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Christopher Biggins, hugely popular star of musical theatre, screen comedies, panto dame extraordinaire and one of Britain's best-loved TV personalities, is announced today as the larger than life host of the 2015 West End Heroes gala concert.

Two-time Olivier Award winner and multi-platinum recording artist Michael Ball hands over a cheque for £78,243.01 - the proceeds from the 2014 West End Heroes gala he hosted at the Dominion Theatre in aid of Help For Heroes. 

West End Heroes has smashed its own box office record, raising over £100,000 for the Help For Heroes charity. And with further donations and a dedicated text-to-donate still to count, the final figure is likely to be much higher.

The best of the West End and the Armed Forces come together for a spectacular evening of musical entertainment at the Dominion Theatre London, all in aid of Help for Heroes.

Michael Ball, Britain's leading musical theatre star, a double Olivier Award winner, multi-platinum recording artist and a hugely popular radio and TV presenter, is announced today as the host of the 2014 West End Heroes gala concert.

Michael Ball, Britain's leading musical theatre star, a double Olivier Award winner, multi-platinum recording artist and a hugely popular radio and TV presenter, is announced today as the host of the 2014 West End Heroes gala concert.

Following the phenomenal success of West End Heroes, which saw the casts of many of the biggest West End musicals unite with the finest UK military bands and musicians in a stunning performance that raised over £88,000 for the Help for Heroes charity, the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre is to once again host the event, this year on Sunday 28 September at 8.00pm.

Having rocked over 6.5 million people in a record-breaking 12 years at the London's Dominion Theatre, the smash hit Queen & Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You is due finally to close on 31 May 2014. Now the longest running show ever at the Dominion by a margin of nine years, the show takes its rightful place in West End history, sitting proudly in the Top 10 longest running musicals of all time.

The Dominion Theatre received the award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction at the inaugural Camden Business Awards which took place at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel last Thursday. Hosted by Sky News Business Correspondent, Joel Hills, the awards celebrated the vital contribution and positive impact the 25,000 businesses in Camden make to the borough, economically, environmentally and to the community.

'Music by Prudence' and 'Mugabe and the White African' will screen as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 29th annual 'Contemporary Documentaries' series on Wednesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences kicks off Part Two of its 29th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" screening series with "Food, Inc." and "Under Our Skin" on Wednesday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

Today, the Short List for the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards, has been announced by British Academy of Film and Television Arts' (BAFTA).