UK Live Entertainment News - Apollo Victoria Theatre
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Great Night for Sheridan Smith at Evening Standard Awards
The th 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’s Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket adding to the Olivier and ...
Starlight Express to Roll Again in 2012?
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express looks likely to roll again in with a new UK tour produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd The West End musical played over performances at the Apollo Victoria Theatre between and By the end of its run it had been seen by eight million people and ...
Wicked Celebrates Five Years in the West End!
Wicked celebrates its fifth West End birthday tonight at the Apollo Victoria Theatre The show is the th longest running musical currently playing in London and the th longest running West End musical of all time just behind Billy Elliot and the original production of Oliver The first public performance ...
New Wicked Cast Announced
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 ‘Glinda’ and ex-Flashdance actor Matt Willis playing ‘Fiyero’ from Monday th December They will be joined by Desmond Barrit The Wizard Lillie ...
Wicked Stars Extend Their Stays
Rachel Tucker and Julie Legrand have extended their contracts with the smash-hit musical Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre Former 'I’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 Other current cast members Louise ...
Wicked Announces Young Writers’ Award 2011
Hit West End musical Wicked has announced the second year of its hugely popular Young Writers’ 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 to put forward their poems and ...
Lee Mead on the Wicked Countdown
Lee Mead will give his final performance as 'Fiyero' in Wicked on Saturday February 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 ‘Any Dream Will Do’ Mead was ...
Record Takings for Lion King and Wicked!
Long running West End musicals The Lion King and Wicked have announced record box office figures for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre reported takings of more than £ million during the year an increase of £ million on and the highest annual box office results of any production ...
Wicked Stars Spread Charity Magic
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 ...
Wicked Confirms Cast for 2011
Wicked the long-running hit musical at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre has released confirmation of its new company which will begin performances on Monday February Mark Evans will join the cast replacing Lee Mead as 'Fiyero' In other changes Zoë Rainey ‘Amber Von Tussle’ in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre will ...
