John Partridge News

With only 92 shopping days until Christmas, that means it's only 86 days until the opening of Britain's biggest pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome. This was kindly reinforced to us by Michael Harrison, the Managing Director of the pantomime division at Qdos Entertainment and ultimately the Director of this year's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the venue. A frightening thought for many but not for pantomime lovers!

A brand new Blu-ray edition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega-successful long-running musical based on the poems of T.S. Eliot, CATS, is now available in an all-region Ultimate Edition release.

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced details of a spectacular new season of outstanding live entertainment. The 2013/14 season features a host of new productions, an outdoor event transforming the Southside district, and the return of a much-loved favourite with priority booking for Hippodrome Friends.

The recent revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway mega-hit A CHORUS LINE in the West End closed short of its anticipated limited run earlier this month, yet the production lives on via the stories of its cast members in a fascinating and very meta new documentary on the production and its players, OFF THE LINE.

Dress Circle posted news today that the 2013 West End revival of A Chorus Line is getting an original cast recording! The album is set for release on September 16th, 2013. Tracklisting to follow.

Birmingham Hippodrome and Qdos Entertainment today announced a star-studded cast for the UK's biggest pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opening on Thursday 19 December 2013 and running until Sunday 2 February 2014.

A Chorus Line's John Partridge will take a hiatus from his role as the choreographer 'Zac' at the London Palladium to perform in a cabaret show 'Dames 'n' Dudes' in Live at the Hippodrome, tonight, April 22 through April 27, 2013.

A new production of Cats is set to open at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto on May 28, and is being produced by the same producers as the now famous 1985 production, which played the Elgin Theatre.

A Chorus Line's John Partridge will take a hiatus from his role as the choreographer 'Zac' at the London Palladium to perform in a cabaret show 'Dames 'n' Dudes' in Live at the Hippodrome, April 22 through April 27, 2013.

The 2013 Olivier nominations were announced today - and the nominees have been chatting about it on Twitter!

The cast of A CHORUS LINE filmed this video before they opened in the West End on Tuesday February 19!

A CHORUS LINE has opened at the London Palladium - here are some shots from the after-party!

A CHORUS LINE has returned to the West End! The show, starring John Partridge and Scarlett Strallen, is running at the London Palladium.

A Chorus Line hasn't been performed in the West End since the original London production closed in 1979, making its first revival one of 2013's most anticipated theatrical events.

A CHORUS LINE, starring John Partridge, Leigh Zimmerman and Scarlett Strallen, opened at the London Palladium February 19, 2013.

A CHORUS LINE, starring John Partridge, Leigh Zimmerman and Scarlett Strallen, opens at the London Palladium tonight!

For the first time since its first London season, which opened in 1976 and won the Olivier Award for Best Musical, a full London revival of the Broadway production A CHORUS LINE will be staged at the London Palladium. The production is currently in previews to prepare for press night on Tuesday, February 19th. The season will be strictly limited, running through until June 29th.

We go behind the scenes of A CHORUS LINE as it stages its London revival!

John Partridge, Scarlett Strallen, Leigh Zimmerman and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt lead the cast in A Chorus Line. Check out the video teaser for the production below!

He's about to play the tyrannical director Zach - but will he get his dancing shoes on?