Full casting announced for Gypsy at London`s Crystal Palace on 21st February 2022

Updated 17 January:Casting is now complete for next month's concert production of Gypsy at the Alexandra Palace Theatre.

Newly announced company members include Danny Collins in the role of Tulsa, alongside Ronan Burns, Pérola Congo, John Conroy, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Lily Laight, Katie Lee and Tom Partridge.

Gypsy, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents, will be revived for one night only at London`s Crystal Palace on 21st February 2022. 

 

Based on Gypsy Rose Lee's memoirs, the 1959 show  tells the story of indomitable stage mother Rose as she chases vicarious success and stardom by pushing her daughters through the vaudeville circuit. When Baby June flees the act to elope, Rose vows to make introverted Louise into a star.It features numbers including as "Rose's Turn", "Let Me Entertain You" and "If Momma Was Married". 

 

The one-off concert will feature seven individuals taking on the lead role of Rose,They are  Tracie Bennett (Follies and Judy), Nicola Hughes (Fairview), Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman), Rebecca Lock (Curtains), Samantha Spiro (Sex Education), Melanie La Barrie (& Juliet) and Sally Ann Triplett (Piaf).They will be joined by Laura Pitt-Pulford as Louise, Carly Mercedes Dyer as June and Christopher Howell as Herbie. With  Ebony Molina, Rachel Stanley and Alexxis Owen-Hobbs as Electra, Mazzepa and Tessie Tura respectively

The evening has a 26-piece orchestra conducted by Alex Parker playing  the show's original orchestrations, . It is directed by Paul Foster with choreography by Joanna Goodwin and sound design by Paul Smith.

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Casting for West End showcase of new chamber musicals

Casting has been revealed for a showcase of new chamber musicals, being staged at London`s Garrick Theatre on 4th  October.

Luke Bayer (RENT), Euan Bennett (The Play That Goes Wrong), Christina Bloom (Emilia), Haydn Cox (Dear Evan Hansen), Sophie Golby, Ashley Goh (Shift+Alt Right), Emma Harding, Benedict Hastings (Wolf Hall), Sophie Holdsworth, Holly-Ann Hull (Les Misérables), Jade Johnson (The Book of Mormon), Emma Kingston (In The Heights), Emelie Odukwe, Charlotte Payne, (Potted Panto), Maiya Quansah-Breed (RENT), Sharon Rose (Hamilton), Evie Rose Lane (Footloose), Robin Simões da Silva (Bedknobs and Broomsticks), Joe Thompson-Oubari (Squad Goals) and Guy Woolf will all appear in the show, which will feature 15 musical writing teams.

Two of the teams – Annabel Mutale Reed and Leo Munby and Freya Smith and Jack Williams – were selected as winners of producers Katy Lipson and Adam Lenson's Chamber Musical Project, and will now receive further mentorship and aid. Reed and Munby's show is titled Eartha, Eddie and the Upside-Down Tree, while Smith and Williams' show is called Echoes.

Writers also involved in the evening are Christina Bloom (Detached), Cordelia O'Driscoll (Bitter/Sweet), Emelie Odukwe and Lily Vincent-Frankland (At The Centre), Guy Woolf and Isla Van Tricht (How To Save The World), Tommy Antonio and Robert Casey (Harder Baby), Hilmi Jaidin (Clickbait), Jen Green and Caroline Wigmore (Elizabeth Holmes: How to bleed dry in Silicon Valley), Michelle Payne and Craig Webb (Enthusiastically, Yes!), Natalie Pound, Sam Young and Sam Hoppen (Thanks I'm Cured), Jonathan O'Neill and Isaac Savage (Letting Go), Poppy Burton-Morgan and Robin Simões da Silva (Treehouse), Sarah-Louise Young, Richard Link and Paul Chronnell (Escape Room) and Eden Tredwell (Open Mic 1803).

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Casting for UK tour of Jeff Wayne's musical version of H G Wells' The War of the Worlds

Casting has just been announced for Jeff Wayne's latest tour  of H G Wells' The War of the Worlds, next year.

Wayne will conduct the piece with the Black Smoke Band and  the 36-piece ULLAdubULLA strings ensemble. The experience will also feature a giant 30-foot tall martian robot, armed with dual fire cannons, alongside a giant 100-foot wide CGI wall. Liam Neeson will again play The Journalist as a 3D holograph.

Advertised  as "The Life Begins Again Tour", the piece will star Claire Richards from Steps making her debut as Beth, The Parson's Wife, alongside  Strictly Come Dancing's  Kevin Clifton as The Artilleryman.

Joining them will be Nathan James as The Voice of Humanity, Blue's Duncan James as Parson Nathaniel, Justin Hayward as The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist and Anna-Marie Wayne as Carrie, The Journalist's Fiancée. Callum O'Neil will also appear as Wells himself.

Buy tickets for the tour which will open in Nottingham on 23 March 2022, before visiting Birmingham, Cardiff, Brighton, Bournemouth, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle and London where an immersive production is due to open later this year

 

Will Smith: An Evening of Stories with Friends at the Savoy on 18th November

Grammy Award-winning rapper and Academy Award-nominated actor and producer Will Smith is to embark on a five-city tour to support his memoir,  WILL: An Evening of Stories with Friends. Will (on sale 9 November 2021) The tour will launch in Smith’s hometown of Philadelphia,  on November 8th and includes stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles and London at the Savoy Theatre on Thursday 18 November 2021. 

Known for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Bad Boys, Men in Black, Aladdin'', a deluge of iconic music and more, for the first time, Smith opens up fully about his life, tracing his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Joined by special guests, this will be an unforgettable evening sharing the profound journey that self-knowledge brings. 

Each ticket includes a copy of Will Smith’s memoir,  which was written with the help of Mark Manson, author of the multimillion-copy bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.

Tickets go on general sale at 3:00 pm on 1st October.

Anything Goes at Barbican extends run with new cast announcements

The West End production of Anything Goes at the Barbican will have a  new Reno Sweeney for its final weeks with American actress Rachel York taking over on 12th October from  two-time Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster who leaves the production on 10th October.

She has appeared on Broadway as Fantine in LES MISERABLES; Norma in Victor/Victoria (Drama Desk Award) with Julie Andrews; Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel; Miss Fancy in Sly Fox with Richard Dreyfuss; and Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Jonathan Pryce. She appeared off-Broadway opposite Julie Andrews in Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together and in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Dessa Rose. Most recently, Rachel appeared on Broadway in Disaster! and Head Over Heels. 

Haydn Gwynne (Billy Elliot) will replace Felicity Kendal in the role of Evangeline Harcourt from  October 19th.

The production has also added two additional matinee performances on October 27th and November 3rd and will now  play its final performance at the Barbican  on November 6th.

Mazz Murray , Ramin Karimloo, Zizi Strallen and Jeremy Secomb to lead Sunset Boulevard Concert at Royal Albert Hall in December

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's much-loved musical, Sunset Boulevard  is headed for the Royal Albert Hall for one night only on 3 December 2021.

The 19-strong cast  reunites stars Mazz Murray (Mamma Mia; We Will Rock You) as Norma Desmond, Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables; Phantom of the Opera) as Joe Gillis, Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins) as Betty Schaefer and Jeremy Secomb (Les Misérables) as Max von Mayerling with  Geoffrey Aymer, Ashley Campbell, Perola Congo, Momar Diagne, Shailan Gohil, Chloe Hart, Aimee Hodnett, Freddie King, Sejal Keshwala, Evie Rose Lane, Kate O'Donnell, David Shaw Parker, Ashley Samuels, Cameron Sharp and Bleu Woodward accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra, conducted by Alex Parker.

Based on Billy Wilder's seminal 1950 filmThe production is directed by Jordan Murphy with orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, choreography by Joanna Goodwin, sound design by Paul Smith, wig design by Sam Cox and keyboard programming by Stuart Andrews.

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Casting call for Hamilton West End

 

 

 

The West End production of Hamilton, which is running at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, has put out an audition call for new performers to take its run through to June 2022 A full set of guidelines is in the photo above  – anyone intreseted  should get in touch at hamiltoncasting@camack.co.uk.

 

Dear Evan Hansen West End re-òpening cast announced

Complete casting has been revealed for Dear Evan Hansen's West End return on 26th October 2021.

Sam Tutty returns to the role that won him the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He will be joined by returning cast members Lucy Anderson (Zoe Murphy), Doug Colling (Connor Murphy) and Marcus Harman (who will play Evan Hansen at certain performances), Jack Loxton (Jared Kleinman), Rebecca McKinnis (Heidi Hansen), Lauren Ward (Cynthia Murphy) and Rupert Young (Larry Murphy).

Iona Fraser (Rent) takes on the role of Alana Beck. Completing the company are Tricia Adele-Turner, Haydn Cox, Hannah Lindsey, Mark Peachey and James Winter with new cast members Ellis Kirk, Jo Kirkland, Samantha Mbolekwa, Hannah Qureshi and Mitchell Zhangazha.

 

The original Miss Saigon Lea Salonga announces UK Dream Again tour

Lea Salonga has just announced her 2022 Dream Again Concert Tour which is heading to the UK next June. She last appeared in the West End at the Prince Edward Theatre for the sold-out Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary.
 

Lea Salonga was aged just 18 when she created the role of Kim in the epic musical Miss Saigon in the West End and subsequently on Broadway. She then went on to be the first actress of Asian descent to play both Eponine and Fantine in Les Misérables on Broadway. She provided  singing voices for Disney's Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II. She has sold a staggering 19 million albums worldwide making her one of the best-selling Filipino artists of all time and is also a judge on the Philippines hit version of "The Voice,"  Her 2017 album Blurred Lines was followed by a sell-out run at New York’s renowned Feinstein’s / 54Below.

Tickets go on sale for the tour on 25th September.

 

Extra date added to Boy George's musical Taboo 20th anniversary charity staged concert

Boy George's iconic musical Taboo will return for a special 20th anniversary charity  staged concert at The London Palladium on 30th January and 31st January 2022. Produced by Adam Kenwright and co-created with Mark Davies Markham and Kevan Frost, it will be in aid of two charities:  The Terrence Higgins Trust and Shelter.

Director Christopher Renshaw will return for the concert. The concert will reunite a variety of stars from the original West End and Broadway productions, members of the original company with exact casting to be revealed. 

Set in an abandoned London warehouse, the partly imagined story of a group of club 'names' set in the location of what was the city's most fashionable nightclub, the now-legendary Taboo (1985-87) of the title, which was the creation of Leigh Bowery. Boy George is featured as one of the club's regulars, but in reality, George rarely attended. The show also focuses on George's life prior to and after achieving fame.

Plotting the lives of those who frequented the legendary Taboo club, the show originally featured artistes including Julian Clary, Luke Evans, Boy George, Dianne Pilkington, John Partridge, Matt Lucas, Paul Baker, Declan Bennett, Euan Morton, Lyn Paul and  Stephen Ashfield.

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A new production of Billy Elliot to run at Leicester Curve

A brand-new production of Billy Elliot is to play at Leicester Curve  or six weeks from 7th July to 14th August 2022. Based on Stephen Daldry's film, the stage show has music by Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall. It was first seen in the West End in 2005, going on to receive critical acclaim across the globe. It will be directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Lucy Hind (Girl from the North Country)

Auditions for the title role and young performers will begin soon, with anyone interested in appearing as Billy or his peers able to email joanne.hawes2013@gmail.com for more information.

Full casting news for Moulin Rouge! London

Long awaited Broadway musical, Moulin Rouge! makes  its West End debut at London´s Piccadilly Theatre on November 12th, with an official opening night of December 8th.

The Mail's Baz Bamigboye has just  revealed some  initial casting news that Dreamgirls star Liisi LaFontaine (she played Deena Jones, the Diana Ross determine) and newcomer RADA graduate Jamie Bogyo are to lead the production in the roles of Satine and Christian (made famous  by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Baz Luhrmann's iconic film).

With rehearsals starting this Monday for the principal actors Elia Lotauro/Santiago, Sophie Carmen Jones/Nini Simon Bailey/The Duke, Jason Pennycooke/Toulouse-Lautrec, Jonathan  Bishop/Baby Doll, Zoe Birkett/Arabia, Timmika Ramsay/La Chocolat and Clive Carter/Harold Zidler,  with Tanisha Spring/Alternate Satine who will be joined by ensemble members Femi Akinfolarin, Robson Broad, Ian Carlyle, Jonathan Cordin, Anthony Cragg, Katie Ella Dunsden, Adam Gillian, Luke Jackson, Alicia Mencía, Ciro Lourencio Meulens, Georgia Morgan, Melissa Nettleford, Ian Oswald, Craig Ryder, Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, Katie Singh, Ope Sowande, Tanisha Spring, Toyan Thomas-Browne, Amy Thornton, Misty May Tindall, Jon Tsouras, Tommy Wade-Smith and Lily Wang.

Full casting announced for Tour of Dreamgirls

Sonia Friedman Productions has just revealed the full cast of the  multi award-winning musical Dreamgirls, as it embarks on its first ever tour of the UK, opening at the Liverpool Empire Theatre this December before visiting cities right across the country throughout 2022 and into 2023

Nicole Racquel Dennis (Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, Dreamgirls, and The Book of Mormon) will play Effie White with Sharlene Hector performing the iconic role at certain performances, Natalie Kassanga as Deena Jones, Paige Peddie as Lorrell Robinson, Dom Hartley-Harris as Curtis Taylor Jr., Brandon Lee Sears as Jimmy Early, Shem Omari James as C.C. White, Jo Servi as Marty and Brianna Ogunbawo as Michelle Morris.

The full company will include Shonah Buwu, Harvey Ebbage, Olivia Foster-Browne, Kellianna Jay, Ryan Kayode, Holly Liburd, Ross Meagrow, Samuel Nicholas, Nicole Nyarambi, Ilana Richardson and Josh Singleton.

Joanne Clifton to join tour of The Addams Family as Morticia

Joanne Clifton (The Rocky Horror Show, Pippin) will join the upcoming tour of The Addams Family, taking on the role of Morticia Addams, previously set to be played by Samantha Womack.

Clifton joins the existing cast of Cameron Blakely (Gomez Addams), Scott Paige (Uncle Fester), Kingsley Morton (Wednesday Addams), Grant McIntyre (Pugsley Addams), Valda Aviks (Grandma), Sean Kingsley (Mal Beineke), Kara Lane (Alice Beineke), Ahmed Hamad (Lucas Beineke),Dickon Gough (Lurch until 27 November 2021), Ryan Bennett (Lurch from 18 January 2022), , Abigail Brodie, Sophie Hutchinson, Matthew Ives and Sean Lopeman. Also new to production will be Castell Parker, with further casting to be announced.

Full casting announced for Vanara – The Legend

 

Full casting for Vanara – The Legend  has been revealed ahead of the musical's world premiere at Hackney Empire where it runs from from 22nd to 31st October before touring in 2022.

Appearing in the show will be Matthew Croke, Glenn Carter, Johnnie Fiori, Carole Stennett, Cavin Cornwall and Emily Bautista, who will be making her London debut after appearing in Les Misérables on Broadway.

Also in the cast are Samantha Mercer, Kayleigh McKnight, Joaquin Pedro Valdes and Shem Omari James. The production will also feature an ensemble composed of Jemima Brown, Chris George, Yuki Abe, Olivia Jones, Ella Martine, HIcaro Nicolai, Prem Rai, and Ebby Sama.

With a score by Gianluca Cucchiara, lyrics by Andrew James Whelan, and book by Michael Conley, the piece is set On another earth, in another time, where nature is revered and life is full of dangers, two tribes are locked in an age-old battle. One has the secret of fire, the other wants it. One young woman must decide: protect the life she knows or burn it down.

The production will be co-directed by Adam Lenson and Eleesha Drennan, who will also take on the roles of dramaturg and choreographer, respectively. Joining them on the creative team are set and costume designer Libby Todd, musical director Tamara Saringer, orchestrator Jen Green, casting director Harry Blumenau and producers Giovanna Romagnoli and Gianluca Cucchiara

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The Last Five Years transfers into Garrick from 17th September

Jason Robert Brown's Drama Desk Award-winning musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS will play at the Garrick Theatre for a limited run from 17th September to 17th  October, with tickets on sale now.
 

The musical details  the same relationship in two opposing directions, and will once more unite Oli Higginson (Bridgerton) and Molly Lynch (Sunset Boulevard) for the piece's first significant run of length in the West End. Originally seen in 2001, the musical played off-Broadway in 2002 and was turned into a film starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan in 2014.

The creative team is led by director Jonathan O'Boyle and features choreographer Sam Spencer-Lane, set and costume designer Lee Newby, lighting designer Jamie Platt and sound designer Adam Fisher. Musical director is Leo Munby

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Lucie Jones performing two Christmas Concerts with special guest John Owen Jones

Waitress and Les Mis star Lucie Jones has today announced that fellow Welsh stage star  John Owen-Jones will join her at both concert dates. 

 

Lucie Jones (currently on tour starring in Waitress,Legally Blonde, Les Misérables, Rent and Ghost) is performing two solo concerts this Christmas at St David's Hall, Cardiff on Monday,13 December and then at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on Tuesday, 14 December. Tickets are now on sale.

The shows will feature  festive songs and Lucie's favourite musical numbers.

Thenjiwe Thendiva Nofemele joining The Lion King as Rafiki

Thenjiwe Thendiva Nofemele  joining the London cast of The Lion King as Rafiki from Monday 12th September.

Taking over the role from Gugwana Dlamini at the Lyceum Theatre, South African-born Nofemele played the role  in South Africa straight after graduating from drama school. A songwriter and recording artist, she has worked with artists including  Tshepo Tshola, Jabu Hlongwane, Kanyo and Joe Nina.

Full cast Announced for Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum

Ramin Karimloo and Nadim Naaman are to star in the semi-staged premiere of new musical concert Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum which will play for two performances  on 23 and 24 November 2021.

the piece is based on a story by Evren Sharmais inspired by the life of the acclaimed poet from which the show takes its name and his relationship with his mentor Shams Tabrizi, featuring lyrics from Rumi's poetry.

Co-composed by Dana Al Fardan and Naaman and directed by Bronagh Lagan, the show has orchestrations and arrangements by Joe Davison, with vocal arrangements by Nikki Davison, choreography by Anjali Mehra, Middle Eastern musical supervision by Maias Aylamani.

Full casting includes Casey Al-Shaqsy, Soophia Foroughi, Ahmed Hamad, Yazdan Qafouri, Johan Munir and Benjamin Armstrong, with an ensemble featuring Roshani Abbey, Amira Al Shanti, Eva-Theresa Chokarian, Maëva Feitelson, Sasha Ghoshal, Blythe Jandoo, Ediz Mahmut, Zara Naeem, Mark Samaras and Aliza Vakil. The show will also feature a 29-piece orchestra

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Jason Donovan to star in Goldilocks Panto at Birmingham Hippodrome

Jason Donovan will make his panto debut a Birmingham Hippodrome this year as the Evil Ringmaster  in Goldilocks and the Three Bears which runs from  18th December 2021 to 30th  January  2022.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is the first circus-themed pantomime at the Hippodrome for 24 years with  Dame Betty Barnum and her daughter Goldilocks’ circus under threat from an evil rival circus owner and, with the help of their madcap circus friends, they’re battling to rescue their Big Top from ruin. Will they succeed? All seems lost, until three brilliant bears join the gang.

Featuring sets and costumes direct from The London Palladium, Goldilocks and the Three Bears will be packed with riotous comedy, extraordinary special effects, hair-raising stunts and international circus acts. including magician Phil Hitchcock, motorcycle act Peter Pavlov and The Globe of Speed, the Gemini Sisters and international circus artist Pierre Marchand.

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Full casting announced for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley

Full casting has just been announced  for the musical CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB at the Playhouse in London’s West End. 

Joining the previously announced Eddie Redmayne as The Emcee and Jessie Buckley as Sally Bowles will be Omari Douglas as Cliff Bradshaw, Liza Sadovy as Fraulein Schneider, Elliot Levey as Herr Schultz, Stewart Clarke as Ernst Ludwig and Anna-Jane Casey as Fraulein Kost.

They will be joined by Josh Andrews, Emily Benjamin, Sally Frith, Matthew Gent, Emma Louise Jones, Ela Lisondra, Theo Maddix, Chris O’Mara, Daniel Perry, Andre Refig, Christopher Tendai, Bethany Terry, Lillie-Pearl Wildman and Sophie Maria Wojna.

Today, over 20,000 new tickets go public sale at 3.00pm. Over a quarter of these seats are priced at £50 and under. Tickets are priced £30, £50, £70, £90, £120 and £150; with dining packages and premium seats also available. Full details of a £25 ticket lottery, which includes table seating, will be announced soon.

Omari Douglas (Cliff Bradshaw) is currently starring in Constellations at the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre. He recently played the leading role of Roscoe in Channel 4’s critically acclaimed series It’s a Sin. His other theatre credits include Romantics Anonymous at the Bristol Old Vic, Wise Children at the Old Vic, Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch Theatre and Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Liza Sadovy (Fraulein Schneider) most recently appeared in Present Laughter at the Old Vic and Living Newspaper at the Royal Court. Her West End theatre credits include Wicked at the Apollo Victoria and Sunday in the Park with George at the Wyndham’s Theatre (also Menier Chocolate Factory) and La Bête at the Comedy Theatre and Music Box Theatre New York. 

Elliot Levey (Herr Schultz) most recently appeared in Nine Lessons and Carols at the Almeida where he also appeared in Three Sisters. His other theatre credits include the West End productions of Mary Stuart at the Duke of York’s Theatre, The Ruling Class at Trafalgar Studios and Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham’s Theatre. His National Theatre credits include The Habit of Art and His Dark Materials.

Stewart Clarke (Ernst Ludwig) most recently appeared in Be More Chill at The Other Palace. His West End theatre credits include Fiddler on the Roof at the Playhouse Theatre and Loserville at the Garrick Theatre. He also appeared in Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory and The Rink at the Southwark Playhouse. 

Anna-Jane Casey (Fraulein Kost) was most recently seen in Girl from the North Country at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End. Her other West End credits include Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace and Lady of the Lake in Spamalot at the Playhouse Theatre. She played Dot in Sunday in the Park with George at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Mabel in Mack and Mabel at the Watermill Theatre and the title roles in Piaf and Charity and Violet Butterfield in Flowers for Mrs Harris, all at the Sheffield Crucible.

 

Full cast announced for The Choir of Man at the Arts Theatre

The  musical hit pub experience The Choir of Man will run in the West End at the Arts Theatre  from 29th October - booking to 3rd April 2022).

 

The show is a party - a concert - pint-filled good time set in a working pub that combines hair-raising harmonies, high-energy dance, and live Percussion with foot-stomping choreography. The multi-talented cast of nine handsome blokes sing everything – pub tunes, folk, Broadway, classic rock – all to roof-raising heights featuring classic numbers from performers including  Guns ‘N' Roses, Fun!, Adele, Avicii, Paul Simon and Sia,  

 

The piece is directed by Nic Doodson, with musical arrangement and supervision by Jack Blume, choreography by Freddie Huddleston, monologues written by Ben Norris, scenic design by Oli Townsend, lighting design by Richard Dinnen and costumes by Verity Sadler.

Appearing are Tom Brandon (original cast member) as the Hard Man, Miles Anthony Daley (Thriller Live) as the Romantic, Daniel Harnett ( Witches of Eastwick) as the Joker, Alistair Higgins (US Tour cast member) as the Maestro, Freddie Huddleston (original cast member, making his West End debut) as the Handyman, Richard Lock (US Tour) as the Beast, Mark Loveday (original cast member, making his West End debut) as the Barman, Ben Norris (The Archers) as the Poet and Tyler Orphé-Baker (The Railway Children) as the Pub Bore.

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Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley to release 20,000 more tickets at 3.00 pm today

At 3.00 pm today (Monday 6th September ) Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley will be releasing 20,000 more seats for the musical, which begins its run at a specially modified Playhouse Theatre from 15th November 2021.

The show will have table seating available, as well as three course, pre-show dining at cabaret tables. Spectators will be able to arrive early to explore and immerse themselves in the space.

Over a quarter of tickets available from Monday are priced at £50 or under, with tickets priced at £30, £50, £70, £90, £120 and £150 with dining packages and premium seats available.

There will also be a £25 ticket lottery (which features table seating) to be revealed soon.

Wicked! announces cast for London reopening on 15th September

Wicked! has just  confirmed the returning cast leading the production back into London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre from  Wednesday 15th September 2021.

The re-opening cast will include: Laura Pick (Elphaba), Sophie Evans (Glinda), Alistair Brammer (Fiyero), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Andy Hockley (The Wizard), Simeon Truby (Doctor Dillamond), Carina Gillespie (Nessarose), Nicholas McLean (Boq), Amy Webb (Standby for Elphaba), Charli Baptie (Standby for Glinda), Meg Astin, Rebecca Botterill, Lauren Brooke, Grace Chapman, Michael Colbourne, Conor Crown, Lewis Easter, Nolan Edwards, Joseph Fletcher, Fraser Fraser, Rebecca Gilliland, Lucie Horsfall, Nick Len, Will Lucas, Nicole Lupino, Stuart Maciver, Carl Man, Rhidian Marc, Jessica-Alice McCluskey, Stacey McGuire, Emmie Ray, Natalie Spriggs, Scott Sutcliffe, Genevieve Taylor, Samantha Thomas Grant Thresh, James Titchener, Libby Watts, Chiarina Woodall and Tom Woollaston.

Joining the returning cast will be Sophie Evans, who previously played Glinda from 2017-2019, and will star opposite Laura Pick, who continues her acclaimed performance as Elphaba. Charli Baptie, who appeared in the UK & Ireland Tour, will be Standby for Glinda. Joining the ensemble are Nick Len (The King & I, London Palladium), Emmie Ray (a graduate of Bird College) and Natalie Spriggs (Thoroughly Modern Millie, UK Tour). Former ensemble cast members returning include Lauren Brooke (London), Grace Chapman (UK & International Tour), Conor Crown (London), Joseph Fletcher (London), Fraser Fraser (London), Will Lucas (London), Stacey McGuire (London, UK & International Tour) and Samantha Thomas (London).
 
Wicked will mark its 15th anniversary at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on Tuesday 28 September 2021. Tickets are now on sale for all performances from Wednesday 15 September 2021 to Sunday 22 May 2022.