UK Live Entertainment News - Reality TV
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Samantha Barks to Play Eponine in Les Mis Movie
Former I’d Do Anything finalist Samantha Barks received a big surprise at the curtain call of Oliver at Manchester’s Palace Theatre last night when impresario Cameron Mackintosh came onto the stage to announce that she had won the role of ‘Eponine’ in the new Hollywood adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les ...
Lloyd Webber Seeks Jesus on ITV1
ITV and Andrew Lloyd Webber have confirmed that a new reality show to find a performer to play the lead in a national arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar will launch open auditions in the coming months Following a similar format to Lloyd Webber’s previously successful BBC shows such as ‘Any ...
The Wizard of Oz Opening Night
The Wizard of Oz opened in grand style last night st March 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 ...
Do they have the West End X-Factor?
Well it’s all over now - m series votes viewing figures that made the advertisers swoon and a ‘glossy win’ for 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 ...
Lauren Samuels heads to Grease
Lauren Samuels finalist of ‘Over The Rainbow’ has already managed to secure her first West End role as Sandy in Grease Reality TVSamuels lost out to Danielle Hope in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s search to find a Dorothy for his new production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ which opens at ...
Lee Mead enters Oz
Joseph star Lee Mead gave an energetic performance last night as Fiyero in Wicked Fiyero 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 ...
Danielle Over The Rainbow Winner - Wizard of Oz Musical
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest reality TV show ‘Over The Rainbow’ has named Danielle as its winner to play Dorothy in the new production of The Wizard of Oz Danielle It’s been a gripping weeks watching the contestants battling it out in front of the Lord himself to win ...
Film to Stage
The West End is seeing a big increase in the number of film to stage musicals opening within the last year and another on the way Although some regular theatregoers are panning the idea each of the shows has its own success story A few have said its degrading the ...
Richard Fleeshman in Legally Blonde
Former Coronation Street pin up Richard Fleeshman will take over the role of Warner in Legally Blonde Richard Fleeshman Fleeshman will make his debut on the June with Duncan James’ last performance on the June Fleeshman started his career in Coronation Street staying on the cobles for four years ...
Sister Act pushed out early for Dorothy
Sister Act recently announced its closure for January but has now pushed this forward to October as the momentum for The Wizard of Oz gains Over The RainbowThe Wizard of Oz which goes into the Palladium on March went on sale at the weekend almost months in advance of ...
