Tony Maudsley to Don House Slippers in UK's HAIRSPRAY Tour; Full Casting Announced
by Matt Smith
- Mar 4, 2015
Tony Maudsley (ITV1's Benidorm) will play Edna Turnblad in the major 40-week UK tour of Hairspray which will open at Curve theatre in Leicester this autumn. He will be joined by TV and stage actress and presenter Claire Sweeney (Educating Rita, Guys and Dolls) as Velma Von Tussle, Olivier Award nominated actor and much-loved Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan (BBC1 Tumble) as Wilbur Turnblad and British singer and West End performer Brenda Edwards (Chicago, We Will Rock You, The X Factor) as Motormouth Maybelle. Freya Sutton will reprise the role of Tracy Turnblad alongside established musical theatre performer Jon Tsouras (A Chorus Line) who will play the role of Corny Collins. Dex Lee (The Scottsboro Boys) will play Seaweed, Ashley Gilmour (Miss Saigon) will play Link Larkin, Lauren Stroud (Wicked) will play Amber, Monique Young (Top Hat) will play Penny, Karis Jack (Urinetown) will play Little Inez, Adam Price (Hairspray) will play Male Authority Figure, Tracey Penn (Made in Dagenham) will play Female Authority Figure and Layton Williams (Bad Education, Billy Elliot) will play Duane. Further casting will be announced in due course.
WAKE UP with BWW 12/11/14 - CATS Stalks Into the West End and More!
by Jessica Showers
- Dec 11, 2014
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: CATS stalks into the West End, DYING FOR IT begins off-Broadway, and Sting appears in DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB late tonight!
DVR Alert: Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS Screens Tonight as Part of PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES
by TV News Desk
- Nov 21, 2014
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the second longest-running Broadway musical (only surpassed by Lloyd Webber's own 'The Phantom of the Opera'), and fourth longest-running West End musical, returns in high definition and digital sound to GREAT PERFORMANCES where it had its 1998 world television premiere. The special encore presentation will air tonight, November 21 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS to Screen as Part of PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Next Month
by TV News Desk
- Oct 15, 2014
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the second longest-running Broadway musical (only surpassed by Lloyd Webber's own 'The Phantom of the Opera'), and fourth longest-running West End musical, returns in high definition and digital sound to Great Performances where it had its 1998 world television premiere. The special encore presentation will air Friday, November 21 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.
Johnny Partridge Debut Album 'Dames Dudes + Cowboys Too' Out Today
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 15, 2014
Johnny Partridge, who is best known for having played the role of Christian Clarke in EastEnders for the past five years and who last year celebrated 30 years in the business, is proud to announce his debut album 'Dames, Dudes + Cowboys Too' - released today, September 15th on Big Hand Recordings.
BWW Reviews: JOHNNY PARTRIDGE - Dames, Dudes & Cowboys Too Album
by Jenny Antill
- Sep 5, 2014
John Partridge first came to my attention in the wonderful Drowsy Chaperone back in 2007 although he had had a great two decades previous to this working in musical theatre. Since then his career has rocketed and he is now most commonly and fondly known as Christian Clarke from Eastenders. John has most recently been seen in the BBC's gymnastics reality show Tumble until he sadly bowed out last weekend. His next venture is the release of his debut album 'Dames, Dudes and Cowboys too' under the name of Johnny Partridge and I have had the pleasure of previewing it for BWW:UK.
Britain's Biggest Pantomine Ends Acclaimed Run at Birmingham Hippodrome
by Courtnie Mele
- Jan 30, 2014
Britain's biggest pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Birmingham Hippodrome, will complete its six and a half week runthis Sunday (2 Feb) having entertained over 115,000 theatregoers. And that figure makes it the best-selling Panto at the city's leading venue for over a decade.
2013 Year In Review: Carrie Dunn's Best And Worst Of Theatre
by Carrie Dunn
- Dec 9, 2013
The UK editor-in-chief reflects on the ups and downs of West End theatre in 2013. So, another busy year in the West End - and a busy year for BWW:UK. I've been the editor-in-chief of BWW:UK for nearly five years now, working closely with our US newdesk (and dealing with that inconvenient time difference), and overseeing our ever-expanding reviewing squad (as well as our London writers, we also have a team at the Edinburgh Festival every year, and regional reviewers in cities around the UK including Glasgow, Birmingham, Sheffield and Bristol).
Birmingham Hippodrome Launches 2013/14 Pantomime, SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARVES
by Jenny Antill
- Sep 23, 2013
With only 92 shopping days until Christmas, that means it's only 86 days until the opening of Britain's biggest pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome. This was kindly reinforced to us by Michael Harrison, the Managing Director of the pantomime division at Qdos Entertainment and ultimately the Director of this year's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the venue. A frightening thought for many but not for pantomime lovers!
CATS Ultimate Edition Blu-Ray Now Available
by Pat Cerasaro
- Sep 17, 2013
A brand new Blu-ray edition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega-successful long-running musical based on the poems of T.S. Eliot, CATS, is now available in an all-region Ultimate Edition release.
2013 A CHORUS LINE Profiled In New OFF THE LINE Doc
by Pat Cerasaro
- Aug 27, 2013
The recent revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway mega-hit A CHORUS LINE in the West End closed short of its anticipated limited run earlier this month, yet the production lives on via the stories of its cast members in a fascinating and very meta new documentary on the production and its players, OFF THE LINE.
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