Anya Garnis News

Theatrical charity Acting for Others today announced that over £45,500 – nearly double the amount in 2019 – was raised at the West End Flea Market on Saturday 21 May held at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden, with thousands of people in attendance.

The second annual Rise Up With The Arts streamed trans-Atlantic celebration of the theatre industry has been extended due to popular demand for 5 days only, and is available to stream until Sunday 3 April.

All new production photos have been released for Pasha Kovalev and long-term dance partner, Anya Garnis’ second annual Rise Up With The Arts - a trans-Atlantic celebration of the theatre industry with performances and interviews streaming from 27 – 29 March.

It is today announced that James Morrison will join the line-up for Strictly Come Dancing's Pasha Kovalev and long-term dance partner, Anya Garnis' second annual Rise Up With The Arts - a streamed trans-Atlantic celebration of the theatre industry with performances and interviews interlaced across the evening of 27th March.

Following on from the unprecedented success of last year's event, it is today announced that Strictly Come Dancing's Pasha Kovalev and long-term dance partner, Anya Garnis will come together again for the second annual Rise Up With The Arts - a streamed trans-Atlantic celebration of the theatre industry with performances and interviews interlaced across the evening.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, March 27-28, 2021.

The Actors Fund announced today that the world’s first global variety show, Rise Up With Arts will broadcast virtually, live on World Theatre Day, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 2:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM GMT. Founders and co-creators Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev created this special evening to help support the industry through dance, singing, and inspirational stories.

Rise Up With Arts is a global, virtual event, celebrating the magical connection and transformative power of musical theatre, dance and inspirational stories. The virtual event will unite artists from every part of the industry to inspire, empower and raise money for charity Theatre Support Fund+ and Actors Fund.

Put on your sparkles, your reindeer Christmas jumper, switch on the Christmas tree lights and settle down for an evening of festive fun and music. The Make a Difference Trust today announced 'A West End Christmas', the most Christmassy Christmas show ever and the perfect antidote to these extraordinary and difficult times.

Robin Windsor, one of BBC Strictly Come Dancing's favourite professionals, is to perform in his last ever production in London's West End.

Professional ballroom and Latin dancer Robin Windsor became a household name through stage and screen hits like Burn the Floor, Puttin' On The Ritz and Strictly Come Dancing. He's now touring the UK with his new show Keep Dancing.

Brand new stage show KEEP DANCING, which celebrates the ever popular world of Ballroom and Latin dance, opened last night at New Wimbledon Theatre, with special guests Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani. Other Strictly stars appearing on the UK-wide tour include Lisa Riley, Chelsee Healey and Louis Smith, joining Robin Windsor, Anya Garnis, other professional dancers from Strictly Come Dancing, and world-champion Ballroom and Latin Dancers.

Last night, it was announced that Gaby Diaz, Jim Nowakowski and Hailee Payne are the Top Three Stage finalists and Megan “Megz” Alfonso, Virgil Gadson and Jana “Jaja” Vankova are the Top Three Street finalists to move one step closer to the final round.

The West End premiere of Irving Berlin's much-loved musical White Christmas is led by Aled Jones as Bob Wallace, Tom Chambers as Phil Davis, Wendi Peters as Martha, Graham Cole as General Waverley, Rachel Stanley as Betty Haynes and Louise Bowden as Judy Haynes, with Lori Haley Fox, Michelle Bishop, Phil Cole, Brendan Cull and Jonathan Halliwell. White Christmas opened at London's newly refurbished Dominion Theatre on Wednesday, 12 November, and continues for a strictly limited eight-week season, ending on 3 January 2015. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!

And then there were six. We are just two weeks away from the Season 11 (and possibly series) finale of 'So You Think You Can Dance,' and even though this isn't the six remaining dancers I thought we would have just a few weeks ago, that doesn't mean that the talent still on hand isn't as exciting as ever. With last week's surprising eliminations of Tanisha (that one still brings a tinge of anger) and Rudy, the field is slightly more open for dancers to claim a spot in the finale. Though Ricky is still the leader in the clubhouse in terms of guys, the girls' race is suddenly wide-open.

Tune in for a special appearance from Rixton, who will perform their hit single, "Me & My Broken Heart."

During his decade at the helm of 'American Idol,' Nigel Lythgoe beat the idea of theme weeks into a bloody, self-parodying pulp. However, tonight, Uncle Nigel is bringing a theme to 'So You Think You Can Dance' for the first time (as far as I can remember); and it is one that I can actually get behind. For tonight's Top-8 edition, each routine will be performed to a Michael Jackson song; either one of his classics, or a single from his 'new' album 'XScape.'

After four weeks of impressive, but not compelling, auditions, on Wednesday night, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE's 11th season dove head-first into an expedited Vegas Callback Week. Not only did we see each of the callback rounds, but we also saw the Green Mile, which brought us to this season's Top-20. While not having the Green Mile lead into a studio performance, as in recent years, was a little disappointing, I definitely appreciated not having the Top-20 announcements drug out for an entire two-hour broadcast.

Jeff Leibow of JERSEY BOYS announced the 2nd Annual NF Hope Concert set to take place today, October 21 at 1 p.m. at Harrah's Las Vegas. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to NF Network, a non-profit organization that serves families and individuals with neurofibromatosis, more commonly known as NF. The second rendition of the NF Hope Concert will include performances by some of the biggest names in Las Vegas as well as an impressive live and silent auction.