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Justin Lee Collins Cast in Rock of Ages
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 th September following previews from st August The exuberant TV and radio presenter had a taste of the London stage spotlight when ...
Much Ado About Nothing Opens at Wyndham’s Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate opened last night at the Wyndham’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’s original play to early s Gibraltar Tennant plays ...
Shrek’s Got the Talent
The cast of Shrek the Musical will hope to prove they’ve got the talent when they perform live on ITV’s hit variety show - Britain’s Got Talent – this evening Tuesday st May on the pm results segment Amanda Holden stars as Princess Fiona in the new West End production ...
Pygmalion Opens at the Garrick Theatre
The much-awaited West End revival of George Bernard Shaw’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 ...
Strictly Ballroom to Premiere in Sydney
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’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 ...
Much Ado About Nothing Opens for Previews
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 st June The keenly-anticipated production sees the two stars appear on stage together for the very first time although fans of Doctor Who ...
Matilda Finds a Home at the Cambridge Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Matilda A Musical will open at the Cambridge Theatre on nd November previews from th October 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 ...
Casting Confirmed for South Pacific at the Barbican
Metropolitan Opera star Paulo Szot will reprise his Tony Award-winning role as French plantation owner “Emile de Becque” 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 ...
Raucous New Musical to Open at Trafalgar Studios
Comedy musical Betwixt will make a West End transfer this summer when it opens at the Trafalgar Studios on Thursday th July following previews from Tuesday th July The show written and directed by Ian McFarlane was first performed at the fringe King’s Head Theatre in before being staged at ...
Shrek Begins West End Previews Tonight!
Shrek the Musical will begin previews tonight at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane prior to an official opening next month on Tuesday th June Based on the story and characters from William Steig's children’s book Shrek and the Oscar winning DreamWorks Animation film the production is sure to be one ...
