Phillipa Soo replaces Samantha Barks in Amélie
According to the New York Daily News, Phillipa Soo will star in new musical Amélie.The show is set to play a second out-of-town tryout in Los Angeles ahead of a rumoured Broadway transfer. Soo...
View ArticleReview: Hobson's Choice at the Vaudeville Theatre
Hobson's Choice Vaudeville TheatreReviewed on Wednesday 15th June 2016★★★★Two years since it was last seen in London at the Open Air Theatre, Hobson's Choice has opened at the Vaudeville Theatre....
View ArticleCasting announced for 42nd Street at Théâtre du Châtelet
An all star cast of West End talent has been announced for 42nd Street at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The show runs between 17th November 2016 and 8th January 2017. 42nd Street will have musical...
View ArticleGOSSIP: Sierra Boggess to star in French production of The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that Sierra Boggess is returning to The Phantom of the Opera. The composer told BBC Radio 2 that Boggess will be leaving School of Rock on Broadway to reprise her...
View ArticleLa Soirée returning to London
La Soirée is once again returning to London, this time to a Spiegeltent in Leicester Square!The Olivier Award-winning show will play a Christmas season between 11th November 2016 and 8th January 2017....
View ArticleJessie Wallace to star as Mama Morton in Chicago
Jessie Wallace is joining the UK tour of Chicago as Mama Morton.She will perform at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (15 – 20 August), Belfast Grand Opera House (5 – 10 September), Liverpool Empire...
View ArticleBig Interview: Carrie Hope Fletcher
Carrie Hope Fletcher is currently starring as Truly Scrumptious in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Carrie recently completed a three year run as Éponine in the West End production of Les...
View ArticleStagey Catch Up: Andrew Wright's dream show, Jason Denton saves the day &...
Summer is upon us and theatreland has been set alight! Catch up with some stagey stories you may have missed below.Andrew Wright to helm Moby DickEarlier this year Andrew Wright spoke to West End Frame...
View ArticleReview: The Donkey Show at Proud Camden
The Donkey Show Proud CamdenReviewed on Saturday 18th June 2016★★★The Donkey Show is a high energy disco funk 'theatrical experience' loosely based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream. Originally...
View ArticleFun Home to close on Broadway
It has been announced that Fun Home will close on Broadway.Having won the 2015 Tony Award for Best New Musical, Fun Home will play its final performance at Circle in the Square Theatre on 10th...
View ArticleKristin Chenoweth to star in Hairspray LIVE!
Kristin Chenoweth has joined the cast of NBC’s Hairspray LIVE, taking on the role of Velma Von Tussle. The live broadcast will take place on 7th December 2016.Chenoweth joins Harvey Fierstein who, as...
View ArticleCasting announced for The Burnt Part Boys
The European premiere of chamber musical The Burnt Part Boys will be staged at the Park Theatre.The show will open on 11th August (previews from 10th August) for a limited run to 3rd September 2016,...
View ArticleTom Hollander to star in Travesties at the Menier Chocolate Factory
It has been confirmed that a major revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties will be staged at the Menier Chocolate Factory.Marking the play's first London revival in over 20 years, Patrick Marber will...
View ArticleCompetition: Win tickets to see Exposure The Musical – Life Through A Lens!
We are giving away another pair of tickets to Exposure The Musical: Life Through A Lens at the St James Theatre. To enter the competition, simply sign up to West End Frame's mailing list below. The...
View ArticleKatie Bernstein & Dylan Turner to star in Allegro
Full casting and creative team have been announced or the European première of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro.The show opens at the Southwark Playhouse on 11th August (previews from 5th August)...
View ArticleReview: Barbu at the Southbank Centre’s Spiegeltent
BarbuSouthbank Centre (Spiegeltent)Reviewed on Wednesday 22nd June 2016★★★The Southbank is alive with the sound of French-Canadians, as Cirque Alfonse rolls into town. Following up from their last...
View ArticleBig Interview: Ramin Karimloo
Ramin Karimloo is preparing to headline the London Palladium with his band on Saturday 16th July 2016.Having played two sold out concerts at Islington’s Union Chapel and the Assembly Hall earlier this...
View ArticleJason Robert Brown to direct Jonathan Bailey & Samantha Barks in The Last...
The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye has announced that composer Jason Robert Brown will direct an upcoming revival of his musical The Last Five Years in London.The show will open at the St James Theatre in...
View ArticleGOSSIP: Waitress aiming for Spring 2017 West End transfer
Broadway musical Waitress is aiming to open in the West End in Spring 2017.The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye says the show will cross the pond if a suitable theatre is avaliable. Waitress has a score by...
View ArticlePromises, Promises to be revived at the Southwark Playhouse
Promises, Promises will be revived at the Southwark Playhouse in January 2017. With music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and book by Neil Simon, this marks the first time Promises, Promises has...
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