Russell Watson News

by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2022
Fairfield Halls has announced details of some of the exciting events, shows and activities coming to the venue this festive season.

by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2022
Hot Chocolate’s lead vocalist Kennie Simon is set to join the line-up for what is guaranteed to be an unmissable night of music at this summer’s Hale Barns Carnival.

by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 18, 2022
Chicago is a piece of musical theatre that feels as though it has been around forever. Premiering in 1975, directed and choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse, it quickly gained an iconic status and an exhausting number of revivals followed. Currently running on Broadway, starring Pamela Anderson, it is also on a highly successful tour that lands at the New Wimbledon Theatre this week.

by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2022
People's tenor Russell Watson will host a very special Proms party night to launch the 2022 Hale Barns Carnival this summer.

by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2022
International singing sensation and tenor Alfie Boe is to headline a special Last Night of The Proms concert in his home county of Lancashire. Taking place in the grounds of Lancashire's historic Lytham Hall on Sunday August 28, the exclusive show will see Fleetwood-born Alfie perform alongside a full orchestra while the concert will be opened by special guest and fellow Broadway and West End star John Owen-Jones.

by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2022
Hale Barns Carnival returns for 2022 promising three spectacular days of entertainment for all the family with top headliners and a host of new carnival attractions.

by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2022
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago's slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.

by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2022
‘Three Degrees’ soul sensation Sheila Ferguson will star as ‘Mama Morton’ in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of the international smash hit musical CHICAGO. Sheila joins the recently announced Russell Watson as ‘Billy Flynn’, Faye Brookes as ‘Roxie Hart’, Djalenga Scott as ‘Velma Kelly’, Jamie Baughan as ‘Amos Hart’ and B.E. Wong as ‘Mary Sunshine’.

by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2021
Multi-award-winning UK classical singer and stage star Russell Watson will take on the role of 'Billy Flynn' in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of the international musical sensation CHICAGO. Russell joins the previously announced Faye Brookes as 'Roxie Hart' and Djalenga Scott as 'Velma Kelly', opening at Liverpool Empire on Monday 7 February 2022.

by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2021
The Hale Barns celebrations continue, with two concerts at the Garrick Playhouse in Altrincham on Friday 3 September starring Odyssey along with special guest, Mama Used to Say singer Junior Giscombe.
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by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2018
Full casting has been announced for the brand-new arena spectacular Heaven on Earth which will be touring arenas across the UK from December 2017 to May 2018.


by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2017
Full casting has been announced for the brand-new arena spectacular Heaven on Earth which will be touring arenas across the UK from December 2017 to May 2018.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017
Christopher Jackson sang a beautiful tribute to all of those who gave the last full measure of devotion during the National Memorial Day concert on Sunday. The concert, which aired on PBS, is currently available on demand through June 10, and BroadwayWorld brings you the video of Jackson's performance below!
by Stage Tube - Mar 17, 2015
Kerry Ellis has just joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking musical Cats playing the role of Grizabella, and below, you can watch as she transforms into her character! Based on T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Cats returned to the West End last month with the original creative team - Director Trevor Nunn, Associate Director and Choreographer Gillian Lynne, Designer John Napier and Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber - reunited for the Palladium run.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 13, 2014
We reached out to Associate Producer and Director Mark Demeter to see if we could access the interview, who happily complied! BECON TV's mission is to use broadcast television and the most current technologies to develop and deliver quality multi-media instructional, educational and community programming to enhance student achievement and life-long learning.
by Stage Tube - Aug 3, 2013
A SALUTE TO VIENNA is one of the most lavish song and dance gala concert specials ever produced for public television featuring the superstars of Viennese operetta. The visually spectacular special is hosted by world-famous mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade and Academy Award-winning actor andVienna native Maximilian Schell. Special guests include The Vienna Boys' Choir; Russell Watson, Great Britain's largest-selling, classical-crossover tenor; dancers from the Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet; the Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna under the direction ofinternationally-knownStrauss Conductor Peter Guth; an international cast of top singing stars including sopranos Daniela Fally, Iva Milhanovic and Alexandra Reinprecht; tenors Dmitry Korchak and Tilmann Unger; baritone, Daniel Serafin, as well as many leading stars from the acclaimed Budapest Operetta Theater. A SALUTE TO VIENNA is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning today, August 3, 2013 (check local listings).
by Stage Tube - Jul 17, 2013
A SALUTE TO VIENNA is one of the most lavish song and dance gala concert specials ever produced for public television featuring the superstars of Viennese operetta. The visually spectacular special is hosted by world-famous mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade and Academy Award-winning actor andVienna native Maximilian Schell. Special guests include The Vienna Boys' Choir; Russell Watson, Great Britain's largest-selling, classical-crossover tenor; dancers from the Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet; the Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna under the direction ofinternationally-knownStrauss Conductor Peter Guth; an international cast of top singing stars including sopranos Daniela Fally, Iva Milhanovic and Alexandra Reinprecht; tenors Dmitry Korchak and Tilmann Unger; baritone, Daniel Serafin, as well as many leading stars from the acclaimed Budapest Operetta Theater. A SALUTE TO VIENNA is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning August 3, 2013 (check local listings).
by BWW - Jul 4, 2012
A devout theater fan knows no holiday, and thankfully, many of Broadway's most beloved shows and performers nationwide don't either. So what's a theater enthusiast to do on this Independence Day? Check out a sampling of this year's most exciting 4th of July offerings and click below to revisit some of your favorites saluting our nation in song!
by Caryn Robbins - May 21, 2012
On the eve of Memorial Day, a star-studded line-up will grace the stage for one of PBS's highest-rated programs, the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT. The multi award-winning television event honors the service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.