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‘The Book Thief’ to open as a new musical in September
The piece will be presented in Coventry and Leicester, after being showcased for the first time in Bolton last year and receiving a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Regional Production. Based on the best-selling novel, the adaptation will include a libretto Timothy Allen McDonald and Jodi Picoult and music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and […]
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‘The Choir of Man’ announces new cast and booking period
The London production will continue to play until July this year, welcoming two former members of its troupe to the West End stage. Set in a local pub where young male friends reflect about their lives to support each other, the show features live instrumentalists, singers and dancers (sometimes all combined) and a repertoire with […]
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Disney’s ‘Winnie The Pooh, The Musical’ announces full cast ahead of London and tour openings
The show will play for a limited run at the Riverside Studios, before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour throughout the summer. Featuring impressive puppetry, the production will include the franchise’s iconic songs penned by the Sherman Brothers, as well as a new underscore and storyline.
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Cast announced for UK & Ireland production of ‘The Spongebob Musical’
Gareth Gates and Divina de Campo lead the troupe in the stage adaptation of one of the most memorable animated shows in television history. Featuring original songs by some of the most renowned pop and rock artists in the world, performances will beging in April in Southampton, the show will tour extensively around the country.
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London production of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ announces new cast
The show will welcome two West End legends to play the lead role on separate stages of the run, as well as a new official and alternate Christine. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the piece tells the unfortunate tale of a disfigured genius who insanely falls in love with a young beautiful ingenue.
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‘Rock of Ages’ announces full cast for UK & Ireland farewelltour
The production will open in Peterborough by the start of next month, visiting a long list of venues until May this year. Featuring some of the most relevant rock anthems of the last century, the show will be led by Coronation Street star Kevin Kennedy in the role of Dennis Dupree.
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Louise Redknapp to play Teen Angel in return production of ‘Grease’
The singer will perform for a exclusively limited period of within the show’s run, with the production once again starring its original leads Dan Partridge and Olivia Moore. Directed by Nikolai Foster, this new take on one of the biggest classics in the musical theatre genre has already been seen by over 500 thousand people […]
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Aimee Lou Wood and John McCrea to star in ‘Cabaret’ from next month
The show will welcome its new leads by the middle of February, while the current main cast will depart at the end of the month. Featuring some of the most iconic songs in the genre, this critically acclaimed and award winning production features an immersive environment to bring this classic piece to a level never […]
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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ announces national tour beginning next month
The production will start performances by the beginning of February – its locations including Southhampton, Plymouth and Edinburgh among others. Serving as the company’s third installment of Sir Peter Wright’s exquisite ballets, the tour will also feature two of the world’s greatest dancers on several specific dates.
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National Theatre’s production of ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ releases rehearsal images
The show will play in London for a limited 17-week run, marking its first return to the city after its original critically acclaimed run in the West End a few years ago. Directed by Sam Mendes, the production stars Michael Balogun, Hadley Fraser and Nigel Lindsay in the title roles – narrating the story of a family who […]
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