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New West End Shows This Autumn
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 ...
Burn The Floor
Burn The Floor the incredible dance show featuring over 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 Strictly Come Dancing Brian Fortuna and Ali Bastian will make a special guest appearance in the show ...
Opening Soon
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 - st April Hair the rock musical transfers from Broadway after a successful run The show centres on a ...
Flashdance Confirmed at the Shaftesbury Theatre
Flashdance the Musical has confirmed it will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre with previews from September 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 ...
Hairspray Welcomes Phill, Belinda and Sharon
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 ‘Don’t Forget Sundays ’ That was the ...
Hairspray and Conley Hold Audience Spirits High
Stepping into Michael Ball’s high heels can’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’s audience gave another standing ovation to the young cast and stage veteran Conley not to ...
Hairspray Exclusive - Phil Jupitus to play Edna
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’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 ...
Brian Conley as Edna Turnblad: New Pictures
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 “I love it ” he laughed “but I think ...
Hairspray: What's going right?
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’s most popular shows Based on the quirky cult film written and directed by the eccentric John Waters and starring such cultural ...
Confirmed: Brian Conley is new Edna
As previously hinted by UK Tickets Hairspray’s producers have now confirmed that Brian Conley will be taking over the role of Edne Turnblad after Michael Ball leaves the show on July As we predicted Wicked’s Liam Tamne and newcomer Chloe Hart will complete the principal line-up Link Larkin and Tracy ...
