The premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies may not happen until next year. The early closure of Joseph at the Adelphi in May was suspected to be making way for the Phantom sequel, and an announcement was expected that month. However, neither the announcement nor the show materialised.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will arrive at the Novello on 21 November this year. The star studded Broadway transfer could be the big hit the Novello has been looking for.
Fame’s Debbie Allen directs the Tennessee Williams classic, staged for the first time last year with an all black cast. The play opened to mixed reviews at the Broadhurst Theatre last summer but was a triumph, selling out its entire run in only a few weeks.
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s, already a classic as a film and book, is set to hit the West End stage later this year. The elegant photography released to promote the show’s September launch harks back to those iconic images of Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film.
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The London production of Billy Elliot the Musical turns 4 on 12 May, an impressive landmark for a show that has fast become a global phenomenon. The show’s birthday, which will also mark the show’s 1700th performance at the Victoria Palace will be celebrated with an influx of new kids, including twelve year old Oliver Gardner who will become the 32nd boy to take on the title role, joining Tanner Pflueger, Brad Wilson, Tom Holland and Fox Jackson-Keen.
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The next in what looks to be a long line in TV talent searches begins this month as producers hunt for a Troy Bolton to star in High School Musical 2.
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The self confidence of the West End is showing itself through an influx of high profile, high brow plays. While rumours are still rife about the arrival of more light hearted theatre fare, such as Legally Blonde, The Little Mermaid, Xanadu and Shrek, the reality is currently much more refined.
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This evening (Monday 23rd March ‘09) sees the opening of Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical, in London’s West End. The show has its gala premier tomorrow (24th March ‘09)
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The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, was the host of star studded show as a fund raiser to help with the re-development, forecast to be costing over £25million.
John Altman and Sean Williamson - former Eastenders stars, along with other stage and Television actors starred in the Gala performance.
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Menier Chocolat Factory will see the return of Terry Johnson, famed for winning the best musical revival at the Laurence Olivier Awards. Mr. Johnson will be directing the farce Rookery Nook, by Ben Travers, from 16th April until the 20th June 2009.
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In an exclusive interview, Jodie has revealed that despite the temptations that surround a West End star, she’s finding it easy to take care of herself. When asked how she copes physically with six energetic and highly emotionally charged performances every week, West End newcomer Jodie said that the performances themselves were keeping her in shape. No stranger to the health and fitness lark after winning Living TV’s reality slimming show The Biggest Loser in 2006, Jodie suggested that ‘they should bring out an Oliver! fitness DVD, it’s that good.’
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