Sheridan Smith News

Voting in the 2011 BWW:UK Awards has been open for over a week now - and The Wizard of Oz and Much Ado About Nothing are leading the pack for the big prizes! Betty Blue Eyes is pushing the Palladium's spectacular hard in the musicals categories, though, and the National's much-acclaimed Frankenstein may yet overtake the Josie Rourke-directed Shakespeare revival.

The nominations have been tallied up - now have your say!

Damian Arnold of The British Stage Company announced the commercial engagement of the popular late-night production The Game Show Show... and Stuff! previewing at The Mercury Theater, 3745 North Southport Avenue, on Friday, October 14-15, opening Saturday, October 22 at 8 pm and closing December 31. The Game Show Show... and Stuff! is a live interactive game show where audience members get a chance to be contestants in the games.

Damian Arnold of The British Stage Company, announced the commercial engagement of the popular, late-night production The Game Show Show... and Stuff! previewing at The Mercury Theater, 3745 North Southport Avenue, on Friday, October 14-15 opening Friday, October 21 at 11pm and closing December 31.

After the success of our inaugural awards last year, in which Legally Blonde and Love Never Dies swept the board, nominations for the 2011 BWW:UK Awards are now open!

Sweeney will play the role from 19th September - 3rd December 2011. She will take over from Liz McClarnon who plays Paulette until 17th September 2011.

Stars of stage and screen descended on London's legendary Cafe de Paris, for a bold fundraising event, which saw hot performers get their kit off for charity. Hosted by TVs top fashion guru, Gok Wan - famous for his expert styling in dressing ordinary people up as well as making them look good naked - the event, West End Bares, involved around 100 of theatreland's finest. Check out a clip of the finale of the event below!

Stars of stage and screen including Amanda Holden, Michael Crawford, David Tennant and Catherine Tate have signed one-off pairs of pants; all customised by the expert wardrobe departments from 18 of London's main West End shows.

Stars of stage and screen descended on London's legendary Cafe de Paris last night, for a bold fundraising event, which saw hot performers get their kit off for charity.

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, September 4, 2011 - Sunday, September 4, 2011.

Stars of stage and screen will descend on London's legendary Cafe de Paris this weekend, for a bold fundraising event, which will see some of London's hottest performers get their kit off for charity.

Sunday 4th September will see some of the hottest stars of London's West End take to the stage at Café de Paris in aid of The Make A Difference Trust as West End Bares comes to town once again! Hosted by TV's favourite fashion expert; Gok Wan and star of TV and West End stage; Sheridan Smith the night will see a vast array of celebrity guests.

Since Masterclass was created in 1998, it has established itself as the leading provider of free training for aspiring theatre makers. Masterclass runs a year round programme of talks, workshops, special projects, career advice sessions, showcases and performance opportunities for 14 - 30 year olds.

Stars of stage and screen will descend on London's legendary Cafe de Paris this weekend, for a bold fundraising event, which will see some of London's hottest performers get their kit off for charity.

Sunday 4th September will see some of the hottest stars of London's West End take to the stage at Café de Paris in aid of The Make A Difference Trust as West End Bares comes to town once again! Hosted by TV's favourite fashion expert; Gok Wan and star of TV and West End stage; Sheridan Smith the night will see a vast array of celebrity guests.

BroadwayWorld last reported on the status of the Bridget Jones' Diary musical, helmed by BILLY ELLIOT's Stephen Daldry and composed by British pop star Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin. The musical adaptation of the Helen Fielding novel had West End aspirations for an upcoming season. Now the Independent is reporting that Sheridan Smith will be confirmed to play the title role in the production.

Nominated as Best Actor in a Musical in both the Oliver Awards and Whatsonstage.com Awards for his performance as Emmett in the original London cast of Legally Blonde, actor, singer Alex Gaumond is to take over the leading role of Galileo in the Queen & Ben Elton hit West End musical, We Will Rock You.

Starring Faye Brookes as ‘Elle', Iwan Lewis as ‘Emmett', Claire Sweeney as ‘Paulette', Neil Toon as ‘Warner' and Dave Willetts as ‘Professor Callahan' for the first ever UK tour of the West End and Broadway sensation Legally Blonde The Musical.

Sweeney will play the role from 19th September - 3rd December 2011. She will take over from Liz McClarnon who plays Paulette until 17th September 2011.

Carley Stenson, Natalie Casey, Peter Davison, Siobhan Dillon, Lee Mead and Simon Thomas star in the Olivier Award winning show Legally Blonde The Musical, which is currently booking until 31 March 2012 at the Savoy Theatre.