Carrie is the UK editor-in-chief for BroadwayWorld. After spending her formative years reading books and ending up with a Masters degree in English literature from King's College London, it was inevitable that Carrie should be a journalist. Her pure and simple delight in the art-form of musical theatre led to the Guardian asking her to be their West End Girl. Since then, she's picked up a PhD, and also written for many other UK publications, including the Times and the Independent. She has many eclectic loves, including sport, karaoke, reality television, MMORPGs, three-volume Victorian novels, the British seaside, embroidery and Veronica Mars.
When Jeff Wayne decided to write a musical version of HG Wells's sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, he could have had no idea that 40 years later his score would be performed in a West End theatre.
Julie Atherton makes her debut at Crazy Coqs this week (16th-20th February) with a set list that includes songs from her albums plus career highlights as well as new material.
Tamara Harvey begins her tenure as artistic director of Theatr Clwyd with Robert Hastie's delightful and thought-provoking production of Tennessee Williams's Southern plantation melodrama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
We talk to two-time Olivier nominee Emma Williams about her role in the forthcoming Mrs Henderson Presents - a musical adaptation of the film starring Dame Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins.
The full cast has been announced for the 2016 UK and Ireland Tour and the West End limited season of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, adapted by Richard Greenberg and directed by Nikolai Foster.
Auburn Jam Records are delighted to announce the release today of Alzheimer's Society charity single 'Dignity', written by trans-Atlantic writing duo Anderson & Petty, and featuring the vocals of West End leading lady Gloria Onitiri (The Bodyguard, The Lion King, Avenue Q).
We talk to Britain's Got Talent's Lucy Kay about taking on the role of the Narrator in the new UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, alongside Joe McElderry!
Reimagined and brought to spectacular theatrical life for its world stage premiere, this breathtaking new production of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds, produced by Bill Kenwright, will preview at the Dominion Theatre from Monday 8 February 2016 with an opening night gala perfo
We talk to Lucy O'Byrne, playing Maria on the new UK tour of The Sound of Music, about taking on an iconic role and working with three sets of Von Trapp children.