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Full casting announced for the UK tour of Dear Evan Hansen

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Ryan Kopel (Newsies) will play the iconic role of Evan Hansen, alongside Lauren Conroy (Into The Woods) as Zoe Murphy and Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away) as Evan’s mum, Heidi. They will be joined by Helen Anker (Mamma Mia!) as Cynthia Murphy, Richard Hurst (The Lion King) as Larry Murphy, Killian Thomas Lefevre (Bat Out Of Hell) as Connor Murphy, Tom Dickerson (Heathers) as Jared Kleinman, Vivian Panka (9 to 5 the Musical) as Alana Beck and Sonny Monaghan (discovered via TikTok) as alternate Evan. This is the first production of Dear Evan Hansen in the UK to perform the show with an ensemble. The ensemble are Lara Beth-Sas, Will Forgrave, Daniel Forrester, Jessica Lim, Sonny Monaghan and Shakira Simpson. The casting team collaborated … Continue reading Full casting announced for the UK tour of Dear Evan Hansen

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Patti Lupone to perform live solo concert at the London Coliseum on February 16th

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FOURTH WALL LIVE and AEG are delighted to announce that legendary award-winning Broadway star PATTI LUPONE will return to the UK for the first time since her triumphant Oliver Award-winning turn in Company, to perform her solo show Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes. The concert will take place at the London Coliseum on Sunday 16 February 2025 at 7.30pm and will be LuPone’s only concert in Europe in 2025. Tickets on sale 14 June at www.londoncoliseum.org For Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes, Patti will perform an array of songs that are touchstones and reflections on her life growing up in America. The songs range from her … Continue reading Patti Lupone to perform live solo concert at the London Coliseum on February 16th

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Casting announced for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre

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The producers of the award-winning and unordinary new musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON are delighted to announce that Olivier Award winner John Dagleish will star as Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre from Thursday 10th October 2024. He will be joined by Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Anna … Continue reading Casting announced for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre

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“let The People Sing” LES MISÉRABLES 40th Anniversary community project presented by Cameron Mackintosh and Music Theatre Internationa

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Cameron Mackintosh and Music Theatre International (MTI) are delighted to announce LET THE PEOPLE SING, a UK-wide amateur theatre project celebrating the 40th anniversary of Boublil and Schönberg’s worldwide phenomenon, Les Misérables, throughout 2025. The project, which runs from March 2025 … Continue reading “let The People Sing” LES MISÉRABLES 40th Anniversary community project presented by Cameron Mackintosh and Music Theatre Internationa

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Further Casting Announced for A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN

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Michael Cohl, Tony Smith, the estate of Janis Joplin and Jeffrey Jampol for Jam, Inc. are delighted to announce Kalisha Amaris, Georgia Bradshaw Choolwe Laina Muntanga and Danielle Steers as “The Joplinaires” in the Tony Award® nominated hit musical A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN. The Joplinaires embody such trail blazers Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, as well as Joplin’s backing vocalists, all of whom inspired her to become one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s greatest legends. They join the previously announced Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies and Sharon Sexton in the title role of Janis Joplin. Mary will perform the role of Janis Joplin … Continue reading Further Casting Announced for A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN

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Carrie Hope Fletcher to lead the UK and Ireland Tour of Calamity Jane

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Jamie Wilson Productions is delighted to announce the revival of The Watermill Theatre’s whip-crackin’ production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane starring Carrie Hope Fletcher which will tour the UK and Ireland from January 2025 prior to the West End. Calamity Jane will open at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 14 January 2025 followed by Manchester Opera House, Southend Cliffs Pavilion, Sunderland Empire, New Victoria Woking, Leeds Grand Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Nottingham Theatre Royal, Brighton Theatre Royal, Norwich Theatre Royal, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Liverpool Empire, York Grand Theatre, New Wimbledon Theatre, Canterbury Marlowe, Southampton Mayflower, Sheffield Lyceum, Stoke Regent Theatre, Blackpool Opera House, Glasgow Kings, … Continue reading Carrie Hope Fletcher to lead the UK and Ireland Tour of Calamity Jane

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Michael Urie Joins Sutton Foster in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS on Broadway This Summer

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Tony Award-winning producers Seaview and Creative Partners Productions have announced that Drama Desk Award winner and SAG Award nominee Michael Urie (Spamalot, HBO’s “Shrinking”, “Ugly Betty”) will star alongside Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (Anything Goes, The Music Man) in Once Upon A Mattress on Broadway this summer. Direct from its record-breaking, sold-out run at New York City Center’s Encores! earlier this year, the show returns to Broadway in a new adaptation by Emmy Award winner Amy Sherman-Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, “Gilmore Girls”), directed by Tony Award nominee and Drama League Award winner Lear deBessonet (Into The Woods).  Once Upon A Mattress begins previews Wednesday, July 31, 2024 and opens on Monday, August 12, 2024 at The Hudson Theatre (141 W 44th … Continue reading Michael Urie Joins Sutton Foster in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS on Broadway This Summer