The West End musical, Hairspray, is to close on 28 March 2010 following a successful two and half year run. The feel-good musical is based on a John Waters film and is about a plus-sized girl, Tracy Turnblad, who sets out to prove that dancing is for everyone (it’s simply in her soul) and also wants [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 17, 2009
The producers of HAIRSPRAY are delighted to announce that PHILL JUPITUS, BELINDA CARLISLE and SHARON D CLARKE will all be joining the cast from Monday 26 October, with Sunday performances beginning on Sunday 8 November. PHILL JUPITUS will star as larger than life heroine Edna Turnblad. Phill is a comedian, broadcaster, writer and actor who has [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 14, 2009
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Continue reading...Friday, August 14, 2009
The Shaftesbury Theatre is currently home to Hairspray. It is the perfect spot for a perfect show! The classic, Roman decor is beautiful, the seats very comfortable and the theatre laid out well. The Stalls area was easy to move around in and the number of aisles was perfect to help people get to their [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 8, 2009
Susan McFadden, winner of ITV1’s Grease is the Word and Aoife Mulholland, finalist on BBC 1’s How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, are to join Sheridan Smith, Duncan James and Alex Gaumond in Jerry Mitchell’s Legally Blonde The Musical which will preview at the Savoy Theatre from 5 December. Final principal casting will [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 7, 2009
HAIRSPRAY, the smash hit musical comedy, is now playing in London’s West End. With standing ovations every night and unanimous critical acclaim, the show has broken box office records at the Shaftesbury Theatre! This ‘feel great show’ (Guardian), has recently been awarded Best Musical in the Olivier Awards 2008, the Critics Circle Awards 2008, the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 6, 2009
Thriller Live opened on 2nd January 2009 at London’s Lyric Theatre and was originally slated to play until the 12th April. However, because of it’s great popularity, the production will be now be playing until 3rd of January 2010. THRILLER – LIVE is a spectacular, high octane show celebrating the career of the world’s undisputed King of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Arts Council is pleased to announce that it is investing in the infrastructure and grassroots of musical theatre, most recently with an award of £188,860 to producers Perfect Pitch Musicals. Musical theatre is one of the most popular artforms and contributes significantly to the UK economy in terms of employment, tourism and tax revenues, but very [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 14, 2009
Louisa, with boyfriend Craig Robinson, was surprised by the WICKED producers with an upgrade to the best seats in the house and VIP treatment for the evening. WICKED opened at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre in September 2006 and celebrated its 1000th performance on Saturday 14 February 2009. As it heads towards its 3rd birthday and fourth [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Peter Huntley is proud to present the British premiere of AUSTENTATIOUS in March 2009. Fresh from a sell-out run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, new musical comedy AUSTENTATIOUS is a love letter to the theatre. Stage manager Sam is stretched to breaking point during a chaotic new production of Pride and Prejudice. Will [...]
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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