The Society of London Theatre has today announced the shortlist for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award. The public will vote for the overall winner. The shortlisted shows are BILLY ELLIOT, JERSEY BOYS, LES MISÉRABLES and WICKED.
On Twitter Watch, Wicked London wrote 'Take a look at #HelenaBonhamCarter at Wicked on Wednesday! Which song do you think Helena would have liked the most?!'
We talk to London's new Glinda about life in Oz!
Dancing on Ice's Corey Feldman was a special guest at last week's Wicked media night. Gina Beck and Matt Willis are the new principals, joining Rachel Tucker (Elphaba).
Wicked, the smash hit West End musical now in its sixth spellbinding year at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to announce the opening of its 13th new booking period, with tickets now on sale until Saturday 27 April 2013.
We catch up with Gina to discuss the next stage of her Wicked journey.
Andrew Keates & Theatrica Ltd for The Landor Theatre are seeing in the New Year with the first anniversary of their exciting cabaret season, ?A Spotlight On...? - a series of one night only performances from leading West End and Broadway musical theatre artists.
‘A Night For Jennifer - West End' is a one-off charity gala concert in aid of Jennifer Charity, taking place at the Lyric Theatre - Shaftesbury Avenue, in the heart of London's West End on Monday 31st October 2011. Jennifer Charity was founded by James and Graham Edgington, father and son, following the death of Jennifer in 1985. Graham was left as a single parent of a 16 month old baby and not only did he have the pressure of bringing up James alone, he had to find his own time to grieve and work a full time job. Twenty-five years later James has extensively researched widowed fathers and was alarmed at the lack of supportive organisations aimed at widowers in particular. There are exceptional bereavement charities and organisations helping single parents often single mothers but nothing for men. James decided that he wanted to set up this charity as a support mechanism for widowed fathers and of course, importantly, the children affected by these circumstances.
Ever wondered exactly what an actor thinks, feels and does throughout the trying process of auditions, rehearsals and ultimately performing eight shows a week? Then you've come to the right place. In this BWW:UK mini-series, we quiz the talented Gina Beck, recently announced as Wicked London's newest Glinda, to find out just what happens during an actor's journey, from auditions to costume fittings, and first rehearsals to opening night.
Voting in the 2011 BWW:UK Awards has been open for over a week now - and The Wizard of Oz and Much Ado About Nothing are leading the pack for the big prizes! Betty Blue Eyes is pushing the Palladium's spectacular hard in the musicals categories, though, and the National's much-acclaimed Frankenstein may yet overtake the Josie Rourke-directed Shakespeare revival.
‘A Night For Jennifer - West End' is a one-off charity gala concert in aid of Jennifer Charity, taking place at the Lyric Theatre - Shaftesbury Avenue, in the heart of London's West End on Monday 31st October 2011. Jennifer Charity was founded by James and Graham Edgington, father and son, following the death of Jennifer in 1985. Graham was left as a single parent of a 16 month old baby and not only did he have the pressure of bringing up James alone, he had to find his own time to grieve and work a full time job. Twenty-five years later James has extensively researched widowed fathers and was alarmed at the lack of supportive organisations aimed at widowers in particular. There are exceptional bereavement charities and organisations helping single parents often single mothers but nothing for men. James decided that he wanted to set up this charity as a support mechanism for widowed fathers and of course, importantly, the children affected by these circumstances.
WICKED, the smash hit musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to announce that Gina Beck and Matt Willis will join the cast on Monday 12 December 2011 to star as Glinda and Fiyero respectively. Desmond Barrit is returning to the show to play The Wizard. They will be joined by Lillie Flynn (Nessarose), Christopher Howell (Doctor Dillamond) and Adam Pettigrew (Boq).
Gary finds that the battle lines in the war of the sexes haven't changed much in 231 years.
You know her as Cosette in Les Mis and Christine in Phantom, but how much do you really know about Gina Beck?
The final evening in SimG Productions' 'Summer With.....' Cabaret season at The Battersea Barge on Sunday August 28th will feature Essex-born actor/singer/songwriter, Jack Shalloo 'and Friends'.
The final evening in SimG Productions' 'Summer With.....' Cabaret season at The Battersea Barge on Sunday August 28th will feature Essex-born actor/singer/songwriter, Jack Shalloo 'and Friends'.
Following the success of 'Christmas With …' season at the Waterloo East Theatre, and more recently the sell out 'Easter With …' season starring Caroline Sheen & Ashleigh Gray on the Barge, SimG Productions are thrilled to announce three unique and very special cabarets.
Kathryn Pintus reviews the off-West End hit
We've just been informed by Peter Huntley, producer of The Kissing-Dance at the Jermyn Street Theatre, that tonight's performance is CANCELLED due to the protests in the area preventing cast and audience from reaching the venue in safety.
Find out what casts and creatives thought about the Olivier Awards this year!
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