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Thea Sharrock's production of new musical The Bodyguard, opened last night (Wednesday 5 December 2012) at the Adelphi Theatre, London. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the first curtain call and opening night after party below!

Heather Headley and Lloyd Owen lead the cast in new musical The Bodyguard, directed by Thea Sharrock. Other cast members include Debbie Kurup, Mark Letheren, Ray Shell, Nicolas Colicos, Mark McKerracher, Sean Chapman, David Page and Oliver Le Sueur. They are joined by Luis Buddy, Caius Duncombe, Jayden Fowora Knight, Kwame Kandekore, Taylor Lockhart and Malakai Paul who will share the role of Fletcher, Rachel Marron's young son. Ensemble members are Nigel Barber, Jordan Darrell, Yasmin Harrison, Shanay Holmes, Holly James, Robert Jezek, Melissa Keyes, Gil Kolirin, Janet Kumah, Nick Maude, Richard Murphy, Gloria Onitiri, Ashley J Packer, Dharmesh Patel, Lucinda Shaw, Paul Smethurst, Charlotte Watts and James Wooldridge.

Thea Sharrock's production of new musical The Bodyguard, opens this week (Wednesday 5 December 2012) at the Adelphi Theatre, London, and leading lady Heather Headley just performed at the 100th Royal Variety Performance (ITV1) singing the classic number from the West End show, I Will Always Love You. Check out the full song below!

Thea Sharrock's production of new musical The Bodyguard, opens this week (Wednesday 5 December 2012) at the Adelphi Theatre, London, and tonight (Monday 3 December 2012) leading lady Heather Headley can be seen performing at the 100th Royal Variety Performance (ITV1) singing the classic number from the West End show, I Will Always Love You.

Heather Headley stars in The Bodyguard musical, opening today, November 6 at the Adelphi Theatre in London. She will play Rachel Marron, a role originated by Whitney Houston on the silver screen. Lloyd Owen plays alongside Headley as a former Secret Service agent-turned bodyguard, hired to protect Rachel from a stalker.

Based on Lawrence Kasdan's 1992 Warner Bros. film, this brand new musical of The Bodyguard, with book by Alex Dinelaris will open at the Adelphi Theatre in Autumn 2012. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film.

Grammy Award and Tony Award-Winner, and soon-to-be turning heads on the West End stage in London, UK, Heather Headley held her first Google Hangout on Oct. 4th, 2012 from London, celebrating her birthday. Check it out in the video below!

Based on Lawrence Kasdan's 1992 Warner Bros. film, this brand new musical of The Bodyguard, with book by Alex Dinelaris will open at the Adelphi Theatre in Autumn 2012. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Press performances are 1 December at 7.30pm, 4 December at 7.30pm as well as opening night on 5 December at 7pm. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the cast in rehearsal below!

Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, THE BODYGUARD is currently taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production's first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December. Check out a photo of the cast in rehearsal, as featured on the show's Facebook page, below!

London's Theatre-Rites celebrates self discovery and remembering what it felt like to be a child in MOJO, a physical theater performance of puppetry, live music, dance and illusion that will run at The New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd Street, from October 26 through November 4.

Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, THE BODYGUARD is currently taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production's first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December. In the video below, go inside the recording studio with Headley, as she sings the show's anthem- 'I Will Always Love You.' Click below to check it out!

Tony and Grammy award winning Heather Headley will be releasing a new album 'Only One In The World' on Sept. 25th 2012. In the video below, Headley talks about the album featuring versions of 'Run To You' and 'River Deep Mountain High' along with new originals. Click below to hear what she had to say!

Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, tickets for THE BODYGUARD went on sale on May 1, taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production's first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December. In the video below, go inside the recording studio with Headley, as she sings 'I Have Nothing' from the new show Click below to check it out!

Heather Headley, who will star as Rachel Marron in the upcoming West End production of THE BODYGUARD, says hello from London after her first workshop rehearsal. Headley talks about mastering Whitney Houston's songs and the woes of choosing some not-so-great British cuisine. Watch the video below!

Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, tickets for THE BODYGUARD went on sale on May 1, taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production's first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December. In the video below, Headley sings a classic Houston song- 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go.' Click below to check it out!

Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, tickets for THE BODYGUARD went on sale on May 1, taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production's first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December. Can't wait? Gossip blogger Perez Hilton went behind the scenes, and you can get a first look below!

Thea Sharrock is to direct The Bodyguard, a new musical opening at the Adelphi Theatre in Autumn 2012 based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name with screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, tickets for The Bodyguard go on sale today (1 May 2012) taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production's first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December.

All the winners, updated as it happens.

Matilda the Musical, produced by the RSC and running at the Cambridge Theatre, leads the way with ten nominations - the maximum number of eligible awards for a musical this year. These notably include a collective nomination for Best Actress for all four young actresses who play the title role. Amongst other musical theatre productions Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre and the National Theatre's London Road have five and four nominations respectively.

When Sadler's Wells, the UK's leading dance venue, approached Theatre-Rites, a London theater company that creates work young people, to commission a dance piece, artistic director, Sue Buckmaster, was thrilled… and challenged.