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The Daily Mail is reporting that Ghost The Musical will be closing at the Piccadilly Theatre to make way for Viva Forever, the Spice Girls musical.

Alexis Gerred, best known in the West End for his performance in Dreamboats and Petticoats, is turning producer on 17th June for the charity gig Plug In The Lead, featuring Tony Christie, Lauren Samuels, Lucie Jones, Jimmy Johnston and more.

After a successful run at the Landor Theatre, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is clearly at home in the West End.

It'll be a very special concert at Chickenshed this weekend when West End diva Maria Friedman takes to the stage for an evening of Sondheim.

Jo Whytock reviews the revamped 25th anniversary touring production

Swan Lake is a ballet about dance. Dance is how its characters - not just the performers who play them - communicate with each other: it is how the the beautiful Swan-Maiden Odette wins Prince Siegfried's heart, and it is how Odile, daughter of the evil Count Von Rothbart, seduces him.

It's very rare that you see a touring production as large and as lavish as the current UK tour of Wonderful Town. 'It's great!' says Michael Xavier, who plays the male lead Bob Baker.

For over 25 years, Dave Willetts has been one of the UK's leading theatre musical stars, praised by critics and contemporaries alike for his worldwide performances in musicals including The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Cats.

Connie Fisher and Michael Xavier lead the cast of the UK tour of Wonderful Town!

As the crowd traipses through the gates of Caledonian Park, their babble mingles with performers' voices, welcoming us with murmurs of "tonight's the night". This confusion between audience and performers is at the heart of Babel, a massive immersive enterprise and rare collaboration between theatre company WildWorks and the Battersea Arts Centre as part of the World Stages London programme.

Following a sold-out run in 2011, the Menier Chocolate Factory is delighted to welcome back groundbreaking ventriloquist Nina Conti, working on brand new material for her new show for 5 performances only, from Tuesday 15th - Saturday 19th May.

On May 14th 2012 Independent label SimG Records is to release the Original Cast Recording of A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO, a writing project created for Mercury Musical Development members to practise the craft of songwriting, and have a showcase presented at London's Soho Theatre.

We talk to Siobhan about working with Matthew Warchus...and moving to LA...

John Owen-Jones talks about his new album!

We talk to the Phantom about the UK tour and his new album Unmasked...

A statement from the producers said: “Two years ago, originating producer Michael Alden was ready to put the play on and the film came along and blocked its path. At the start of this year, we believed that enough time had passed between the film and our opening. This clearly was not the case. We are extremely proud of what we have accomplished. It is a production of genuine quality that has been critically and publicly acclaimed across the board.'

We talk to Jonathan about rain, child acting and musicals!

Stop Search, a hard-hitting drama, exploring the contentious and widespread use of stop and search practices disproportionately targeting young black men in the UK, will run in the Broadway Theatre, Catford, London from 27th April to 26th May.

Connie Fisher stars in Wonderful Town, now on tour around the UK - here are some pictures from the show!

Carrie Dunn reviews the Paul Nicholas-directed musical