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Details of key partnerships have been announced ahead of the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard, which take place on Sunday 5 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Jason Manford.

After two sell-out Edinburgh shows in two years, star of Live At The Apollo and double winner of The Comedian's Choice 'Best Performer Award', Laura Lexx is going on her first UK tour with Knee Jerk.

The Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard will take place on Sunday 5 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Jason Manford. Public tickets are now on sale for Mastercard cardholders via Priceless.com.

Jason Manford has been announced as the host of the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard. This is the third time the comedian, actor and singer will host the prestigious ceremony, celebrating the best of London's world-leading theatre, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 5 April.

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2020 Glasgow International Comedy Festival programme.

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For those on stage, an opening night can be the stuff of nightmares. In Curtains a?" the acclaimed duo John Kander and Fred Ebb's 2006 musical a?" the nightmare turns real when a lead actor gets murdered right after curtain call. So begins a comedic, entertaining whodunit that is chock-full of showbiz intrigue and backstage drama.

Curtains is a musical mystery comedy with a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, with additional lyrics by Kander and Holmes.

This year's line-up for Christmas with the Stars - the charity Christmas musical theatre concert in Covent Garden in the heart of the West End - is another star-studded musical feast of festive fun.

Firmly established as one of India's most popular stand ups, comedian, screenwriter and novelist Anuvab Pal returns to the Soho Theatre this Spring with his latest hour, Democracy and Disco Dancing, following a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019. Starting on Monday 27th April 2020 and concluding on Saturday 2nd May 2020, tickets are available now from www.sohotheatre.com.

After two sell-out Edinburgh shows in two years, star of Live At The Apollo and double winner of The Comedian's Choice 'Best Performer Award', Laura Lexx (**** Telegraph, **** Sunday Times) is going on her first UK tour with Knee Jerk between February 5, 2020 and 21 June, 2020.

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a starry revival to musical comedies and an incendiary Pulitzer winner, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

ebp and Intertalent Rights Group have announced that ventriloquist, comedian and winner of America's Got Talent 2015, Paul Zerdin, will tour the UK with a brand-new show - Paul Zerdin's Puppet Party. Taking in a total of 39 dates, the tour begins at Bedford's Corn Exchange on 18th September 2019 and concludes at London's Duchess Theatre on 25th November 2019. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 1st March 2019 at www.paulzerdin.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

CURTAINS will premiere in London at Wyndham's Theatre, playing 38 performances from 13 December 2019 until 11 January 2020.

Leicester Comedy Festival, the longest running comedy festival in the UK, today launches its packed programme for 2020 with more venues, more talent and more unique events than ever before. The festival will feature over 1,600 performers, performing over 800 shows on more than 90 stages across Leicester & Leicestershire. The full line up and tickets for all shows will be available from 10am on 30th October 2019 via www.comedy-festival.co.uk

Ventriloquist, comedian and winner of America's Got Talent 2015, Paul Zerdin, is back with a brand-new show - Paul Zerdin's Puppet Party, at the Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 7:30pm.

Images have been released of the cast of CURTAINS, the Kander & Ebb musical starring Jason Manford as Detective Frank Cioffi at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from 31 March – 4 April 2020.

Further performers have been revealed for Park Theatre's World Premiere murder mystery Whodunnit [Unrehearsed], as Adam Hills, Jason Manford, Neil Morrissey, Clarke Peters and Sandi Toksvig - with the voice of Miriam Margolyes - join the stellar list of participants. Every night, a different guest performer will step onstage to join the rehearsed ensemble of a scripted murder mystery play, having attended no rehearsals, read no script, nor received any direction. Armed only with a hidden earpiece to receive instructions, they will endeavour to solve the crime in real time.

Scouse comedian Adam Rowe is returning to town to share his hilarious new show.