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Cast Set For Sting-Led THE LAST SHIP in Amsterdam, Paris, and Brisbane
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2025

Seventeen-time Grammy Award winning artist Sting will perform in his musical, The Last Ship, in Amsterdam, Brisbane and Paris. Now, additional casting has been announced for the production.

Photos: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Rehearsals at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2025

The beloved Lyric Hammersmith Theatre pantomime will return this festive season with Jack and the Beanstalk. You can now get a first look inside rehearsals.

MerleFest Shares Full 2025 Lineup, Adds I'm With Her, Leftover Salmon, Stephen Wilson Jr., & More
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 2, 2024

MerleFest has added I’m With Her, Leftover Salmon, Stephen Wilson Jr., The Steel Wheels, Tami Neilson, Becky Buller, and more to its 2025 lineup. Taking place April 24-27, 2025, on the campus of Wilkes Community College, the annual celebration of founding legend, Doc Watson, will play host to both legendary names and exciting up and comers.

HERE YOU COME AGAIN Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024

Having enjoyed several successful runs across the United States, Here You Come Again is currently on its first UK tour, and comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 19 - Sat 23 Nov

Geoffrey Horne and Alec Baldwin Will Co-Direct Free Performances of MACBETH in June
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2024

Lower Manhattan's Shakespeare Downtown will present free performances of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth,' co-directed by Geoffrey Horne and Alec Baldwin.

Photos/Video: First Look at the UK Tour of HERE YOU COME AGAIN
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024

Having enjoyed several successful runs across the United States, Here You Come Again is now embarking on UK tour, which opened in Leeds last week. Check out all new photos and video clips here!

Full Cast and Creative Team Set For UK Tour of HERE YOU COME AGAIN
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2024

The full cast and creative team has been announced for the UK premiere of Here You Come Again. The show receives its UK premiere in Leeds this spring, where it runs from Saturday 11 May to Saturday 8 June ahead of a major UK tour.

Stoner Comedy HOME FREE to be Presented as the Closing Night Film at the Dances With Films festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2023

Entertaining Entertainment and Onion Creek Productions will premiere their new feature 'Home Free' as the Closing Night Film at the renowned Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles on July 2 at 7:15 p.m.

Full Company Announced for ASSASSINS at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 25, 2023

Audiences will be catapulted into the American political arena where music, folklore and show-business collide head-on with the American Dream, for the first major production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Assassins since the composer’s death in 2021. 

THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL Is Back At Buddies For A 44th Edition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2023

Canada's longest-running new works festival is back for its 44th year this February. In a new four-day format, The Rhubarb Festival transforms Buddies into a hotbed of experimentation, exploring new possibilities in art-making and performance.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for DIRTY DANCING in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 27, 2022

Get a first look inside rehearsals for Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage, returning to the Dominion Theatre in January!

Michael O'Reilly and Kira Malou Will Lead DIRTY DANCING When it Returns to the West End in 2023
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2022

Following its record-breaking run earlier this year, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage shimmies and shakes its way back to the Dominion Theatre in 2023 for a limited time only.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for DIRTY DANCING - THE CLASSIC LOVE STORY ON STAGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2022

Coming to the Dominion Theatre for a limited run and exploding with heart-pounding music, breathtaking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing, the multitalented cast is led by Michael O'Reilly and Kira Malou.

Casting Announced For DIRTY DANCING in the West End
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2022

Coming to the Dominion Theatre for a limited run and exploding with heart-pounding music, breathtaking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing, the multitalented cast is led by Michael O'Reilly (West Side Story, Leicester Curve; Matthew Bourne's Lord of the Flies, Theatre Royal Plymouth) and Kira Malou (Fame, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre; Penny on Mars, Disney Plus), who return to the roles of Johnny and Baby. O'Reilly made his professional debut straight from drama school in the role of Johnny in the 2018 tour.

DIRTY DANCING Will Return to the West End Following its 2021 UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Nov 26, 2021

Dirty Dancing is making its West End return in a renewed version of the iconic story, following a sell-out 2021 UK and Ireland tour. The story of Baby and Johnny, featuring the hit songs 'Hungry Eyes', ‘Hey! Baby’, ‘Do You Love Me?’ and the heart stopping ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’, returns to London following two blockbuster West End runs, four hit UK tours, and multiple sensational international productions.  

West End Stars Celebrate New Writing In Online Concert For Stiles + Drewe's Best New Song Prize
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2020

The winner of the 2020 annual Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize will be announced during a 'virtual concert' and online ceremony on Sunday 5 July.

Sting to Star in THE LAST SHIP at D.C.'s National Theatre for 13 Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2020

THE LAST SHIP, starring and featuring original music and lyrics by 17-time Grammy Award® winner Sting, will make its Washington, D.C. premiere at the National Theatre from March 27 - April 5 as part of an international tour.