquo;s Into The Woods at the Open Air Theatre, Regent&...]]></description>
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Acclaimed Tenor Alfie Boe will join the cast of Les Miserables next summer, in the lead role of Jean Valjean, after impressing producer Cameron Mackintosh with his show-stealing turn at the recent 25th anniversary concert at the O2 Arena.
The opera singer, who was famously encouraged to pursue a music career  after being overheard singing opera arias while he polished cars as  an apprentice mechanic, was praised by Mackintosh for his magnetic stage  presence and powerful voice. The prod...]]></description>
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Willy Russell&rsquo;s Blood Brothers is still one of the best West End musicals after more than 20 years of acclaimed performances. UK Tickets Web Editor Ben Piper went along last week to the Phoenix Theatre.






Having seen the original musical a few years ago - and more recently  running the wings for an amateur production of the original play - it  was brilliant to catch up with this fantastic show. Maureen Nolan  currently has the role of the formidable matriarch Mrs Johnstone...]]></description>
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With the news that Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry at Westminster Abbey on April    29, 2011 (Bank Holiday Hurrah!) Royal Wedding fever is in the air! UK Tickets have got in on the act with some great deals on An Ideal Husband and When We Are Married - two fantastic marital dramas that give the house of Windsor a run for their money in the entertainment stakes!







An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre
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Doctor Who fans will soon get the chance to step inside the TARDIS and check out some brilliant props and costumes from the archives of the long running show. The Doctor Who Experience opens at London&rsquo;s Olympia in the New Year with an exhibition charting the history of the programme from its first series in 1963 to recent episodes starring Matt Smith. Original costumes, a Tom Baker-era TARDIS, Cybermen, Silurians and a Zygon will all be on display.


 



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The star of American TV series Lost, Matthew Fox, is to make his West End stage debut in the world premiere of a new play, a psychological thriller "In A Forest Dark And Deep" written by fellow American Neil LaBute.Fox, who played Dr Jack Shephard in the addictive TV drama about a group of travellers who find themselves marooned on a mysterious island, will star alongside British actress Olivia Williams, who is also making her commercial West End debut after appearing in roles at the Nat...]]></description>
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The Snowman is to make a welcome return to London's West End this winter. The show will open at the Peacock Theatre on December 1st 2010 and is currently booking until January 9th 2011.
A captivating Christmas story, The Snowman is a magical adventure from  start to finish. When a young boy's snowman comes to life on Christmas  Eve, it's just the beginning of a remarkable journey. Soon the two  travellers take to the sky, flying high above the rooftops and  countryside. Featuring Howard...]]></description>
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"Will and Grace" star Leslie Jordan will bring his Off-Broadway show My Trip Down the Pink Carpet to the West End's Apollo Theatre, for a run in February 2011.
The autobiographical show sees the Emmy Award-winning star explore his life as a performer moving from small-town USA to the pink carpet of Hollywood, with a personal take on Hollywood, fame, addiction, gay culture and learning to love oneself.







A Trip Down the Pink Carpet
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Currently playing on Broadway and in Chicago, Million Dollar Quartet is the award‐winning new musical that tells the electrifying story of the  night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry  Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history. It will open at London&rsquo;s No&euml;l Coward Theatre on 28 February 2011 with previews from 8 February 2011.



 



Four Superstars of Rock n' Roll Music
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Ghost the Musical held a special launch event on Thursday 18th November. The cast and creative team got together at London&rsquo;s famous Abbey Road Studios (once home to The Beatles and still the world&rsquo;s largest recording studio) to speak about the much-anticipated show and give a sneak preview of some of the songs. UK Tickets was more than happy to accept an invite!






Ghost Songs Performed by Cast and Creative Team
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The line up for the 2010 Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium has been confirmed, with West End newcomer Danielle Hope joining Take That, Cheryl Cole and tenor Russell Watson on the star studded musical bill. The winner of BBC talent search Over the Rainbow, Danielle will make her debut as &lsquo;Dorothy&rsquo; in The Wizard of Oz at the same venue in March next year.






Les Miserables Will Provide Classic Theatre
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Stars gathered at London&rsquo;s Grosvenor House Hotel yesterday to see the winners of the Co-operative Variety Club Showbiz Awards collect their prizes. The event, presented by comedian Justin Lee Collins, saw Legally Blonde&rsquo;s Sheridan Smith carry off the Musical Theatre Award whilst veteran actress Barbara Windsor was honoured for her outstanding contribution to showbusiness - receiving the Bernard Delfont Award from theatrical producer Bill Kenwright. 


 



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UKTickets are supporting a good cause this month by helping to raise money for the Movember Foundation - a not-for-profit, charitable organisation which runs an annual men&rsquo;s health initiative.
Each year, Movember, the month formerly known as November, is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of faces around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men&rsquo;s health, specifically prostate cancer.



  



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Casting for Ghost the Musical, which will receive its world premiere in 2011 at the Manchester Opera House prior to a West End transfer to the Piccadilly Theatre, has been announced with former Legally Blonde actor Richard Fleeshman taking the lead role of 'Sam'. Broadway star Caissie Levy will play 'Molly' whilst former We Will Rock You 'Killer Queen' Sharon D Clarke is the eccentric psychic 'Oda Mae Brown'.


 



Stars in Their Eyes and a Killer Queen!
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The most expensive musical ever created, Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark, has seen its launch date postponed due to continuing health and safety concerns. The $60M (&pound;45M) Broadway production, directed by Julie Taymor and with music from U2&rsquo;s Bono and The Edge, has suffered from on-set teething troubles, including injuries to actors using the complex flying system which allows them to perform spectacular aerial moves.







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Legally Blonde star Sheridan Smith and Love Never Dies 'Phantom' Ramin Karimloo currently head up the voting for Best Leading Actress and Best Leading Actor in the BroadwayWorld UK Awards. With less than two weeks left for fans to pick their favourites, just a handful of votes seperate the contenders in many of the categories.







Show of the Month Receives Eight Nominations!
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The cast and company of the West End play Birdsong are giving their support to The Royal British Legion this November. The charity, founded to support Servicemen returning from WW1, continues to provide support to soldiers, ex-soldiers and their family today. The 2010 Poppy Appeal is highlighting its support for the injured,  wounded and bereaved of the British Forces serving in Afghanistan.







Cast and Company Offer Their Support
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Former Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton will become the latest high-profile Liverpudlian to step into the shoes of Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre. The cherished role in the long running musical has seen some famous faces come and go, including Barbara Dickinson, Kiki Dee, Lyn Paul and, most recently, Spice Girl (and Liverpool-born star) Melanie C.






Singer &lsquo;Over the Moon&rsquo; After Winning Cherished Role
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Frank, Dean, Sammy and the greatest showbiz party in town &ndash; Christmas with the Rat Pack &ndash; comes to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane this festive season, for two special performances on Sunday 19 December.
The exclusive show reunites veteran Rat Pack stars Stephen Triffitt (Frank Sinatra), Mark Adams (Dean Martin) and George Long (Sammy Davis Jr) who all provided lapel-grabbing entertainment when the show was staged at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Novello Theatre.





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War Horse star &lsquo;Joey&rsquo; and his fellow cast members will make a special appearance at the London International Horse Show at Olympia this December, performing a scene from the award-winning play (which continues to attract acclaim at the New London Theatre) in Olympia's famous Christmas Finale, which takes place at the end of every performance.






Joey Meets the Household Cavalry
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The 2011 Lawrence Olivier Awards will return to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in March. The awards, which began in 1976 as the Society of West End Theatre Awards before being renamed after Sir Lawrence Olivier in 1984, have taken place at numerous venues over the years, most recently at Park Lane&rsquo;s historic Grosvenor House Hotel where a glamorous dinner ceremony of invited guests marked the occasion.









A Star-Filled Red Carpet Event!
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Hit musical Wicked made West End Theatre history last week with the highest ever recorded weekly gross, making an astonishing &pound;923,612 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Over 20,000 people attended the nine performances, no doubt boosted by the half-term holidays and Halloween weekend.




 




Wicked Stars Extend Their Stay
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UKTickets Show of the Month, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, has been nominated for eight awards in the BroadwayWorld.com poll of UK theatregoers.&nbsp; The popular musical, which opened at the Palace Theatre in 2009, has already scooped four Whatsonstage awards this year (the biggest haul at the time) including Best New Musical and Best Supporting Actor for Oliver Thornton.




 




Oliver Thornton Nominated Again!
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Bradford-born J.B. Priestley is a playwright famed for his wry comedies and social dramas that seem to endure no matter what the year. Two of his major works enjoyed London success in 2009, with &lsquo;Time and the Conways&rsquo; being shown at the National Theatre and &lsquo;An Inspector Calls&rsquo; at the Novello Theatre.
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Halloween is here again and the West End isn't short of thrills and chills this weekend! Proving it's not just actors who suffer from stage fright, the UKTickets Team have picked three of their favourite sinister shows to share with you. With 'terrifying' ticket offers on all of these plays, we hope to see you there as the dark nights draw in!



 



Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre
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Halloween is here again and the West End isn't short of thrills and chills this weekend! Proving it's not just actors who suffer from stage-fright, the UKTickets Team have picked three of their favourite sinister shows to share with you. With 'terrifying' ticket offers on all of these plays, we hope to see you there as the dark nights draw in!











The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre
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Halloween is here again and the West End isn't short of thrills and chills this weekend! Proving it's not just actors who suffer from stage-fright, the UKTickets Team have picked three of their favourite sinister shows to share with you. With 'terrifying' ticket offers on all of these plays, we hope to see you there as the dark nights draw in!











Ghost Stories at the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre
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Will Wicked star Lee Mead be joining the cast of Jersey Boys in 2011? According to rumours from whatsonstage.com and the Daily Mail the hugely successful jukebox musical will undergo a cast change early in the new year (with the exception of Ryan Molloy who plays Frankie Valli) and a number of famous West End faces are being considered for the show.


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Talented Star Still on the Rise
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Keira Knightley will make a return to the West End in early 2011, joining Mad Men actress Elisabeth Moss in a new production of The Children's Hour, a play last seen at The National Theatre in 1994.



 



Best Actress Nomination for The Misanthrope
The Pirates of the Carribean star was nominated as Best Actress in the  Evening Standard Theatre Awards this week for her last London stage  appearance in The Misanthrope at the Comedy Theatre.
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It's cast change week at the Savoy Theatre as Simon Thomas joins the cast of Legally Blonde the Musical, replacing Richard Fleeshman as 'love interest' Warner Huntington III opposite Sheridan Smith who remains as 'Elle Woods'. In a second change, Denise Van Outen replaces Jill Halfpenny as Elle's inspiring friend 'Paulette'.






Into the Woods Now Into the Pink!
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On Saturday 13 November Kerry Ellis will take time out from Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to perform at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. For the two shows scheduled that day, Jodie Prenger will return to the role of 'Nancy'. She famously played the part when the musical opened in January 2009, winning the Whatsonstage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.


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West End Theatre Bookings founder Andrew Peterson has been an employer, mentor and friend to everybody who has passed through the company. Known throughout the West End for his ever-positive personality, and love of football and rock n&rsquo; roll music, he steps down as Managing Director in November after 23 years at the helm. Web Editor Ben Piper caught up with him over lunch in Guildford to find out how it all began.







Selling Show Tickets - Back to the Beginning
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Love Never Dies, the Phantom of the Opera sequel which opened in London in March this year, is to take a four day performance break next month as a number of changes are made to the production.
The musical, penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Ramin Karimloo as 'The Phantom', will have no shows between 22 and 25 November 2010 at the Adelphi Theatre.







Statement Released by Love Never Dies Producers
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Whoopi Goldberg will rejoin the cast of the hit musical comedy Sister Act tonight to complete her run as Mother Superior.&nbsp; The actress had to drop out of the show in August due to a family emergency back home in the States.









Fans Look Forward to Five Memorable Shows
Whoopi Goldberg will perform five shows this weekend. One on the  evening of Friday 22 October, two shows on Saturday 23 October and two  more on Monday 25 October.
Whoopi&rsquo;s previous run, her We...]]></description>
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Fancy dress costumes, scary ghost stories, burning jack-o&rsquo;-lanterns and bad horror movies... Halloween is here again and with no shortage of great events happening in London it&rsquo;s not just children who can enjoy a trick or treat this year!
From chilling theatre shows to creepy London walks, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the spooky pagan festival.&nbsp; So grab your friends and get ready to enjoy some frights and thrills as the nights draw in and the darkness of winter...]]></description>
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According to West End rumours, epic musical Martin Guerre could be set for a large-scale revival in 2011. The show originally ran for over 700 performances at the Prince Edward Theatre between 1996 and 1998, overcoming poor reviews and an early three week closure whilst revisions were made to the production.







Impressed by Watermill Theatre Revival
The musical's authors, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boubil, are the  famous duo behind Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. Pro...]]></description>
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Long-running musical Blood Brothers has announced a cast change for the end of the year, with two former show members set to return. From 22 November 2010, Maureen Nolan will return to the lead role of Mrs Johnstone, taking over from another returning star, Lyn Paul.
All four Nolan sisters have played the role at various times, with Maureen first taking to the stage at the Phoenix Theatre between 2005 and 2006, and then joining the nationwide tour in 2009. Former 'New Seeker' Lyn Paul f...]]></description>
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Fans of the hit West End musical The Lion King can see exactly how the show's fantastic stage characters were created thanks to a special exhibition now showing at London's National Geographic Store.







Sketches, Models, Films and Photographs
The shop, located on London's Regent Street, reveals the designs and  inspiration behind the popular production including sketches, models,  films and photographs showing how director Julie Taymor and the show's  creative team conceived...]]></description>
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Get the Facts, the Story and What it All Means!
With so many plays on in the West End, even the most ardent theatre follower can find it difficult to keep up with what each show is about. Now, thanks to our handy cheat sheet, even a West End novice can sound knowledgeable about the latest hot shows!








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Hit West End musical Jersey Boys has announced that a special gala performance of the show will help to raise money for BBC Children in Need. Teaming up with BBC London 94.9FM, the award-winning production at the Prince Edward Theatre will be supporting the charity on Wednesday 17 November 2010, with money from ticket sales being donated towards helping the UK's disadvantaged children and young people.







Oh What a Night - For Children in Need
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From 18 October 2010, Gareth Gates will join the cast of Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre, taking on the role of Marius in the long-running production. Gareth recently played the principle role of the young revolutionary in the 25th anniversary tour, which &lsquo;came home&rsquo; to the Barbican last month for a limited run of 22 performances.




A Musical Career on the Rise
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The original film entered movie folklore - the Cinderella tale of 18 year old blue-collar worker Alex chasing a dream and finding romance, inspired a generation of teenagers to take up legwarmers, leotards and very big hair!
Although still in preview, the show, which spent 2008-2009 on a UK tour, has clearly taken shape at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Victoria Hamilton-Barritt plays Alex, the spirited teen who spends her days working at a Pittsburgh steel mill and nights dancing for money i...]]></description>
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Thriller - Live, the amazing theatrical tribute to the music of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5, isn't going to 'beat it' anytime soon after confirming a booking extension at the Lyric Theatre.
The high octane show moonwalked into the West End in 2006 after three  successful UK tours, bringing to stage over two hours of non-stop  Jackson hits including: 'Can You Feel It?', 'Billie Jean' and 'Smooth  Criminal'.







Celebrating the Career of the 'King of Pop'
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Billy Elliot the Musical welcomes some new cast members this winter. From 29 November 2010, 13 year old Scott McKenzie from Dumbarton, Scotland will join the four boys currently alternating the role of Billy. Meanwhile, 12 year olds Reece Barrett from Exeter and Connor Lawson from County Durham will join the cast as Michael.
Since the shows premiere, 24 boys have played the title role in London and 44 boys, including film star Jamie Bell, have performed the part worldwide.






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Disney&rsquo;s The Lion King reached another milestone this weekend as the musical welcomed its 500,000th school pupil under an education program that gives primary and secondary schools the chance to discover more about the making of the show.







Record Attendances by School Groups
The last 12 months have seen The Lion King celebrate record attendances  from school groups at the Lyceum Theatre. Over 67,000 students saw the show between October  2009 and September 2010, with...]]></description>
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Strictly Ballroom, best known as the 1992 film that took the Cannes Festival and then the world by storm, is set to return to the stage in a brand new musical by Baz Luhrmann &ndash; the Australian director of Moulin Rouge and Australia.Global creatures and Bazmark (the multi-media company founded by Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin) have announced that a creative workshop of the book, text and music for the show will begin in Sydney, Australia this December.






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The League of Gentleman star Reece Shearsmith will take over the lead role in Ghost Stories at the Duke of York's Theatre in November, replacing Andy Nyman as paranormal professor 'Phillip Goodman'.
The show, co-written by Shearsmith's fellow League of Gentleman member Jeremy Dyson (pictured with Andy Nyman below), enjoyed sell out runs at the Liverpool Playhouse and Lyric Hammersmith before transferring to the West End in June.



 



A Scary Show That's Full of Laughs!
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Robert Lindsay will don the large sunglasses and gleaming gold rings of Aristotle Onassis for the first time in the West End this evening.
Speaking to Rachel Shields of the Independent, the veteran actor reflected on the complexities of the Greek tycoon, whose love life eclipsed his business ventures, which themselves fell under scrutiny with allegations of fraud, bribary and illegal whaling.
"I've met people like that," says Lindsay. "Just look at Tiger Woods and that confession, and ...]]></description>
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Following in the footsteps of Enron and Jerusalem, the Royal Court production of Clybourne Park will transfer to the West End when it opens at the Wyndham's Theatre early next year.
The American play, a biting satire that confronts the historic issues of racism and the housing market, has received strong reviews since its UK premiere at the Royal Court Theatre last month. The Evening Standard called it the funniest play of 2010, and the show broke the single-day box office record at the...]]></description>
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The Apollo Victoria Theatre will celebrate its 80th birthday with a special gala performance on 10 October 2010. A number of West End stars will be on hand to mark the event, as well as cast and creative teams from some of the venue&rsquo;s famous musicals, including Saturday Night Fever, Bombay Dreams and a one-off reunion of the Apollo Victoria&rsquo;s longest running show, Starlight Express.






Special Guests in Attendance
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Hannah Waddingham looks set to be the new &lsquo;Wicked Witch&rsquo; in Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s revival of The Wizard of Oz. According to rumours from whatsonstage.com, the former Spamalot star will be cast alongside Michael Crawford and Danielle Hope when the musical returns to the West End next year.






Sondheim Role is Good Preparation
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Legally Blonde star Sheridan Smith has had her missing dog returned to her after it was stolen from her home for the second time in a month.
The dog, a black female Shar Pei called Enid, went missing last Thursday, just weeks after being found in Dagenham after disappearing at the beginning of the month. The Chinese breed is known for its distinctive wrinkled look and blue-black tongue. Puppies can fetch anywhere between &pound;300 and &pound;1,000.



 



Twitter Appeal Produc...]]></description>
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Kevin Spacey, the Artistic Director of the Old Vic theatre, is to take part in a special fundraising event for Leukaemia &amp; Lymphoma research next month that will give fans an exclusive opportunity to put their questions to the Hollywood star.&nbsp;&nbsp; 






Fans Look Forward to Q &amp; A Session
An Audience with Kevin Spacey will take place on 03 October 2010, as  part of a one-off event at the Criterion theatre hosted by the society&rsquo;s  chairman of the fundraising, Al...]]></description>
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The musical comedy Sweet Charity has posted closing notices for 06 November 2010 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The production, which ran at the Menier Chocolate Factory before opening in the West End in May, stars Tamzin Outhwaite in the title role of dance hall hostess &lsquo;Charity Hope Valentine&rsquo;.
The show originally opened on Broadway in 1966 and received eight Tony nominations including Best Musical. Cy Coleman&rsquo;s famous score includes the memorable tunes &lsquo;Hey, ...]]></description>
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Twenty Five years after the global phenomenon Les Miserables opened in London, is it time for the show&rsquo;s original critics to repent?
This is the question posed by Michael Billington in his Guardian theatre blog, as the musical prepares to return to the Barbican for a series of special anniversary shows.







A Lurid Victorian Melodrama
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Teen hearthrod Nick Jonas thrilled audiences in the London when he appeared as 'Marius' in Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre in June.
Now, a rumour coming out of the West End says that the pop star could be back for a couple of guest appearances at the same venue early next week.







Jonas Prepares for 25th Anniversary Show?
A member of globally successful boy-band Jonas Brothers, Nick would once more play  Marius in the London production, warming up for his one-off appe...]]></description>
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West End favourite Michael Crawford will play &lsquo;The Wizard&rsquo; in Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s new production of The Wizard of Oz, starring opposite Over the Rainbow winner Danielle Hope.
The star of chaotic sitcom Some Mother&rsquo;s Do Ave&rsquo; Em famously originated  the role of &lsquo;The Phantom&rsquo; in the mid 1980s. Although he has a long  performing history, the role will be Crawford&rsquo;s first in the West End  since 2004 when he played 'Count Fosco' in another Llo...]]></description>
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Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow will join the staff of McKinley High School, in two new episodes of the American comedy-drama Glee. The star will show off her singing and dancing skills as the&nbsp; substitute head of the school&rsquo;s glee club when the regular teacher, Mr Schuester, is taken ill.
The second season of Glee is scheduled to feature a number of famous faces, with other guest appearances likely to include Britney Spears and Javier Bardem.







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New Steven Spielberg film War Horse has taken over a small Wiltshire village this week, as the big budget production continues to shoot some early scenes.
After filming on Dartmoor last month, a crew of 300 extras and 30 horses have rolled up in picturesque Castle Combe, which is standing in as a period Devon village.



 



Village Back on the Big Screen
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Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play a performer even more flamboyant than himself, following an announcement from GK Films that the Borat star has been lined up for the role of Freddie Mercury in a forthcoming movie featuring the Queen icon.
British screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon and The Last King of Scotland) is working on the script of the currently untitled film which is believed to focus on the years leading up to Queen&rsquo;s memorable appearance at the 1985 Live A...]]></description>
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A one-off 25th anniversary performance of Les Miserables, starring Little Britain star Matt Lucas and pop singer Nick Jonas, is to be seen across the world after producers agreed a deal to beam it into cinemas. The O2 special will be seen in more than 130 cinemas across the UK and around the globe.


 



Three Shows Together in Theatrical First
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Connie Fisher, the Sound of Music star who found fame by winning BBC talent show How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria, has married a banker she met on a railway station platform whilst waiting for a London-bound train.
The 27 year old actress and her new husband, international banker Jeremy Reed, posed for wedding pictures in Hello! magazine and revealed details of how their real life &lsquo;brief encounter&rsquo; blossomed into a long-term romance.







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The Victoria &amp; Albert Museum will host a major exhibition this autumn celebrating the career of ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev and the renowned company he established, the Ballets Russes.









Groundbreaking Ballet Company
Founded in 1909, the company's productions broke new ground with their  fusion of dance, music and art; collaborating with great choreographers,  including Michel Fokine and George Balanchine, and contemporary  composers like Sergei Prokofiev and...]]></description>
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Theatre and opera are just two of the romantic London dates recommended by Time Out magazine. A recent edition of the entertainment and listings guide has a number of suggestions for couples looking to spend some quality time together in the capital.









Stroll Along the Historic South Bank
A tour of the South Bank, taking in Shakespeare&rsquo;s Globe Theatre, is one  of the suggestions for those who have a whole day to spend together. The  historic open air amphitheatre,...]]></description>
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Stephen Sondheim was honoured again in his eighty first year on Wednesday night when the New York&rsquo;s Henry Miller Theatre was renamed after him. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m deeply embarrassed,&rdquo; said Mr Sondheim. &lsquo;I&rsquo;m thrilled, but deeply embarrassed.




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Composer Illuminates Name That 'Doesn't Sing'
The famous composer, who turned 80 in March, has been involved with  many of the greatest musical productions of the last 50 years, including  West Side Sto...]]></description>
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The debut album of West End star Kerry Ellis was launched on Monday after a busy weekend which saw the Oliver! actress headline BBC Proms in the Park. The 11 track release &lsquo;Anthems&rsquo; features three songs from Kerry&rsquo;s previous CD, Wicked in Rock, plus new original material, arranged and produced by Queen legend Brian May.&nbsp;









Anthemic-Orchestral-Rock-Musical-Theatre-Fusion!
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With more than 80 shows, production companies and individuals winning prizes at this year&rsquo;s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, an article in the Guardian raises the question are there now too many awards?



 



Does Prize Counting Work?
With many shows eligible for the same prizes, the results can be  contradictory. For example, the winners of Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of  the Fringe awards and The MTM: UK Musical Theatre Matters awards failed  to win any other competitions, despi...]]></description>
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Disney bosses were celebrating last week after Toy Story 3 overtook Mamma Mia! to become one of the highest-grossing movies in UK history.
The animated film, starring Tom Hanks as cowboy &lsquo;Woody&rsquo;, has now taken over &pound;70 million at the box office, second only to James Cameron&rsquo;s 3D summer hit Avatar.&nbsp; The sci-fi blockbuster was re-released last month with an additional nine minutes of footage, and has taken a staggering &pound;93.4 million in the UK to date.
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Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s Really Useful Group are rumoured to be in negotiations to sell a number of their West End theatres. An article in Variety claims that the impresario&rsquo;s company is in exclusive talks with a group headed by Michael Grade, the former chairman of the BBC, though an offer has not yet been agreed. 


 



Four West End Theatres Under Discussion
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      <title><![CDATA[Tube Strike Brings Disruption to London]]></title>
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If you are visiting a London theatre either today (Monday 6 September 2010) or tomorrow (Tuesday 7 September), please be aware that, due to planned industrial strike action on the London Underground Network, the network will be severely disrupted with many Tube lines and stations not in service.&nbsp;


 



London Theatres Operating As Normal
All major London theatres are planning to operate as normal, with no  ticket refunds and/or exchanges being offered. Train, bus and riverboa...]]></description>
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More news on the cast of the eagerly anticipated Shrek the Musical, which will open next year at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. It has been confirmed that Nigel Lindsay will play the title role of the loveable ogre, whilst ex-EastEnder Nigel Harman takes the role of the evil despot, Lord Farquaar. 



Four Lions and One Ogre

Nigel Lindsay&rsquo;s London stage credits include "The Pillowman" at the  National Theatre, "The Homecoming" and "Awake and Sing" at the Almeida  Theatre, "Guy...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jennifer Saunders Joins the Spice Girls]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Saunders, one half of the famous duo French and Saunders and star of Absolutely Fabulous, is collaborating with Mamma Mia! Creator Judy Craymer on the Spice Girls Musical, Viva Forever, which is expected to open in the West End sometime in 2012.The musical will feature songs from the Spice Girls back catalogue, and a storyline shining a spotlight on the tawdry side of TV talent shows. Like Mamma Mia!, it won&rsquo;t be a tribute show, but essences of the Spice Girls personalities will b...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A number of new theatre shows will open this month, as the West End gears up for an exciting autumn season. Flashdance the Musical will no doubt grab the headlines, replacing Burn the Floor at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Elsewhere, a classic J B Priestly comedy When We Are Married will delight theatregoers at the Garrick, whilst a new stage adaptation of Yes, Prime Minister is eagerly anticipated at the Gielgud.A summary of the new September shows can be found below.&nbsp; A Disappearing Number at ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ruthie Henshall Joins Blithe Spirit Cast]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[West End star Ruthie Henshall is to join the cast of Thea Sharrock&rsquo;s production of Blithe Spirit at the Apollo Theatre. The much-anticipated revival of Noel Coward&rsquo;s classic comedy opens in March 2011.  Ghostly Apparition Haunts Dinner Party The Lawrence Olivier Award-winning actress will play ghostly apparition  &lsquo;Elvira&rsquo; in the show about a clairvoyant who is hired by a novelist and  his wife to entertain guests at a dinner party. When the novelist&rsquo;s  first wife un...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ghost the Musical will receive its world premiere in 2011 at the Manchester Opera House, opening for a limited 7 week season from 28 March to 14 May, prior to a West End transfer. The Piccadilly Theatre, where Grease is currently in its third year, is rumoured to be a possible venue.  Eurythmics Star&rsquo;s Musical Debut Based on the Oscar winning film Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi  Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost the Musical marks the West End musical  writing debut of Eurythmics star ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Whoopi Goldberg has had to cut short her Sister Act commitments after receiving the news that her mother has been taken ill with a severe stroke. The star flew home to The States today, Friday 27 August, to join her family.&nbsp;  Understudy Will Step Into the Role A statement from the show explained the news, adding that Ms Goldberg is  very sorry not to be able to perform as planned and the thoughts and  sincere best wishes of the Producers and the entire Sister Act Company  are with her at th...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sheridan Smith Stays as Elle Woods]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Exciting news for Legally Blonde fans as Sheridan Smith is to extend her run in the hit West End show until the New Year, in the role of trend-setter, college sweetheart and all-round heroine Elle Woods. The announcement finally quashes rumours that either Jennifer Ellison or Laura Bell Bundy (Broadway&rsquo;s original Elle Woods) would take over the role this winter. Smith, who will remain in the musical at the Savoy Theatre until 9 January 2011, said: &quot;I absolutely love playing Elle Woods...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sunday Telegraph gives 4 Star RatingThe limited run revival of The Secret of Sherlock Holmes has just 2 weeks left to run at the Duchess Theatre. The show, which recently was given 4 stars by the Sunday Telegraph, premiered in 1988. Jeremy Paul&rsquo;s psychological thriller, based on the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle, introduces the relationship between Holmes and Dr Watson before exploring a series of dark encounters with criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty.&nbsp;  Dark Question...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A bit of the West End came to Surrey at the weekend as &lsquo;Joey&rsquo;, the equine star of the award-winning play War Horse, paid a visit to the famous Sandown Park racecourse as part of a Variety Club charity day. The charity, which raises money for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children, has a longstanding relationship with the venue.  War Horse In the Paddock Jockey Frankie Dettori enjoyed a ride on Joey as he was led past the  grandstand by Captain Nichols (actor Tim Lewis).War Horse a...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A meeting of two Elle&rsquo;s took place last week as Laura Bell Bundy and Sheridan Smith got together for a Q &amp; A session hosted by Heart FM presenter Nick Snaith. Bell Bundy is the Tony-nominated star who played Elle Woods in the original Broadway production, whilst Smith has been winning rave reviews in the role since Legally Blonde the Musical opened in the UK, at the Savoy Theatre, in December 2009.&nbsp;   When Elle Met Elle The two stars, who had never met before, talked about their f...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The record-breaking revival of Chicago transferred to the Cambridge Theatre in 2006 after 9 successful years at the Adelphi. The famous faces come and go &ndash; Tony Hadley, Jerry Springer, Tina Arena and Michelle Williams, among others &ndash; but this sizzling show just keeps on going!EastEnder Emma Barton currently plays the role of &lsquo;Roxie Hart&rsquo; (seen below), whilst West End newcomer Vivien Carter has stepped up into the role of the murderous &lsquo;Velma Kelly&rsquo;.  The Old R...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sally Dexter will become Sister Act&rsquo;s newest nun when she takes over from Whoopi Goldberg in the role of Mother Superior. Goldberg, who is currently delighting audiences at the London Palladium, finishes her West End debut on 31 August, with Dexter picking up the habit from 01 September. Dexter&rsquo;s West End credits include Billy Elliot, where she played ballet teacher Mrs Wilkinson, and 2007s Bad Girls the Musical at the Garrick Theatre.&nbsp;  Show Reaching the Final Curtain Sister Ac...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 39 Steps – Special Vintage Night Announced]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hilarious whodunit The 39 Steps will celebrate its 4th West End birthday on September 9, 2010 with a special vintage night performance. Audience members will be encouraged to dig out their gladrags and come dressed in their finest vintage outfits to mark the occasion. A vintage tea party will also be held for special guests after the show inside the splendid art nouveau Green Bar at the Criterion Theatre. Vintage cakes will be supplied by The Vintage Patisserie &ndash; as seen on BBC2&rsquo;s &l...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The West End revival of Deathtrap has received a boost according to last Friday&rsquo;s Evening Standard. The paper reported how the trailer for the one-time Broadway favourite had become a viral hit after being referenced by the New York Times. The teaser shows Simon Russell Beale and Jonathan Groff speaking in character but keeping the full story of the thriller under wraps.More Clever Trailers, Please! With the rise of social media it seems that theatre producers are  finally coming round to ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Corontation Street Star Joins We Will Rock You]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Coronation Street star Kevin Kennedy is set to join the cast of Queen-inspired musical We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre. Kennedy, best known for playing Curly Watts in the long-running TV soap opera, will make his West End return as ageing rocker 'Pop' on September 6, 2010 &ndash; a role he previously played on the We Will Rock You UK tour.&nbsp; &nbsp;10th Anniversary Cast  The 10th anniversary cast also includes Brenda Edwards (Killer Queen),  Sarah French (Scaramouche), Rachel John (M...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fancy Yourself as The Phantom?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever dreamed of stepping into a leading theatrical role, seeing your name in lights as The Phantom, Joseph or maybe Evita, and wowing audiences with each lung-busting performance? Now, thanks to The Really Useful Group, you may not wow the West End crowds but your neighbours could soon be banging on the wall in appreciation, with the release of a host of downloadable songs for the Xbox &lsquo;Lips&rsquo; singing game.&nbsp; &nbsp; Really Useful Entertainment  The Really Useful Group, th...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Will Denise Van Outen go Blonde?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rumours are flying about the forthcoming Legally Blonde cast change, with Sheridan Smith and Jill Halfpenny both leaving the production in October. The latest gossip has Denise Van Outen lined up to take the role of Elle&rsquo;s wacky friend, the denim-clad hairdresser, Paulette. If true, the role would see Van Outen (below left) returning to the stage for the first time since the birth of her first child, a daughter, with Wicked star Lee Mead. &nbsp; Jennifer Ellison in the Pink?Rumours that La...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Director Steven Spielberg flew into England last week to oversee the filming of the much-anticipated big-screen adaptation of the War Horse stage play. After attending the New York wedding of Chelsea Clinton, the Hollywood legend flew into London by private plane, before making his way to Devon and a Dartmoor farm where a sizeable production crew had set up. Parts of the moorland were closed off from the public as large props, including hay wagons and fruit carts, appeared. Using the dramatic la...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Birdsong Cast Announced]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The cast of the much anticipated stage version of Birdsong, which opens at the Comedy theatre next month, has been announced. The production, directed by Trevor Nunn, is currently booking into January 2011.Based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks, the play tells the story of a young man, Stephen Wraysford, who embarks on a passionate affair with Isabelle, whilst staying as a guest of her husband, Rene Azaire, a factory owner, in pre-First World War France. A few years later Stephen fi...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are some fantastic thrillers to grip you this autumn, as a great year of drama continues in the West End. With the dark comic-thriller Deathtrap opening at the Noel Coward Theatre later this month, UKTickets takes a look at three of the best:&nbsp;&nbsp;  Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre Accomplished writer Sidney Bruhl is having trouble completing his next  big play. When a gifted young writer shows him a new work, Sidney  decides to do everything in his power to acquire the script. S...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[After seeing the fantastic Burn the Floor last month at the Shaftesbury Theatre, UKTickets felt the need this week for another fix of dance-floor fever. It&rsquo;s hard to believe that Dirty Dancing is coming up to four years at the Aldwych theatre. With new cast members recently added, including X-Factor star Ray Quinn, it was great to see that &lsquo;the classic story on stage&rsquo; is going from strength to strength.  Dazzling Performers Delight Enthusiastic AudienceSweet but naive seventeen...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg has revealed how nervous she is about stepping into the role of Mother Superior in the hit musical Sister Act at the London Palladium next week. In an interview with the London Evening Standard, Goldberg talks about how she came to take the role, stepping in almost by accident after finding out that Sheila Hancock was leaving the show:&ldquo;We found that Sheila was leaving and we needed to find someone really as soon as possible. I said, Let me think and se...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Willy Russell Season is in full swing at Trafalgar Studios, where comic plays Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita have been winning the praises of West End critics. Both revivals sold out at the Menier Chocolate Factory earlier this year, and this is the first time that the two shows have been staged in London since they premiered in the 1980s.  Comic Masterpieces Stand the Test of Time&nbsp;Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me) stars as Shirley Valentine, the Liverpool housewife who is stuck i...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden will return to the West End next year as Princess Fiona in the eagerly anticipated musical adaptation of Shrek. Amanda, whose last West End appearance came in 2003&rsquo;s Thoroughly Modern Millie (for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for her performance in the title role), will appear opposite comedian Richard Blackwood who takes the role of Donkey. The show is due to open at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the summer of 2011.  West E...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Having never studied this particular William Shakespeare play at school and with little Globe Theatre exposure, I was in two minds whether I could sit through three hours of old English and also pondered if I would find this 1599 comedy funny. So when the production began I was pleasantly surprised at how engaging it was. Concentration, for those who do not follow Shakespeare easily, is definitely needed, but being in a Theatre which is nicely air cooled with comfy seats and lots of leg room mak...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dame Judi Dench will make her BBC Proms debut this Saturday (31 July) at a concert devoted to the Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, who is celebrating his 80th Birthday year. The Oscar winning actress will sing &lsquo;Send In The Clowns&rsquo; from &lsquo;A Little Night Music&rsquo;.&nbsp; Dame Judi Dench Commenting on the upcoming performance, Dame Judi said &ldquo;Singing at the Proms is not something I ever imaged I would do and it&rsquo;s a hugely exciting - if slightly daunting - prospect. ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spice Up The West End]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Spice Girls based musical Viva Forever has been in the pipe line for a while, with the girls enlisting the help of Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer. Recent revelations by Emma Bunton suggest the musical will debut in the West End from as early as November, with a film adaptation of the show also.&nbsp; Emma Bunton&quot;We're all involved in the new Spice Girls film, which is being done by Judy Craymer and the team behind Mamma Mia! We email each other ideas and we are overjoyed it's happenin...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pam Ann Boarding at the Vaudeville Theatre]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pam Ann will be boarding the Vaudeville Theatre this autumn with her stand-up comedy show. The comedy Air Hostess is the creation of Australian comedian Caroline Reid. Her portrayal of a gutsy and glamorous air hostess has gain her many fans around the world with European, North American and UK tours under her belt. She has also supported Cher on a UK arena tour, performed in the West End and featured in an advertising campaign for British Airways. &nbsp;The Shows Her unique and wildly hilarious...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nick Jonas Cancels Matinee Performance ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[American star Nick Jonas has cancelled his performance in today&rsquo;s Matinee showing (21 July 2010) of Les Mis&eacute;rables at the Queen&rsquo;s Theatre.&nbsp; Posting on his Twitter page &ldquo;Hey everyone... I woke up this morning with a sore throat, and no voice. I will not be able to perform in the matinee of Les Mis today. For those of you who have travelled from really far away to see me in the show I am truly sorry. Thank you for understanding everyone. Hopefully I'll be alright for ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legally Blonde UK Cast Album]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Legally Blonde is gearing up to release a Live Cast Album, recorded at Duncan James&rsquo; last show, on 2 August 2010. The album will feature current cast members Sheridan Smith, Jill Halfpenny and Peter Davison. The album will include many of the popular songs from the show, such as &lsquo;Omigod You Guys&rsquo;, &lsquo;Bend &amp; Snap&rsquo; and &lsquo;Gay or European&rsquo;.&nbsp; Cast Changes Producers are also rumoured to be developing potential television projects to support the album and...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cold Feet Stars for Blithe Spirit ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cold Feet stars Robert Bathurst and Hermione Norris will once again play husband and wife at the Apollo Theatre next year in No&euml;l Coward&rsquo;s Blithe Spirit. The pair played David and Karen Marsden in the popular drama between 1997 and 2003.The play will see Norris make a rare return to the stage. Since leaving Cold Feet the actress has continued to focus on television projects such as &lsquo;Wire In The Blood&rsquo; and &lsquo;Spooks&rsquo;. Bathurst, in contrast, has had a more regular ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Avenue Q to Close]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Outrageous puppet musical Avenue Q has announced it will close on the 30 October 2010. The announcement comes after two other Cameron Mackintosh productions recently posted closing notices, Hair and Oliver! The ShowThe show transferred from Broadway to the No&euml;l Coward theatre in 2006,  spending three years until it moved to the Gielgud in 2009 and then to  current home the Wyndham&rsquo;s Theatre.&nbsp; The show was billed as Sesame Street meets South Park, focusing on college graduate Prin...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UKTickets Review: The Railway Children]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The classic E. Nesbit tale brought to life in the disused Eurostar terminal was destined to get attention and people attending out of curiosity, I being one of them. Being one of the hottest days of the year, I was pleased to learn the new theatre at Waterloo Station was air conditioned. On arrival guests walk through the &ldquo;echo tunnel&rdquo; and head on up to a large space which has been transformed into several bars, seating areas, sweat/popcorn shop, gift shop and a mini exhibition abou...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Priscilla Stops at Summer Bay for Alf Stewart]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Australian soap star Ray Meagher, best known for playing Alf Stewart, will join the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Palace Theatre from 30 September. Meagher will play friendly mechanic Bob, joining current cast leads Don Gallagher, Ben Richards and Oliver Thornton. Ray MeagherMeagher has a film and television career spanning more than 35 years, with 22 of the years spent at Summer Bay in the popular Australian soap Home &amp; Away. His screen credits also include &lsquo;A Country P...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whoopi Goldberg Back in the Habit ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a few days of rumours, it has been officially announced that Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg will play the Mother Superior in the musical Sister Act. The 3 week engagement from the 10 &ndash; 31 August 2010 will be Goldberg&rsquo;s West End debut, in a show which she has co-produced. Goldberg takes over from Wizard of Oz judge Sheila Hancock.&nbsp; Whoopi GoldbergThe show is based on the 1992 film which Goldberg starred in as the disobedient Deloris van Cartier, played in the show by newcom...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jonas extends run in Les Mis ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Teen bopper Nick Jonas has extended his run in Les Mis&eacute;rables by two weeks until 24 July 2010. The Jonas Brothers star, who is playing Marius in the world&rsquo;s longest running musical, has seen hoards of fans flocking to the Queens Theatre since his first performance back in June. The extension to his run was made possible by the re-scheduling of the Jonas Brothers world tour. The show has become a practical sell out since it was announced Jonas would be starring in the show. X-Factor&...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Actor Geoffrey Hutchings has passed away at the age of 71. He died suddenly in hospital on Thursday (1 July 2010) after contracting a suspected viral infection.&nbsp; Hutchings, whose acting career spanned both stage and screen, was last seen in the West End in 2009 in &lsquo;The Shawshank Redemption&rsquo;.The RADA graduate launched his professional career in 1964 when he appeared in &lsquo;No Strings&rsquo; at Her Majesty&rsquo;s theatre. He went on to have a varied career spanning film, telev...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[UKTickets was brave enough to head to the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre last night (30/6) where Andy Nyman (Derren Brown collaborator) presents a petrifying lecture about the paranormal, leading to numerous spooky stories of some of the subjects he has interviewed over the course of this career. Is it really that scary? Well if the warning is anything to go by then yes&nbsp; &ndash; &ldquo;WARNING: Please be advised that &lsquo;Ghost Stories&rsquo; contains moments of extreme shock and tension. T...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shrek The Musical has officially confirmed it will be opening at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for previews from May 2011 and press night 7 June 2011. New Musical&nbsp; The new stage musical has been rumoured to be taking up residency at Drury Lane ever since Oliver! announced it is to close in January. The musical is based on the story and characters from William Steig&rsquo;s book Shrek! and the Oscar-winning DreamWorks animation film Shrek, the first chapter in the series of irreverent fairy t...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alison Steadman will star in No&euml;l Coward&rsquo;s 1941 revival of Blithe Spirit at the Apollo theatre from 2 March - 18 June 2011.Alison SteadmanSteadman was last on the West End stage in the successful 2009 run of Alan Bennett&rsquo;s play Enjoy. Her other credits include The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice in 1993 and is probably best known for her screen work, Mrs. Bennet in the BBC version of Pride &amp; Prejudice, Gavin and Stacey and several films by Mike Leigh. Blithe Spirit In the revi...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lauren Samuels heads to Grease]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lauren Samuels, finalist of &lsquo;Over The Rainbow&rsquo;, has already managed to secure her first West End role as Sandy in Grease.&nbsp; Reality TVSamuels lost out to Danielle Hope in Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s search to find a Dorothy for his new production of &lsquo;The Wizard of Oz&rsquo;, which opens at the London Palladium next March. Samuels&rsquo; first performance at the Piccadilly Theatre will be the 26 July 2010 and she will continue until the 22 January 2011.She will take over the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Amanda Holden for Shrek?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shrek - The Musical is setting the West End rumour mill alight, with Oliver&rsquo;s closing notice sparking speculation that Drury Lane will be the Broadway shows new home, the rumours are now focusing more on the cast. Cast RumoursThe screen-to-stage musical, which is supposedly starting performances from May, is said to have had interest from Britain&rsquo;s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden. Holden was last seen in the West End in 2003 in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Holden is rumoured to have audi...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tony Christie, famous for his song &lsquo;Is This The Way To Amarillo&rsquo;, will make his West End debut on 5 July 2010 when he joins the cast of hit musical Dreamboats And Petticoats at the Playhouse.Tony ChristieChristie will play Older Bobby and Phil in the musical which features hits from the &lsquo;50s and &lsquo;60s, including &lsquo;Bobby&rsquo;s Girl&rsquo;, &lsquo;Runaround Sue&rsquo;, &lsquo;C&rsquo;Mon Everybody and Let&rsquo;s Twist Again&rsquo;.&nbsp; Christie launched his music c...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Priscilla Queen of the Desert will take a two week break after its final Sunday matinee performance on the 5 September 2010. The BreakThe entire company will be given a holiday whilst the show&rsquo;s elaborate set, including life sized bus Priscilla, gets some maintenance work done. The Palace Theatre will be in the dark from the 6 &ndash; 19 September 2010. The break is one of the first known in the West End, with the majority of shows normally giving cast members staggered holidays with under...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hit musical Oliver! which has been delighting West End audiences for nearly two years at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, has announced it will close on 8 January 2010. Closure The show was revived in 2008 as part of Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s reality show &lsquo;I&rsquo;d Do Anything&rsquo;, which crowned Jodie Prenger as the new Nancy. The show has seen a number of high profiled stars in the role of Fagin, including Rowan Atkinson, Omid Djalili and Griff Rhys Jones.The show was first staged ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Director Steven Spielberg has announced the cast for his film version of the incredible play War Horse. CastThe film will include Oscar-nominated actress Emily Watson as well as other British stars David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch and theatre actor Jeremy Irvine in the lead role. Other European actors due to appear in the film include French-born star Niels Arestrup, who appeared in acclaimed films The Diving Bell and The Butterfly and A Prophet. The story, set during World War I, will also f...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Artist and Writer Sebastian Horsley has been found dead in his Soho flat from a suspected heroin overdose. The 47 year old was discovered by his girlfriend yesterday (17 June). A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ''Police were called to an incident at 11am in Meard Street, Soho... A 47-year-old male was found deceased. Death is being treated as unexplained. Next of kin have been informed.'' His death comes days after a play, Dandy In The Underworld, based on his own memoir, opened at the Soho ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hit musical Wicked recently reached takings of &pound;100m at the box office since opening at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in September 2006. The show has been seen by almost three million people over 1,500 performances. The SuccessUK producer Michael McCabe said he was &quot;delighted&quot; at the milestone. &quot;We are particularly proud to have achieved this incredible success during a period of such global financial uncertainty&rdquo;.&nbsp; The announcement comes as Wicked recently won ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brenda Edwards, the former X-Factor finalist, will join the cast of We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre from Monday 21 June 2010. Edward&rsquo;s will play the Killer Queen for a limited 10 weeks, replacing the current queen Mazz Murray. The X-Factor star will then embark on a lengthy UK and international tour of the show starting in December. Brenda EdwardsQueen guitarist Brian May commented: &ldquo;We're very happy that, while our wonderful Mazz Murray takes a break to have her baby, Brend...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Fantasticks, play at the Duchess Theatre, has announced an early closure of 26 June 2010. The show was originally scheduled to run until the 4 September 2010.Broadway SuccessThe show has been a big hit on Broadway on and off for over 40 years but has once again failed to capture the theatregoers of the West End. The latest production only officially opened last Wednesday (9 June) with a string of previews from May. The show will close even though the show had a strong cast, including Olivier...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[There have been rumours for months about a possible Les Mis&eacute;rables O2 Arena one off concert and now it looks like a reality. Three Productions Cameron Mackintosh&rsquo;s Les Mis&eacute;rables has become the world&rsquo;s longest running musical, and will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this October. To mark the occasion Mackintosh is bringing the touring production of the show to the Barbican Theatre, where it first premiered in 1985. This will be the first time anywhere in the world that ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lily Allen is rumoured to be penning the score for a forthcoming West End musical, even though the star recently announced she was taking a hiatus from the music industry. ReportsAccording to the Sun, the Smile singer is in the middle of writing the songs for a stage version of Bridget Jones, which is set to open in London next year. According to a source, she has only penned one song so far out of the 12 she has been asked to do.&quot;It's a huge deal and a huge job. Lily's not on a roll yet as...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pop star turned TV star turned West End regular Ray Quinn will join the cast of Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre from the 26 July &ndash; 27 November 2010. Ray QuinnIt&rsquo;s hard to believe that Quinn first became a household name on the X-Factor up against the incredibly talented Leona Lewis. Although Quinn&rsquo;s music and TV career never really took off, his West End career is another story. Fans flocked to the Piccadilly Theatre last year to see Quinn as Danny in Grease. The same succ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Les Mis&eacute;rables will welcome Nick Jonas for a limited three weeks in the role of Marius from the 21 June.17 year old Nick is a member of American boy band the Jonas Brothers and has broken off a concert tour with his brothers in order to play the role. The teen star was first spotted by producer Cameron Mackintosh while he played the part of Gavroche in the show&rsquo;s 2003 run on Broadway.&nbsp;Speaking with the Daily Mail, Mackintosh said: &quot;I went up to him at the closing night par...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[After only a few months the hippy musical Hair has announced it will close after the Original Broadway cast complete their London engagement. The show opened in April to good reviews but will now take its final bow at the Gielgud Theatre on 4 September 2010.The show has been described as infectious, outlandish and exuberant. The show has gained iconic status since erupting onto the musical theatre scene in 1967 and is responsible for many era defining songs, such as, Aquarius, Good Morning Stars...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 10:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paul McCartney helps The Old Vic]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sir Paul McCartney will help celebrate The Old Vic&rsquo;s 192nd birthday on 30 June 2010 with a fundraiser to help fix the theatres roof. The Old Vic has had roof problems since the WWII air raids cause damaged, but the theatre has never had the funds to fix it. The celebration will be directed by Kevin Spacey who is keen to see the theatre reach its 200th birthday.McCartney will make an exclusive performance to help raise the funds needed. Some of the proceeds will also go to his own campaign,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russ Abbot back in Oliver!]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Comedian Russ Abbot is returning to the role of Fagin at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from the 14 June 2010. Russ AbbotAbbot, who originally starred in the role back in 1997 at the London Palladium, will take over from current funny man Griff Rhys Jones. Abbot briefly returned to the role in 2009 for two weeks when Rowan Atkinson needed immediate surgery.Abbot became a household name with his TV programme The Russ Abbot Show in the 1980s and went on to star in TV dramas including September Song ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Former Busted star James Bourne has put his musical talents together to create a new musical called Loserville. After departing the hit group Busted, Bourne created his own band called Son of Dork who produced the hit album &lsquo;Welcome to Loserville&rsquo;. The same album is what inspired Bourne and his co-writer Elliot Davis to create &lsquo;Loserville The Musical&rsquo;.&nbsp;  The StorySet in 1971, Michael Dork is 17 and people call him nerd, geek, slacker. Socially marginalised by the ent...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 08:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lee Mead enters Oz]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joseph star Lee Mead gave an energetic performance last night as Fiyero in Wicked.Fiyero&nbsp;Mead, who started the role last week, has had much to celebrate this month with the arrival of his first child Betsy with TV host wife Denise Van Outen. Fiyero is the heart throb character of Wicked, something Mead has no trouble in portraying after he received a legion of fans when he won Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s TV show &lsquo;Any Dream Will Do&rsquo;. Although not such a big role as Joseph, Mead m...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s latest reality TV show &lsquo;Over The Rainbow&rsquo; has named Danielle as its winner to play Dorothy in the new production of The Wizard of Oz.&nbsp; Danielle It&rsquo;s been a gripping 10 weeks watching the contestants battling it  out, in front of the Lord himself to win the lead role as Dorothy.  Danielle Hope (18, from Manchester) pulled out all the stops to perform  at the 2,300 seat London  Palladium next March.The other winner of the night was  Dangerous...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The West End is seeing a big increase in the number of film to stage musicals opening, 3 within the last year and another 2 on the way. Although some regular theatregoers are panning the idea, each of the shows has its own success story. A few&nbsp; have said its degrading the value of theatre productions, but other people have said it is encouraging people of all backgrounds and ages to go to the theatre.Here we look at the current film to stage musicals in the West End. Opening SoonThe Wizard ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 15:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Richard Fleeshman in Legally Blonde]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Former Coronation Street pin up Richard Fleeshman will take over the role of Warner in Legally Blonde.&nbsp; Richard Fleeshman Fleeshman will make his debut on the 16 June 2010 with Duncan James&rsquo; last performance on the 14 June 2010. Fleeshman started his career in Coronation Street, staying on the cobles for four years. His next move was to sign up with Universal records in 2007 where he recorded his first album Neon, which led to him supporting Elton John on his tour. 2009 saw a welcomed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act pushed out early for Dorothy]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sister Act recently announced its closure for January 2011 but has now pushed this forward to October 2010 as the momentum for The Wizard of Oz gains.&nbsp; Over The RainbowThe Wizard of Oz, which goes into the Palladium on 29 March 2011, went on sale at the weekend almost 10 months in advance of the first night. The TV show &lsquo;Over The Rainbow&rsquo; is close to crowning a winner to play Dorothy in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber production. The new production of The Wizard of Oz will include t...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rumour Alert: Susan Boyle for O2 Les Mis]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There have been rumours in the West End for a while about a possible 25th Les Mis&eacute;rables Anniversary performance at the O2 Arena, but now the story is escalating.According to reports, if the O2 show goes ahead, Britain&rsquo;s very own SuBo (Susan Boyle) will make a guest appearance. SuBo shot to worldwide stardom after singing the Les Mis song &quot;I Dreamed A Dream&rdquo; on Simon Cowell&rsquo;s reality TV show, Britain's Got Talent. SuBo was recently spotted attending the touring vers...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kylie - The Musical]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Queen of Pop Kylie Minogue has confirmed she is working on getting her hits into a jukebox style musical. ConfirmedSpeaking with Elle magazine Minogue is quoted &ldquo;Yes, William Baker and I are working on getting the story written. I&rsquo;m comfortable because it&rsquo;s not my life story; it&rsquo;s about the interpretation of my music,&rdquo; Baker is one of Minogue&rsquo;s closest friends as well as stylist and creative director on a number of her tours. Baker was also the director of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[British actors Angela Lansbury, Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones are among the nominees announced for this year's Tony Awards.&nbsp; Lansbury &amp; Zeta-JonesLaw is nominated for best actor for his Broadway performances of Hamlet, whilst Lansbury and Zeta-Jones are both nominated for their roles in Stephen Sondheim's 1973 revival of A Little Night Music. Lansbury will get the chance to win a record breaking 6th Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical with her role as the cynical Madam...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 10:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mead's New Daughter]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joseph star Lee Mead is celebrating the birth of his first child with TV presenter wife Denise Van Outen.The pair, who married in the Seychelles last year, are &ldquo;ecstatic&rdquo; after the birth of their first daughter Betsy, weighing in at 7lb 10oz. The birth comes just over a week before Mead is due to start his role as Fiyero in the smash hit musical Wicked.The pair first met on Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s reality TV show Any Dream Will Do. Outen was a judge on the hit show, whilst Mead w...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act Closure]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After nearly one year in the West End, Sister Act has announced it will shut its convent doors on 1 January 2011. Cast NewsThe show, which opened last year, has had a strong cast since opening, with new comer Patina Miller as Deloris Van Cartier, Shelia Hancock in the role of Mother Superior and Dad&rsquo;s Army favourite Ian Lavender as Monsignor Howard. Miller will continue her role of Deloris until the end of the run, whilst Shelia Hancock has extended her contract by three months and will fi...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The songs of David Essex old and new are the strength of the new musical All The Fun Of The Fair. Essex plays the role of a travelling fun fair owner Levi Lee, along with his son Jack, played by fresh out of drama school Paul-Ryan Carberry. The pair muddle through the pains of the past and the turmoil of love ahead. The show is an instant Essex fan&rsquo;s pleaser, with Essex actually in the show, singing some of his well known classics such as, Hold Me Close, Gonna Make You a Star, Rock On, and...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Tony Award-winning musical Sweet Charity is without doubt the best musical to open in the West End this year. Originally debuting on Broadway in 1966, this latest revival of the Jazzy musical transfers after a sell out season at the Menier Chocolate Factory. &nbsp; The show tells the story of dance hall hostess &lsquo;Charity Hope Valentine&rsquo; who is always looking for the perfect romance. Charity has no trouble meeting men, from movie stars, to neurotic loners; each man in her life is a...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A few whispers in the West End have reached the UKTickets office suggesting that Matt Lucas has been approached to play a role in Les Mis&eacute;rables. The Little Britain star attended a performance of the show last night (26/4).Lucas has had previous theatre experience in the comedy &lsquo;Prick Up Your Ears&rsquo;, but was forced to pull out early after the death of his ex-partner. Les Mis&eacute;rables is currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary, making it the longest running musical in th...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ex-Bill star Ben Richards will join the cast of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert from 1 June 2010. Ben Richards Richards, best known from The Bill and Footballer&rsquo;s Wives, will take over from Jason Donovan in the role of Tick. As well as successful TV roles, Richards has played many leading roles in musical theatre, including Guys and Dolls, Grease, Saturday Night Fever and The Full Monty.He will join current new cast member Don Gallagher (Bernadette), Oliver Thornton (Adam), and John Bowe (Bo...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[After many rumours flying around the West End, Blue boyband member Simon Webbe will join the cast of Sister Act later this year. Little confirmed information is known at present, but it is whispered that Webbe will play the role of Eddie or Shank in the hit musical. &nbsp;DebutThe role will mark Webbe&rsquo;s debut in the West End, following in the steps of his fellow band member Duncan James, who is currently starring in Legally Blonde at the Savoy. Webbe rose to fame in boyband Blue, clocking ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tony Award-winning musical Sweet Charity will begin previews at the Theatre Royal Haymarket this week. Former EastEnder and Hotel Babylon star Tamzin Outhwaite leads the cast for the West End transfer of this colourful romantic comedy, which officially opens on 4 May.&nbsp;   A Girl Caught Up In Love&rsquo;s Misadventures Working as a dance hall hostess Charity Hope Valentine (Tamzin  Outhwaite) is a sweet single girl on the lookout for her perfect man.  Charity wears her heart on her sleeve and...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[X-Factor contestant Niki Evans will return to the Phoenix Theatre this month to play Mrs. Johnstone in the West End classic, Blood Brothers.Return Evans, who originally performed in the musical from November 2008 until October 2009, will take over from Spice Girl Melanie C, who finishes on the 24 April 2010. Mel has had a successful run in the show, being nominated for both a Whatsonstage Award and an Olivier Award. Evans is scheduled to appear until 21 August 2010.Willy Russell&rsquo;s Blood  B...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Burn The Floor, the incredible dance show featuring over 20 award-winning dancers, is jiving its way to the Shaftesbury theatre this July ahead of the eagerly anticipated Flashdance.The ShowThird place winners of the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing, Brian Fortuna and Ali Bastian, will make a special guest appearance in the show. The Broadway sensation showcases a breathtaking blend of Latin and Ballroom dance. The show takes audiences on a journey through the passionate drama of dance, from the Lindy...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ghost Stories will transfer to the West End's Duke of York's theatre this summer after a successful run at the Lyric Hammersmith. The stage thriller, co-written and co-directed by Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) and Derren Brown collaborator Andy Nyman, will run from 25 June to 7 November 2010.The show is billed as a &ldquo;truly terrifying theatrical experience&rdquo; with a production warning: &ldquo;Please be advised that Ghost Stories contains moments of extreme shock and tension. The...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK Tickets Review: Hair]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Described as &lsquo;Infectious, outlandish and exuberant&rsquo; Hair is exactly that. From the minute the show opens to the final note at the end, Hair is constant energy. The set is multi coloured, yet simple, with the band on stage at the back. The whole cast is on the majority of the time, constantly changing their fabulous hippy outfits.  Having transferred the entire cast from Broadway, the first time in the history of theatre, the performances were flawless. The show features well known so...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Satellite broadcast for Bennett ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alan Bennett is the latest playwright to have his play broadcast by satellite around the world. The Habit Of Love&nbsp;Bennett&rsquo;s latest production, The Habit Of Art, has been chosen for broadcast on the 22 April. The play, performing at the National&rsquo;s Lyttelton Theatre since November, will be screened live at venues in Britain and Europe, with the possibility of being shown at a later date in Australia, Canada and the US. The play is Bennett&rsquo;s first since the popular History Bo...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ex-Eastender Emma Barton will tread the boards in the West End at the end of this month as Roxie Hart in the award winning Chicago. Emma BartoBarton, best known for playing Honey Mitchell in EastEnders, will take over from Ruthie Henshall on the 26 April. Barton is no stranger to the razzle dazzle of Chicago, having previously played the imprisoned performer on the UK tour last year. Barton has a host of stage credits including Grease, Love Shack and The Secret Garden. Vivien Carter will also jo...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK Tickets Profile: Jason Donovan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BackgroundJason Donovan was born June 1968 in Malvern Australia, to Australian actor Terence Donovan. Donovan, some say, was destined to become an actor, with both his father and sister in the industry and the pair, ironically, have appeared in the hit Australian soap Neighbours. Donovan attended the Catholic all boy&rsquo;s De La Salle College in Malvern. His first taste of the entertainment world came at age 11 when Donovan had a guest role in the Australian series &lsquo;Skyways&rsquo;, teami...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mamma Mia! ABBA Enter Rock Music Hall of Fame]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mamma Mia! received a surprise endorsement last month as pop stars ABBA were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The honour stirred up some controversy, with the band better known for upbeat pop songs and disco anthems than distorted guitars and thunderous drumbeats.ABBA's singer-songwriter Benny Andersson and vocalist Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss appeared at the black-tie event at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel. Andersson, playing the piano, performed their 1980 hit, &quot;The Winner ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Love Never Dies Delayed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Phantom fans in the US are going to have to wait even longer for Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s new musical Love Never Dies.BroadwayThe show, which was originally set to open later this year, will now debut in the Spring 2011. The Neil Simon Theatre, where the show will open, has been exclusively reserved until next year by the show. The US producers of the show said the decision to delay Love Never Dies had been taken due to Webber&rsquo;s health, following prostrate cancer earlier this year.&ldqu...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Society of London Theatre, in partnership with Market Research Agency Ipsos MORI, has released a report on audience views on London theatre. With the last 12 months being a record year for West End box offices, the report includes a number of interesting statistics - including audience satisfaction with facilities, the enjoyment of performances and what motivates theatregoers to see a show.The survey, which was carried out at the end of 2008, quizzed audiences at 37 different productions, fr...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Billy Elliot's 5th Birthday]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The stunning Billy Elliot the musical last night (31 March) celebrated its 5th birthday, with a star studded audience in attendance. 5th Birthday Elton John, David Furnish, David Walliams and Lara Stone were among the celebrities that turned out for the anniversary performance. The show, which opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005, also welcomed back 19 of the 22 actors who have previously played Billy.Elton, who composed the show's music, said: ''Obviously you want to write the best thi...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Into The Woods Cast Announcement]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hannah Waddingham and Jenna Russell will go Into The Woods quite literally this summer when Into The Woods opens at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park. Into The Woods&nbsp;The production of Sondheim&rsquo;s 1987 fairytale-based musical takes the  tales of the Brothers Grimm and gives them a sharp and humorous twist.  When the Baker and his Wife (Russell) learn a witch (Waddingham) has  cursed them to be childless they embark on a quest for the items needed to break the spell.With music and  ly...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Justin Lee Collins to return to Chicago?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Justin Lee Collins has revealed plans to quit television next year when his current deal with Channel Five comes to an end in autumn 2011. The 35 year old presenter and comedian would like to spend more time with his young family but may consider a return to the West End musical Chicago; a show he previously starred in as part of a reality TV series. A Memorable Experience In 2008 Justin appeared as Amos Hart at the Cambridge Theatre, as part  of a Sky1 series &lsquo;Justin Collins Is&hellip;&rs...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[All My Sons &ndash; Opens 19th May Arthur Miller&rsquo;s &lsquo;All My Sons&rsquo; returns to London in 2010 with a star-studded cast, featuring David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker.The play revolves around Joe Keller (Suchet), an American businessman who sold faulty aircraft parts to the government during the Second World War. Joe&rsquo;s wife Kate (Wanamaker) is in denial that her eldest son, a pilot, has been killed in action. All My Sons is based around the real life story of a businessman who sol...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The West End is abuzz with new shows opening over the next few months; from musical revivals, new musicals and a Hollywood legend, here we look at what is coming. Hair - 1st April Hair, the 1967 rock musical, transfers from Broadway after a successful run. The show centres on a group of hippies who promote love, peace and freedom against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. The hippies struggle to balance their lives, their love interests and the sexual revolution. The score features the famous song...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The famous 1906 novel &lsquo;The Railway Children&rsquo; by E. Nesbit will come to Waterloo Station this summer. New VenueAdapted for stage by Mike Kenny, the new play will perform within the disused Eurostar terminal from the 4 July to 4 September. The York Theatre Royal&rsquo;s production comes after two sell out summer runs at the National Railway Museum in York.On arrival at the new theatre patrons will be able to browse through a huge exhibition, before walking through and up on to the old ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman In Black New Cast]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Woman In Black has been making audiences&rsquo; in the West End scream for over 20 years and from the 6th April the play will receive a new cast. New CastCurrent cast Julian Forsythe and Christopher Naylor will step aside to let actors Michael Mears and Orlando Wells become the latest pair to perform in the now classic thriller. Mears is no stranger to the West End, currently playing Foxlip in 'Nation' at the National Theatre. Mears has appeared in 'All&rsquo;s Well That Ends Well' and 'Harp...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Arts Theatre recently announced a season of 4 very different plays, including Wet Weather Cover. UKTickets was exclusively invited along to meet some of the cast and creative team. Wet Weather CoverWet Weather Cover tells the story of Brad, Michael Brandon (Dempsey and Makepeace &amp; Jerry Springer The Opera), and Stuart, Steve Furst (Little Britain), two actors from very different backgrounds, one American and the other English, with supposedly very little in common. Brad and Stuart find t...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[UKTickets Review: Shirley Jones - In Concert]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hollywood star Shirley Jones made her West End and UK debut last night at the Arts Theatre.In Concert The Hollywood legend opened her show with footage of her 50 year career before appearing on stage to sing some classic show tunes. Shirley wore a stunning glitzy show biz sequinned outfit, proving at 76 she is still hot. The concert showed she still has what it takes to captivate and entertain an audience. Throughout the show Shirley shared about her life in show businesses, her first big break ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stars of the West End stage were out last night to attend the prestigious 34th Laurence Olivier Awards. 'Spring Awakening', 'A Street Car Named Desire' and 'Hello Dolly!' were the main winners of the night taking home a combined 9 awards.&nbsp; Top Winners The awards were held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. The star studded event saw the fantastic 'Hello Dolly!' at the Open Air Theatre pick up three awards including 'Best Musical Revival' and 'Best Actress' (Samantha Spiro). Rachel Weisz won 'Be...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tap Dogs Welcomes Garcia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Adam Garcia is returning once again to the West End to star in the Australian dance show Tap Dogs.Adam Garcia Australian actor Adam Garcia is no stranger to the West End, making his London debut in the tap-dancing musical Hot Shoe Shuffle. The show was co-choreographed by Dien Perry, who coincidently is working on Tap Dogs. Since then Garcia has appeared in Grease, Saturday Night Fever and was the original Fiyero in the London production of Wicked. The cast of Tap Dogs also includes Douglas Mill...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Flashdance Confirmed at the Shaftesbury Theatre]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Flashdance the Musical has confirmed it will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre, with previews from 24 September 2010. The venue is currently home to feel-good show Hairspray, which closes at the end of this month before embarking on a nationwide tour.  Do You Remember the Oscar-Winning Film? The romantic movie was one of the highest grossing films of the early  1980s, with an unforgettable soundtrack - including the Academy  Award-winning &lsquo;Flashdance&hellip;What a Feeling&rsquo;.  Jennifer B...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Priscilla Queen Of The Desert has been entertaining audiences in the West End for nearly a year and recently welcomed some new cast members.&nbsp; New CastThe fabulous show has been a constant sell out hit the last year, wowing audiences with its music, comedy, colour and glitter. Winning four &lsquo;Whets On Stage Awards&rsquo; recently and with new cast members, the show shows no signs of stopping. UKTickets was recently invited along to see the new cast members perform.&nbsp;The role of Berna...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Les Misérables 25th Anniversary]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Les Mis&eacute;rables has been wowing audiences in the West End and around the world for 25 years, making the show the longest running musical. To celebrate this tremendous achievement, this autumn the touring production of the show will come to the Barbican Theatre with the current show at the Queen&rsquo;s Theatre continuing to perform.&nbsp; &nbsp;First Time It will mark the first time anywhere in the world that two productions   of the same musical will play simultaneously in the same city. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Love Never Dies Top 10]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Love Never Dies soundtrack has gone straight in at Number 10 on the Official UK Album chart. The SoundtrackLove Never Dies opened to good reviews last week, with many newspapers giving the show 4 or 5 stars. To co-inside with the world premiere the soundtrack to the show was released the same week. Recently recorded, the double disc soundtrack features every song in the show as well as some key speaking parts.This is not the first time a Phantom soundtrack has been in the charts. The Phantom...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[3D Advert a First for the Jersey Boys]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[West End musical Jersey Boys has become the first theatre show in the world to take advantage of new 3D technology, with a cinema advert which has been shown across London and the South East. Cinemagoers have seen the Jersey Boys perform a medley of songs in 3D effect, before screenings of Tim Burton&rsquo;s new movie 'Alice in Wonderland'. Revolutionary Campaign The advertising campaign, by Pink Banana Studios and AKA Promotions, began before Christmas with a series of moving posters, created f...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Playboy & The Royal Opera House]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Royal Opera House (ROH), renowned for is grandeur and upper market productions, is changing things up in 2011 by premiering a new opera based on the controversial life of playboy girl Anna Nicole Smith, who tragically died in 2007 at the age of 39. Anna Nicole SmithBefore her death Smith was caught up in a long-running legal battle to claim a share of the estate of her late husband, billionaire oil tycoon J Howard Marshall. At 89 this made Smith a whopping 63 years her senior when they marri...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grease Still the Word for Great Entertainment]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After two and a half years at the Piccadilly theatre, Grease still manages to put a smile on the face of the audience. &lsquo;Hear Say&rsquo; singer Noel Sullivan stars as &lsquo;Danny&rsquo;, whilst &lsquo;How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?&rsquo; finalist Siobhan Dillon plays &lsquo;Sandy&rsquo;. Radio DJ Toby Anstis surprised many when he was unveiled as jukebox king &lsquo;Teen Angel&rsquo; in January. The Heart presenter is currently appearing for a limited run. The role will be taken o...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Love Never Dies - THE FACTS]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Love Never Dies had its world premiere last night with a star studded audience. After positive reviews from the press this morning, here we look at the facts surrounding everything Phantom. 1911 was when the original story of Le Fantome de l'Opera by author Gaston Leroux was published1986 was the year the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber first came to London's West End20 years since Andrew Lloyd Webber had the idea for Love Never Dies18 musical numbers in Phantom of the Opera32 musical numbers in...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stephen Sondheim: A Life in Theatre]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With celebrated composer Stephen Sondheim turning 80 this month, UKTickets looks at some of his most memorable shows. West Side Story  A legendary musical that marked a turning point in American theatre; West Side Story highlighted the social problems amongst young people from different backgrounds. Stephen Sondheim provided the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein&rsquo;s spine-tingling score.  Set in New York, two rival street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, struggle for control of a tough neighbourhoo...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fonda In The West End?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two time Oscar Award winning actress Jane Fonda has recently expressed she might like to bring the play 33 Variations, by Moises Kaufman, to the West End. JaneFonda starred in the play on Broadway last year for a strictly limited run. The play managed to notch up 5 Tony Award nominations. The play marked Fonda's first return to Broadway after an absence of 46 years.The PlayThe play simultaneously examines the creative process behind Beethoven's &lsquo;Diabelli Variations&rsquo; (a set of variati...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Fantasticks Cast Announced]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Off-Broadway hit The Fantasicks will open at the Duchess Theatre this summer. The brand new production, which first played in New York nearly fifty years ago, will feature London stage stalwarts Clive Rowe and David Burt.  Clive Rowe (above) has famously played the pantomime dame for the last seven years at the Hackney Empire. David Burt has featured in numerous Andrew Lloyd Webber productions, including &lsquo;Evita&rsquo;, &lsquo;Cats&rsquo; and &lsquo;Jesus Christ Superstar&rsquo;.A Story of ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glinda Heads To The 39 Steps]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dianne Pilkington, currently starring in Wicked as good witch Glinda, will put down her wand and join the complete brand new cast of The 39 Steps. Pilkington From the 26th April Pilkington will play the triple role of Annabella Schmidt, Pamela and Margaret in the award winning comedy. The show will be a complete contrast for Pilkington who has starred in Wicked for over two and half years. Wicked, the magical fantasy at the enormous Apollo Victoria Theatre is a stark contrast to the tiny Criteri...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Mysterious Girl for Grease?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The West End is buzzing with rumours that Spice Girl Emma Bunton is going to follow in ex-band mate Mel C&rsquo;s footsteps.Bunton was spotted recently watching Grease at the Piccadilly Theatre before meeting with producers about playing the role of Sandy. There are other Grease cast whispers flying around the West End, Peter Andre has been approached by the show to play the role of Danny Zuko, currently being played by Hear&rsquo;Say singer Noel Sullivan.Literally still only a rumour people ha...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[All The Fun Of The Fair Cast]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The brand new David Essex musical All The Fun Of The Fair, which opens at the Garrick Theatre in April, has announced Christopher Timothy will join the cast.Christopher Timothy&nbsp;Timothy will be remembered by most for starring in the long-running series All Creatures Great And Small and has continued to be well known for his screen work.&nbsp; Other credits include daytime soap Doctors. His West End credits include Journey&rsquo;s End, See How They Run and Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dea...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The imaginative Enron has found new success since transferring to the West End&rsquo;s Noel Coward Theatre. The story of one of America&rsquo;s largest corporate frauds is likely to extend beyond its current run. A Broadway production will also open next month as the stock of the play continues to grow. UKTickets went along to see the show.  No Business like Show Business (or Enron) There was no business quite like Enron. Founded in 1985 by Texas businessman Kenneth Lay, Enron grew to become Ame...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Previews&nbsp;Love Never Dies, the next chapter in the life of the Phantom of the Opera, has started previews at the Adelphi Theatre. UKTickets was honoured to watch the 3rd performance. With over half the team at UKTickets attending the performance, there were a lot of mixed reviews and feedback. Generally positive, the one aspect everyone agreed on was the ending.Without ruining the story, we can definitely say the ending needs to be more powerful. The audience needs to be in awe at the end, r...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Avenue Q, the cheeky puppet musical is about to enter its 5th year within the West End and to celebrate the show is getting a brand new home and cast.Wyndhams Theatre After a successful run at the Gielgud Theatre, Avenue Q &ldquo;The best musical of the decade&rdquo; (Sunday Times) will transfer to the Wyndham&rsquo;s Theatre from the 19th March 2010. It&rsquo;s been 5 years since the show first exploded onto the West End, originally starting out at the Noel Coward Theatre. The show will also we...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The O2 Arena, now one of the most desired venues by artists around the world to perform in, has a selection of excellent shows performing throughout March.&nbsp; Dave Matthews Band - 6th March The Dave Matthews Band is coming to The 02 Arena on the 6th March as part of their European Tour. The American jam band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The band&rsquo;s latest album, 'Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King' debuted at number one on Billboard 200, giving the band their fifth consecu...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s longest running play, The Mousetrap, has been extended once more in London&rsquo;s West End. The play will have another six months added to its booking period at St Martin&rsquo;s Theatre - home to the show since 1974. The Mousetrap opened in London in 1952 and has celebrated over 20,000 performances across 58 years. The popular &lsquo;Whodunnit?&rsquo; is one of Agatha Christie&rsquo;s finest murder mysteries. Booking is available until 20 November 2010. A small group find the...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Verdict  Love Never Dies, the outstanding new musical from the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber. Marketed as &lsquo;Phantom: The Story Continues&hellip;&rsquo; Lover Never Dies follows on from the successful world wide hit The Phantom Of The Opera. It must be stressed at this point though, it is not compulsory to see the first to enjoy Love Never Dies, but it would definitely help with your enjoyment and involvement in the show. Love Never Dies is set on Coney Island, ten years after the disapp...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Background  Oliver Thornton was born on the 10th September 1979 and grew up in Abergavenny, Wales. Like many performers, Thornton was at school when he decided he wanted to perform, training in classical ballet from an early age. Involved in local amateur dramatics, Thornton went on to graduate in 2001 from Mountview Academy of Performing Arts, where he obtained a BA Honours degree in musical theatre.In 2004 Thornton had a role in the film De-Lovely and then went on, in 2006, to star in Andrew L...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wicked has launched a new educational award this week to encourage and develop the next generation of writing talent. The Wicked Young Writers&rsquo; Award will accept entries from children and young people across the UK and Northern Ireland. It will be led to a panel of judges including Warhorse author Michael Morpurgo and Wicked author Gregory Maguire. Aged 5 to 25?Entries will be split into four age categories for children between the ages of 5 and 16.&nbsp; Meanwhile, an individual Gregory M...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Background Kerry Ellis was born 1979 in Haughley, a small village near Stowmarket in Suffolk. At the age of 16, Ellis joined the team of Starmakers at Potters Holiday Village, which she was involved with until 1997 during her college holidays. Following this, Ellis returned to formal stage training at Laine Theatre Arts.Between 1995 - 1997, as a member of Starmakers, Ellis performed musical numbers such as &quot;Memory&quot; from Cats and &quot;Sun and Moon&quot; from Miss Saigon. Ellis also pla...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Celebrating its second year in the West End, the hit musical Jersey Boys has unveiled two new cast members, who will perform from the 18th March.&nbsp; Boydon &amp; McCoy John Boydon and Eugene McCoy will replace Glenn Carter and Philip Bullcock as Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. The new members of the Four Seasons join cast Ryan Molloy and Stephen Ashfield, who have been with the show since the beginning, playing Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio.Boydon has recently finished a two year run in the smash...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Billy Elliot the Musical continues to go from strength to strength across the Atlantic with a U.S. national tour set to open with an extended run in Chicago next month. The show has proved a huge hit since opening on Broadway in late 2008, directed and designed by the original West End creative team.  From Screen to Stage&nbsp; Based on the hit film starring Julie Walters and Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot the Musical is the inspiring story of a coal miner&rsquo;s son who trades boxing gloves for ball...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Background&nbsp;Lee Mead was born on the 14th July 1981, in Southend-on-Sea. From a very early age, like most actors, Lee knew he wanted to be on the stage. As a boy, Lee saw a production of 'Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and told his grandmother &ldquo;That&rsquo;s who I want to be&rdquo;, little did Lee know, the show would change his life.Lee landed his first job at the age of 5, singing and dancing aboard a cruise ship. Lee started to attend the Whitehall Performing Arts Coll...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Charlotte Church, Sheila Hancock and John Partridge have all signed up to sit in the judging seats for the now confirmed Over The Rainbow. Over The Rainbow  Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s new reality TV show, Over The Rainbow, will search to find Dorothy for the brand new musical version of The Wizard Of Oz. Each week the public will vote to decide who deserves to make friends with the legendary Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion as they journey to the Emerald City. The new line up replaces Denise Van Out...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hit new play Enron has announced it will extend its run by a staggering 14 weeks at the Noel Coward Theatre.  The show was previously scheduled to close on the 8th May, but the production will continue with a new cast to run until the 14th August, which happens to be the anniversary of the whistle blowing letter that brought about Enron&rsquo;s collapse. The new play is inspired by the real life events surround Enron, exploring one of the most infamous scandals in financial history. Using mu...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[La Bête Revival]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joanna Lumley, David Hyde Pierce and West End favourite Mark Rylance are to star in a revival of La B&ecirc;te.Star Cast David Hirson&rsquo;s 1991 comedy will have a limited run from the 26th June until the 28th August at the Comedy Theatre and then transfer straight to Broadway. The new production will be directed by Matthew Warchus. Mark Rylance, who is currently enjoying huge success in the critically acclaimed Jerusalem, will play Valere, the low-brow street entertainer. David Hyde Pierce, w...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The second round of voting for the Laurence Olivier Awards is now open with many West End shows competing for honours. This year sees the introduction of a brand new category - The Audience Award for Favourite Long-Running Show.&nbsp;  The first round of voting ended at the beginning of February when the twenty shows eligible were reduced to just five (Billy Elliot, Phantom, War Horse, We Will Rock You and Wicked) The award is chosen solely by the theatre going public, with voting open until 17 ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Open Air Theatre Regent&rsquo;s Park is gearing up for another summer of fabulous shows that will appeal across the board.&nbsp; Into The WoodsInto the Woods takes the tales of the Brothers Grimm and gives them a sharp and humorous twist. When the Baker and his Wife learn a witch has cursed them to be childless they embark on a quest for the items needed to break the spell.With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (West Side Story and Sweeny Todd) and a fantastic book by James Lapine (Passio...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Love Never Dies Hits The Radio]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Love Never Dies is building momentum, with the song from the show &lsquo;Till I Hear You Sing&rsquo; hitting the airwaves. The song received its first play on BBC Radio 2&rsquo;s Elaine Paige On Sunday radio show at the beginning of the month. Watch the song in full here. The Story Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s brand new musical stems from the hugely popular epic The Phantom Of The Opera. It is 1907, tens years after the mysterious disappearance of The Phantom and Christine Daa&eacute; has receive...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The What&rsquo;s On Stage Awards, held at the Prince Of Wales Theatre last night, saw some of the biggest names in the West End turning out to see if they had won. UKTicket's was exclusively invited to get the full lowdown on whats been hot in the West End over the last year.&nbsp;This years awards were hosted by bigger than life Christopher Biggins' &amp;&nbsp; Mel Giedroyc, who gave a comical performance all evening, as well as performances by Leanne Jones, Ryan Molloy, Hannah Waddingham and m...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The West End is buzzing with rumours of what is in store for 2010, from Shrek The Musical, a We Will Rock You sequel and two Les Mis&eacute;rables productions, UKTickets takes a closer look at the whispers.&nbsp; Viva Forever &ndash; The Spice Girls Musical&nbsp;It&rsquo;s been 14 years since the Spice Girls dominated the world with Girl Power. After a successful reunion world tour in 2008, the spices are not content to let that be it. The girls have approached Mamma Mia! Creator Judy Craymer to...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[History&nbsp;Cameron Mackintosh is the legendary producer responsible for some of the biggest West End musicals ever. Cameron knew from the early age of eight, when he saw the musical Salad Days, that we wanted to be a West End musical director. Cameron started out as a stagehand at London&rsquo;s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He soon worked the ladder and in his 20s produced some small scale tours leading to his first musical Anything Goes, which opened out of town. It later transferred to the West...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Abba World has hit London&rsquo;s Earl&rsquo;s Court. Already, fans are flocking from all over the world to take in the most iconic artefacts from their favourite band&rsquo;s finest moments.First Impressions As an Abba aficionado, I was lucky enough to go to Abba World on the day it opened. I was mindlessly excited to see the exhibition, but I got more than I ever could have imagined. The exhibition covers 25 rooms, each dedicated to a specific period in Abba&rsquo;s impressive career. Each of ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thriller- Live, the Michael Jackson tribute show, is to shake things up as it enters its second year within the West End.  The show, which recently extended by a further 5 months, is preparing to add new choreography, six new songs and a brand new opening. The new features of the show will officially launch on the 11th February. Thriller was an instant box office success when it opened in 2009, with the show including some of Jackson&rsquo;s biggest hits, Billie Jean, Man In The Mirror, Beat It,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kath and Kim Actress in West End Role]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jane Turner, star of hit Australian TV show Kath and Kim, makes her West End debut in Australian play Holding the Man. The show, which opens at the Trafalgar Studios this summer, is the stage adaptation of Tim Conigrave&rsquo;s book of the same title. Set in an all-male Melbourne high school in the 1970s, Holding the Man is Tim&rsquo;s true life memoir of falling in love with the football team captain and chronicals the ups and downs of their 15 year relationship. Suburban Life and Comedy Succes...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Wild Wood: Jerusalem Review]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s St George&rsquo;s Day in rural Wiltshire and two officials from Kennet and Avon Council are serving an eviction notice on Johnny &lsquo;Rooster&rsquo; Byron, a modern day Robin Hood, a man of the woods, whose carefree existence is under attack. The local fair is in town and something is stirring as Rooster stumbles from his trailer to greet the new day. &nbsp;Jez Butterworth&rsquo;s latest play, directed by Ian Rickson, is atmospherically staged amid a forest of trees. After a sell-ou...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joseph Star Lee Mead Joins Cast of Wicked]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Former &lsquo;Any Dream Will Do&rsquo; winner and &lsquo;Joseph&rsquo; star Lee Mead will join the cast of Wicked from 10 May 2010. Mead will play &lsquo;Fiyero&rsquo;, the carefree prince, in the hit musical based on the novel by Gregory Maguire. He joins Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman, who have already been confirmed in the lead roles of &lsquo;Elphaba&rsquo; and &lsquo;Glinda&rsquo; from 29 March 2010.  Any Dream Will Do After winning the BBC talent series &lsquo;Any Dream Will Do&rsquo; Le...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Critics Circle Theatre Awards took place yesterday, with recognition for some fantastic performances and productions. Jez Butterworth&rsquo;s Jerusalem won Best New Play, with Mark Rylance taking Best Actor for his role in the show. Jude Law and Rachel Weisz were honoured for &lsquo;Hamlet&rsquo; and &lsquo;A Street Car Named Desire&rsquo;, whilst Rupert Goold won Best Director for Enron. Jerusalem Makes West End Transfer Jerusalem is transferring to the West End, where it will open at the A...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stomp and Priscilla Extend Their Bookings]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Top West End shows Stomp and Priscilla Queen of the Desert have extended their booking periods to the end of the year. Stomp, playing at the Ambassador&rsquo;s Theatre, now has tickets on sale to 19 December 2010. Priscilla, showing at the Palace Theatre, is booking until 26 February 2011! Stomp RefreshedStomp opened in the West End in September 2002 and transferred to the Ambassador&rsquo;s Theatre in 2007. The production is an amazing fusion of street dance and rhythm; with performers creating...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Arts Theatre is proud to welcome the Legendary Hollywood and Broadway leading lady Shirley Jones this March. The Legend Jones will perform a limited engagement of 12 performances from the 22nd March &ndash; 3rd April. 1955 was the year that Jones became a household name around the world when she starred in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein&rsquo;s stage musical Oklahoma as Laurie.Jones went on star in films The Music Man and Carousel, for which she won the 1960 Oscar for best actress in ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[New Year and Christmas are well and truly over and what better way to fight the winter blues than to see one of the many fantastic plays currently performing in the West End.The Little Dog Laughed Starring Rupert Friend (Young Victoria, Pride and Prejudice) and Gemma Arterton (Bond and St. Trinian&rsquo;s girl) this modern day comedy tells the story of Mitchell, an actor on the brink of Hollywood stardom, thanks to his devilish agent Diane (Tamsin Greig). Diane has her work cut out as she can&rs...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Tony Award nominated comedy The Little Dog Laughed, currently at the Garrick Theatre invited UKTickets along to see what we thought of the new play. Celebrity StatusThe show consists of just four actors including Rupert Friend, best known for his roles in Young Victoria, Pride and Prejudice and boyfriend to actress Keira Knightley, alongside bond and St. Trinians girl Gemma Arterton. Tamsin Greig best known for her roles in The Archers and Green Wing also stars alongside Harry Lloyd. The Pla...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Les Miserables Celebrates 10,000 Performances!]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Record-breaking musical Les Mis&eacute;rables has celebrated 10,000 West End performances. The milestone was reached on Tuesday 5 January 2010 at the Queens Theatre, its home since 2004. The production originally opened in 1985 at the Barbican Theatre before transferring to the Palace Theatre, currently home to Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Now in its 25th year, Les Mis&eacute;rables is the world&rsquo;s longest running musical and still one of the top-selling shows on our website.Revolution in...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The New Witches]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cast Change  Alexia Khadime, who currently plays Elphaba in the hit musical, is putting down her broom on the 27th March, along with long standing Dianne Pilkington, currently playing good witch Glinda. Rachel Tucker, who appeared on the BBC series I&rsquo;d Do Anything and starred as Meat in We Will Rock You at the Dominion, will take the lead role as Elphaba along with Louise Dearman as Glinda from March 29, 2010. Dearman, who is currently playing Cinderella in Milton Keynes, has played the le...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lion King shouts 'Hakuna Matata']]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Lion King has reported that 2009 was its most successful year at the box office across the musicals ten year West End run.&nbsp; Hakuna Matata&nbsp;Timon and Pumba famously sang &lsquo;Hakuna Matata&rsquo;, which means &lsquo;No worries&rsquo; and that is exactly how Disney are feeling about their best theatrical hit in the West End to date. The production grossed more than &pound;32 million at the box office in 2009, making it the highest- grossing year since the show opened in 1999. The sh...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The West End has traditionally only ever had a handful of shows performing on a Sunday, but as society trends change, more and more shows are slotting in a Sunday performance.&nbsp; Jersey Boys The Jersey Boys is the latest show, from the 17th January, to offer a Sunday performance. Dropping its Monday night performance you can now catch the show every Sunday at 3pm. Unlike many successful jukebox musicals, the Jersey Boys serves not only as a fantastic musical, but as a faithful documentary of ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Comical Horror comes to the West End ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cannibal is to eat its way into the West End this July in musical comedy format at the Leicester Square Theatre.&quot;All Singing! All Dancing! All Flesh Eating!&quot; Billed as &ldquo;The only and best cannibalistic cowboy musical on the planet&rdquo;, the musical is based on the true story of Alfred Packer, the only person convicted in America of Cannibalism. Alfred is the sole survivor of an ill-fated trip to the Colorado Territory, he tells his side of the harrowing tale to news reporter Pol...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The West End now more than ever is the ideal destination for a girl&rsquo;s night out with a wide variety of shows to choose from. The GirlsGirls across the country rattle their brains every Friday night for something to do, but the West End has made this process a lot easier. Numerous shows currently in the West End complement a girl&rsquo;s night out, whether it is dinner and show or show and drinks, audiences are guaranteed to have a good time.&nbsp;&nbsp; Dirty Dancing Adored by many legions...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wicked continues to defy the economic doom and gloom, announcing that 2009 was its highest grossing year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. The musical grossed over &pound;27 million at the box office in 2009 and has now taken over &pound;90 million since opening in London in September 2006. It was also another year of honours as the hit show won the London Award for 'Best Family Fun' and was short-listed for 'Best West End Show' by theatregoers themselves. Producer Thanks the PublicUK Executive Pr...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Actor Patrick Stewart and director Nicholas Hytner have both been knighted in the Queen&rsquo;s New Year&rsquo;s Honours List. Meanwhile, actress Margaret Tyzack was awarded a CBE, along with Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd.  War Horse PhenomenonNicholas Hytner has been Artistic Director at the National Theatre since 2003. He has been praised for broadening the National&rsquo;s appeal with productions such as Alan Bennett&rsquo;s &lsquo;The History Boys&rsquo;, which he directed, and the huge...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The producer&rsquo;s of Love Never Dies, the sequel to worldwide smash hit The Phantom of the Opera, have announced the full cast for the show. As previously revealed Ramin Karimloo will reprise the role of &lsquo;The Phantom&rsquo;, Sierra Boggess will play &lsquo;Christine Daa&eacute;&rsquo; and Summer Strallen will appear as &lsquo;Meg Giry&rsquo;.&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom)&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sierra Boggess (Christine Daa&eacute;)&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Summer...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[UK Tickets were invited along to watch one of the preview showings of Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre this week to see what we thought of the show. The Verdict&nbsp;The show opens with some toe tapping, catchy tunes with brightly coloured sets gearing up for the main entrance of Elle Woods, played by Sheridan Smith (Pictured left with UK Ticket's Web Editor Joseph Durrant).The role of Elle, first played by Reese Whitherspoon in the film version, is adored by fans around the world and Smith l...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice star&rsquo;s Diana Vickers and Lesley Sharp have both been nominated in the 2010 WhatsOnStage Awards. The annual awards are the only ones to be voted for by theatregoers themselves. 18 year old Diana is the Lancashire girl who shot to fame on last year&rsquo;s X-Factor. She has been nominated as Best Newcomer for the title role in the Vaudeville theatre production. Lesley Sharp has also been nominated for Best Actress in a Play.&nbsp;A Wonderful, Funny and Movin...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Even now, 25 years after his death from a third and final heart attack, the legacy of Eric Morecambe lives on. Fresh from success at the Edinburgh Festival, one-man show Morecambe opened at the Duchess Theatre on Wednesday night. There may be plenty of nostalgia, but there&rsquo;s also a fascinating story, skilfully scripted, of the humble Lancashire lad who drew an audience of 28 million at the height of his comedy career.&nbsp;Early Life of a StarActor Bob Golding gives an uncanny impersonatio...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Popular entertainment magazine Entertainment Weekly has named WICKED as the &lsquo;Best Stage Musical&rsquo; of the last 10 years. Their &lsquo;100 Greatest&rsquo; feature lists the best films, TV shows, albums, books, fashions and trends from the decade known as &lsquo;The Noughties&rsquo;. The hugely popular show came out on top in the musical theatre category.The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch Based on the novel &lsquo;Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West&rsquo; by G...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Garrick Theatre is to welcome brand new musical All The Fun Of The Fair next April until September.New Musical Singer/songwriter David Essex has put his talents together to write a new musical for the West End, collaborating with Boogie Nights creator Jon Conway. The show is based on Essex&rsquo;s 1975 album of the same name. Levi Lee (Essex) a fun fair owner who is recently widowed and father to a typical teenage son, is in store for dangerous and mystical times as predicted by the gypsy fo...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Linzi Hateley returns to the role of &lsquo;Donna Sheridan&rsquo; in the smash hit musical &lsquo;Mamma Mia!&rsquo; at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Newcomer Jessie May will take up her first major West End role, as daughter &lsquo;Sophie Sheridan&rsquo;. Both join the London cast from Monday 14 December 2009.&nbsp;Six Month BreakLinzi took a six month break from the role of &lsquo;Donna&rsquo; earlier this year - a part she played to great acclaim for over two years. Linzi has significant West E...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Legally Blonde the musical is to host a Charity Night on the 15th January in aid of &lsquo;Have a Heart&rsquo; a new Charity set up by Heart FM. Have a Heart The Have a Heart charity focuses on building better futures for children in local communities who are vulnerable, face adversity, suffer from illness or are deprived of the childhood that every child is entitled to. Have a Heart specialises in funding local projects and raising funds in local communities, through the Heart radio station. Th...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Samuel Beckett&rsquo;s Waiting for Godot, starring Sir Ian McKellen, returns to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 January 2010.&nbsp; After a break of several months, producers have announced that Director Sean Mathias&rsquo;s version of the play will reopen, with actors Roger Rees and Matthew Kelly joining Sir Ian McKellen and Ronald Pickup.&nbsp;Second Chance to See Excellent ProductionSimon Callow and Sir Patrick Stewart may be missing from the original cast but the production, which was on...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Need some relief from the stress of Christmas? Then why not think about booking one of the many events going on at the O2 Arena this December.Eddie Izzard &ndash; Stripped 3rd &amp; 7th December Award-winning comedian Eddie Izzard brings his &lsquo;Stripped&rsquo; tour to the O2. The surreal funny-man broke West End box office records last year when he brought his show to the Lyric Theatre after a successful US tour. The &lsquo;stripped down&rsquo; event may not have some of the grand outfits or...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hippy Broadway production of Hair is to transfer to the West End&rsquo;s Gielgud Theatre next April. Hair  The show was first staged in London over 40 years ago; opening one day after theatre censorship was abolished in September 1968. Before then the shows scenes of nudity, drug taking, blasphemous and sexually explicit language would have meant the show could not have gone ahead. Hair ran for nearly 2,000 performances and although popular, was forced to close early due to the collapse of t...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched his search for an actress to play Dorothy in the new West End production of &lsquo;The Wizard of Oz&rsquo;. A prime-time BBC One talent show, &lsquo;Over the Rainbow&rsquo;, will see open auditions held for the part. The nationwide talent search will begin in January next year, with applicants encouraged to apply regardless of their level of experience.&nbsp;Previous Winners&lsquo;Over The Rainbow&rsquo; follows on from the success of previous BBC shows &lsq...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Christmas is here once again and what could be better than getting in the festive mood after a hard days shopping on Oxford Street, than seeing a Christmas West End show? &nbsp;Christmas With The Rat Pack&nbsp;&nbsp;Christmas with The Rat Pack comes to the Adelphi this Christmas after the successful run of The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas. This festive themed Rat Pack celebrates the timeless talents of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin. Audiences are treated to seasonal classics such...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[One of the West End&rsquo;s most successful musicals of recent years Wicked has yet again won more awards and seen record audience figures.&nbsp; Best Family Fun Wicked, the untold story of the Witches of Oz, opened in London&rsquo;s West End in 2006 and has gone from strength to strength. The annual BT Visit London &ldquo;People&rsquo;s Choice Awards&rdquo; has named the show &ldquo;Best Family Fun.&rdquo; The annual awards give the public chance to vote for their favourite things they like to ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two promising plays Prick Up Your Ears and The Shawshank Redemption have both announced they will be closing early. Prick Up Your Ears  The play was originally to run until the 6th December but will now close early on the 15th November. The play has been plagued with problems since it opened with lead star Matt Lucas leaving the production just a few days after the press night due to the death of his former partner. Since then the sales at the box office have not been sufficient to keep the show...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Have you seen everything in the West End? Waiting for Love Never Dies and Legally Blonde to open? Then why not try some events at the 02 Arena in Greenwich while you wait?UK Tickets is offering a range of different events at the 02 this November to cater for all tastes, from children&rsquo;s Disney on Ice, to music by A-ha, Backstreet Boys, comedy with Michael McIntyre and wrestling with the WWE Raw Stars. All seats are within the lower tier seating, giving excellent views of the main event, whe...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spice Girls on Stage?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Spice Girls are rumoured to be planning their very own musical on the back of yet another TV Talent Show. Singer Geri Halliwell has been keen on the idea for some time, and, after a recent get-together, the other members of the hit 90s girl group appear eager to be involved.TV Talent Show?Group members Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm are backing the plans after a meeting with Geri at a top London restaurant. A TV talent show to find 5 unknown singers to play...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Lion King, one of the top selling shows in the West End, celebrated its 10th Birthday yesterday with a star studded gala performance. Guests&nbsp;Andrew Peterson (UK Tickets Managing Director) pictured above with Simon Vickers the Sales and Ticketing Manager at Disney Theatrical Productions (UK). Both thoroughly enjoyed the show and after party. Original cast member Roger Wright is pictured below, who is currently starring in Thriller-Live at the Lyric Theatre. The gala performance was atten...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Noel Sullivan is to take over from X-Factor&rsquo;s Ray Quinn in the role of Danny in Grease this November.Hear'SaySullivan originally found success and fame in 2000 by taking part in reality show Popstars, forming the group Hear&rsquo;Say. Since the split of the band in 2002 Sullivan has focused his efforts on musical theatre, appearing in Flashdance The Musical, Love Shack and What A Felling. Grease will be his West End debut. Grease Grease has been playing at the Piccadilly since 2007. ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hairspray hailed the arrival of new cast members Phill Jupitus, Belinda Carlisle and Sharon D Clarke with a meet and greet event at the Teatro Members Bar in London last night. UK Tickets staff were delighted to attend and welcome the new arrivals.&lsquo;Don&rsquo;t Forget Sundays!&rsquo; That was the message from Phill Jupitus to the assembled throng. From 8th November Hairspray will introduce a 3pm Sunday Matinee to give fans an even greater choice when booking those weekend tickets. Phill&rsq...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Star Matt Lucas has sadly had to leave the play Prick Up Your Ears and will not appear in any future performances. Con O&rsquo;Neill is to replace Lucas in the role of Kenneth Halliwell from the 22nd October, understudy Michael Chadwick will play the role until then. O&rsquo;Neill has won numerous awards including the prestigious Olivier award. O&rsquo;Neill will be joined by Chris New and Gwen Taylor. Prick up your ears looks at the private lives of playwright Joe Orton and his lover Ken...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The stage phenomenon Dirty Dancing will celebrate its 3rd Birthday this month with an extension taking it into its 4th birthday.&nbsp; Birthday Dirty Dancing opened at the Aldwych Theatre to rave reviews on the 19th October 2007, smashing all box office records by selling &pound;11million advance tickets. The show has entertained over 1million people since it opened and continues to sell out. To celebrate Dirty Dancing&rsquo;s birthday the show has been extended up until the 23rd October 2010. T...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new star cast will take over in Calendar Girls at the Noel Coward Theatre in November. Julie Goodyear, famous as Coronation Street&rsquo;s brassy barmaid &lsquo;Bet Lynch&rsquo;, will make her London stage debut as &lsquo;Cora - Miss July&rsquo;. Actress, TV presenter and model Kelly Brook will play &lsquo;Celia &ndash; Miss September&rsquo;Further cast changes will see Helen Lederer as &lsquo;Marie&rsquo;, the leader of the Yorkshire WI group who bared it all for charity. &ldquo;Comic Potenti...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The smash-hit musical CHICAGO will celebrate its 12th Birthday in the West End in November 2009. The show is already the longest running Broadway musical in London and continues to provide thrilling entertainment night after night at the Cambridge Theatre.When You're Good to MamaDescribed in its opening number as a &lsquo;story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery &ndash; all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts&rsquo; CHICAGO first opened in L...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Love Never Dies, the highly anticipated sequel to The Phantom Of The Opera, was announced this week. We won&rsquo;t have a chance to see the production till March next year, so in anticipation we thought we&rsquo;d look to the world of film to see what we can expect when big titles, with fanatic audiences, spawn a sequel.When Sequels Go BadThe original was a sell-out success. Lets make another one! Unfortunately, more often than not, sequels fail to live up to the audiences&rsquo; high expectati...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sheila Hancock, current star of new hit musical Sister Act, has extended her run until 27th February 2010. The Laurence Oliver Award winning actress is currently playing the role of the Mother Superior along side Dad&rsquo;s Army favourite Ian Lavender and new comer Patina Miller. Hancock&nbsp;&ldquo;When, at the age of 76, I was asked to appear in Sister Act at the London Palladium, I thought I might just about manage six months. It has proved such a joyous experience; I have a new lease of lif...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Legally Blonde The Musical officially launched yesterday with star Sheridan Smith giving a dazzling performance for the media gathered in Caf&eacute; de Paris in London. UK Tickets very own Joseph Durrant was invited along to get the full lowdown on this exciting new musical. The BackgroundSonia Friedman, producer of the show, told of her passion for the show after seeing it in previews on Broadway, totally in awe of the show she went up to the producers, sat at the back and begged to produce th...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[This October the West End&rsquo;s top shows are making a night out at the theatre affordable for all budgets.We Will Rock You - &pound;31.50 The sensational Queen inspired show, currently in its 8th year, is offering top seats reduced down to &pound;31.50, giving you a saving of &pound;37.50. The show is a hilarious, futuristic story by Ben Elton who has produced this dazzling spectacular, featuring over thirty of Queen&rsquo;s classics. One of the biggest shows in the West End, it is definitely...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[War Horse, the highly acclaimed theatrical production, has helped the National Theatre reach its highest attendance record for seven years.Success The National staged 25 productions in 2008-9, with 17 being brand new. The National, although a small theatre, managed to generate a &pound;456,000 surplus for the financial year, with a turnover up to &pound;55m. Due to the phenomenal success, the National has announced plans for a &pound;50m refurbishment. Early in the year Ph&egrave;dre, starring H...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[2010&rsquo;s hotly anticipated Ghost the musical is rumoured to be heading to Manchester for its debut opposed to a grand West End opening.Rumours Producers, back in March, originally stated the adaptation of the 1990 film would Open in the West End in 2010, although no exact details where given. Rumour has it the Palace Theatre in Manchester will be haunted by the first show followed by a short UK tour. Ghost is then anticipated to announce a West End stint by the end of next year.Murder &nbsp;...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[UK Tickets is excited to announce that the Aspinall Foundation have teamed up with Cameron Mackintosh to celebrate The Phantom of the Opera&rsquo;s 23rd birthday on Friday 9th October 2009 at 7.30pm.&nbsp;23 Years and CountingThe  Andrew Lloyd Webber musical first opened at Her Majesty&rsquo;s theatre on 9th October 1986, starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman as the Phantom and Christine. The unforgettable tale traces the love story between the brilliant composer and musician, shamed by ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Social Psychologists are spending increasing amounts of time looking at the relationship between money and happiness. Can happiness be bought? Possibly it can but it may depend on how that money is used. Accumulating material goods, beyond the basic clothes, food and shelter, brings some pleasure but new research from the United States, the land of rampant consumerism, indicates that it is the spending that leaves something intangible, be it a holiday, theatre visit or lunch with a friend, that ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Breakfast At Tiffany's Opens]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Breakfast At Tiffany&rsquo;s, one of the years most highly anticipated plays, opened in the West End last week and has not disappointed. Audience Reaction Last night&rsquo;s packed out theatre audience were gripped throughout. The reactions ranged from out loud laughter to sombre heart felt moments of silence. The polished production had a simple, but yet effective set moving into each scene effortlessly and with minimum fuss. Anna Friel gave an outstanding performance intertwining some dancing ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[This December sees Fagin reviewing the situation once again when actor Griff Rhys Jones will step into the role. Fagin&nbsp;Announced this week by Cameron Mackintosh, Jones will be taking over the role of Fagin from the 14th December until June 2010. The role of Fagin has already been played by Mr. Bean actor Rowan Atkinson for the first 6 months of opening and with Russ Abbott having a small stint early this year. Omid Djalili is currently in the role, receiving rave reviews.&nbsp;Mackintosh&nb...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm (Melanie C) will make her West End debut in October in the long-running Willie Russell musical Blood Brothers, set in her home town of Liverpool. &lsquo;Sporty Spice&rsquo; will play the role of harried working-class mother Mrs Johnstone, succeeding another pop singer, X Factor contestant Niki Evans.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;At the pinnacle of 90s &lsquo;Girl Power&rsquo; the Spice Girls became the biggest girl band of all time, selling over 60 million records worldwide. Mel...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber has officially confirmed he will be searching for a Dorothy to star in the musical version of the Wizard Of Oz.Dorothy &amp; Toto&nbsp;The search for Dorothy will be Webbers latest Saturday night talent show for the BBC. The search will also try to find Dorothy&rsquo;s pet dog Toto. The winners of the programme will star in a West End production of the musical. The show follows on from I&rsquo;d Do Anything, Any Dream Will Do and How Do You Solve A Problem Like...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[London&rsquo;s West End attracts theatre goers from around the world every year and has been thriving for centuries. With the first theatre opening in 1663 the West End has gone from strength to strength, producing some of the world&rsquo;s best loved plays and musicals. Many of today&rsquo;s big names in the business have humble beginnings in the West End Theatre.&nbsp;Top Ten Longest Running &nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Mousetrap - 56 Years2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Les Mis&eacute;rables - 24 Years3.&nb...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Patrick Swayze, star of the cult film Dirty Dancing, lost his battle against pancreatic cancer and passed away on Monday in Los Angeles. Swayze had continued working since being diagnosed with the disease in 2008, filming a TV drama series &lsquo;The Beast&rsquo; despite the seriousness of his condition. The son of a choreographer, Swayze was a natural in the role of dance instructor Johnny Castle in the coming of age romance.&nbsp; Dirty Dancing became an international hit in the late 198...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[His BBC One show regularly featured song and dance set-pieces and his stand-up routines always include ethnic eccentricity, mock accents and cutting humour. He is no stranger to the stage, starting out in experimental theatre and performing successfully at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival over many years. Omid Djalili has played the role of Fagin for two months since taking over from Rowan Atkinson in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in July. Like Atkinson, Djalili comes into the show more...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stepping into Michael Ball&rsquo;s high heels can&rsquo;t have been easy but Brian Conley is clearly having a whale of a time playing larger than life mother Edna Turnblad in the sparkling bubblegum musical Hairspray.Monday&rsquo;s audience gave another standing ovation to the young cast and stage veteran Conley, not to mention Nigel Planer, unrecognisable from his many TV credits as loving husband, easy-going father and eccentric joke shop owner Wilbur Turnblad. Song and Dance SpectacularAfter ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[September 27th sees WICKED enter its fourth year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. With booking extended to 30 October 2010 the family musical has become a West End Phenomenon. Earlier this year it reached 1,000 performances and 2009 is expected to be the show&rsquo;s highest grossing year in the West End so far. Executive Producer Michael McCabe commented &ldquo;It's a remarkable achievement, especially in this financial climate, and we are all greatly indebted to the cast, company, orchestra and...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a show that&rsquo;s impossible to miss. From the colourful posters on the underground, to the bright yellow signs outside the Gielgud theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, Avenue Q feels like a show you should have already seen. With the musical running successfully in London since 2006 the chances are, like me, you will know someone who has. My friend Alex had been twice before, bought the merchandise and played the songs incessantly in her car. There was no escape. I had to see what the fu...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plays are fighting back against musicals in the West End this September with five hotly anticipated dramas debuting. September is the perfect month for musical theatre goers to try something different and theatre fans alike. &nbsp;The Shawshank Redemption &ndash; 4 SeptemberOriginally written by famed author Stephen King and adapted for the big screen in 1994, The Shawshank Redemption opens at the Wyndham&rsquo;s for previews on the 4th September. It will be the first time the story has been sta...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Before Kate Moss and before Naomi Campbell there was Robyn Peterson. Catwalk Confidential is the exciting and funny story of her life as a young model in Paris in the 1970s, a city of decadence, beauty and haute couture. Her face appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire, and adorned billboards throughout the chicest city in the world. &nbsp;The Fashion World Laid BareWritten by and starring Robyn Paterson, developed with Director Tony Abatemarco, this one-woman show comes to the Ar...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[UK Tickets can exclusively reveal that Phil Jupitus will be joining the Hairspray cast in October taking over from Brian Conley.Edna TurnbladJuiptus will play Tracey&rsquo;s mother Edna Turnblad. The role of Edna keeps gaining momentum, with theatre legend Michael Ball having already played the role and funny man Brian Conley, who joined the cast last month, currently performing.  New recruit Phil Juiptus famous for BBC Two&rsquo;s popular music quiz &lsquo;Never Mind the Buzzcocks&rsquo;, will ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas returns for its fourth season, after three triumphant years and numerous critically acclaimed national tours, playing all over Europe and to sell out audiences in Canada and America.This incredible production celebrates the phenomenal talent of three world famous entertainers and performers; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin. Legends of the 20th Century and icons of American history whose performances continue to captivate an audience.Back in this ic...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[UKTickets is delighted to finally announce the casting of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice as well as EXCLUSIVE cast photos and creative designs for the very first time.Little Voice (LV) &ndash; Diana VickersHer talent came to light when she entered the &ldquo;X Factor&rdquo; in 2008 and her journey saw her survive nine weeks of live shows. Diana is taking a short break from recording her debut album to take the role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. Mari Hoff (LV&rsquo;s Mother) &ndash; Le...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[This month UK Tickets is proud to announce it has passed the &pound;1m mark for ticket sales for the hit musical Jersey Boys. Award WinnerOpening in February 2008 to rave reviews and winner of 20 major awards worldwide, the show received the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Already a huge hit on Broadway and seen by 4 million people world wide, the show is flying in its second year in the West End a trend that looks set to continue through the summer months given its popularity wi...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Boyle Mania!Since her debut in Britain&rsquo;s Got Talent, performing the classic song &ldquo;I Dreamed a Dream&rdquo; from Les Miserables, Susan Boyle has triggered a resurgence of interest in this long running West End show. It&rsquo;s a sell outThanks to the &lsquo;Boyle effect&rsquo;, ticket sales for the West End show have increased dramatically since her first appearance in front of Simon Cowell. Many theatre-goers are also returning to the show, as Susan&rsquo;s performance evoked fond me...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[      Dreamboats and  Petticoats, written by Marks and Gran (the team behind Goodnight Sweetheart,  Birds of a feather and Shine on Harvey Moon), comes to The Savoy Theatre this  week and will star soap stars Ben Freeman from ITV&rsquo;S hit soap Emmerdale and  Jennifer Biddall from Hollyoaks fame. Freeman played Scott Windsor in Emmerdale  for ten years. His first role was playing Chris Longworth in children&rsquo;s school  soap Grange Hill. Jennifer Biddall Played the part of Jessica Haris in ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Susan McFadden and Aoife Mulholland are set to join the cast of Legally Blonde The Musical when it opens in December at the Savoy Theatre. They will join Sheridan Smith (Elle) , Duncan James (Warner) and Alex Gaumond (Elle&rsquo;s new love interest Emmett) in the new stage production of the hit 2001 film Legally Blonde, in which Reese Witherspoon played California popular girl Elle who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School in an attempt to win him back.    McFadden who took part in &nbs...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Bee Gees It is rumoured that in the next 12-14 months that a Bee Gees musical will hit the West End. Robin Gibb has said that the death of his twin Maurice in 2003 inspired him to put the production in the pipeline. The band&rsquo;s biggest success was in 1960&rsquo;s and early 1970&rsquo;s where their &lsquo;soft rock&rsquo; and harmonies were instantly recognisable by the public and their late 1970&rsquo;s era of &lsquo;disco music&rsquo; was a massive hit. About them In the 40 years they ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[On stage:Omid, soon to play Fagin in Oliver!, is best known as one of the UK&rsquo;s most successful stand up comedians. With his manic, energetic performance style, his singing and, quite often, belly dancing, Djalili has a wide reaching appeal, having performed in thirteen countries. He has also headlined seven of the nine Edinburgh Fringe Festivals he has performed at. His performance No Agenda was so popular in Edinburgh that it transferred to the London Palladium in 2006.From 20 July, Djali...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[John Barrowman has been hitting the town to promote his upcoming role in La Cage Aux Folles. From 14 September, Barrowman will be playing the outrageous drag artiste Albin at the Playhouse. Looking disturbingly stunning in a white dress and red wig as Albin's alterego Zaza, he literally stopped traffic in the as he stepped out in the busy West End.Barrowman will be the fourth actor to play Albin in the current production since it began at the Menier Chocolate Factory in January last year. Dougla...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ There are only two weeks left of our fantastic Wicked deal, so grab your tickets while you can.&nbsp; Wicked recently welcomed its 2 millionth ticket holder and still defies gravity as one of London&rsquo;s biggest shows. At the end of 2007 and 2008, Wicked defied the credit crunch smashed sales records, and it looks set to do the same this year. A fast paced and universal story of youth, friendship and fighting for what&rsquo;s right, Wicked is a real spectacular, with stunning costumes, cleve...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[X Factor finalist Diana Vickers will play the lead in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, the role that made Jane Horrocks famous.After X FactorSeventeen year old Vickers finished fourth in the fifth series of the X Factor last year. She impressed the judges and public alike with her unique, gentle vocal style. The Rise and Fall of Little Voice will be her acting debut. Since leaving the competition, she has made numerous personal appearances and is currently recording her debut album.Diana will ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thriller Live will dim its lights on Shaftesbury Avenue tonight in respect for Michael Jackson, whose funeral takes place in Los Angeles today.The Lyric Theatre, where Thriller Live is staged, has become a Mecca for London&rsquo;s Michael Jackson fans. It has also welcomed a great deal of foreign custom as thousands of Jacko fans eager to see their hero in concert had already booked flights and hotels in London. Flowers, candles, and tributes adorn the steps of the theatre. A drawing of Jacko is...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a year of persistent rumours, there are now solid clues as to who is involved in Love Never Dies.TV personality John Barrowman was briefly rumoured to be playing the Phantom Erik. In an interview last year, he mentioned that he had been offered a part but had not accepted. However, on Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s complete recording of the score, Barrowman plays the Phantom&rsquo;s love rival Raoul. Barrowman played Raoul in the first instalment, The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty&rsquo...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[UK Tickets have achieved over &pound;1 million in ticket sales for Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. To mark this outstanding achievement, UK Tickets' Nicci went backstage at the opulent venue to award a cheque to the show&rsquo;s star Jodie Prenger. ThrilledIn her enormous dressing room, Jodie was thrilled to receive the cheque, saying, &quot;I really appreciate everything UK Tickets does for the show.&quot;UK Tickets' Nicci hands our &pound;1 million cheque to Oliver! star Jodie prenger...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[On stage:John Barrowman made his professional stage debut in Anything Goes at the Prince Edward Theatre in 1989. His other West End credits included Disney&rsquo;s Beauty and the Beast, Grease, Chicago and The Phantom of the Opera.His recording career has also taken him around the world on numerous concert tours. He recently completed a brief UK tour with Avenue Q actor Daniel Boys to promote his current album Music Music Music.From 14 September, John will be starring as Albin in the Menier Choc...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[From September, the Wyndham's will be home to The Shawshank Redemption, the hit stage adaptation of Stephen King&rsquo;s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The Shawshank Redemption tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two inmates in the fictional Shawshank State Prison in the late 1940's.In 1994, the book was adapted into the critically hailed film The Shawshank Redemption, which starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. This production marked the first time The Shaw...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some of the West End&rsquo;s biggest current shows have set their sights on Broadway. After the phenomenal success of Billy Elliot and The Norman Conquests at this year&rsquo;s Tony Awards, La Cage Aux Folles, A Little Night Music, Hamlet and Sister Act are all reported to want to a piece of the action.Dragged over the pond?La Cage Aux Folles caused a sensation when it opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory last year. When it transferred to the Playhouse it maintained its popularity with rave re...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two of the King&rsquo;s Head Theatre&rsquo;s most risque hits, F***ing Men and Naked Boys singing are coming to the West End's Arts Theatre this summer.F***ing MenIn F***ing Men, author Joe DiPietro brings a &lsquo;free-wheeling comedy of sexual manners&rsquo; in a powerful drama about ten men looking for love, sex and success in modern America. In their search, they encounter couples and strangers as every stage of sex, love, lust and betrayal is examined. At times moving, at others funny, F***...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lastw eek, UK Tickets attended the glamorous launch party for Breakfast at Tiffany's.As expected, it was an evening of decadence and class. Stars Anna Friel and Joseph Cross were greeted by an onslaught of photographers as they arrived at the 5-star Haymarket Hotel.The evening started with cocktails all themed around the play's sponsor Chambord. Anna arrived in an elegant floor length white dress followed by Milk star Joseph Cross.Champagne cocktailsWhen chatting to UK Tickets, Anna fluttered he...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Producers of Hairspray have released the first pictures of Brian Conley as Edna Turnblad, and UK Tickets thinks he looks fantastic.When UK Tickets caught up with Brian at celebrity hotspot The Ivy, he told us all about his new role. &ldquo;I love it,&rdquo; he laughed, &ldquo;but I think it&rsquo;s hilarious that I have to wear less padding than Michael Ball!&rdquo; With a new actor taking the role, designers took the opportunity to rethink some of the costumes.&ldquo;All that dancing with those...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Little Britain&rsquo;s Matt Lucas is to appear in brand new play Prick Up Your Ears at the Comedy Theatre.  Simon Bent&rsquo;s darkly comic play deals with the bizarre and turbulent relationship between playwright and cult icon Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. Halliwell, played by Lucas, bludgeoned Orton to death before killing himself in 1967.Prick Up Your Ears takes its name from John Lahr&rsquo;s definitive biography of Orton, which was also the basis for the hit 1987 film. While ba...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[On stage:Perhaps most widely known for his collaboration with Tim Rice. The pair first found success in 1968 with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, followed in 1970 by Jesus Christ Superstar and again in 1976 with Evita.In 1985, Lloyd Webber created his only classical production to date. Requiem featured the classic Pie Jesu.Lloyd Webber has worked with many other lyricists. Most notable are Don Black (Tell Me on a Sunday, Aspects of Love and Sunset Boulevard) and Richard Stilgoe (S...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last night, UK Tickets met Debbie Allen, director of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof which begins at the Novello Theatre in November. Best known as feisty dance teacher Lydia Grant in Fame, Debbie Allen is a renowned director, choreographer, producer, singer and actress. AuditionsLondon auditions for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof began this week, and Debbie is thrilled at how well they are going. &ldquo;When we landed, I was so tired I wanted to sleep in till eight. But I&rsquo;ve been up at six, just so excited ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The full programme has been announced for this year&rsquo;s West End Live. Beginning at 11am this Saturday, West End Live presents the casts of the West End&rsquo;s biggest shows, as well as fringe events and sneak previews of upcoming shows. The two day event takes place in Leicester Square and is completely free. Proceedings finish on around 6pm on Saturday and about 3pm on Sunday. So, if you&rsquo;re planning to swing by, why not grab a ticket to see a show afterwards? Click here to view all...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Summer is here, and the Wimbledon championships approach. If you're planning a trip to see the masters in action, UK Tickets offers Wimbledon visitors loads more to do while they're in the capital.The two week long tournament begins on 22 June, and thousands are flocking to London to see the world&rsquo;s greatest tennis players go head to head. The oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world has seen countless legends. Fred Perry, Boris Becker, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Pete Sam...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hugely popular West End Live returns to Leicester Square next weekend. The free two-day event showcases the best that West End theatre has to offer and for the fifth year, London&rsquo;s top shows have embraced it.Top showsPerformers so far confirmed to be taking part include the stars of Wicked, Jersey Boys, Oliver!, Hairspray, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Stomp, Avenue Q, Dirty Dancing and We Will Rock You. Joining them will be the cast of the Savoy&rsquo;s Carousel, featuring opera diva...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Les Miserables is to undergo an extensive cast change, with new cast members arriving at the Queens Theatre on 22 June. Newcomers have will play three major characters, Fantine, Marius and Cosette, as well as various ensemble roles.Rebecca Seale will play the tragic Fantine. Rebecca&rsquo;s West End credits include Mamma Mia!, understudying and playing the lead role of Sophie in the original London cast. Later, she made her first appearance in Les Miserables as the lovestruck Eponine. She return...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Billy Elliot has swept the board at New York&rsquo;s prestigious Tony Awards. The British show took home ten awards out of an astounding fifteen nominations, including the coveted Best Musical.The award for Best Lead Actor in a musical went jointly to the three original Broadway Billy, David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish. This mirrored the success of other productions; with Billys being jointly awarded Best Actor titles at London&rsquo;s Olivier Awards and the Australian Helpmanns.  Th...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Old Vic artistic director Kevin Spacey today announced the first two productions of the his fifth season at the Waterloo venue. Both are fictionalised accounts of real life events, possibly suggesting a theme for the rest of the season.Inherit the WindLegendary director Trevor Nunn returns to the Old Vic to preside over Inherit the Wind. Jerome Laurence and Robert Edwin Lee&rsquo;s classic will star Kevin Spacey himself. Spacey revealed yesterday on social networking site Twitter that he would ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Broadway&rsquo;s sensational all black production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is coming to the Novello Theatre. As previously reported by UK Tickets, performances will begin on 21 November, and the show&rsquo;s London venue was officially announced this week.Broadway starsCat on a Hot Tin Roof will bring over some of the stars it featured at New York&rsquo;s Broadhurst Theatre last year. Big Daddy will once again be played by multi award winning Star Wars actor James Earl Jones. Phylicia Rashad, kn...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A star is bornSister Act opened last night to some rave reviews. Both the Telegraph and the Evening Standard gave the show four stars, and others were just as enthusiastic. Robert Billington from the Guardian was harder to please, but on the whole, Sister Act has been praised to high heaven. UK Tickets' Daniella, Alison, Sandra and Andrew were there at the Palladium, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Brian Conley, Sheridan Smith and Whoopi Goldberg.The critics unanimously agreed that the casti...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[It is rumoured that LA&rsquo;s successful musical comedy Minsky&rsquo;s is to transfer to London later this year. The show is loosely based on the 1968 movie The Night They Raided Minsky&rsquo;s which starred Elliot Gould, Britt Ekland and Norman Wisdom. Minsky&rsquo;s tells the story of Billy Minsky, owner of the burlesque club that gives the show its title. Billy falls in love with Mary, the daughter of a politician who plans to close down the lude and immoral venue (a bit like La Cage Aux Fol...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[UK Tickets are proud to announce that our June Show of the Month is the fantastic Jersey Boys, the award winning Broadway import that tells the real life story of pop legends Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.Jersey Boys celebrated a year in the West End in March this year, and have secured a promising future by winning some of London&rsquo;s most prestigious theatre awards. In a record breaking year for the What&rsquo;s On Stage Awards, Jersey Boys scooped four trophies including Best Musical ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Numerous reports emerged today about Susan Boyle&rsquo;s threats to quit Britain&rsquo;s Got talent ahead of tomorrow&rsquo;s grand final in which she is the 8/11 favourite to win. However, UK Tickets has a sneaky suspicion that all the drama is a cunning way to generate even more interest in the show, which has already got the whole nation, as well as much of the world, talking.Susan, the hairy angel of West Lothian, has flown the flag for musical theatre already, having sung I Dreamed a Dream...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[July 28 will see a complete change of faces for Tim Firth&rsquo;s recently extended Calendar Girls, and those impressed by the show&rsquo;s current stellar line-up will not be disappointed. The new cast includes Eastenders legend June Brown, famous worldwide as the iconic, chain smoking, bible bashing Dot Cotton. The second longest running cast member after Adam Woodyatt, who plays Ian Beale, June has appeared in other such high profile TV shows such as Coronation Street, Gormenghast and Doctor ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Destiny&rsquo;s Child singer Michelle Williams join the London cast of Chicago this summer. Michelle has enjoyed huge success in Destiny&rsquo;s Child, alongside Beyonce Knowles (who this week played two triumphant concerts at the O2 Arena) and Kelly Rowland, with such massive hits as Survivor, Bootylicious and Lose My Breath. This is the second US celebrity to take a role in the show this year; in February it was announced that chat show legend Jerry Springer would make his professional stage ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goodbye to Joseph, Spring, Sunset and Shout]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While the whole of Britain excitedly plans barbecues and trips to the seaside to celebrate the sunshinefest this bank holiday promises to be, next weekend will be a gloomy time for the West End as we say goodbye to four fantastic musicals. Next week will be your last chance to catch these brilliant shows before they take their final bows on the West End stage so book now, before it's too late...  Joseph was greeted with one of London&rsquo;s biggest ticket frenzies in history two years ago. The ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Discount parking in the West End]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Westminster City Council have this week made access to the West End a whole lot easier for those who live outside London. All too often, people have had to hastily gather up their coats, bags and relatives to leave the theatre early and run for the last train home, but with now driving into London is a more feasible option than ever, with a brilliant 50% off car parking costs especially for theatre goers.This excellent offer is available at a number of car parks spread across the West End. The p...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[John Barrowman to join La Cage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ John Barrowman announced this week that he has signed to up to join La Cage Aux Folles. The Scottish born actor, presenter, singer and all-round TV nice guy has been rumoured to be taking on the role of Albin for some months, yet speculation was thrown when Roger Allam joined the cast last month. Barrowman, currently on a UK concert tour, announced to his Birmingham audience that he will be playing Albin from 14 September. It is believed that he will remain in the role for a limited period unti...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We Will Rock You: 7 Years]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We Will Rock You celebrated its seventh anniversary with an extra special performance last night. Taking the audience of over 2,000 by surprise, Queen&rsquo;s legendary guitarist Brian May and the show&rsquo;s writer Ben Elton both made on stage appearances at the end of the show. A few familiar faces were spotted sitting in the audience including the show&rsquo;s musical supervisor Mike Dixon, former London and Australia Galileo Mig Ayesa and London&rsquo;s original Meat Kerry Ellis, who made h...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lloyd Webber saves the UK]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Musical theatre god Andrew Lloyd Webber succeeded in getting the United Kingdom out of its Eurovision rut this weekend, as he and Jade Ewen took to the stage at Moscow&rsquo;s Olimpiyski Indoor Arena. Lloyd Webber himself expressed his lack of faith in the contest in an interview with the Times, saying, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we&rsquo;ll win.&rdquo; It was a good point; Terry Wogan announced during last year&rsquo;s commentary that he would not be involved with Eurovision again as it was &l...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Breakfast at Tiffany's to take the Haymarket]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As predicted by UK Tickets, a brand new stage production of Breakfast at Tiffany&rsquo;s will be taking the Theatre Royal Haymarket from Waiting for Godot in Septemeber this year. The play, thought to have been conceived by director Trevor Nunn, will be directed by Sam Mathias, the theatre&rsquo;s current artistic director. The show will see Pushing Daisies and Brookside actress Anna Friel make her West End debut as the New York society girl Holly Golightly, the role immortalised in the iconic ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hairspray: What's going right?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Hairspray approaches its first major cast change in almost two years in the West End, UK Tickets takes a look at what has fast become one of London&rsquo;s most popular shows.Based on the quirky cult 1988 film, written and directed by the eccentric John Waters and starring such cultural legends as Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry and Divine alongside a young Ricki Lake, Hairspray made its first appearance on Broadway in 2002. On the surface, Hairspray was a big, bright, fun show, but like the movie i...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ This week, the London production of Wicked welcomed its 2 millionth ticket buyer. Louisa Robb, from Newark, was surprised by producers when they upgraded her to the best seats in the house and gave her VIP treatment, including a meet and greet with the cast afterwards. This marks another milestone for Wicked as it keeps flying high in the West End after almost three years. Last year, its ticket sales broke records and last week, the Apollo Victoria saw an unprecedented frenzy as leading lady Ke...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spring Awakening to close 30 May]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Spring Awakening has sadly posted its closing notices and will now close its doors at the end of this month. The unique and inventive show scored unanimous rave reviews when it had its UK premiere at the Lyric Hammersmith earlier this year, and completely sold out its short run at the 400 seat venue. The buzz behind the show led to talks of a West End transfer, but London&rsquo;s theatregoers were unaware of how swift that transfer would be. Performances began at the Novello theatre only a matt...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last night, Roger Allam and Philip Quast took to the Playhouse stage for there official press night in La Cage Aux Folles and were received with a standing ovation as a comic tour de force.Philip Quast originated the role of Georges in this production when it started at the the Menier Chocolate Factory last summer, and on his return almost a year after he left, he hasn&rsquo;t lost it. His booming vibrato and imposing stage presence make him perfect as the extrovert master of ceremonies at La Ca...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Love Never Dies delayed until 2010?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It looks like the West End, and indeed the rest of the world, will have to wait a bit longer for Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s highly anticipated Phantom sequel Love Never Dies. It has been reported that the worldwide opening of the mysterious show has been pushed back to 2010.  Ever since Andrew Lloyd Webber first mentioned the project in a video blog over two years ago, Love Never Dies has been shrouded in mystery as no formal announcements have ever been made regarding it. Its name has changed ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Du Maurier's Rebecca coming to West End]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A musical adaptation of Rebecca is currently in development and is looking for a West End home. Rebecca&rsquo;s author Daphne du Maurier (below) herself adapted the macabre story into a stage play in 1939, and this production had a successful run of over 350 performances at Shaftesbury Avenue&rsquo;s Queens Theatre.  An adaptation by Frank McGuiness toured the UK in 2005, with Nigel Havers as Maxim de Winter, and the macabre story of the second Mrs de Winter&rsquo;s struggle to establish herself...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gwyneth in Three Sisters?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Gwyneth Paltrow is rumoured to have been cast in a new production of Anton Chekhov&rsquo;s Three Sisters. The play, last seen in London in 2003 starring Kristen Scott-Thomas at the Playhouse, tells of three Russian women who feel trapped in their small provincial town after spending their early lives in luxury in Moscow. Realising their dreams of a better life are not about to come true, Olga, Masha and Irina are forced to find meaning in their lives by themselves.Gwyneth, who spends much time ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The role of Troy Bolton has been cast for the upcoming stage production of Disney&rsquo;s High School Musical 2. Seventeen year old Liam Doyle was voted as the public&rsquo;s favourite over fellow finalists James Lacey and Ian McIntosh, and the results were announced live this morning.Liam, who still attends school in his native Coventry, discovered a passion for performing after starring in a school production of Joseph. Since then, he has been working with his local youth operatics group as w...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act and Duet For One: set for success]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The musical Sister Act and the Almeida&rsquo;s hit two-hander Duet For One play their first West End previews tonight, right at a time when London&rsquo;s theatregoers are once again starting to embrace new shows.  The end of 2008 saw the West End hit by the recession, and while the big musicals flew high, plays and new productions suffered and, in many cases, closed early. Now, it appears things are looking up. Sister Act, starring Sheila Hancock, Ian Lavender and West End newcomer Patina Mille...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Billy Elliot: 4 years]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On 12 May, the London production of Billy Elliot will celebrate several landmarks as the date marks the show&rsquo;s fourth birthday and 1700th performance at the Victoria Palace.&nbsp; New castTo celebrate, Billy Elliot will welcome its 32nd Billy, twelve year old Oliver Gardner. For the first time since Billy Elliot began in 2005, there will be five young performers alternating the title role, as Oliver joins Tom Holland, Tanner Pflueger, Fox Jackson-Keen and Bradley Wilson. The role was origi...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Friel to have Breakfast at the Haymarket?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Daily Mail have reported that director Trevor Nunn&rsquo;s proposed stage adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany&rsquo;s will be taking on the Theatre Royal Haymarket in September, with Anna Friel in the lead as Holly Golightly. Breakfast at Tiffany&rsquo;s is best known as the 1961 movie in which Audrey Hepburn immortalised the iconic Holly Golightly, whose face adorns many a recently decorated sitting room even today. Nunn&rsquo;s last screen-to-stage production was the epic flop Gone With th...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Billy Elliot leads the field at 2009 Tonys]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Billy Elliot&rsquo;s phenomenal New York success has been rewarded with an incredible fifteen&nbsp; nominations at the prestigious Tony Award. Included in those nominations is the title of Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, with the three Broadway Billys, David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish, hoping to win jointly. If they win, Billy Elliot&rsquo;s performance at the Oliviers in 2005, when the three original London Billys took home the trophy as Best Actor.Billy Elliot wa...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Broadway's Cat coming to London]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tennessee Williams&rsquo; classic drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will return to the West End after eight years in November, in a transfer from Broadway&rsquo;s Broadhurst Theatre. Directed by Debbie Allen, last autumn&rsquo;s all black production caused a sensation in New York during its sellout season, and is now looking to repeat its success in London.While the play with bring some of its Broadway players to London, further casting is set to be found over here. Debbie Allen has announced plans to...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I hope you're happy... goodbye Elphaba!]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FangirlsConceived in New York, the nickname &lsquo;fangirls&rsquo; was meant, and originally used derogatorily to describe the thirteen to seventeen year old girls who noisily consider a love for Wicked to be a way of life rather than just an interest, but the international fangirl community have embraced it and now bear their name with pride. Now, as Kerry Ellis prepares to fly from Wicked for good, London&rsquo;s fangirls are busy making gifts, cards, booking their train tickets and puttin...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jade: the Musical?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rumours are abounding that a musical is set to be staged based on the life of Jade Goody. Jade made her name on the third series of Big Brother in 2002, coming fourth, and was the UK&rsquo;s most successful reality TV star. Famed for her stupidity on Big Brother, she displayed astute sense on the outside with hugely lucrative businesses and promotional ventures, including her own perfume and a bestselling autobiography. Her many fly-on-the-wall TV series and countless magazine deals kept her a c...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Confirmed: Brian Conley is new Edna]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As previously hinted by UK Tickets, Hairspray&rsquo;s producers have now confirmed that Brian Conley will be taking over the role of Edne Turnblad after Michael Ball leaves the show on 25 July. As we predicted, Wicked&rsquo;s Liam Tamne and newcomer Chloe Hart will complete the principal line-up Link Larkin and Tracy Turnblad, taking the roles over from Ben James Ellis and Leanne Jones.   Chloe Hart, Brian Conley and Liam TamneHairspray fans are already excited about Brian Conley&rsquo;s arrival...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sheridan Smith in Blonde: Tickets on sale now]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tickets are now on sale for Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre. The show recently announced its principal casting and, as previously hinted by UK Tickets, the lead role of Elle Woods will be played by Sheridan Smith.  Sheridan was last seen on the West End stage in Little Shop of Horrors, which played at the Duke of York&rsquo;s and the Ambassadors after a successful opening at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Her role as Audrey earned her an Olivier Award nomination. Perhaps best known for such T...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phantom 2: Four shows opening?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies is believed to be opening at the Adelphi Theatre in October. At the same time, it is expected that productions will open in Shanghai, Toronto and on Broadway, making it the biggest global launch in theatre history. Previously, it had been believed that only three productions would open, with the Toronto show playing a short season before transferring to New York, but now Love Never Dies will be headin...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Gossip regarding Hairspray&rsquo;s new principal line-up has settled and we are now awaiting official confirmation. Michael Ball, Ben James Ellis and Leanne Jones (Edna, Link and Tracy respectively) will all be leaving the show in July after almost two years. As previously reported, British comedian, actor and singer Brian Conley has been pointed to as a new Edna, and the same story appeared in the Daily Mail late last week. Conley had previously revealed that he was studying the script in an i...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Everybody&rsquo;s seen a wooden performance on a trip to the theatre. However, there are many cases where that&rsquo;s meant to be the case. Of course, we&rsquo;re not talking about Kelly Osbourne in Chicago, we&rsquo;re talking about puppets.These days, it is considered cruel to put an animal on the stage (unless it&rsquo;s Bullseye in Oliver!, who gets a couple of minutes&rsquo; limelight a night and all the treats he wants). I imagine there are few shows apart from The Woman in Black who coul...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[James Rado and Gerome Ragni&rsquo;s rock musical Hair could be coming to London. Recently opened on Broadway where it is already a huge hit, producers of the current revival have expressed an interest in moving Hair over the Atlantic. Believed to be making the move in the new year, Hair will have jumped on an accelerating Broadway bandwagon, alongside Spring Awakening, Legally Blonde and Xanadu.Hair was first staged in New York in April 1968, less than a year after 1967&rsquo;s Summer of Love. U...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Preparations for the UK premiere of Alan Menken&rsquo;s Sister Act have suddenly got very exciting. Not only has producer Whoopi Goldberg valiantly overcome her famous fear of flying to be in London for the premiere, the marquee is up on the Palladium&rsquo;s frontage and looking brilliant, and now theatre fans are able to hear music from the show.Composed by Alan Menken, the songs released are fantastic, and they easily rival the gospel standards that made the 1992 movie such a hit. Menken has ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lloyd Webber: new songs for Oz?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It has been reported that Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater intend to &lsquo;complete&rsquo; The Wizard of Oz before Lloyd Webber puts it on the London stage. The stage adaptation of the iconic 1939 movie has been staged frequently through the twentieth century, last seen in London at the Royal Festival Hall (below) only last year. The show includes all of the movie&rsquo;s classic songs including Over the Rainbow and We&rsquo;re Off to See the Wizard, as well as numbers cut from the...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Last night, the global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! turned ten. This remarkable landmark was celebrated by a glittering gala performance attended by producer Judy Craymer and Abba&rsquo;s musical motor, Bj&ouml;rn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.Even ten years, the unchanged Mamma Mia! remains as slick and solid as it was written, becoming as timeless as the Abba songs the drive its plot. The show was as hilarious, moving and energetic as ever, and received a well deserved ovation, not only for the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brian Conley as the new Edna?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It has been suggested that TV comedian Brian Conley will be stepping into Michael Ball's fat suit as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray.Michael Ball is due to leave the show on 25 July after the longest unbroken contarct in a single show of his twenty-five year career, and his replacement has been the subject of rumour since his first contract expired early last year. Other names mentioned have included Cheers star George Wendt who played the role on Broadway, Freddie Starr and Peter Kay.Brian Conley (...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surgery forces Atkinson out of Oliver!]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rowan Atkinson has sustained an indirect inguinal hernia and has had to receive immediate surgery. Doctors have advised Atkinson to take a three weeks off to recuperate. Atkinson had been enjoying a short break with his family, but cut his holiday short when the condition, which Atkinson has been nursing for some time, flared up.  From 13th to 25th April, the role of Fagin will be played by comedian Russ Abbot. Abbot gained critical acclaim in the role during Sam Mendes' Palladium production in ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ People will go and see a show that features a star, regardless of what the show is. It used to be said that lauded actors such as Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith could sell out a reading of the Yellow Pages. Going to see a show featuring a great actor of the age was comparable to watching a professional sport; champions of their craft doing what they do best. However, it now seems that plain old civilians just love to see famous people in the flesh, apparently for no reason other than to tell...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Horne collapses on stage during Sloane]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Last night, Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne collapsed on stage during a performance of Entertaining Mr Sloane. After an extended interval, the cast took to the stage for the second act over fifteen minutes later than planned, suggesting problems backstage. Horne, with his back to the audience, collapsed during a scene with Simon Paisley Day, who called for any doctors in the audience. Paramedics arrived and treated Horne on the stage. Imelda Staunton appeared on the stage to address the audi...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Green Day and Cat Stevens musicals ready to open in 2009]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rumoured musicals featuring the music of punk rock band Green Day and 1970&rsquo;s icon Cat Stevens are both set to open in 2009. Green Day&rsquo;s 2004 concept album American Idiot has been adapted into a full stage musical by Spring Awakening director Michael Mayer and will open on Broadway in the autumn, after its California premiere in September. Green Day&rsquo;s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told the New York Times that people seeing the concept he had when writing the album will be his &l...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legally Blonde is coming to London]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ After over a year of speculation, a London production of Legally Blonde the Musical has finally been confirmed. Performances will begin at the Savoy Theatre on 5 December. The show had previously been rumoured to open at the Piccadilly Theatre, but with Grease still going strong, this was vehemently denied. The casting of the show has been the subject of rampant rumours, with Sheridan Smith, Spice Girl Melanie Brown, The Sound of Music&rsquo;s Summer Strallen, Dirty Dancing&rsquo;s Richard Demp...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The new principal cast has been announced for the sensational Wicked. Since the fantastic Alexia Khadime (left, above) was confirmed to be taking over the role of Elphaba in December, fellow principals Dianne Pilkington, Oliver Tompsett and Harriet Thorpe have decided to renew their contacts and remain in the roles of Glinda, Fiyero and Madame Morrible. Popular understudies Alex Jessop and David Stoller have been promoted and will take over the roles of Boq and Doctor Dillamond respectively. Na...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sheridan Smith as Elle Woods?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Sheridan Smith (left) is rumoured to have bagged the much gossiped about role of Elle Woods in the mysterious London production of Legally Blonde.Sheridan, known to millions asJanet in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisp, was last seen on the West End stage playing Audrey in Little Shops of Horrors at the Duke of York', for which she received an Olivier Award nomination. Nothing has been confirmed regarding Legally Blonde, yet the anticipated West End production has been the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Priscilla: cancelled performance]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The evening performance on Wednesday 18 March was cancelled during the second act due to technical difficulties. UK Tickets customers who attended last night's performance may call us on 0871 789 1004 for a refund or exchange.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ray Quinn skates in as Danny]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Dancing on Ice favourite Ray Quinn will hang up his skates to take over the role of Danny Zuko in Grease this summer. Ray made his West End debut in the show at the Piccadilly Theatre playing Doody last year. Excited by his new role, Ray said, &ldquo;'I'm so thrilled to be playing Danny in the West End. Grease is such an all time favourite and to be in the role made so famous by John Travolta is amazing. I can't believe my luck; it's a dream come true!&rdquo; Ray will be playing Danny from 11 M...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liza lined up to find Dorothy?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Liza Minelli is rumoured to be signed up on the judging panel of Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s new TV talent search. The as yet unnamed show, to be screened in 2010, will scour the nation to find a Dorothy for ALW&rsquo;s planned West End production of The Wizard of Oz. According to the Daily Mail, The Wizard of Oz is &lsquo;earmarked for the Palladium next year&rsquo;, which is strange bearing in mind Sister Act is only due to start there this summer. As the daughter of the immortal screen Dorot...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ On Tuesday 10 March 2009, Priscilla Queen of the Desert arrived in the West End after months of excited anticipation. Starring Aussie idol Jason Donovan, the show is based on the iconic 1994 Australian movie about a voyage of discovery and self discovery in a bus named Priscilla, driven by two transvestites, a transsexual and a whole load of dancefloor classics. Already it has proven to be a huge hit with audiences, who have come away from the full houses desperate to see the show again.An impo...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Quast flies back to La Cage Aux Folles]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Triple Olivier Award winner and West End legend Philip Quast is set to return to the La Cage Aux Folles in May as club owner Georges. Quast played the role to huge acclaim when the current revival was first staged at the Menier Chocolate Factory last year, and was succeeded by Denis Lawson when the production moved to the Playhouse. Quast, best known for his roles in Les Miserables, Sunday in the Park With George, The Fix, South Pacific and Evita, will take over from Steven Pacey. The role of A...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joseph closing for Phantom II?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The early closure of Joseph may be making way for Andrew Lloyd Webber's anticipated sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. Last year, it was speculated that Joseph might close its doors in January after a long delay in announcing a replacement for Lee Mead, who left the show on January 9. It wasn&rsquo;t until November last year that Joseph&rsquo;s booking period was extended beyond this date. Because of this, there were very few 2009 tickets on sale for most of 2008, so Joseph missed out on a lot ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shaftesbury Avenue Q]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hearts of thousands of fans were broken last year when the end of Avenue Q was announced. Good news for them, its proposed closure at the end of this month has been reconsidered and the show will instead transfer from the Noel Coward to the Gielgud Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. Talking about the decision to carry on the hit puppet musical, producer Cameron Macintosh said that since the closing date was announced, &ldquo;business has surged to such an extent that I&rsquo;m delighted to annou...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last night (Sunday 8 August), theatre&rsquo;s finest stepped out in style for the Olivier Awards 2009. The most prestigious of all awards in British theatre, this year&rsquo;s ceremony was held in London&rsquo;s suitably lavish Grosvenor House hotel. La Cage Aux Folles was the big musical winner of the night, taking Best Revival, and Best Actor in a Musical for the production&rsquo;s original Zaza, Douglas Hodge. In the two horse race between Jersey Boys and Zorro for the title of Best New Music...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stomp: better than ever]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The vibrant percussion and dance spectacular Stomp has enjoyed a revamp this month. Entering its seventh year in the West End in 2009, Stomp has also enjoyed success with several world tours and special appearances, as well as a long residency in New York. Worldwide, the phenomenon of Stomp has been seen by over 14 million people in 43 countries. Over a year since it transferred to the Ambassadors from its former home at the Vaudeville, Stomp&rsquo;s update has taken inspiration from its Las Veg...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Earrings, dogs and working with Rowan: Jodie Prenger talks to UK Tickets]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last week, Oliver! star Jodie Prenger, dubbed by Andrew Lloyd Webber as 'the people's Nancy' met with UK Tickets' illustrious Managing Director Andrew Peterson in her dressing room at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In our exclusive interview, Jodie gives us a unique insight into her new found fame, and talks jewellery, pre performance nerves, fitness, dogs, and what it's like to be working with the comedy legend Rowan Atkinson.Read the full interview here. L-R: UK Tickets Managing Director Andrew...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[It has been reported that former Big Brother housemate Stuart Hosking (pictured right for everyone who doesn't remember) has approached Andrew Lloyd Webber with plans for a Big Brother musical. Hosking, the second evictee from Big Brother 2 in 2001, has come up with a plot that will incorporate live audience voting and hopes ALW will write the music.  If these plans go ahead, it will not be the first time that reality TV has taken to the stage, after the successful but highly controversial opera...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Last week, Oliver! star Jodie Prenger met with a face from the past, UK Tickets&rsquo; very own Managing Director Andrew Peterson, who appeared in the mid 1980&rsquo;s production of Oliver! at the Blackpool Grand that had inspired Jodie to audition for I&rsquo;d Do Anything last year. Jodie, who won the role of Nancy through the BBC talent search, hosted the reunion in her dressing room at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane along with one of Theatreland&rsquo;s who&rsquo;s who, David Dolman, Cameron ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It has been announced that the Broadway sensation Spring Awakening is finally hitting the West End next month after two years of speculation. Spring Awakening was an instant triumph when performances began at&nbsp; Broadway&rsquo;s Eugene O&rsquo;Neill Theatre in 2006, and swept the board at the 2007 Tony Awards, winning eight of eleven nominations including Best New Musical. Based on Frank Wedekind&rsquo;s hugely controversial 1891 play of the same name, Duncan Shiek and Steven Sater&rsquo;s S...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Almost six years after the famous opera with his name on it appeared at the Cambridge Theatre, Jerry Springer will be treading the boards there himself in Kander and Ebb's classic Chicago. An unusual casting choice, Springer is of course best known for his outrageous TV chat shows both in the US and Britain, as well as his extensive career in American politics. However, Jerry is no stranger to the arts; as well as appearing in a number of stage productions while at university, he has also had s...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Menier Chocolate Factory&rsquo;s critically acclaimed production of A Little Night Music will be taking over the Garrick following the early closure of Zorro.&nbsp;            Trevor Nunn&rsquo;s revival of the Stephen Sondheim classic, dubbed as &lsquo;exquisite&rsquo;, &lsquo;a truiumph&rsquo;, &lsquo;Beautiful&rsquo; and &lsquo;wonderful&rsquo; finishes its sold out run at the tiny Menier on 8 March, and performances recommence at the Garrick on 28 March. The show will retain the powerful...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have expressed an interest in treading the boards in London. Talking to British tabloid the Daily Mirror, Tom and Katie expressed a wish to move to London, with Tom saying, &ldquo;It would be a fantastic move. Katie was absolutely brilliant on Broadway and to work in the West End would be a joy. It is something to consider for both of us. I think we&rsquo;d love it here, even if it is so, so cold!&rdquo; Katie Holmes made her stage debut in Arthur Miller&rsquo;s All ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Producers of Oliver! have announced that Iranian actor and comedian Omid Djalili will be taking over the role of Fagin from Rowan Atkinson in July.  Djalili (pronounced Ja-lee-lee) started his career as an actor, having taken a degree in Theatre Studies at university. His big break, however, came from his stand-up act &lsquo;Short, Fat Kebab Shop Owner&rsquo;s Son&rsquo; at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1995. He has become one of the biggest names in modern British comedy, with his characteri...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[New dates have just been released for Cameron Mackintosh&rsquo;s sensational production of Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The smash hit musical, originally booking until July, is now booking performances up to 26th September 2009.Oliver!, which opened to ecstatic reviews last month, stars I&rsquo;d Do Anything winner Jodie Prenger as Nancy, Torchwood&rsquo;s Burn Gorman as Bill Sykes and the critically acclaimed British comedy icon Rowan Atkinson appears as Fagin until 18 July. As Lond...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Producers of the Palladium&rsquo;s upcoming production of Sister Act have announced the show&rsquo;s stellar cast. Leading the show as nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier is West End newcomer Patina Miller, star of US soap All My Children. The role of the Mother Superior will be played by veteran British actress Sheila Hancock, whose countless credits include The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Doctor Who, Eastenders and The Rag Trade. Joining Miller and Hancock are Katie Rowley-Jones as Sister Mar...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[At 7:30 on Saturday 14 February, the London production of Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre will be hosting its third Valentine&rsquo;s Day gala. Previous galas in aid of Breast Cancer Care and domestic abuse charity Refuge, 2009 will see the record breaking show helping out 95.8 Capital FM&rsquo;s own charity Help a London Child. The charity, established in 1975 by 95.8 Capital FM&rsquo;s founder Lord Attenborough, raises funds to offer support and opportunities to London&rsquo;s many disadv...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harry Potter: Musical magic?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Theatre don Trevor Nunn has suggested that a Harry Potter musical may be on the cards. However, he first approached JK Rowling&rsquo;s publishers in the late 1990&rsquo;s about bringing the bespectacled boy wizard to the stage, only to be told that the film rights had been sold to Warner Brothers only days before.  However, with only two films left to be released, the first of which, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, is scheduled for release in July this year starring Daniel Radcliffe (lef...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prestigious dance award for Dirty Dancing star]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dirty Dancing&rsquo;s Martin Harvey has seen off tough competition and scooped a prestigious ballet award. Harvey, who took over the lead role of Johnny Castle in September 2008 from Josef Brown, was honoured with the Spotlight Best Male Dancer Classical title at the National Dance Awards on Monday 26 January. The accolade recognised the phenomenal 11 year career Harvey enjoyed at the Royal Ballet, during which time he performed in a number of sought after and challenging roles, including Mercut...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Norton has 'The Best of Times' in La Cage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last night, Graham Norton made his West End debut as flamboyant drag artiste Albin in La Cage Aux Folles and the word on the London street as that he did a great job. When it was announced that Norton would be repleacing Douglas Hodge in the Menier Chocolate Factory&rsquo;s smash hit transfer, the theatre community was aghast. Although certainly no stranger to theatre as an avid musical fan and friend of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Graham admitted in his 2005 autobiography So Me that he can&rsquo;...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[From February 2, smash hit musical Hairspray will see the arrival of Nigel Planer and Verity Rushworth as Ian Talbot and Elinor Collett leave the show. Nigel Planer, as already reported by UK Tickets, will take over the role of Wilbur Turnblad, bumbling and lovable husband of Michael Ball&rsquo;s hilarious, big, blonde and beautiful Edna.  Verity Rushworth, best known as Emmerdale&rsquo;s Donna Windsor-Dingle, makes her professional stage debut as Penny Pingleton, Tracy Turnblad&rsquo;s socially...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[     As more and more people feel the pinch of the financial climate, the media is awash with studies of how the credit crunch is affecting Britain during various public holidays. Sure, people shopped around for bargains online at Christmas rather than braving the cold and queuing in expensive shops, and many are more likely to be giving hens&rsquo; eggs this Easter than chocolate ones, but right now the focus is on this impending Valentine&rsquo;s Day.However, Christmas 2008 saw a surge of peop...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The stage adaptation of Marvel&rsquo;s Spiderman could be swinging its way into a New York or London theatre as early as this year. Irish rock group U2 have been creating the music for the project for the past year, overseen by Tony award winning director of Disney&rsquo;s The Lion King, Julie Taymor.&nbsp; U2&rsquo;s guitarist The Edge has revealed in an interview with Q magazine that the music is completed and that the show itself is &lsquo;in a pretty good state&rsquo;. The band and Taymor ha...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ This weekend, Lee Mead took his final bow before he hung up his Dreamcoat for good. His last performance as Joseph was watched by the show&rsquo;s creators Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who was of course instrumental in Lee getting the role in the first place, leading the BBC talent search Any Dream Will Do. One of the judges, and Lee&rsquo;s girlfriend, Denise Van Outen was also in the audience. After the finale, Lee was joined onstage by Lloyd Webber who expressed his thanks before Lee wa...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Just as Wicked ended 2008 on a gravity defying high, it has started 2009 in equally impressive style. This afternoon producers of the show announced that last week (commencing Monday 29 December) was its highest grossing ever as almost 20,000 people poured into its nine performances, bringing in a record breaking &pound;885,294 in ticket sales. Wicked broke its own record, which it had held since it took in &pound;873,020 in the last week of December 2006.&nbsp;  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ We Will Rock You has achieved the highest number of paid admissions of 2008 in the West End. The show, created by Ben Elton and Queen, is the Dominion Theatre&rsquo;s longest running show to date, having been resident in the 2,000 seater venue for six and a half years, and this Saturday, We Will Rock You is set to celebrate its latest victory with a special appearance by Queen&rsquo;s fuzzy haired guitar hero Brian May.Brian May will be appearing in both the matinee and evening shows on Saturda...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Exclusive press night tickets now available!  This week, UK Tickets decided to go and see Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, a show that promises so much after two roles were cast on BBC television and, making things even more exciting, British comedy legend (and personal hero) Rowan Atkinson was drafted in to play Fagin. As Oliver! is one of my favourite shows anyway, my fear of overexcitement and anticlimax went into overdrive and it took a great deal of effort to cast aside all expectat...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Star of I&rsquo;m a Celebrity an the youngest member of the one of pop&rsquo;s most famous families, Jimmy Osmond, will be making his West End debut in Grease at the Piccadilly this month. Jimmy is the youngest recording artist to receive a gold record, achieving the accolade in Japan in 1970 at the age of seven. He achieved worldwide fame two years later with his classic &lsquo;Long Haired Lover From Liverpool&rsquo;, which stayed at the number 1 spot for five weeks in the UK, eventually sellin...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The smash hit musical Wicked has ended 2008 on a gravity defying high as it hit back at the credit crunch with a year-on-year sales increase of over &pound;1 million. In 2008, Wicked took in almost &pound;28 million, making it easily one of London&rsquo;s highest grossing shows of the year. Since opening in London in September 2006, Wicked has grossed over &pound;65 million. Continuously breaking box office records and often ranking as London&rsquo;s highest grossing show, Wicked has repeated th...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Leicester Square&rsquo;s Arts Theatre is to reopen under new management in January 2009. The 347 seat basement theatre has been dark since its lease expired in July 2008 and has now been taken over by Mig Kimpton, former general manager of the Carl Rosa Opera Company. The theatre opened in 1927 at a time when censorship was so powerful, new material had to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain&rsquo;s office before it could be publicly performed. The Arts Theatre was established as a private club ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Legendary director Trevor Nunn is reported to be about to secure a deal to bring Breakfast at Tiffany&rsquo;s to the London stage in 2009. The movie gave Audrey Hepburn the most iconic role of her career in the wild spirited lady of leisure Holly Golightly, and won an Oscar for its classic song Moon River. Breakfast at Tiffany&rsquo;s might seem a controversial project choice for Nunn, as two musical productions on Broadway and in St Louis have been resounding flops, with the 1966 Broadway produ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alexia Khadime is to don the hideodious black hat and brandish the broomstick once again as she returns as Elphaba in the London production of Wicked on Monday 11 May 2009. Alexia wowed audiences when she temporarily replaced Kerry Ellis who transferred to the Broadway show in June this year and returned to London in November. During those months, Alexia gained a strong following of her own, and her last performance on 29 November sent the audience into a frenzy, leaving much bigger shoes for Ke...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[After the disastrous musical Gone with the Wind and now the early closure of current show Imagine This, the New London Theatre has at last been dealt a kind hand, being chosen to host the West End transfer of the National&rsquo;s sensational War Horse. Nick Stafford&rsquo;s War Horse, adapted from Michael Morgurgo&rsquo;s 1982 children&rsquo;s novel, was exalted by critics when it premiered at the National&rsquo;s Olivier in October 2007 and become one of the season&rsquo;s hottest tickets. It m...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Broadway&rsquo;s original Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth, has hinted in an interview that a big screen adaptation of the worldwide smash hit musical Wicked is currently being developed by Universal Pictures.  A recent update made to the Internet Movie Database by the production company suggests that the movie should be ready for release in July 2010 and, for now at least, Moulin Rouge&rsquo;s Baz Luhrmann is slated to direct the project. In an interview with Moviehole, Chenoweth has suggested that it...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nigel Planer in Hairspray?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nigel Planer, star of We Will Rock You and Wicked is rumoured to be joining the cast of Hairspray next month. Probably best known as depressed hippy Neil in the anarchic 1980&rsquo;s sitcom The Young Ones, Planer&rsquo;s other television credits have included the series Shine on Harvey Moon, French and Saunders, Blackadder the Third, The Grimleys and Filthy, Rich &amp; Catflap. Having had some novelty music success in the early 1980&rsquo;s as Neil and with spoof rock band Bad News alongside You...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The music of the seminal series of Star Wars films is to be reworked into a live music spectacular. George Lucas has masterminded the show and composer John Williams is reported to have painstakingly rewritten six films&rsquo; worth of music to fit it into a two hour concert. Rather than actors performing the roles of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan, Darth Vader and the rest of the gang, the 86 piece Royal Philharmonic orchestra will be joined by live narrators.The show is scheduled to premie...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Movie musicals: a new age]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Mamma Mia! looks to be the number one DVD this Christmas after its sensational summer, UK Tickets takes a brief look at how the phenomenon of movie musicals seems to be making a comeback&hellip; Read more hereOr... take a look at the movie/musical crossovers the West End currently has to offer. &nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Monday night, the Lyceum theatre, home to the Disney spectacular The Lion King, played host to Josh Groban, a host of West End and Broadway stars and the BBC Concert Orchestra who had gathered to celebrate the music of Disney. The music that has accompanied classic Disney films and more recently, some massively successful theatrical productions, has delighted children and adults alike for seventy years.  Performing at the concert were Broadway talents Ashley Brown, who originated the title ro...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ If you fancy a little festive treat without having to put much effort in, just have a go at UK Tickets&rsquo; theatre quiz! The winner will be notified by email and will receive their voucher by Christmas so if you find you&rsquo;ve forgotten someone when you&rsquo;re dishing out the presents under the tree, a UK Tickets gift voucher is the perfect standby.TAKE THE QUIZ!&nbsp;]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The full cast has been announced for Joe Sutton&rsquo;s new political satire Complicit at the Old Vic. Hollywood actor Richard Dreyfuss will, as previously announced, be taking on the role of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ben Kritzer. Joining him in the three hander are Davis Suchet and Elizabeth McGovern. Suchet, best known as Agatha Christie&rsquo;s Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot, was last seen on the West End stage in Vatican drama The Last Confession at the Theatre Royal Haymarket which t...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Producers of new the New London&rsquo;s Imagine This have announced that the show is to close two months early, with its last performance now on 20 December 2008.Set in 1942, Glenn Benenbeim&rsquo;s Imagine This tells of a troop of actors in the Warsaw ghetto staging a play based on the siege of Masada, drawing inevitable parallels between the persecution of Jews by the Romans and the events of the Holocaust. Although it received some kind reviews after opening, Imagine This has suffered poor ti...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[National treasure and legend of the stage and screen Dame Judi Dench was honoured at the European Film Awards in Copenhagen with a Lifetime Achievement Award this weekend. Dench has innumerable stage credits under her belt, first making a name for herself in Shakespeare productions in the early 1960&rsquo;s including Henry V, which was her Broadway debut in 1961. Other notable credits include Sally Bowles in the London premiere of Kander and Ebb&rsquo;s classic musical Cabaret and Esme Allen in ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A former Billy Elliot and a young Simba will be playing the young Michael Jackson in the upcoming Thriller Live at the Lyric Theatre. In true Billy Elliot and Lion King style, Thriller Live will alternate its three youngest performers.  Layton Williams was the first black Billy Elliot and became the second longest running London Billy after Leon Cooke. This year, he took some time off the role to film Beautiful People, the ITV comedy series in which his performance as Kylie was critically acclai...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cameron Mackintosh&rsquo;s upcoming production of Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane will be composer Lionel Bart&rsquo;s vision on a grand scale. Before he died in 1999, he told Cameron Mackintosh that his greatest regret was never having seen Oliver! staged at Drury Lane, and less than two weeks before performances begin, his dream is really coming together. UK Tickets got a sneaky glimpse at the set for this new production yesterday and the epic scale of the show is already evident.&nbsp...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a recent interview with a London newspaper, Hollywood actor, writer and director Ben Stiller has revealed that he is currently developing a new musical with a score by Elton John. The comedy show will be about a gay Broadway theatre director with Aids who has to go back and face the wife and children he left. The script is being written by an unnamed friend of Stiller&rsquo;s. The show is in its earliest stages so no title, dates or venues have been announced. It is presumed that it will begi...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hairspray star Michael Ball is said to be in talks with Cameron Mackintosh&rsquo;s planned production of Barnum. The show is in very early stages of development and is, for the moment, scheduled to open somewhere in the West End in early 2010, so there is still time for Michael to extend his contract with Hairspray one more time. Michael has already extended twice and has been vocal about how much he is still relishing the role, his longest unbroken run in one show of his entire career. His faul...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Count down to Christmas with UK Tickets. Every day, we'll have a new offer or idea sure to either tickle your fancy or just give you a last minute dose of Yuletide inspiration.Day 2 - Billy Elliot from only &pound;30 in January! ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tonight, Kerry Ellis returns to the London production of Wicked after her triumph on Broadway. Kerry was the world&rsquo;s first British Elphaba, taking over the role in London from Broadway&rsquo;s Idina Menzel. Kerry, whose West End theatre credits have also included Fantine in Les Miserables and originating the role of Meat in We Will Rock You, caused a sensation at New York&rsquo;s Gershwin Theatre after she began her stint as Elphaba in June this year. For her entire season in New York, Wic...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[It appears that after fronting all those talent searches with his new best friend Andrew Lloyd Webber, Graham Norton has caught the theatre bug as he makes his West End debut in La Cage Aux Folles.Rumours have been abounding since the show transferred to the Playhouse after its sellout run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and it has now been confirmed that Norton will be taking over the role of Zaza. Norton has some big high heels to fill as his predecessor Doulas Hodge received unanimous rave r...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Saturday 20 December 2009, Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane will be hosting a special charity function in aid of the Aspinall Foundation. The foundation, set up by John Aspinall, founder of Howletts Wild Animal Park and Port Lympne Zoo in Kent, keeps these two establishments running as well as supporting a huge number of conservation projects overseas. Both Howletts and Port Lympne have impressive records in the breeding of rare and endangered species, which are often released into the...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Comedian and star of the Sunday Night Project Justin Lee Collins is to appear in the hit musical Chicago for three performances only. Bristolian Collins has been filming rehearsals for his part as Roxie&rsquo;s downtrodden husband Amos Hart and these, along with footage from his actual performances will be broadcast as part of his new one-off documentary on Sky 1 in the New Year.  Justin Lee Collins will appear as Amos in the evening performance on Thursday 4 December 2008 and both performances ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lion King leads Royal Variety with encore performance]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Disney&rsquo;s spectacular The Lion King will be the first West End show to perform at the Royal Variety performance for a second time. Now in its tenth year, the show first appeared in the London Palladium&rsquo;s line-up as a newcomer to the West End in 1999. Next month, it will make its second appearance at the show as the cast and crew gather at the Palladium to perform Circle of Life in front of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Kent. Other West End shows putting in ensemble performanc...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gareth Gates is new Joseph]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As previously suggested, Gareth Gates is now confirmed to be taking the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat from Lee Mead next year. During his recording career, former Pop Idol finalist Gareth has released three albums and a number of hit singles, and recently took part in ITV&rsquo;s Dancing on Ice.Gareth makes his stage debut next month alongside Joanna Page at the New Wimbledon&rsquo;s panto Cinderella, and will step onto the Adelphi stage on 9 February 2009. Lee Mead will appear as Joseph until ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Connie returns to The Sound of Music]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Connie Fisher is to reprise her role postulant/governess/vocal coach Maria von Trapp in Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian&rsquo;s production of The Sound of Music when it embarks on its UK tour next year.Connie, who won the role through the BBC&rsquo;s original West End talent search, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? In 2006 and was replaced in early 2008 by Hollyoaks&rsquo; Summer Strallen. Since leaving the show, Connie has recorded an album, performed in a number of concerts and starred...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Billy Elliot: Taking over the world]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Despite frequent technical difficulties and cancelled previews, Lee Hall and Elton John&rsquo;s Billy Elliot has opened to ecstatic reviews at New York&rsquo;s Imperial Theatre. Last month&rsquo;s opening night was studded with such stars as Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell, Kevin Spacey, Woody Allen, Ron Howard, Billie Jean King, Paul Rudd and Ben Stiller and the next day, the critics&rsquo; reports were glowing. Cindy Adams of the New York Post was one of the most enthusiastic, saying, &lsquo;It will th...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Full Priscilla cast announced]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Full casting has been announced for the upcoming production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. As well as the previously conformed Jason Donovan, Clive Carter, Oliver Thornton and Tony Sheldon reprising the role of Bernadette, the company will now be joined by she of Pop Idol fame Zoe Birkett (left).&nbsp; Zoe was recently seen touring the UK with musical revue What a Feeling alongside fellow pop legends Noel off Hear&rsquo;say and Sinitta, and also in Thriller Live, the Michael Jackson spectacu...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act: Whoopi on board]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg has announced on BBC radio and ABC television show The View that she is to take on the role of producer when the movie&rsquo;s stage adaptation arrives at the London Palladium in May 2009.  Although Sister Act the Musical began with a triumphant extended run in Pasadena, California in late 2006, the show&rsquo;s arrival in London will be the first time Goldberg has been involved in any stage of its development.Although it has been speculated, Whoopi will not be st...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tim Minchin at the Haymarket?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Outrageous musician and comedian Tim Minchin is rumoured to be playing a limited season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket when Treasure Island closes in February 2009. Renowned for his hilarious satirical songs, Minchin speaks of himself as a songwriter rather than a comedian; it&rsquo;s just that his songs happen to be funny. The winner of the Perrier Comedy Award for Best Newcomer at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Minchin has also won a number of comedy awards in his native Australia. A vers...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sunset to shine in the West End]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As previously tipped, the Watermill Theatre&rsquo;s acclaimed production of Sunset Boulevard has now confirmed its West End transfer. The Watermill, an intimate 220 seat venue situated in a converted mill building in Newbury, West Berkshire, is renowned for its artistic and unconventional productions, and twice a year showcases new writing.A resized take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, Sunset Boulevard has been the Watermill&rsquo;s most applauded actor-musician presentation, the venue havin...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[7 February: That'll be the day...]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story has announced that it is to close on 7 February 2009 prior to a tour of the UK and Ireland. Premiering in London in 1989, Buddy&rsquo;s initial twelve year run at the Victoria Palace then the Strand Theatre (now the Novello) has made it one of the longest running musicals in West End history. A Broadway production ran for 225 performances in 1990 and 1991. The show has toured extensively throughout the world, playing in over twenty countries. The current production a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chichester Harwood double coming to London?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ronald Harwood&rsquo;s companion plays Collaboration and Taking Sides are said to be opening in the West End at some point early in 2009. The two thought provoking pieces the role of art and the artist in oppressive and totalitarian climates, both focusing on Nazism and the second World War and were performed in repertory starring stage veteran and Star Wars actor Michael Pennington at Chichester Festival Theatre this summer and were ecstatically received.Taking Sides received rapturous reviews ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The anticipated West End transfer of the Newbury Watermill&rsquo;s critically acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black&rsquo;s Sunset Boulevard is apparently the final stages of development.The actor-musician production was a critical smash this summer and starred Kathryn Evans as ageing star Norma Desmond, the role made famous by Elaine Paige in the show&rsquo;s New York premiere. A stage legend herself, Kathryn Evans&rsquo; numerous theatre credits include Piaf, The Sound of Musi...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kendra Kassebaum... Popular in London?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;As UK Tickets reported last week, rumours have already started concerning the impending cast overhaul Wicked will undergo in May 2009, with the US tour&rsquo;s Elphaba Carmen Cusack believed to be reprising her role this side of the Atlantic. Now it has been suggested that Kendra Kassebaum will be flying over to play Glinda opposite her.Kendra was the US tour&rsquo;s original Glinda when it began in March 2005. Leaving the tour in September 2006, she became Glinda once again on Broadway f...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dancing into the West End]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[          As the contenders of Strictly Come Dancing set our televisions alight (or try to in some cases), the West End is reflecting the nations current love affair with variety entertainment as more shows with daring and breathtaking choreography take to London&rsquo;s most famous stages.                Right now, Strictly&rsquo;s most biting judge Craig Revel Horwood directs Flamenco Flamen&rsquo;ka, the red hot Spanish dance spectacular currently burning up the stage of the Lyric theatre. It...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thriller Live to open at Lyric]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thriller Live, a live concert tribute to the works of Michael Jackson takes on the West End&rsquo;s Lyric Theatre on 2 January 2009 after two ecstatically received extensive UK tours. The product of Flying Music who have had such jukebox hits as the Motown musical Dancing in the Streets and a series of tributes to the Rat Pack, Thriller Live has been hailed as a &lsquo;must-see&rsquo; by the Liverpool Daily Post.Not just a sing through of the titular album, which became the biggest selling album...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Horne and Staunton entertain Mr Sloane]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Joe Orton&rsquo;s classic black comedy Entertaining Mr Sloane is coming to Trafalgar Studios 1, over thirty years since it was last professionally produced in London.The twisted tale of a brother and sister bitterly competing for the attention (and affection) of a visiting murderer was last performed at the Royal Court&rsquo;s Joe Orton season of 1975, with A Clockwork Orange&rsquo;s Malcolm McDowell in the title role.This new production stars Gavin and Stacey&rsquo;s Mathew Horne as Sloa...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carmen Cusack as Elphaba?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ UK Tickets has heard on the grapevine that Carmen Cusack is scheduled to be the new Elphaba in the London production of Wicked undergoes an extensive cast change in May 2009.Carmen is currently starring as Elphaba in the US touring production and has proved to be one of the most well received Elphabas to date, having previously been standby to Lisa Brescia&rsquo;s Elphie in the Chicago production. Carmen leaves the tour this month to be replaced by her standby Donna Vivino.Texan Carmen is no st...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joseph extends... at last!]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joseph has at last confirmed that it is extending until July 2009, but a replacement for Lee Mead in the title role still hasn&rsquo;t been announced so watch this space. If the rumour mongers are to be believed, the main competition is between Zac Efron, Peter Andre or Blue Peter&rsquo;s Gethin Jones. UK Tickets thinks it is pretty safe to brush these little theories under the carpet. More recently, Gareth Gates and former Busted singer Matt Willis have been thrown into the mix, and a rumour th...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Richard Dreyfuss heads complicit premiere at Old Vic]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hollywood legend Richard Dreyfuss is to star in Complicit at the Old Vic early next year in what looks to be yet another fantastically successful season for the theatre. Under the tutelage of artistic director Kevin Spacey, Brian Friel&rsquo;s Dancing at Lughnasa was announced recently, starring Niamh Cusack and Andrea Corr, and now January will see the world premiere of Joe Sutton&rsquo;s brand new political satire, Complicit.Richard Dreyfuss is known for his roles in such films as American Gra...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stewart and McKellen in Waiting for Godot]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After being hit harder than most by the recent wave of early closures in the West End, the Theatre Royal Haymarket has a surefire runaway hit on the horizon. Beginning in April next year, the Haymarket will be home to the Samuel Beckett classic Waiting for Godot, starring stage and screen legends Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellan as the tramps Vladimir and Estragon.Godot will settle at the Haymarket after an eight week UK tour and will play from 30 April to 28 June 2009, opening on 6 May. In ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Nicest (Newest) Kids in Town]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today the musical phenomenon Hairspray welcomes some new faces into its cast. The role of spiteful mother and daughter Velma and Amber von Tussle will now be played by Liz Robertson and Zoe Rainey, and young Inez will be played by sixteen year old newcomer Raquel Jones.Robertson is a veteran of musical theatre, having appeared in The Phantom of the Opera and a number of West End premieres as well as frequent roles on Broadway. Zoe Rainey was recently seen in the Donmar Warehouse&rsquo;s 2007 rev...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Julie Atherton moves back to Avenue Q]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fan favourite Julie Atherton will be reprising her hilarious turn as Kate Monster and Lucy in the hilarious cult comedy musical Avenue Q. Atherton returns to the show a year to the day after she left on Monday 1 December 2008 and her news of her return came only days after it was announced that Avenue Q is to close at the end of its current booking period. Julie was replaced by Rebecca Lock, and went on to feature in her fifth Notes From New York concert at the Lyric Theatre in July this year an...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ken Stott returns to West End after Carnage triumph]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ken Stott is to return to the West End only six months after his last success. The star of Rebus and Messiah was last seen on the London stage in Yasmina Reza&rsquo;s sell-out comedy triumph God of Carnage at the Gielgud Theatre alongside fellow big names Janet McTeer, Tamsin GreigAnd Ralph Fiennes. Unanimously praised by critics, God of Carnage has been one of the greatest West End successes of 2008.Stott will be appearing in A View From the Bridge at the Duke of York&rsquo;s Theatre, previews ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[McAvoy makes West End debut in Three Days of Rain]]></title>
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