Gareth Gates News

Cameron Mackintosh's current touring production of Les Miserables, which is making its way around the U.K., is set to return to a familiar home this fall in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary. The production will run at London's Barbican Theatre, it's English-language birthplace in 1985, for 22 performances, September 14 through October 2, 2010. A Queens Theatre staple for nearly 22 years in the West End, this new run will mark the first time in London that the same musical has run simultaneously.

THRILLER - LIVE, the spectacular, high-octane concert-style show specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is celebrating its 1st birthday in the West End with a new updated version featuring 6 new songs, a new opening and stunning extra choreography.

THRILLER - LIVE, the spectacular, high-octane concert-style show specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of?Pop, Michael Jackson, is celebrating its 1st birthday in the West?End with a new updated version featuring 6 new songs, a new opening and stunning extra choreography.

Jacko-alikes will get their chance to be part of global spectacular

A Sunday evening concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 4th October 2009 will celebrate the career of award-winning arranger and orchestrator, William David Brohn.

The day after Tito Jackson, Marlon Jackson and Jackie Jackson - three legendary original members of the Jackson 5 group - flew in from the USA to see 'Thriller - Live', the hit West End show today anounces that it is extending its booking period by five months to Sunday May 9, 2010 due to phenomenal public demand.

The producers of 'Thriller - Live' have announced the production will extend its West End run by four months due to by phenomenal public demand. Its booking period at the Lyric Theatre will be extended by 24 weeks to Sunday September 27.

A Sunday evening concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 4th October 2009 will celebrate the career of award-winning arranger and orchestrator, William David Brohn.

A benefit bringing together musical theatre's biggest stars, Calendar Girls and Chicago cast extend and new productions open across the country. Laura Holmes reports.

Jacko-alikes will get their chance to be part of global spectacular

Britain's Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi was invited by Michael Jackson's family to sing at his memorial service in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7th at the Staples Center. Jafargholi sang 'Who's Lovin' You' at the memorial for Michael Jackson. The young talent has also visited the cast of 'Thriller - Live', the smash West End hit that celebrates the late King of Pop.

The producers, cast and creative team on 'Thriller - Live' will mark the funeral and memorial service for Michael Jackson with their own stage tribute on July 7th.

100,000 extra Thriller - Live tickets are to go on sale on Monday May 4 as the West?End box office smash celebrates becoming the highest grossing weekly show in the history of the?Lyric Theatre. Thriller - Live is extending its acclaimed run due to phenomenal public demand to Sunday January 3 - the first anniversary of its opening in the West End.

The producers of 'Thriller - Live' have announced the production will extend its West End run by four months due to by phenomenal public demand. Its booking period at the Lyric Theatre will be extended by 24 weeks to Sunday September 27.

From February 9 2009, Gareth Gates will make his West End stage debut starring as ?Joseph' in the smash hit production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT' at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Lee Mead leaves the show on Saturday January 10.

THRILLER LIVE is a spectacular, high-octane show that is moonwalking into the West End after three acclaimed UK tours and standing ovations across Germany, Holland and Scandanavia. In a phenomenal, unparallelled career, Michael Jackson has to date sold more than 750 million records, had 13 number one singles - more than any other male artist - and is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1997 and later as a solo artist in 2001. His numerous other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records, including one for 'Thriller' as the world's best-selling album of all time - 100 million copies and counting. In Thriller - Live, the non-stop hits just keep on coming from 'I Want You Back', 'I'll Be There', 'Show You The Way To Go', 'Can You Feel It', 'Rock With You', 'She's Out Of My Life', 'Thriller', 'Beat It', 'Ben', 'ABC', 'Man in the Mirror', 'Dirty Diana', 'Billie Jean', 'Earth Song', and many, many more.

Former 5 Star lead vocalist, songwriter and Brit Award-winner Denise Pearson is to make her West End debut in Thriller - Live, the spectacular, high-octane show specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

Gareth Gates will be on holiday and therefore not appearing in Joseph on the following dates: Monday 25 May - Wednesday 3 June inclusive (back in the show Thursday 4 June) Thursday 9 - Saturday 11 July inclusive (back in the show Monday 13 July) During these periods the role of Joseph will be played by Ricky Rojas. Born in Santiago, Chile, Ricky emigrated to Australia with his parents at the age of five.

Former 5 Star lead vocalist, songwriter and Brit Award-winner Denise Pearson is to make her West End debut in Thriller - Live, the spectacular, high-octane show specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

Former 5 Star lead vocalist, songwriter and Brit Award-winner Denise Pearson is to make her West End debut in Thriller - Live, the spectacular, high-octane show specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson.