West End Theatre Breaks
Wicked has been voted the West End’s favourite long-running show at the 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards, just months after being named Best Stage Musical of the Decade by Entertainment Weekly magazine. Competition was fierce in the brand new category, which was voted......
Posted by Ben on Thursday 25th March 2010 at 9:27PM
As Priscilla Queen of the Desert celebrates 12 months at the Palace Theatre, West End Theatre Breaks takes a look at some of the remarkable behind-the-scenes wizardry that makes the production one of the most visually spectacular in London theatre. A Really Useful......
Posted by Ben on Tuesday 23rd March 2010 at 7:46PM
Star of Oliver! Jodie Prenger is to star as Lady Of The Lake when Monty Python’s Spamalot returns to London.The ShowSpamalot will start its UK musical tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre in May.The show was created by original Python member Eric Idle and composer John Du Prez’s.......
Posted by Joseph on Thursday 18th March 2010 at 10:01AM
Broadway musical ‘Rock of Ages’ is set to hit the big screen in 2011. Filming is scheduled to begin this summer, after the rights were sold to New Line Cinema, a major American film studio. That may pave the way for a West End transfer, for a......
Posted by Ben on Tuesday 16th March 2010 at 1:44PM
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s next reality TV show, Over The Rainbow, is now confirmed to begin on Friday 16 March on BBC One at 9pm. Over The Rainbow Over The Rainbow is the new reality TV show in......
Posted by Joseph on Monday 15th March 2010 at 2:12PM
US musician Ray Charles is to get a musical in his honour celebrating his career this November opening on Broadway.Unchain My HeartThe new musical, called Unchain My Heart, will be produced by the same person who made the Oscar-winning movie Ray, starring Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx. The musical......
Posted by Joseph on Friday 12th March 2010 at 3:56PM
Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, had its world premiere this week at the Adelphi Theatre. The performance was watched by a star studded audience as well as the all......
Posted by Joseph on Thursday 11th March 2010 at 12:24PM
Brilliant new drama Enron has announced that due to overwhelming demand the show will extend beyond the end of its current run. The show, which has been nominated for six Olivier Awards, is currently playing at London's Noel Coward Theatre. ......
Posted by Ben on Monday 8th March 2010 at 6:03PM
Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall heads the cast of Noel Coward’s sparkling comedy Private Lives, which opened this week at the Vaudeville Theatre. Kim Cattrall plays the glamorous but reckless ‘Amanda’......
Posted by Ben on Friday 5th March 2010 at 1:19PM
Hippy musical Hair will bring back the spirit of the ‘60s when it opens at the Gielgud Theatre on 1st April. A celebration of the golden decade, Hair features an amazing soundtrack, from ‘Aquarius’ to ‘Good Morning Star Shine’.Impresario......
Posted by Ben on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 at 12:57PM