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Shrek The Musical to transfer to the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith for six weeks only

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The award-winning Broadway and West End hit show Shrek the Musical, currently thrilling audiences on tour, will transfer to the iconic Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith for six weeks only from 19 July 2024. Antony Lawrence (Shrek), Joanne Clifton (Princess Fiona), James Gillan (Lord Farquaad), Brandon Lee Sears (Donkey), and Cherece Richards (Dragon) will continue to play to packed houses across the UK and Ireland until May 2024 before heading to the Eventim Apollo in London from 19 July – 31 August 2024. Produced by Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale, and Gavin Kalin, this bright and beautiful fairy-tale world of Shrek has been reimagined by a new creative team and features … Continue reading Shrek The Musical to transfer to the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith for six weeks only

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DEAR EVAN HANSEN to open at Nottingham Playhouse ahead of major UK tour

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Ambassador Theatre Group Productions and Nottingham Playhouse are delighted to announce a new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN. Directed by Nottingham Playhouse’s Artistic Director Adam Penford, the show will open at the Nottingham Playhouse on 9 September 2024, ahead of a UK tour. Tour schedule below. Casting to be announced. Director Adam Penford said, “Dear Evan Hansen has thrilled audiences on both sides of the Atlantic since it first premiered in 2015. Evan’s powerful story grips and moves people, told through a captivating script and musical score. This first, major, new and exciting UK production offers the opportunity to reexamine some of its … Continue reading DEAR EVAN HANSEN to open at Nottingham Playhouse ahead of major UK tour

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Cast Announced for The Other Palace’s A Very Very Bad Cinderella

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Brace yourselves for this extraordinary ensemble gracing our stage this Christmas! The cheeky Christmas musical parody, A Very Very Bad Cinderella, is thrilled to unveil its full cast and creative team. The cast will feature Veronica Green (Seasons 2&3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK) as Fanny, Imelda Warren-Green (Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder) as Vajayjay, May Tether (Heathers The Musical) as Cinderella, and Keanna Bloomfield (making her professional debut) as Buttons / Prince Charming. A Very Very Bad Cinderella is produced by The Other Palace, written by Neil Hurst and Jodie Prenger, and directed by Lizzy Connolly, with set and costume design from Reuben Speed, lighting design by Jack Weir, video design by Sam Diaz, sound design by Rob Atkinson, and … Continue reading Cast Announced for The Other Palace’s A Very Very Bad Cinderella

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Full casting announced for Zoe Cooper’s Reimagining of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

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Orange Tree Theatre (OT) with co-producers Octagon Theatre Bolton, Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough and Theatre by the Lake Keswick today announces the full cast for Zoe Cooper’s playful reimagining of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. Tessa Walker directs Rebecca Banatvala (Cath), AK Golding (Iz) and Sam Newton (Hen). Zoe Cooper returns to the OT following the hit premières of Jess … Continue reading Full casting announced for Zoe Cooper’s Reimagining of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

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Daniel Dae Kim, Ashley Park and Aaron Tveit to headline “My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert”

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Today, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization announced television, film and stage actor Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, 24, Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I); Tony Award®, GRAMMY® and Critics Choice Award® nominee Ashley Park (Netflix’s Emily in Paris,  Lionsgate’s Joy Ride, Lincoln Center Theater’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I); and Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Apple TV+’s Schmigadoon!, Les Misérables film) will also headline the previously announced My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert. Owing to phenomenal public demand a matinee performance has been added; tickets are available from £40. They join the previously announced Emmy®, two-time GRAMMY and six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald; Olivier Award® nominee Julian Ovenden; Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace; … Continue reading Daniel Dae Kim, Ashley Park and Aaron Tveit to headline “My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert”

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Ruth Jones to star as Mother Superior in SISTER ACT at the Dominion Theatre

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The producers of the award-winning production of SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL are thrilled to announce that Gavin and Stacey star and co-writer Ruth Jones will swap Barry Island for blessings as ‘Mother Superior’, making her West End debut at the Dominion Theatre from Friday 15 March 2024. … Continue reading Ruth Jones to star as Mother Superior in SISTER ACT at the Dominion Theatre

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Agatha Christie’s THE MOUSETRAP in London announces new cast members

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New casting is announced for Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world, which continues to enthral audiences at London’s St Martin’s Theatre. From 20 November 2023, the cast will include Rachel Summers (Bleak Expectations at the Criterion Theatre) as Mollie Ralston, Christopher Bonwell (The Entertainer UK tour) as Giles Ralston, Joshua Glenister (Witness For The Prosecution at County Hall) as Christopher Wren, Gay Soper (long career of credits including the original 1971 production of Godspell at Roundhouse and Wyndham’s Theatre, London) as Mrs Boyle, Miles Richardson (Shakespearian actor whose multiple theatre credits include King Charles III at Wyndhams Theatre, London and Music Box Theater on Broadway) as Major Metcalf, Jessica Temple (Patriots at the Almeida … Continue reading Agatha Christie’s THE MOUSETRAP in London announces new cast members

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STARLIGHT EXPRESS extends season 24-hours after priority pre-sale

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Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals is thrilled to announce that due to overwhelming demand, 24-hours after tickets went on priority pre-sale and before the box office opens for general on-sale, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS has extended bookings through to February … Continue reading STARLIGHT EXPRESS extends season 24-hours after priority pre-sale

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Grace Mouat and Jacob Fowler to star in the UK premiere of new british musical Before After

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The Grey Area today announce casting for the UK stage première of new British musical Before After by Stuart Matthew Price and Timothy Knapman, following a record-breaking live stream from Southwark Playhouse in 2020. Grey Area’s Artistic Director, Georgie Rankcom, will direct Grace Mouat (Six) and Jacob Fowler (Heathers) in this musical love story about a couple given a second shot at happiness. The production opens at Southwark Playhouse Borough (Little) on 9 February, with previews from 7 February, and runs until 2 March 2024. Before After received a UK workshop in the studio space at The Other Palace (previously known as the St. James Theatre), and has had successful productions in Japan and … Continue reading Grace Mouat and Jacob Fowler to star in the UK premiere of new british musical Before After