STAGE TUBE: UK Tour Of AMERICAN IDIOT!September 28, 2012Stunning video footage has been released today of the US cast for the UK premiere of Green Day's explosive, award-winning Broadway rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT, which sets out on a major national tour on October 8 in Southampton, culminating in a London season at the legendary HMV Hammersmith Apollo from December 4 - 16.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Extends Booking To August 2013!September 28, 2012Nicholas Hytner's five star National Theatre production of One Man, Two Guvnors announces a further new booking period releasing over 200,000 new tickets for sale in the West End, taking bookings at the Theatre Royal Haymarket to 31 August 2013.
BWW:UK Awards 2012: Last Days Of Nominations!September 20, 2012Due to a technical error, some of the latest nominations haven't processed correctly - so we're offering you the chance to make sure your favourites go up for the awards when voting opens soon.
COOKING GHOSTS On UK Tour From Oct 4September 18, 2012Following her highly acclaimed show, Everything Must Go (2009), which left not a dry eye in the house at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Kristin Fredricksson returns with Cooking Ghosts. This intimate show is a journey back to childhood through the darkness of a mother's suicide. Cooking Ghosts fuses visual story-telling, puppetry, archive film footage and a specially created score. The performance celebrates childhood and looks squarely at the aftermath of a mother's disappearance.
ROOM ON THE BROOM Heads To West End For Christmas Season, From Nov 21September 18, 2012Tall Stories' magical musical adaptation of the best-selling book by Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson MBE and Axel Scheffler takes audiences aboard a magnificent broom for an unforgettable adventure! Room on the Broom is on tour in the UK this autumn, before flying into the West End at Christmas, for the very first time.
Tompsett & Wooding Take Over As Leads In London WE WILL ROCK YOU From Oct 8September 11, 2012Having recently celebrated its 10th birthday, and about to hit its 4,000th performance which is reached September 20, Queen and Ben Elton's West End smash show "We Will Rock You" today announces new cast members in the lead roles of Galileo and Scaramouche to join the show from October 8.
BWW Reviews: BAGGAGE, Arts Theatre, September 10September 13, 2012One of the main themes of Baggage is internet dating - but it also explores friendship and relationships founded on chance meetings. It is conceived by two college friends and draws on their personal experiences and has also been developed through others' experiences in the world of internet dating.
A CHORUS LINE To Hold Open Auditions, Oct 1September 11, 2012Open auditions for the first London revival of the legendary Broadway production of A Chorus Line will commence on Monday 1 October at 10am - 6pm at the London Palladium (main entrance on Argyll Street) with registration from 9am - 12noon.
Janie Dee Stars In HELLO, DOLLY! At Curve Leicester For Christmas; Replaces O'ConnorSeptember 10, 2012Award-winning actress Janie Dee returns to Curve to play the title role in Artistic Director Paul Kerryson's production of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly! This production reunites Dee and Kerryson following their collaboration on The King and I in 2010. The production opens on Wednesday 5 December, with previews from 30 November, and runs until 12 January 2013.
BWW Reviews: RENT, Greenwich Theatre, September 6September 7, 2012Done to death by companies up and down the country over the past few years, Jonathan Larson's RENT can't quite be accused of being underexposed. As a result, it's a bit of a struggle to summon much enthusiasm about a new London production (particularly when there's another one waiting to open shortly after this one closes) but unless you've attended the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock opera at its peak on Broadway, you're unlikely to have seen it done as well as it currently is being at the Greenwich Theatre.
Behind The Scenes: BAGGAGE, Arts Theatre, September 2012September 11, 2012BAGGAGE is the story of two latter-day likely lads, reunited through tragedy hoping to repair their damaged relationship before it's too late. Flashback to Primrose Hill and Lima airport 2007 and enjoy their internet dating rollercoaster...
Michael Ball, Janie Dee, Jenna Russell and Danielle Hope to Appear at MERCURY MUSICAL DEVELOPMENTS 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA, Oct 14September 19, 2012To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mercury Musical Developments, performers including Michael Xavier, Janie Dee, Claire Moore, Hayley Gallivan, Maria Friedman, Danielle Hope, Alison Jiear, Haydn Gwynne, Sally Anne Triplett, David Bedella, Tam Mutu, Paul Kaye, Stuart Matthew Price, Lucy May Barker, Madalena Alberto and Jenna Russell will feature at a gala concert on October 14 at the Novello Theatre.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS: Got Questions For Owain Arthur?September 6, 2012BWW:UK is putting funny man and star of 'One Man, Two Guvnors', Owain Arthur, on the spot-light next week and we want to know if you have any burning questions for him about how he stepped into James Corden's shoes, how he made the role his own and why the show has been such a smash hit.