John Caird News

Waylon Jacobs (Japeth), Tom Pearce (Noah), Jamie Papanicolaou (Shem), Daniella Bowen (Aysha) and Daisy Tonge (Aphra) will join the previously announced Louise?Dearman, Brenda Edwards, Gareth Gates, Russell Grant, Laura Samuels, Aaron Sidwell, Anton Stephans, Oliver Thornton, John Wilding and special guest star Kerry Ellis.

West End star Louise?Dearman - best know for starring as Galinda in Wicked - and Aaron Sidwell - Stephen Beale in EastEnders - are the latest names added to the glittering cast of the Biblical-inspired musical Children of Eden, by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz and John?Caird, which is being revived in the West End for one night only in a spectacular star-studded charity gala at the Prince of Wales?Theatre on Sunday 29 January.

The Biblical-inspired musical Children of Eden is being revived in the West End for one night only in a spectacular star-studded charity gala at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Sunday 29 January. They show Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical's Oliver Thornton, who plays Adam; We Will Rock You Killer Queen Brenda Edwards (Mamma Noah); 2011 X Factor contestant John Wilding (Abel) and Anton Stephans (Father). Check out a sneak peek from the event below!

The longest-running musical in the world, Les Miserables, opened Tuesday night at San Antonio's Majestic Theatre. The national tour will be performing at the Majestic through January 8.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables will go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, October 21 for the premiere San Antonio engagement at the Majestic Theatre. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

Russell will appear alongside Gareth Gates, Kerry Ellis, Oliver Thornton and Brenda Edwards in the Biblical-inspired musical Children of Eden, by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz and John?Caird, which is being revived in the West End for one night only in a spectacular star-studded charity gala at the Prince of Wales?Theatre on Sunday 29 January.

Albuquerque Theatre Guild has announced their January 2012 performance calendar.

The New York Times calls this Les Miserables "an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish." The London Times hails the new show "a five star hit, astonishingly powerful and as good as the original." The Star-Ledger says 'a dynamically re-imagined hit. This Les Miserables has improved with age" and NY1-TV proclaims "this new production actually exceeds the original. The storytelling is clearer, the perspective grittier and the motivations more honest. Musical theatre fans can rejoice: Les Miz is born again."

The New York Times calls this Les Miserables "an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish." The London Times hails the new show "a five star hit, astonishingly powerful and as good as the original." The Star-Ledger says 'a dynamically re-imagined hit. This Les Miserables has improved with age" and NY1-TV proclaims "this new production actually exceeds the original. The storytelling is clearer, the perspective grittier and the motivations more honest. Musical theatre fans can rejoice: Les Miz is born again."

In the video below, the West End cast of LES MISERABLES gets in the holiday spirit with a special vesion of 'The 12 Days of Christmas.' Clcik below to check it out!

A series pre-production images have been released by producers of the Biblical-inspired musical Children of Eden, which is being revived in the West End for one night only in a spectacular star-studded charity gala at the Prince of Wales?Theatre on Sunday 29 January. Check them out below!

The New York Times calls this Les Miserables "an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish." The London Times hails the new show "a five star hit, astonishingly powerful and as good as the original." The Star-Ledger says 'a dynamically re-imagined hit. This Les Miserables has improved with age" and NY1-TV proclaims "this new production actually exceeds the original. The storytelling is clearer, the perspective grittier and the motivations more honest. Musical theatre fans can rejoice: Les Miz is born again."

Arizona Theatre Company welcomes the lighthearted new musical Daddy Long Legs directed and written by John Caird, the Tony award-winning director of Les Misérables and Nicholas Nickleby, with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon of the Tony-nominated Jane Eyre.

Albuquerque Theatre Guild has announced their January 2012 performance calendar.

Just a few months ago, John Wilding made history as the only X Factor hopeful to reach the judges' house round for a second year running, only to miss out once again on appearing in the live TV finals after failing to make Gary Barlow's final four.

The Biblical-inspired musical Children of Eden, by Stephen Schwartz and John Caird is to be revived in the West End for one night only in a spectacular star-studded charity gala at the Prince of Wales?Theatre on Sunday 29 January at 7pm.

Victoria Theatre Association announces the cast for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables premiere Dayton engagement at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, November 22-27, 2011.

Houston Grand Opera's new production of Benjamin Britten's intimate but intensely gripping chamber opera The Rape of Lucretia takes place on February 3-11, 2012 and features the young American theatre director Arin Arbus in her operatic debut.

MCC Theater has announced the complete cast for the newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical. Carrie features music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford (Academy Award winning composer and lyricist for the original film Fame) and a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (who also adapted the 1974 novel by Stephen King for the 1976 Brian DePalma film). Directed by Stafford Arima, performances for Carrie begin January 31, 2012, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC). The official opening night is set for March 1, 2012.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables are on sale now for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Centers premiere engagement.