Tag Archives: West End

First Look at A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

People has a first look of Catherine Zeta-Jones as Desiree: All right, haters, so she looks younger than Glynis Johns – but she does not look 18 either and one part of the approach to this revival is to pitch … Continue reading

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LOSERVILLE hits the WEST END

Now here is a musical that sounds pretty interesting. Inspired by Son Of Dork’s album Welcome to Loserville album, the show is about 17-year old geek and loser, Michael Dork, who is always being on by his classmates – until … Continue reading

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EMPIRE: the Empire State Building Musical

Nick Wyman, Nancy Anderson and Kevyn Morrow will appear in a reading of a musical based on the creation of the Empire State Building. The original musical, for which Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull share the credit for book, music … Continue reading

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AVENUE Q reopens in London

Avenue Q reopens in London’s West End today at the Gielgud Theatre, two months after vacating the Noël Coward Theatre for Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Calendar Girls. The show’s return is something of a reprieve: it would have closed in … Continue reading

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Pop Idol’s Darius in CHICAGO

Tonight is Pop Idol contestant Darius Danesh’s first official night as Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago. No one I’ve spoken to this that the casting is a brilliant idea, although more seem to say it might … Continue reading

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CHICAGO in London and Ute Lemper as Velma

Thought for the day: This is probably a rather unpopular opinion but I really do not like the London Revival Cast Recording of Chicago much at all. For me, there is just something missing. I don’t find it particularly entertaining. … Continue reading

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