Mark Evans News

The Eurovision: Your Country Needs You finalist talks to Carrie Dunn about cabin crew, reality TV and following in the footsteps of Zac Efron...

Mark Evans, a finalist in the BBC's recent search for a Eurovision star, will follow his foray with Lord Lloyd Webber by headlining the cast of the brand new British musical Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, which touches down in London forthree weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009.

Alexander S. Bermange is known to millions in the UK as the resident songwriter on BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House programme. But he has also enjoyed considerable public and critical acclaim as a composer and lyricist of a dozen musicals which have been produced in theatres across the country and in vast arenas around Europe. Most recently, Alexander has composed the music for Plague Over England, currently running at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End.

Dress Circle will release 'Act One - Songs from the Musicals of Alexander S. Bermange,' a new CD featuring 26 West End stars, including members of the cast of Wicked, performing 20 brand-new recordings.

On Friday, September 5, at 8pm the Midtown International Theater Festival Awards will take place. The MITF Awards will honor the best shows and performances from the recently completed Ninth Annual Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, which took place from July 14-August 10 of this year.

SPARE SOME CHANGE: NYC ARTISTS FOR BARACK OBAMA will be held on the campus of New York University on Monday, August 11th at 8 p.m. In keeping with the inclusionary spirit of Senator Obama's revolutionary campaign, artists from all walks of life will take part in the call for change - from subway musicians and soap opera stars to Broadway luminaries.

SPARE SOME CHANGE: NYC ARTISTS FOR BARACK OBAMA will be held on the campus of New York University on Monday, August 11th at 8 p.m. In keeping with the inclusionary spirit of Senator Obama's revolutionary campaign, artists from all walks of life will take part in the call for change - from subway musicians and soap opera stars to Broadway luminaries.

Just one week before the Democratic National Convention in Denver, we invite you to join us for an inspiring evening to raise money and consciousness for Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

Redshift Productions' Scientist's Studio (Max Evjen, Artistic and Executive Director, Megan Halpern, Artistic and Producing Director ) will proudly present THREE ON A COUCH by Carl Djerassi, directed by Elena Araoz at the Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street), beginning performances on May 29 with its press opening Sunday June 8 through June 22, 2008.

From Monday 16 July 2007 the record-breaking musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre will star: Kerry Ellis (Elphaba), Dianne Pilkington (Glinda), Oliver Tompsett (Fiyero), Susie Blake (Madame Morrible), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), James Gillan (Boq), Andy Mace (Doctor Dillamond) and Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose).