Gareth Valentine News

West End star Hannah Waddingham will host a prestigious awards ceremony, now in its fourth year, on Sunday 6th June at The Queens Theatre, London. The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year Competition & The Stiles and Drewe Best New Song of 2010 Awards are presented by The Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD).

End of the Rainbow launches Addicted to You season - three CONTEMPORARY plays that explore the DARKER SIDE OF HUMAN NATURE, made in northampton 2010 at Royal & Derngate

A Sunday evening concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 4th October 2009 will celebrate the career of award-winning arranger and orchestrator, William David Brohn.

A Sunday evening concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 4th October 2009 will celebrate the career of award-winning arranger and orchestrator, William David Brohn.

A benefit bringing together musical theatre's biggest stars, Calendar Girls and Chicago cast extend and new productions open across the country. Laura Holmes reports.

How does the new lavish production fare on press night?

Raymond Gubbay and the Royal Albert Hall have announced a spectacular new fully staged in the round production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical The King and I. For a strictly limited season of only 20 performances the show will star one of the UK's best loved performers Maria Friedman, who appears alongside Daniel Dae Kim, star of the massive hit TV series Lost.

Maria Friedman and Lost's Daniel Dae Kim star in the Rodgers and Hammerstein favourite

LOST star Daniel Dae Kim will departs the island of Hawaii for the spotlight of the London stage this coming summer to star in a new production of musical The King and I. The Korean-born Kim was a guest on 'The View' this morning and spoke about his taking on the iconic role of the 'King of Siam' for the UK mounting. He explained that it would be produced in the UK, 'It's actually going to be in London at the Royal Albert Hall. We start rehearsals start in May'.

LOST star Daniel Dae Kim will 'escape' the island of Hawaii for the spotlight of the London stage this coming summer to star in a new production of musical The King & I. The Korean-born Kim told People magazine, 'This summer I'm starring in The King and I onstage in London. Yes, I can carry a tune.'

Raymond Gubbay and the Royal Albert Hall have announced a spectacular new fully staged in the round production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical The King and I. For a strictly limited season of only 20 performances the show will star one of the UK's best loved performers Maria Friedman, who appears alongside Daniel Dae Kim, star of the massive hit TV series Lost.

Trevor Nunn's production of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel, Gone with the Wind, which received its world premiere at the New London Theatre 5 April 2008 will, after 79 performances, complete its run on Saturday14 June 2008.

Trevor Nunn's production of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel, Gone with the Wind, which received its world premiere at the New London Theatre 5 April 2008 will, after 79 performances, complete its run on Saturday 14 June 2008.

Darius Danesh and Jill Paice lead the cast in Trevor Nunn's production of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel, Gone with the Wind, playing the iconic roles of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. The show opens on April 22.

Darius Danesh and Jill Paice will lead the cast in Trevor Nunn's production of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel, Gone with the Wind, playing the iconic roles of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. Joining them are Edward Baker-Duly who will play Ashley Wilkes, Madeleine Worrall who plays Melanie, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Mammy and Jina Burrows as Prissy.

The Royal Albert Hall and Raymond Gubbay celebrate Summer 2008 with a world premiere featuring English National Ballet. Strictly Gershwin continues the hugely popular and successful series of in-the-round ballet presentations which started in 1997, (Swan Lake / Romeo & Juliet), and is a dazzling homage to George Gershwin, the big band era and the glamour of musical motion pictures.

Darius Danesh and Jill Paice, who play the iconic roles of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in the up-coming West End musical Gone with the Wind, began rehearsals for Trevor Nunn's production of the classic love story which opens at the New London Theatre in April.

Darius Danesh and Jill Paice, who play the iconic roles of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in the up-coming West End musical Gone with the Wind, began rehearsals this week for Trevor Nunn's production of the classic love story which opens at the New London Theatre in April.

Darius Danesh and Jill Paice will lead the cast in Trevor Nunn's production of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel, Gone with the Wind, playing the iconic roles of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. Joining them are Edward Baker-Duly who will play Ashley Wilkes, Madeleine Worrall who plays Melanie, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Mammy and Jina Burrows as Prissy. Gone with the Wind will have its first performance at the New London Theatre on Friday April 4, 2008, officially opening on Tuesday April 22, and is initially booking until September 27, 2008.

Tickets for Trevor Nunn's production of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel, Gone with the Wind go on-sale September 30. In a new musical adaptation of the classic love story with book and lyrics by Margaret Martin adapted by Trevor Nunn and Music by Margaret Martin, Gone with the Wind will have its first performance at the New London Theatre on Saturday April 5, 2008, with press night on Tuesday April 22 and is initially booking until September 27, 2008.