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Yank! Charing Cross Theatre
Transferring from Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre, which originally presented in New York in 2005; during Pride week and opposite iconic nightclub Heaven? Joseph and David Zellnik certainly know their audience. What sets Yank! apart is that this is more than a campy boy meets boy tale amongst the khakis and star and stripes but a…
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Bat Out of Hell, London Coliseum
Seeing Bat Out of Hell the musical is not something you forget quickly. The tunes have been earworming their way around me ever since the opening night. The songs of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman have always been difficult to define. Not really heavy metal and not really soft rock either. But if you were…
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Viewpoint on Hamilton London Casting
Following Baz Bamigoye’s exclusive news that Jamael Westman and Michael Jibson will join the previously announced cast as Alexander Hamilton and George III I had mixed feelings. This wasn’t the big name casting that some of us had hoped for, despite Lin-Manuel Miranda ruling out his presence it was a hot role for a hot…
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Disney’s Aladdin new cast rehearsal photos
Ahead of its first anniversary at the Prince Edward Theatre, Disney’s Aladdin has released behind-the-scenes photography of the new company in rehearsals. Having opened to critical acclaim in London’s West End in June 2016, the hit musical based on the classic Academy Award®-winning animated film will celebrate its first birthday in the West End on…
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Purple Rain announces UK Tour
Purple Rain, a spectacular new theatrical event celebrating the music of one of the world’s greatest pop artists, Prince. Directed by Gary Lloyd, director of hit production Thriller Live, Purple Rain will feature stunning choreography and will be an exhilarating journey through Prince’s entire career. Presented by West End producers, Adam Spiegel and Mark Goucher, with…
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Ballroom, Waterloo East
When a musical makes its European debut nearly 40 years after its American debut you question the quality but in Ballroom, this tale of love after love, audiences are treated to a fun show with questionable morals and but ultimately lacking in musical or dramatic substance. Our protagonist is Bea (Jessica Martin), a widow living…
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Full casting announced for Nativity the Musical UK Tour
Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One (eOne), Ramin Sabi and Belgrade Theatre Coventry are delighted to announce casting for the World Premiere of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s production of NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL opening at Birmingham Repertory Theatre on Friday 20 October 2017. Daniel Boys will play ‘Paul Maddens’, Sarah Earnshaw ‘Jennifer Lore’ and Simon Lipkin ‘Mr Poppy’. They…
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2 Become 1 ☆☆☆☆☆
Have you ever had a night in with the girls and found yourself singing along to Britney into your hairbrush and dancing on the sofa, pretending to be a girl group from the ’90s? Don’t lie, we all have. Bridget, Titanic, body glitter we miss all of it but 2 Become 1 and Swipe Right Theatre…
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The Royal Shakespeare Company Announces UK And Ireland Tour of Matilda The Musical From March 2018 – August 2019
Today, the Royal Shakespeare Company announces that its multi award-winning production of Matilda The Musical will embark on a UK and Ireland tour in 2018-2019. Winner of 85 international awards, including 16 for Best Musical, the RSC’s touring production of Matilda The Musical will open at Leicester Curve, playing from 5 – 24 March 2018,…
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