ELF the smash hit musical returns to London in a new production at the Dominion Theatre for a strictly limited 8-week season, previewing from 14 November and opening 24 November 2022, with the season finishing on 7 January 2023. Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF features a book by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), with songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (The … [Read more...]
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Cast and Creative announced for Billy Elliot the Musical – Curve Leicester
Curve has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming Made at Curve production of Billy Elliot the Musical. BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL A Made at Curve production directed by Nikolai Foster Billy Elliot to be performed by Leo Hollingsworth, Alfie Napolitano, Samuel Newby and Jaden Shentall-Lee Sally-Ann Triplett as Mrs. Wilkinson Joe Caffrey as Jackie Elliot Luke Baker as Tony Elliot Jessica Daley as Dead Mum The first new UK production is directed by Nikolai … [Read more...]
UK Tour of Les Misérables announces Rachelle Ann Go to star as Fantine
Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce that musical theatre star Rachelle Ann Go will star as ‘Fantine’ in the acclaimed UK and Ireland Tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s “LES MISÉRABLES” from Monday 16 May in Milton Keynes. Rachelle Ann Go reprises her role as Fantine, having starred in the West End production of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, Sondheim Theatre and in the Asian Tour. She also starred as Eliza Hamilton in the original London company of Hamilton at the Victoria … [Read more...]
Lee Mead to star as Billy Flynn in Tour of Chicago
David Ian in association with Barry and Fran Weissler have announced the much-loved star of stage and screen Lee Mead will play the role of ‘Billy Flynn’ in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of the international smash hit musical CHICAGO. Lee joins the previously announced Gemma Collins as ‘Mama Morton’, Faye Brookes as ‘Roxie Hart’, Djalenga Scott as ‘Velma Kelly’, Jamie Baughan as ‘Amos Hart’ and B.E. Wong as ‘Mary Sunshine’, opening at the Sunderland Empire from Tuesday 31 May … [Read more...]
Scandaltown by Mike Bartlett at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
The Lyric Hammersmith’s Assistant Director, Kwame Owusu, asserts that we are currently in a ‘New Restoration’ theatre period because we’ve now managed to enjoy 9 months of full capacity after two years of darkened or restricted stages. However, whilst we emerge from the plague – a point mentioned with brilliant asperity in Mike Bartlett’s taut and delicious script – we may be rejoicing at the return of some previously curtailed freedoms, but we find ourselves living in precisely the sort of … [Read more...]