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Backbeat West End Cast Announced

Backbeat

Casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Backbeat – the musical adaptation of Iain Softley’s BAFTA-nominated film which will open at the Duke of York’s Theatre on th October following previews from th September Nick Blood pictured left whose London stage credits include Women Beware Women at ...

Posted by Ben on Monday 5th September 2011 at 11:52AM

Priscilla to Celebrate 1,000 West End Shows!

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Priscilla Queen of the Desert will celebrate West End performances this weekend at the Palace Theatre The Olivier Award-winning production which opened at the Shaftesbury Avenue venue in has become one of the most popular musicals in London - with a crowd-pleasing combination of glittering costumes outrageous humour and a ...

Posted by Hannah on Friday 2nd September 2011 at 3:59PM

Betty Lives On In Original Cast Recording

Betty Blue Eyes

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 songs from the West End production The album is being released by First Night Records - specialists in ...

Posted by Ben on Friday 2nd September 2011 at 10:28AM

Jersey Boys Release Christmas Album

Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys cast members from around the world are coming together to release an album of seasonal songs to celebrate the Christmas holidays ‘Season’s Greetings A Jersey Boys Christmas’ will be released in America in October and features performances by six stars from the various international productions of the hit ...

Posted by Ben on Thursday 1st September 2011 at 4:22PM

Rock of Ages Begins Previews Tonight!

Rock of Ages

Hair metal musical Rock of Ages begins previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre this evening prior to an official opening night on Tuesday th September The show is one of the most keenly anticipated musicals to arrive this year and is being billed as ‘Spinal Tap Meets Rocky Horror’ with a ...

Posted by Hannah on Wednesday 31st August 2011 at 2:36PM

Chicago to Razzle Dazzle at the Garrick Theatre

Chicago

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 ...

Posted by Ben on Tuesday 30th August 2011 at 3:38PM

Elle Gets New Boys in October!

Legally Blonde

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 ‘Emmett Forrest’ whilst Freeman will take over as Elle’s first love ‘Warner Huntington III’ from Simon Thomas The show ...

Posted by Hannah on Friday 26th August 2011 at 3:34PM

Novello Going Crazy after Betty Blue Eyes?

Crazy for You

Timothy Sheader’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 ...

Posted by Ben on Friday 26th August 2011 at 11:07AM

New York Says Goodbye to The Addams Family

The Addams Family

The producers of the Broadway hit The Addams Family have announced that the show will end its run on st December after performances and previews The musical opened in April with Jersey Boys co-writers Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman coming up with a script based on cartoonist Charles Addams’ original ...

Posted by Ben on Thursday 25th August 2011 at 11:51AM

Kimberley Walsh to Play Princess Fiona!

Kimberley Walsh

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’s final performance as ‘Princess Fiona’ will be on Monday rd October with Kimberley taking over the role from Wednesday th October Amanda Holden ...

Posted by Hannah on Wednesday 24th August 2011 at 4:11PM
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