Joop Van Den Ende News

Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment, the producers of the hit musical comedy Sister Act currently playing at the London Palladium, are delighted to announce that leading international recording artist Simon Webbe is to join the cast of the show on Monday May 31.

We Will Rock You Dutch cast members Pia Douwes, John Vooijs, Floortje Smit, Martin van der Starre, and Marjolein Teepen celebrated London's Eighth Anniversary with Queen musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor.

The Dutch production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's smash hit musical MARY POPPINS earned a record-breaking 15 nominations for the 2010 John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards, Holland's highest theatrical honor, recognizing newcomer Noortje Herlaar who stars as Mary, William Spaaij, who stars as Bert and the entire creative team.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment will close the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale on May 2nd.

Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment, the producers of the hit musical comedy Sister Act currently playing at the London Palladium, are delighted to announce that leading international recording artist Simon Webbe is to join the cast of the show on Monday May 31. Simon will play the role of Curtis Shank, the bad-boy lover of the story's heroine Deloris Van Cartier. Shank's various job titles include nightclub owner, gangster and love machine!

Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment, the producers of the hit musical comedy Sister Act currently playing at the London Palladium, are delighted to announce that leading international recording artist Simon Webbe is to join the cast of the show on Monday May 31.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale. BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story will began performances on Friday, April 16 and officially opened on Saturday, April 17. The production will run through Sunday, May 2 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale.

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS makes its much-anticipated premiere Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen, Holland, outside of Amsterdam. This marks the fifth major production of the title since it opened in London in 2004. Only three months after the Dutch opening, a sixth production opens in Melbourne, Australia in July 2010.

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS makes its much-anticipated premiere Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen, Holland, outside of Amsterdam. This marks the fifth major production of the title since it opened in London in 2004. Only three months after the Dutch opening, a sixth production opens in Melbourne, Australia in July 2010.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale.

Mary Poppins wordt de nieuwe open einde productie van Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties in het Fortis Circustheater in Scheveningen.

Der Sender Hamburg 1 Fernsehen ehrte gestern in einer TV Gala Menschen und Organisationen, die sich in besonderer Weise um die Hansstadt Hamburg verdient gemacht haben.

'Sister Act', Joop van den Ende's successful musical currently playing in London's West End, will have its second production in Germany. The production is scheduled for autumn of 2010.

During a live broadcast of the People and Organizations television Gala on 15 December, Joop van den Ende, co-founder and owner of Stage Entertainment, was honored as Hamburger of the year for his exceptional contributions to the city of Hamburg.

The Italian premiere engagement of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST debuts tonight in Milan at the Teatro Nazionale. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is presented by Stage Entertainment Ltd., Disney's licensed presenting partner in Europe.

For four performances only February 25 - 28, Goodman Theatre welcomes the world renowned and 'refreshingly daring' (The New York Times) Toneelgroep Amsterdam and their contemporary adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Rouw Siert Electra (Mourning Becomes Electra). Using a unique fusion of video, television and live performance, acclaimed director Ivo van Hove 'brings new meaning to the term ?in your face' (Variety). Presented in Dutch with English supertitles, performances of Rouw Siert Electra (Mourning Becomes Electra) are scheduled February 25 - 28 in the Goodman's Owen Bruner Theatre. Tickets are $18 - $25; a full calendar, including dates, times, ticket prices and information about the free special event, appears at the end of the release.

For four performances only February 25 - 28, Goodman Theatre welcomes the world renowned and 'refreshingly daring' (The New York Times) Toneelgroep Amsterdam and their contemporary adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Rouw Siert Electra (Mourning Becomes Electra). Using a unique fusion of video, television and live performance, acclaimed director Ivo van Hove 'brings new meaning to the term ?in your face' (Variety). Presented in Dutch with English supertitles, performances of Rouw Siert Electra (Mourning Becomes Electra) are scheduled February 25 - 28 in the Goodman's Owen Bruner Theatre. Tickets are $18 - $25; a full calendar, including dates, times, ticket prices and information about the free special event, appears at the end of the release.

Ticket sales for the upcoming staging of 'SISTER ACT' have already brought in more than $1.48 million... and its only the first week! 'SISTER ACT' is co- produced by Whoopi Goldberg and starts performances at the London Palladium May 7, officially opening on June 2nd.