The Winter’s Tale live cinema broadcast tops UK cinema box office
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s sold out West End production of The Winter’s Tale topped the UK cinema box office last night as it was broadcast to 520 cinemas across the country in partnership...
View ArticleAudra McDonald returning to London for solo concert!
It has been announced that Broadway star Audra McDonald will play a London concert next year.The Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning performer will take to the stage at the Leicester Square Theatre on...
View ArticleInterview: Cassidy Janson, starring as Carole King in Beautiful
Tonight (30th November) Cassidy Janson takes over as Carole King in the West End production of Beautiful at the Aldwych Theatre.Having opened on Broadway in 2014, Beautiful – which is based on the...
View ArticleLord of the Dance extends West End run
Flatley & KeeganMichael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games has extended its run at the Playhouse Theatre for a further three weeks. The production will now close on 24th January 2016....
View ArticleShowstopper! The Improvised Musical returning to the West End next year
Following its ten week West End run which concluded over the weekend, it has been announced that Showstopper! The Improvised Musical will transfer to the Lyric Theatre next year.The show will play ten...
View ArticleThe Glenn Miller Story extends UK tour
Following an eleven week tour which began in August 2015, The Glenn Miller Story has announced further dates and venues which take the show into 2016.The production will re-open in Peterborough on...
View ArticleReview: Desperate Measures at the Jermyn Street Theatre
Desperate Measures Jermyn Street TheatreReviewed on Friday 27th November 2015★Adapting Shakespeare's Measure For Measure into a musical is certainly an intriguing idea - themes surrounding corruption...
View ArticleSummer Strallen, Kerry Ellis, Tim Howar & Graham Bickley to star in The Sound...
This Christmas Summer Strallen (Damsel In Distress/Top Hat), Kerry Ellis (Cats/Wicked), Tim Howar (Bond & Beyond/Rock Of Ages) and Graham Bickley (High Society/Miss Saigon) will star in a concert...
View ArticleReview: Jacqueline Hughes Live at Above The Arts
Jacqueline Hughes Live Above The ArtsReviewed on Sunday 29th November 2015★★★★★On Sunday afternoon Jacqueline Hughes - winner of West End Frame's 2015 Understudy of the Year Award for standing by as...
View ArticleFull casting announced for The Sound of Music UK tour
Full casting has been announced for the upcoming UK tour of The Sound of Music.Bill Kenwright’s production re-opens at the Broadway Theatre in Peterborough tomorrow (2nd December) starring the...
View ArticleReview: Kings Of Broadway at the Palace Theatre
Kings Of Broadway Palace TheatreReviewed on Sunday 29th November 2015★★★★★On Sunday evening musical director Alex Parker and director Alastair Knights (aka the dream team) returned to the Palace...
View ArticleDonmar announces 2016 Spring Season
The Donmar Warehouse has announced its 2016 Spring Season.The season includes thee plays: Welcome Home, Captain Fox! - a new version of Jean Anouilh’s Le Voyageur Sans Bagage by Anthony Weigh directed...
View ArticleFeature: November round-up
Star of the MonthLizzy ConnollyThis month Lizzy Connolly has starred in not one but two off-West End musicals! She gave the performance of the night in Xanadu at the Southwark Playhouse before proving...
View ArticleLyn Paul returning to Blood Brothers
It has been announced that Lyn Paul is returning to Blood Brothers next year.The star will reprise her performance as Mrs Johnstone in the show's 2016 UK tour which opens in Peterborough on 12th...
View ArticleDaniel Evans announced as Chichester's new artistic director
It has been announced that Daniel Evans will take over as artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre. He replaces Jonathan Church who announced his departure earlier this year.Evans has been...
View ArticleBig Interview: Emma Hatton, starring as Elphaba in Wicked
Emma Hatton is currently defying gravity eight times a week as Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.Emma originally joined the West End production of Wicked in...
View ArticleMatt Cardle wins Best West End Debut Award!
We are delighted to announce that Matt Cardle has won West End Frame's Best West End Debut Award for his performance as Huey Calhoun in Memphis The Musical.Speaking to West End Frame, Cardle said:...
View ArticleBest West End Debut 2015: Full Result
Matt Cardle has won West End Frame's Best West End Debut Award for his performance as Huey Calhoun in Memphis The Musical. Danny Horn (Ray Davies/Sunny Afternoon) finishes second whilst Marcquelle Ward...
View ArticleJohn Owen-Jones returning to Broadway to star in Les Misérables
It has been announced that the Broadway revival of Les Misérables will close after 1,026 performances over two-and-a-half years on 4th September 2016.Alfie Boe, who is currently playing Jean Valjean,...
View ArticleReview: Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Funny GirlMenier Chocolate FactoryReviewed on Wednesday 2nd December 2015★★★★★Funny Girl hasn't been seen in London since the original Broadway production transferred to the West End in 1966 starring...
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