Seeing Sister Act The Musical with my very own sister was one of the highlights of my month. After the show I was on a high for the next week! Having watched the 1992 movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, I was …
Read more...16 Nov
2009
2009
Posts Tagged "musical"
29 Oct
2009
2009
Join in Wicked Day this Halloween Weekend
Wicked Day is an international celebration of the hit West End musical Wicked, and a chance for you to have fun and raise money for a great cause. Pop down to the Lawrence Gall at the Royal Horticultural Halls on …
Read more...19 Oct
2009
2009
Visit London Asks: What’s Your Favourite London Musical?
Last week we set stomachs rumbling and mouths watering with our question about your best London restaurants, in celebration of the London Restaurant Festival. Thanks to everyone who took part. This week, our attention turns to theatre: namley musicals. Today …
Read more...15 Oct
2009
2009
Meeting Phill Jupitus, Sharon D Clarke and Belinda Carlisle at Hairspray’s New Cast Party
Phill Jupitus has his face on a cake. And he’s pretty excited about it. “Being in Hairspray is something that I’d always dreamed of,” he told us last night in Teatro Members Club at a party for the new Hairspray …
Read more...9 Oct
2009
2009
Happy Birthday, Phantom of the Opera!
The Phantom of the Opera opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on 9 October 1986; 23 years ago today. Lots has changed since then: who would’ve thought you could follow The Phantom on twitter when Michael Crawford first created …
Read more...1 Oct
2009
2009
Legally Blonde The Musical Launch at Café De Paris
Sheridan Smith is very, very excited. “Parts like this don’t often come along,” she told an eager audience at the launch of Legally Blonde the Musical, at London’s fabulous Café De Paris on Leicester Square. Smith is about to start …
Read more...21 Sep
2009
2009
Behind the Scenes of Annie Get Your Gun at the Young Vic
Last Friday, we were lucky enough to be invited backstage at the Young Vic to hear about preparations for their exciting new musical, Annie Get Your Gun. We met the Young Vic’s Artistic Director, David Lan, who, after 10 …
Read more...10 Sep
2009
2009
Peter Davison and Jill Halfpenny Join Legally Blonde Cast
Exciting theatre news in the VL “postbag” this morning… Doctor Who star Peter Davison, and Strictly Come Dancing ’04 winner Jill Halfpenny are to join the cast of Legally Blonde The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre this December. The pair …
Read more...2 Sep
2009
2009
Phill Jupitus, Belinda Carlisle and Sharon D Clarke Ready to Gel in Hairspray
All change in the dressing rooms at the Shaftesbury Theatre as Hairspray announces an exciting new cast. From 26 October, comedian Phill Jupitus, 80s popstrel Belinda Carlisle, and West End regular and Holby City star Sharon D Clarke take on the …
Read more...18 Aug
2009
2009
Oliver! at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Oliver! Oliver! Never before has a boy wanted more… I’ve had this song stuck in my head since seeing the Theatre Royal production of Oliver! last week. Directed by Rupert Goold and choreographed by Matthew Bourne this musical production of …
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