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Emily-Mae to join the cast of HAMILTON at the Victoria Palace as Angelica Schuyler

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From Wednesday 14 August 2024 at the Victoria Palace Theatre, Emily-Mae joins the cast, alongside Alex Sawyer as Alexander Hamilton, Jay Perry as Aaron Burr (also joining from 14 August 2024), Nathania Ong as Eliza Hamilton, Simbi Akande as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Thomas Vernal as George Washington, Lemuel Knights as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Jordan Castle as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Jordan Benjamin as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton and Joel Montague as King George III. At certain performances, the role of Alexander Hamilton will be played by Adam J. Bernard. The company is completed by Gabriela Acosta, Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Elizabeth Armstrong, Turrell Barrett-Wallace, Alishia-Marie Blake, Roxanne Couch, Nicola Espallardo, Remi Ferdinand, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Amie Hibbert, Sam Holden, Barney Hudson, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Christian Knight, Ella Kora, Aaron Lee … Continue reading Emily-Mae to join the cast of HAMILTON at the Victoria Palace as Angelica Schuyler

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Adam Gillen and Katherine Langford to Join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in the West End

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From 23 September 2024, Olivier nominee Adam Gillen will play The Emcee and Golden Globe nominee Katherine Langford will play Sally Bowles. Also joining the cast on 23 September will be Daniel Bowerbank as Clifford Bradshaw, Fred Haig as Ernst Ludwig, Xenoa Campbell-Ledgister, Sam Darius, Adrian Grove, Justin-Lee Jones, Alexandra Regan, Marina Tavolieri, Ben Simon Wilson, Anne-Marie Wojna and Lucy Young. Continuing in the show will be Sally Ann Triplett as Fraulein Schneider, Fenton Gray as Herr Schultz, Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie, Damon Gould, El Haq Latief, Ela Lisondra, Hícaro Nicolai, Andy Rees and Patrick Wilden. Adam Gillen and Katherine Langford’s final performance will be on Saturday 25 January 2025. CABARET recently celebrated the milestone of 1000 performances at the KIT KAT CLUB and is currently booking until May … Continue reading Adam Gillen and Katherine Langford to Join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in the West End

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Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz Announced as New Producers on West End play Shifters

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Award-winning actor Idris Elba, broadcaster and entrepreneur Maya Jama and Brit Award and Mercury Prize-winning musician and actor Little Simz are announced today as producers for the West End Transfer of Bush Theatre’s smash hit production of Shifters. These powerhouse names from across the worlds of stage, television, film and music join forces with Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Chuchu Nwagu Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions to bring Benedict Lombe’s intoxicating new romance to London’s West End following its sold out run at  the Bush Theatre earlier this year. Directed by Lynette Linton, the play runs for a strictly limited 9 week season with previews from 12 August, the official opening night on 21 August and … Continue reading Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz Announced as New Producers on West End play Shifters

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Stranger Things – The First Shadow to open on Broadway in 2025

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Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions are proud to announce that the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning, “mega five-star hit” (Sunday Times) play STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW will begin performances Friday, March 28, 2025 and officially open Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre (210 West 46th Street). Based on an original … Continue reading Stranger Things – The First Shadow to open on Broadway in 2025

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Lily Collins and Alvato Morte to make their West End debut in Barcelona

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Lily Collins (Emily in Paris, Mank, To The Bone) and Álvaro Morte (Money Heist, Wheel of Time, Immaculate) swap the big screen for the West End in the UK premiere of Bess Wohl’s explosive two-hander play Barcelona. Directed by Lynette Linton (Shifters, Sweat, Blues for An Alabama Sky), the play runs for a strictly limited season at the Duke of York’s, from 21 October 2024. Late night in Barcelona. An American tourist goes home with a handsome Spaniard. What begins as a carefree, one-night stand becomes an invitation to danger, as the personal and political catastrophically intertwine. By turns funny, sexy and surprising, Barcelona is a seductive thriller that will … Continue reading Lily Collins and Alvato Morte to make their West End debut in Barcelona

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents- The Musical to premiere at Theatre Royal Bath in Spring 2025

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Theatre Royal Bath Productions in association with Universal Theatrical Group are delighted to announce that brand new musical ALRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS will stage its World Premiere at Theatre Royal Bath next spring from 22 March to 12 April 2025 with press night on 27 March 2025. A unique theatrical journey inside the mind of Alfred Hitchcock, one of cinema’s legendary characters, the creative genius behind iconic movies including Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Rear Window, The Birdsand many, many more, Alfred Hitchcock Presents is directed by Tony® Award winner John Doyle (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Company) with an original score by Steven Lutvak (Best Musical Tony® Award Winner for A Gentleman’s Guide … Continue reading Alfred Hitchcock Presents- The Musical to premiere at Theatre Royal Bath in Spring 2025

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Drew Gheling to join & Juliet as Shakespeare on Broadway from August 16

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The producers of & Juliet announced today that Broadway favorite Drew Gehling will join the company of the hit musical as ‘Shakespeare’ on August 16, 2024. Gehling, who made his Broadway debut in Jersey Boys in 2009, most recently starred on Broadway in the original casts … Continue reading Drew Gheling to join & Juliet as Shakespeare on Broadway from August 16

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Casting announced for The Murder on the Orient Express

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Joining the previously announced Michael Maloney as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK & Ireland Tour of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, will be Bob Barrett as Monsieur Bouc, Mila Carter as Countess Elena Andreyni, Rebecca Charles as Greta Ohlsonn, Debbie Chazen as Princess Dragomiroff, Simon Cotton as Samuel Ratchett, Jean-Baptiste Fillon as Michel, Christine Kavanagh as Helen Hubbard, Paul Keating as Hector MacQueen, Iniki Mariano as Mary Debenham, Rishi Rian as The Colonel and Alex Stedman as Head Waiter. Also in the cast are Jasmine Raymond and Beth Tuckey. The show … Continue reading Casting announced for The Murder on the Orient Express