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From Monday, January 1st, Kerry Ellis will play the role of Elphaba in Wicked, London's smash-hit musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre

The Philadelphia Theatre Company will present the premiere of Nerds://A Musical Software Satire for 36 performances only

WICKED will take part in this year's prestigious Royal Variety Performance on Monday 4th December at the London Coliseum in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

If it's possible to find yourself enjoying a play while simultaneously feeling rather under whelmed by the whole thing, then The Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of George Bernard Shaw's dark comedy is perhaps the best example of sorry/grateful to be found on Broadway these days.

Lestat, the musical based on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, will hang up its cape on May 28.

Complete casting has been announced for the West End production of Wicked.

To write that Allison Fischer stops the show in the middle of Lestat's second act might falsely give the impression that the authors had actually provided a show up until that point

Lisa Kron's 'solo show with other people in it' explores the sickness that can inflict both people and communities

IDINA MENZEL, star of the original Broadway production of WICKED, will recreate her award-winning role in London in September for a limited season.

In preparation for the Broadway run, Jonathan Butterell has joined the production as creative consultant to provide an objective overview as it undergoes revisions. To accommodate these revisions, LESTAT will now begin previews at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th Street) on Saturday, March 25, 2006, and open on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

BroadwayWorld shares with you publicity photos from the pre-Broadway tryout production of Lestat, a new musical featuring the music of Elton John the lyrics of Bernie Taupin, and a book by Linda Woolverton.

LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.

How well can students present one of the most challenging musicals in recent memory? Pretty darn well, if they're Vocal Performance students at New York University.