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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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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. Ruth joins the multi-award-winning music star and Olivier Award winning performer Beverley Knight, reprising her performance as Deloris Van Cartier, until Saturday 8 June 2024. From 10 June 2024, the role of Deloris Van Cartier will be played by Number One best-selling artist and musical theatre star Alexandra Burke, with further casting to be announced. Ruth Jones said, “I’m proper chuffed to be making my … 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

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Imelda Staunton to headline the new production of Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium next summer

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Michael Harrison is thrilled to announce that Imelda Staunton will be back where she belongs in Hello, Dolly! next summer, as one of the most iconic musicals of all time comes to The London Palladium. With an unforgettable score by the legendary Jerry Herman, Hello, Dolly! will begin performances at The London Palladium on Saturday 6 July 2024 for a strictly limited 10-week season (Press Night: Thursday 18 July). To register for more information, visit www.HelloDollyLDN.com Multi-Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning Staunton plays meddlesome socialite turned matchmaker Dolly Levi, as she travels to Yonkers, New York to find a match for the miserly, unmarried ‘half-a-millionaire’ Horace Vandergelder. But everything changes when … Continue reading Imelda Staunton to headline the new production of Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium next summer

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Full casting announced for Bronco Billy The Musical at the Charing Cross Theatre

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Full casting has been announced for the award-winning new Wild-West End show Bronco Billy – The Musical, which will premiere in the UK in 2024. Bronco Billy – The Musical will play at the Charing Cross Theatre from 23 January until 7 April, with a press performance on 31 January. Joining the previously announced Emily Benjamin (Cabaret, West End, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, The Bridge, Bat out of Hell, Dominion) as ‘Antoinette’ will be Tarinn Callender (The Drifters Girl, Come from Away, Hamilton) as ‘Bronco Billy’, and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (The Odyssey, Hex, National Theatre, Cinderella, Gillian Lynne) as ‘Constance’, Gemma Atkins (Mamma Mia!, Novello, Kinky Boots, Adelphi, Wicked, Apollo Victoria) as ‘Dee Dee’, Jonathan Bourne (Nativity! The Musical, tour, The 39 Steps, … Continue reading Full casting announced for Bronco Billy The Musical at the Charing Cross Theatre