THE WIZARD OF OZ Blog: More from Arlene Phillips
In the second part of our video interview with our choreographer Arlene Phillips, she talks us through the styles of dance in the show and reveals her favourite Oz moments.
In the second part of our video interview with our choreographer Arlene Phillips, she talks us through the styles of dance in the show and reveals her favourite Oz moments.
Who will be crowned West End Eurovision Champions for 2011? This dazzling annual late night fundraising show sees West End Shows/Theatres competing against each other singing original Eurovision Song Contest songs to win the votes of the audience, a panel of celebrity judges & judges from each compe
In part one of our catch up with Wizard of Oz choreographer Arlene Phillips, she talks rehearsals, working with Andrew Lloyd Webber, being back at the London Palladium and working alongside some of her fellow Sound of Music collaborators and her thoughts on our Dorothy, Danielle Hope.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and The Really Useful Group are delighted to announce that Verity Rushworth will star as 'Maria' alongside Jason Donovan as 'Captain Von Trapp' in their smash hit production of the legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "THE SOUND OF MUSIC".
Audiences will soon follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical.
Audiences will soon follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical.
With some theatres already reporting that Midnight Tango is their fastest selling show of 2011, the producers of Midnight Tango have responded by adding further performances at certain venues on the nationwide tour, which begins in Southampton at the Mayflower Theatre on 6 April.
Now in its fourth electrifyin' year at London's Piccadilly Theatre, the smash hit musical Grease has a new cast from 24 January 2011
Flashdance The Musical, which began performances in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 25 September 2010, will now complete its run on 15 January 2011.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and The Really Useful Group are delighted to announce that Verity Rushworth will star as 'Maria' alongside Jason Donovan as 'Captain Von Trapp' in their smash hit production of the legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "THE SOUND OF MUSIC".
Now in its fourth electrifyin' year at London's Piccadilly Theatre, the smash hit musical Grease has a new cast from 24 January 2011
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new The Wizard of Oz promises to be the biggest theatre event of the year, combining all the much-loved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score with new songs.
Talking to the UK Telegraph, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber tells the paper that The Wizard of Oz, which opens in February 2011 in London (and already has a $13+ million dollar advance) will play America next, with talks underway to do a television casting show for Dorothy as he's done in the UK.
Earlier this week, Dorothy, Danielle Hope performed 'Over the Rainbow' at the Royal Variety Performance in London at the Palladium.
We popped down to the rehearsal studios at the beginning of the week to see how the cast, creatives and crew of The Wizard of Oz got on on their first day of rehearsals.
The Wizard of Oz promises to be the biggest theatre event of the West End year, combining all the much-loved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score with new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, marking the first time they have worked together in over 30 years on a new production.
The Hurly Burly Show®, directed by William Baker, arrives in the West End in spring 2011, running at the Garrick Theatre from 3 March - 1 May 2011, with press night on Friday 11 March.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and The Really Useful Group are delighted to announce that Jason Donovan will star as 'Captain Von Trapp' in their smash hit production of the legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" at the Regent Theatre Stoke (15 February - 5 March 2011) Box O
EDWARD BAKER-DULY (Tin Man), DAVID GANLY (Lion), PAUL KEATING (Scarecrow), EMILY TIERNEY (Glinda) and HANNAH WADDINGHAM (Wicked Witch of the West) are to join Michael Crawford and Danielle Hope in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, opening at The London Palladium in February 2
Flashdance The Musical, which began performances in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 25 September 2010, will now complete its run on 15 January 2011.