Jeff Wayne News

Universal Music Enterprises has announced that The Moody Blues' new definitive, career-spanning collection, TIMELESS FLIGHT, is released today, June 25 in both 17-disc and four-CD configurations.

Glenn Carter* (Jersey Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle down the Wind), Stephen Rahman Hughes* (Emmerdale, Dream Team, Bombay Dreams, West Side Story), David Thaxton (Passion, Les Miserables) and Matt Willis (Wicked, Flashdance, Footloose and BRIT award winning member of Busted), join the previously announced Lee Mead (Wicked, Legally Blonde, BBC Series Winner of Any Dream Will Do) to complete The West End Men. All four will be joined by special guest star Kerry Ellis* (Wicked, Oliver, We Will Rock You, Born Free Tour with Brian May) for the limited run at the Vaudeville Theatre from 25 May to 22 June.

Glenn Carter* (Jersey Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle down the Wind), Stephen Rahman Hughes* (Emmerdale, Dream Team, Bombay Dreams, West Side Story), David Thaxton (Passion, Les Miserables) and Matt Willis (Wicked, Flashdance, Footloose and BRIT award winning member of Busted), join the previously announced Lee Mead (Wicked, Legally Blonde, BBC Series Winner of Any Dream Will Do) to complete The West End Men. All four will be joined by special guest star Kerry Ellis* (Wicked, Oliver, We Will Rock You, Born Free Tour with Brian May) for the limited run at the Vaudeville Theatre from 25 May to 22 June.

Lee Mead (Wicked, Legally Blonde, BBC Series Winner of Any Dream Will Do) will be joined by special guest star Kerry Ellis for selected performances (Wicked, Oliver, We Will Rock You, Born Free Tour with Brian May) in The West End Men, running at the Vaudeville Theatre from 25 May until 22 June, with press night on 3 June 2013. The West End Men is directed by the award winning Mitch Sebastian (The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas) and produced by Milton Morrissey Ltd, Jason Haigh Ellery and in association with Paul Tyrer & Jamie Clark for The Booking Office. Further casting will be announced shortly.

In this new, in-depth interview below, RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT's Howard Leese [guitarist] and John Payne [Lead Vocals, Bass and producer of the show] discuss how the show was born, its evolution from premiering in Los Angeles last year (November) to kicking off a year-long engagement in Las Vegas

Yesterday, January 4, West End and Broadway star Kerry Ellis Tweeted the poster for her upcoming show at the London Palladium in May 2013. Check it out below!

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Germany in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS is being transformed into a live multi-media stage show at Auckland's Stardome Observatory & Planetarium, opening today, 1 November 2012.

Welcome to "This is your brain on Musical Theatre", a new feature on BroadwayWorld Australia. Michael Falzon is an accomplished singer, actor, songwriter and producer who is also our first (game!) guest to give us a glimpse of a mind under the influence of musical theatre …

Stardome Observatory and Planetarium presents Jeff Wayne's musical version of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, A Live Planetarium Experience (Under License), November 9 through to 16 December at the Stardome, Auckland.

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version von „Krieg der Welten/ The War of the Worlds": THE NEW GENERATION - ALIVE ON STAGE! ist in der Neuzeit angekommen: Im Januar 2013 wird es 5 Shows in Deutschland geben - und das mit Traumbesetzung

The Hollywood star is to appear in the new tour production of Jeff Wayne's epic show

Jennifer Ellison and JONATHAN WILKES star in a brand new pantomime title for the 2010/2011 season, ROBINSON CRUSOE AND THE CARIBBEAN PIRATES at the Regent Theatre. Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates closes The Regent Theatre 9 January 2011.

Jonathan Wilkes - The Regent's very own panto superstar is back once more for what's guaranteed to be another stunning pantomime hit.

Award-winning ‘Hollyoaks' star Emma Rigby and ‘Avenue Q' star Daniel?Boys are now confirmed to complete the cast for the London premiere of the psycho-sexual musical thriller, Wolfboy, which premieres at Trafalgar Studios 2 on Tuesday 6 July and runs to Saturday 31 July.

Award-winning ‘Hollyoaks' star Emma Rigby and ‘Avenue Q' star Daniel Boys are now confirmed to complete the cast for the London premiere of the psycho-sexual musical thriller, Wolfboy, which premieres at Trafalgar Studios 2 on Tuesday 6 July and runs to Saturday 31 July.

The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent today announced that JENNIFER ELLISON and JONATHAN WILKES will be starring in a brand new pantomime title for the 2010/2011 season, ROBINSON CRUSOE AND THE CARIBBEAN PIRATES.