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Love Never Dies - Full Cast Announced

LND

The full cast to The Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies has been announced by the show’s producers. As previously revealed Ramin Karimloo takes the role of ‘The Phantom’, Sierra Boggess......

Posted by Ben on Monday 21st December 2009 at 10:45AM

Linzi Hateley Returns to Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia

Linzi Hateley will rejoin the cast of ‘Mamma Mia!’ from Monday 14 December 2009, after a six month break. Linzi is joined at the Prince of Wales Theatre by newcomer Jessie May. Together they will play mother and daughter ‘Donna’ and ‘Sophie Sheridan’......

Posted by Ben on Thursday 10th December 2009 at 12:44PM

Waiting for Godot Back at the Haymarket

Waiting for Godot

Sir Ian McKellen and Ronald Pickup return to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in January 2010 with Samuel Beckett’s matchless tragicomedy ‘Waiting for Godot’. Patrick Stewart and Simon Callow may have moved on, but with Matthew Kelly and Roger Rees stepping in the......

Posted by Ben on Thursday 10th December 2009 at 12:16PM

Kerry Ellis is the new Nancy!

Kerry Ellis

Kerry Ellis will take over from Jodie Prenger in the Cameron Mackintosh production of ‘Oliver!’ at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. ‘I’d Do Anything’ winner Prenger finishes her contract on 27th March 2010 with Ellis making her debut performance on the 29th of......

Posted by Ben on Wednesday 2nd December 2009 at 8:48AM

Spice Girls to hit the West End?

Spice Girls

The Spice Girls, Melanie B, Melanie C, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Geri Halliwell, may be about to launch their own musical after discussing proposals at a recent reunion at a top London restaurant. The musical, based on the group’s rise to fame, aims to cast......

Posted by Ben on Friday 23rd October 2009 at 8:12AM

Little Voice Opens to Big Publicity

Little Voice

After a week and a half of previews The Rise and Fall of Little Voice finally opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on Tuesday night. Newspaper scribes had their pens poised as 18 year old X-Factor finalist Diana Vickers took to the stage......

Posted by Ben on Wednesday 21st October 2009 at 4:59PM

Hodge and Lawson Return to La Cage

La Cage Aux Folles

Olivier Award winner Douglas Hodge will return to the Playhouse Theatre as ‘Albin’, the star turn of the La Cage nightclub when he appears as his alter-ego, drag queen ‘Zaza’. The producers of La Cage Aux Folles are also delighted to......

Posted by Ben on Tuesday 13th October 2009 at 8:56AM

All New Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

As autumn turns to winter change is in the air for the Calendar Girls. A new cast, featuring former Coronation Street personality Julie Goodyear and actress and model Kelly Brook, will star in the show from early November. They will be joined some......

Posted by Ben on Tuesday 13th October 2009 at 8:40AM

Lucas Leaves Play

  Star Matt Lucas has sadly had to leave the play Prick Up Your Ears and will not appear in any future performances. Con O’Neill is to replace Lucas in the role of Kenneth Halliwell from the 22nd October, understudy Michael Chadwick......

Posted by Joseph on Monday 12th October 2009 at 4:56PM

Sheila Hancock Extends Sister Act Run

Sister Act

Sheila Hancock has announced that she will extend her stay as Mother Superior in the smash hit musical Sister Act at the London Palladium until the end of February 2010. The stage version of the Whoopi Goldberg film has had fans and critics singing......

Posted by Ben on Wednesday 30th September 2009 at 4:32PM